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Photoshop Fast Track for Digital Photographers Review

Jun
2009

Summary:

Photoshop Fast Track for Digital Photographers is a collection of 22 videos, which demonstrate how to edit digital photos using Photoshop. Each video is a step-by-step tutorial of the most common image editing tasks in Photoshop.

Product Details:

The main product is a set of 34 instructional videos. These include 12 video tutorials for Photoshop, from Photoshop 7 through to the later versions bundled with Creative Suite products (CS2 and CS3). Most of the videos are less than 5 minutes long. The longest video is 12 minutes and 48 seconds.

The topics for Photoshop 7 through CS2 are:

- Change Eye Color
- Change Hair Color
- Fix Underexposed Photos
- More Punch Photo
- Instant Tan
- Panoramic
- Double Chin
- Remove Red Eye
- Remove Spots and Blemishes
- Remove Unwanted Objects
- Remove Wrinkles
- Whiten Teeth

The topics for CS3 are:
- Batch Rename
- Batch Resize
- Change Hair Color
- Double Chin
- Eye Color
- Instant Tan
- Look Funny
- Look Slimmer
- More Punch Photo
- Photomontage
- Red Eye Removal
- Remove Spots and Blemishes
- Remove Unwanted Objects
- Remove Wrinkles
- Replace Backgrounds
- Selective Color
- Smooth Skin
- Soft Romantic
- Straighten Image
- Fix Underexposed Photos
- Whiten Teeth

Photoshop Fast Track for Digital Photographers also includes the following bonuses:

- Video tutorial images: These are the exact same images edited in the videos. The customer can work on the same images and practice the skills each video demonstrates.

- Flickr tutorials: A step-by-step guide on how digital photographers can make the most of this free site to share (and show off) your photos. There are 14 videos on Flickr alone.

Format: Online video in both Flash and Shockwave formats, which can be viewed online and downloaded into the user’s hard drive The tutorial images are digital image files (JPG).

The Flickr tutorial is in online video format as well.

Thoughts on the Product:

Whether you edit digital photos for fun or for work, these video tutorials will make the tasks much easier.

Photoshop is a powerful graphic editor, but the learning curve can be pretty steep. You could spend hours learning everything yourself, or pay for a class. Or, you could watch these videos and learn the most common digital photo editing tasks at your own pace.

Video demonstration is an excellent way of learning a complicated software such as Photoshop. It’s like looking over the shoulder of an instructor – but one that you can pause, rewind or fast forward as needed.

The best way to use these videos is to have Photoshop open in another window, pause the video to complete each of the steps demonstrated, and then compare your final result with that of the video. Because the
tutorial images are included, this is easy for users to do. You get instant feedback and practice.

The tutorials are for different versions of Photoshop, from Photoshop 7 to CS3.

Where to Learn More: href=”http://www.edityourdigitalphotos.com/a.php?a=wahmwebs”>EditYourDigitalPhotos.com

Master The Basics of Photoshop in Just 2 Hours

By Laurie

Jun
2009

Seller: David Peters

Summary:

This is a set of videos, which demonstrate the many features of Photoshop. The tutorials demonstrate Photoshop as well as newer versions that have been integrated with Creative Suite (CS) products, from CS2 to CS4.

The video tutorials include:
- The Workspace
- Selections
- Painting and Drawing
- Resizing Images
- Image and Color Modes
- Layers
- Creating Text
- Layer Styles and Effects
- Photo Retouching
- Saving Images
- Tips and Tricks… “Removing Red Eye”
- Tips and Tricks… “Photo Merging”
- Tips and Tricks… “Lighting Effects”
- Tips and Tricks… “Photo Framing”

Additional videos for CS2 updates:
- Adobe Bridge
- Image Warp
- Layers: Refined
- Lens Correction
- Red Eye Tool
- Smart Objects
- Spot Healing

Additional videos for CS3 updates:
- Auto Align
- Auto Blend
- Black and White
- New Blend Modes
- Brightness and Contrast
- Bridge CS3
- Clone Source
- Curves
- Interface
- Photomerge
- Quick Select Tool
- Refine Edges
- Smart Filters

Additional videos for CS4 updates:
- Adjustments Panel
- Bridge 3
- Content Aware Scaling
- Dodge and Burn
- Drag and Drop in Tabs
- Extending DOF
- Masks Panel
- Panels in CS4
- Tabbed Interface
- Target Adjustment Tool
- Web and PDF

Also included are several bonuses:

- Ecover Magic (Adobe Action Scripts): Action scripts to create ecovers for eBooks, software boxes, CDs, DVDs, membership cards and many more. The scripts work with Adobe Photoshop version 6.0 or higher.

- A Guide to Digital Photography: An eBook, which covers the basics of digital photography,

- The Handy Color Schemer: An easy-to-use software that helps users choose coordinating colors for websites, logos, images, and others.

