Photoshop Gradient Trick

The gradient overlay is a useful tool to add spice to a dreary canvas. Like most things in Photoshop, however, how to use the tool to get it to do what you want is a secret. Here’s one secret to moving a centered Radial.
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Telephoto lens for Landscapes

By Steve Guymon

The vast majority of landscape photography is done with wide angle lenses. Among their uses is capturing wide and dramatic panoramas. Often, however, the scene’s grandeur and majesty doesn’t compress well into a single photograph. Read the rest of this entry »

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Editing an Animated GIF in Photoshop CS4

Photoshop is an incredibly powerful tool that is capible of doing many things but the trick is figuring out how to get it to do what it does. Editing an animated GIF in Photoshop CS4 is easy… when you know the steps to take. With these steps you can edit an animated GIF using Photoshop CS3 or CS4 using a Mac or a PC.
Edited Animated GIF in PhotoshopHome Architects animated GIF
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Holga Cameras and Lomography

Lomography

iphone lomographyLomography Photography, a genre pushed by the manufacturer of the Holga camera, Lomo, emphasizes the camera’s ability to take photographs on the fly much like Kodak does. In fact you don’t have to have a camera made by Lomo such as the Holga in order to create Lomography. Lomograpy is more the idea that you can create meaningful images on the fly in your day to day routine. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hyperfocal: Range of Focus

By Steve Guymon

Range of Focus (Hyperfocal)

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The area in a photograph, from near to far, which appears to be in sharp focus is called “depth of field” (probably better called “range of focus”). Read the rest of this entry »

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