Reviews

Olympus SP-560 UZ

Compact digital camera with 18x wide-angle zoom.

The 8-megapixel Olympus SP-560 UZ includes a remarkable 18x optical zoom lens, which is the 35mm film camera equivalent of 27–486mm with a maximum aperture of f/2.8–4.5. Continue Reading »

May 2nd, 2008 | Steve Baczewski | Reviews | Comments (0)

Perfection V350 Scanner

Epson’s Perfection V350 is a flatbed scanner for budget-minded consumers who want to digitize, restore, and store photos, documents, transparencies, and negatives. Continue Reading »

March 25th, 2008 | Steve Baczewski | Reviews | Comments (0)

Printing proofs or one-off images can be both time-consuming and costly when using a local copy or print shop. Results can vary and you may not get the quality you’d hoped for at the given price. Continue Reading »

March 2nd, 2008 | Daniel M. East | Reviews | Comments (0)

Spyder2PRO

ColorVision’s Spyder2PRO hardware/software combination for monitor calibration and profiling is an excellent choice for generating consistent, accurate color. Continue Reading »

January 12th, 2008 | Steve Baczewski | Reviews | Comments (0)

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

When the Canon PowerShot S2 IS first appeared, Canon clearly had a winner on their hands. And when its successor, the new PowerShot S3 IS, was announced, I anticipated some new wonders Continue Reading »

November 8th, 2006 | Dave Huss | Reviews | Comments (0)

ColorEdge CE240W LCD Monitor

Eizo’s 24.1″ ColorEdge CE240W LCD Monitor, with its 16:10 aspect ratio and increased horizontal viewing space, is perfect for use with Adobe Photoshop Continue Reading »

November 8th, 2006 | Steve Baczewski | Reviews | Comments (0)

Epson Perfection V750-M Pro

The Epson Perfection V750-M Pro is a solidly designed flatbed scanner for professional photographers and graphic artists. Continue Reading »

November 8th, 2006 | Steve Baczewski | Reviews | Comments (0)

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5

The new Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5 is the next generation of Sony’s foray into the compact image-stabilized camera market. The new H5 replaces the previous model (H2) and the differences between the models are few in number but large in scope. Continue Reading »

November 1st, 2006 | Dave Huss | Reviews | Comments (0)

Zigview-R

The proliferation of digital cameras has brought with it gadgets galore for photographers, some more useful than others. One of these, the Zigview, provided an electronic viewfinder (EFV) such as found on point-and-shoot cameras, for SLRs - both film and digital. Continue Reading »

November 1st, 2006 | Sherry London | Reviews | Comments (0)

SymmetryShop

My background is in textile design and repeat pattern construction so I was really excited to try SymmetryShop, Artlandia’s new powerful plug-in for Photoshop. Continue Reading »

November 1st, 2006 | Sherry London | Reviews | Comments (0)

Photoshop Tutorials

Wall of Text

Use a clipping group to place an image inside of a background of text, with another layer of text placed in front to create depth.
Natural Brushes

In this tutorial Corey shows you how to take an existing image and turn it into it’s own custom brush.
Custom Coins

In this tutorial Corey creates a realistic-looking coin effect using the channels palette and the lighting effects filter.
Borders Under a Minute

Create really cool borders in under a minute to use on virtually any one of your photos or even video for that matter.

Text Shape Layers
Converting text into shapes allows you to distort the text as you like while retaining straight, clean edges.
Borders Under a Minute
Create really cool borders in under a minute to use on virtually any one of your photos or even video for that matter.
Custom Coins
In this tutorial Corey creates a realistic-looking coin effect using the channels palette and the lighting effects filter.
Natural Brushes
In this tutorial Corey shows you how to take an existing image and turn it into it's own custom brush.

Animated Zoom Blur in Flash CS3
In this tutorial, we’ll combine Flash CS3 with Photoshop CS3 to create a similar zoom-blur effect on a photo.
Black and White Toning in Photoshop CS3
In this tutorial I describe color toning of a black and white image using tools available within Photoshop CS3
Offset Dashes in Photoshop CS3
Dave demonstrates how to create an offset stroke around your subject by defining a pattern, making a quick selection, and using the minimum filter to expand the area around the subject. Check it out.
When HTML Goes Bad
This column focuses on how to edit (and clean up) HTML code, which is a useful skill even if you don’t use Photoshop

Made To Fit: Part Two

This tip relates to a previous tip, where you created what’s called a “text box” so that your type wraps within a text block, rather than running in one straight line. The tip is this: If you’ve created some standard type by just clicking and typing rather than creating a paragraph text block, you’re not out of luck. While the Type layer is active, just go under the Layer menu, under Type, and choose Convert to Paragraph Text. Now your type will wrap within the text box boundaries, and you can edit the boundaries by adjusting the corner and center points.