- Picture Gallery Maker: A software that enables the user to create web pages with pictures galleries on them. It’s simple to use and includes six templates, although users can also create their own templates.

- Bonus articles on Photoshop, design, and other related topics: A total of 86 bonus articles are included. The articles cover various topics of interest to designers and digital photographers.

- Unadvertised Bonus: As a special bonus, buyers also get 109 additional video tutorials. These include: 27 tutorials with additional training in Adobe Photoshop CS; 20 tutorials on Photoshop CS2; 37 tutorials on Photoshop Elements; 10 tutorials on maximizing your digital camera; and, 15 tutorials about ImageReady CS.

Product Details:

The videos are in digital format (Flash and Shockwave) and can be either viewed online or downloaded into the customer’s hard drive.

Format:

Digital video, compatible with both PC and Mac
PDF transcripts of the tutorials

Thoughts on the Product:

Video is the best way to learn how to use software, in particular, a graphic editing software such as Photoshop. The tutorials begin with the most basic topic (e.g., “The Workspace”), and progress to the most complicated (e.g., “Lighting Effects” for the Fast-Track set).

Each tutorial is only a few minutes long. The presentor is clear and demonstrates each step of the process. Learning is fast and easy when you can see the results of each step right away!

The best way to go through the videos is to have your own copy of Photoshop open at the same time, pause the video, do the same step yourself, and see if you achieve the same results.

Even the most uninitiated Photoshop user should be able to follow along without difficulty. Finally, the PDF transcripts come in handy for quick reviews of the lessons.

Where to Learn More: LearnPhotoshopNow.com

Why not Lean on Scrapbooking Websites

By Laurie

Jun
2009

So you’ve gotten married and you hover at all those pictures. Finally you spot some poses and memories which you intend to set apart from the rest. Keeping them in the traditional album would not necessarily give them the touch they need. So why not try doing a scrapbook of those photos? Certainly, it will be all worth it.

When the idea of scrapbooking has hit your thoughts, you tend to look over several sources such as magazines, print ads, newspapers, journals, and of course some internet websites. These sources nevertheless give you a clear picture of what your finished product will exactly reflect about.

They also provide you with insights on how to start your project, what materials will be worthy to use, and how to go on with the steps of scrapbooking. You may have also heard of your friends talking about what they do with their scrapbooks or the photographer during your wedding had talked about keeping these photos in such an impressive manner. In this case, you might want to explore the thing for yourself.

You may not be a professional photographer and it may be your first time to deal with scrapbooking. Are you a little afraid? Better not be. There are a lot of scrapbooking websites that can help you out with your plan. So what will really add flavor to your scrapbook? What things will accentuate your photos? How will you deal with the steps of creating a scrapbook?

Getting Started

Thinking about how you would start can go on for days. After all, the hardest part in scrapbooking is conceptualizing the layout and the design that you prefer to employ. But then after such considerations have finally been thought of, you can now go forward into thinking about the scrapbook products which you will utilize. In all of these dilemmas, the scrapbooking websites that you will consult can provide you with the most needed help and advices you seek.

Behind a greatly made scrapbook is the load of quintessential scrapbooking supplies which have been artistically mixed and matched. Without these scrapbooking supplies, there will be nothing to cherish in a scrapbook, so to speak. Personally, the scrapbooking supplies which are sold by many online stores can take your breath away. They come available in several colors, designs, shapes and sizes of many kinds. When scrapbooking is all you’ve got in mind, you simply have to choose and decide on which scrapbooking supplies to make use of. After all, it is only you who know what kind of output you expect.

So the theme of your scrapbook will be your wedding day. Choose the colors that will suit your theme and the clothing posed by the people in the pictures. The combination of all the colors of the material must complement the colors contained in the photos.

The most basic colors that suit the wedding theme will be gold, silver, and white. But of course you can always change them as you prefer it. After dealing with the colors, get it on with the content. In the very first page you can paste the wedding invitation so that the storytelling can be started with. The rest of the photos will follow in the succeeding pages.

Remember to make use of appealing borders and embellishments. However, the scrapbook may or may not contain all those wedding pictures. You can just choose which you would like to include. But then an exception comes in when you prefer the wedding memorabilia to be presented in a scrapbook manner.

Scrapbooking Websites in Action

Online surfing for scrapbooking ideas is a very much acclaimed step by many people. By simply visiting scrapbooking websites, you will come across with the bunch of ready-made layouts and sample of contents for your scrapbook. You may likewise print them is the scrapbooking website allow it. If you know how to maximize the capacity of your computer and your internet, you surely can find hundreds of valuable ideas from scrapbooking websites. After all, they serve such purpose.

Scrapbooking websites are also tutorial websites that instruct you about which materials can be easily crafted into a great scrapbook product, what simple steps may be followed by beginners, what designs would be trendy, and many more.