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Fake model photography

With a very little effort, you can take existing photographs of everyday scenes and make it look like they're actually of miniature models. It doesn't take much to fool the mind of the viewer, but there are a few basic rules you can follow to help convince your audience that they're looking at a railway set rather than the real world; see the section on picking the right photo at the bottom of this page. You'll need a copy of Photoshop CS or later to follow this tutorial. Open up your chosen image, press Q to switch to Quick Mask mode, then click on the Gradient tool. Set the colours to the default black and white by pressing D, then switch them around by clicking on the double-headed arrow next to the colour chips. http://recedinghairline.co.uk/tutorials/fakemodel/

Create Tilt-shift Miniature Effect in Photoshop

Tilt-shift photography is getting more and more popular these days and I bet many of you would like to have one of these tilt-shift lenses to play with. Unfortunately they are pretty expensive and you probably will not want to spend hundreds of dollars just for some funny shots. It is important to choose right photo for this effect to look great. As you are creating miniature effect and want it to look as real as possible. http://www.photoble.com/photoshop-tutorials/create-tilt-shift-miniature-effect-in-photoshop
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Showcase of Cartoon Style Web Designs - Noupe Design Blog

Do you remember yourself as a kid watching cartoons all the time — even when parents didn’t allow you to? Most of us have watched cartoons and even now, as we get older, cartoons don’t lose popularity. Basically, cartoons are animated illustrations that are mainly designed for kids but which some adults also enjoy watching. Cartoons can be drawn by hand or they can be drawn on digital devices, too. Web design is a creative art and that’s why cartoon elements can also be used for web design. Actually, a whole website can look like a cartoon.
Follow this step by step guide to creating a fun cartoon style poster design. We’ll combine a quick character doodle with some bold and blocky text, then bring it to life with a muted colour palette and a mix of textures to give the poster an old and retro feel. The design I’ve created is a mini tribute to the Sloth character from the Goonies. The quick doodle depicts the basic form with just a few simple doodle lines. All the linework, including the outline of the text is given a rough texture to create a hand-drawn feel, then everything is brought to life with a muted colour palette and a mix of texture additions in Photoshop.

How To Create a Fun Cartoon Style Poster Design

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90+ Online Photography Tools and Resources

Photos are everywhere on the web. From sharing with friends, to editing, printing, buying, selling, searching, remixing and free hosting, we’ve lined up a plethora of resources for photo fiends. MyImager – Upload images from your computer and from anywhere on the web and edit them freely with the dozens of tools and filters available. SnipShot – Edit photos from your hard-drive, your Webshots account, or your Flickr account in one place, and then save them back to any of those locations. Pixenate – Online photo editor with many special effects.
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100 Websites to Teach Yourself Photography - Photography College

So you are thinking of taking up photography as a hobby. Where do you begin? The age of point and shoot is over. Everyone can create beautiful, easily processed photos with a digital camera. Maybe you aren’t as savvy s photographer as you’d like to be, but these 100 photography tutorials will bring you up to speed so your friends will be breaking down your door to photograph their wedding or big event.