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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 »
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 »
imagePROGRAF iPF5000
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 »
Spyder2PRO
ColorVision’s Spyder2PRO hardware/software combination for monitor calibration and profiling is an excellent choice for generating consistent, accurate color. Continue Reading »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Photoshop Tutorials
3D Christmas Ornaments
Corey shows how to create reflective holiday ornaments using 3D in Photoshop.
Hollywood Touch-Ups
See how you can add some subtle touches to give that green screen studio shot the Hollywood treatment.
Styles & Text
This week Corey has a tutorial using layer styles and text shapes to create energetic effects.
3D Light Beams
This effect was discovered by a 'happy accident' and uses the 3D features inside of Photoshop CS4 Extended.
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Flare Effects
Corey has a cool trick for creating a flare brush and see how one effect can lead to another.
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Hollywood Touch-Ups
See how you can add some subtle touches to give that green screen studio shot the Hollywood treatment.
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3D Christmas Ornaments
Corey shows how to create reflective holiday ornaments using 3D in Photoshop.
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3D Distortions
This week Corey has a cool new trick for using 3D reflections in a rather creative way!
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Create A Composite Layer
If you have a multilayer composition and you
want to apply an effect to all the layers at once, don’t flatten the layers–use a composite layer instead. Hide the layers you want excluded, and press Shift-Command-Option-E (PC: Shift-Ctrl-Alt-E). A new layer will be created at the top containing a merged copy of all the visible layers.
Another option is to create a new layer at the top of the stack and make it active. Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) each layer you want to include to make those layers active, as well. Press Option-Command-E (PC: Alt-Ctrl-E).
by Colin Smith
