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Deke's Techniques 044: Miniaturizing the World in Photoshop

Deke's Techniques 044: Miniaturizing the World in Photoshop

This week, I take you on a journey into the world of the small. That is, I show you how to make the world small, as if you---quite by contrast---have become inexplicably and fantastically HUGE. So that you can tromp around your photographs and proclaim maniacally, "I am vast and powerful!" as you crush cars, trains, and buildings with your bare feet. And squish the fleeing citizenry with your fingertips.

Or just pick 'em up and play with 'em. Your choice.

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Deke’s Techniques 014: Fixing Chromatic Aberrations in Photoshop

Deke’s Techniques 014: Fixing Chromatic Aberrations in Photoshop

Hello friends. So very sorry that I made no post last week. I was attending Photoshop World in Orlando, as well as squeezing in a much-needed vacation with my boys at Walt Disney World. (Why does Disney Inc. insist on the "Walt" before the "Disney World"? Does Scott Kelby call his event "Scott Photoshop World"? No he doesn't.) I'll post pics soon, for those of you who give a mouse's butt. But seriously, we had a magical time.

Meanwhile, this week's technique (from the deep well of video training at lynda.com) exposes that hidden plague of most digital photographs---not to mention old-school film photos---transverse chromatic aberrations. Read more » 

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Photoshop CS2 Mastering Camera Raw

In the world of digital photography, the raw image is the digital equivalent of a large-format negative. Working with these "digital negatives" allows photographers to have greater artistic control and flexibility during the image-editing process, while still maintaining the integrity of the original raw file. In Photoshop CS2 Mastering Camera Raw, best-selling author Deke McClelland teaches the key principles and techniques for mastering raw photography using the Adobe Camera Raw plug-in. Read more » 

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