March 2009

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How to Create an Action in Photoshop

Photoshop

For this tutorial I’ll create a black & white action, starting with the above image I took in NYC. The first thing I need to do is go to the Window menu. Then I’ll select Actions: Now the Actions palette has come up. What I have to do here is create a set, so I’ll [...]

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Photoshop Quick Tip – How to Change the Color of Your Workspace

Photoshop

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to change your workspace color, as shown in the above image. Here I have a photo I took on Block Island. The default workspace around the photo is a pale gray: To change the color of the work space, all I have to do is “right click” anywhere [...]

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How to Create Snow In A Photograph Using Photoshop

Photography

Above, I have a photograph of a deer that I took in my backyard. It had already snowed the day before, so there’s snow on the ground. I’d like to add falling snow to this photograph to make it more interesting: The first thing I’ll do is hit CTRL+J on my keyboard to make a [...]

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How to Make Easy Decorative Frames Using Photoshop

Photography

Above is the result of this tutorial. Here I have an image of a young girl enjoying a snow day. I’d like to put a decorative frame around it to make it more interesting. Maybe make a holiday card out of the photograph. The first thing I’ll do is use the crop tool: I’ll select [...]

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