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Work Related - 78 Fantastic Photography Links You May Have Missed. It’s been a very exciting week in the world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been busy trying to find the best links to tutorials, photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone. There is some fabulous content in these links, and we truly hope you enjoy viewing the work of some of these gifted photographers as much as the Toad did in bringing this list to you. Check out the Toad’s latest post discussing an exciting community initiative “Hope Springs Eternal” on their photo blog, and an extensive gallery of images on their Canadian Landscape Photography site. Five Basic Lighting Techniques for Studio Portraiture – this video tutorial discussed lighting techniques for studio portrait work.

This video will leave you coming away with some new insight into this type of work and is well worth the time to view. The Best Way to Learn About Simplicity in Photography – a really great article and overview that takes us back to using photography as a means to an end. The Coolest Photography Links Of The Week. It has been a very active week in the world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been busy finding the best tutorials, photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone. This comprehensive list contains some of the most compelling pieces in this realm, and are all a true joy and inspiration to take in for the viewer. We certainly hope you enjoy going through this list as much as the Toad did in bringing it to you.

Check out the Toad’s latest acclaimed post “The Ghostly Hallows” on his photo blog, and an extensive gallery of Fine Art and Landscape Photography. Two Easy Ways to Add Texture to Your Photos – a great and brief tutorial that describes and shows you how to easily add a texture overlay to your images. How to Use Diagonal Lines in Photography – this brief tutorial guides the photographer through the process of composing a shot with great lines in it, to add an element of interest.

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Watermark and resize actions photoshop. TipSquirrel | Nuts About Photoshop | Page 2. In this video I take a standard portrait and quickly add an effect using Filter Gallery and a mask. I fully appreciate its not going to be something you use regularly on your portrait photos, but its worth adding the masking technique used here to your Photoshop toolbox. Read more → This full day workshop will encourage and support attendees to experiment with studio lighting of all kinds. There’ll be both flash and continuous lighting available to light the two models. Once you’ve captured your images you can take them to a spacious classroom adjacent to the studio where you can use Adobe Photoshop to edit them. Two trainers will be on hand, Eric Renno an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop and Sian DeCiantis, a Media Lecturer. Read more → We continue to progress through the tricks and details of using the Pen Tool in Photoshop, and today we look at ways of converting anchor points from corners, to smooth curves, to cusp points and back.

Read more → Read more → Read more → Read more → The Photoletariat - Helping photographers find success on their own terms. Creating a Simple Watermark Action in Photoshop - Tutorials. Creating a Simple Watermark Action in Photoshop by Man_Called_Horse Since there are thieves out there on the WWW, a watermark is one way to keep your images your own. This technique is not my own. I picked it up in the PHOTOSHOP USER magazine. Step one= First you need to create a watermark. The easiest way is to just simply open a new file in PS. Make sure the canvas is at least 7000x7000 ppi, with a 300 resolution with a white back ground.

After opening, select whatever tool you want to use to make a watermark. After typing the watermark in black, go to the menu bar and select/ color range select the type. Add a new layer in the Layer palette and use the “paint bucket” tool to paint black whatever is selected from the color range. Now you have two (2) layers. Name the two layers appropriately. Step Two= Make sure the ‘selected font’ layer is highlighted and on the top of the layer stack. On the bottom of the layer palette, click on the Layer Style icon (the little ‘f’). Open up a photo. Step Four= What is | Adobe Creative Suite CS5 Master Collection. The Adobe USA site has been optimized for users within the United States. If you live outside the U.S., we recommend that you visit your local site for the most relevant information, including pricing, promotions, and local events.

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