April 2009

Selecting Color Schemes for Scrapbooking and Other Photoshop Projects

April 30, 2009

I just found a great tool for finding or creating color schemes that is available to all users of Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.  Actually, it’s a website available to anyone, even if you don’t use Photoshop products.  It’s a great source of suggestions to be used as color schemes for anything you can think of – [...]

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Photoshop Freebie – Playdate Cards Template

April 27, 2009

Ok, so you guys know that we’ve recently moved to a new state.  Digital Photography and Photoshop have been on the back burner lately, but I did use Photoshop last week for a quick project that some of you might like.  If you’d like to download the Photoshop PSD template, the link is at the [...]

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The Raw Conversion and Saving Files in PSE and ACR

April 20, 2009

Ok, so far in the Digital Photography for Moms series on shooting in Raw, we’ve covered the following topics concerning Photoshop Element’s Adobe Camera Raw: Why shoot in Raw? White balance Expsosure and color intensity Sharpening And now, the conclusion.  How exactly do you make the “Raw Conversion” and what do you do with your photos once [...]

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Sharpening in Adobe Camera Raw

April 18, 2009

Sharpening is the topic of my 3rd article in Digital Photography For Moms’ series on Photoshop Elements’ Adobe Camera Raw. Where and How to Sharpen in Adobe Camera Raw You can find the Sharpening settings on the Detail tab of the ACR window: Before you sharpen, make sure that you are zoomed in to at least 100%! [...]

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2 Cool Blending Mode Tricks

April 4, 2009

Photoshop is amazing, isn’t it? Every once in a while, I learn a trick that is quick and easy and works in Photoshop Elements too.  And it reminds me of what powerful technology we all use. The first cool idea arrived in my inbox from Helen Bradley’s Project Woman blog, which has all sorts of fun photography ideas.  She [...]

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