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Tool Tips: Crop, Cookie Cutter & Straighten Tools

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  July 5th, 2009

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Let’s take a look at this straightforward–but very useful–tool, along with its close cousins, the Cookie Cutter and Straighten tools.

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Showing Off Your Photos, Part 1

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  January 13th, 2006

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Here are a few techniques to really show off your photos

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PE5: Lesson #4

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  April 6th, 2005

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The Power of Layers

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Animal Elements

By Moose Peterson  ·  January 6th, 2007

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Moose Peterson offers some tips for sprucing up photos shot in less-than-ideal conditions.

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Nothing But Blue Skies Ahead

By Syndee Holt  ·  May 21st, 2007

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Bald skies are the common cold of photography. We all deal with them from time to time. However, Photoshop Elements offers a cure for flat skies.

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Making a Necklace of Pearls

By Wendy Williams  ·  February 10th, 2010

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Use those pearls you created in Wendy’s earlier tutorial to create your own necklace.

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Adobe Bridge: More on Metadata

By Ben Long  ·  December 31st, 2009

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Ben shows you how to add some of your own data to the metadata area of your photos.

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Making a Chain

By Wendy Williams  ·  April 29th, 2008

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Here’s a quick way to make a simple chain brush that you can use in your scrapbook pages.

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Making a Pencil

By Wendy Williams  ·  June 19th, 2008

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Well, this time of the year we are all making lists so I though that I would show you how to make a pencil, which you can add to scrapbook pages, greeting cards, and more.

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Making a Checked Pattern

By Wendy Williams  ·  June 22nd, 2007

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First stage of making our pattern is to create a new file. File>New>Blank File … I used 980 pixels by 770 pixels, Resolution 300, RGB with a white background Now you have to be pretty accurate at this stage so…

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Making Rickrack Braids

By Wendy Williams  ·  June 25th, 2007

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Rickrack braid can add interest to a scrapbook page and really is quite easy to make.

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New video from Corey and more

By Rick LePage  ·  July 3rd, 2010

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One of the things I love about Corey is that he’s very much a “design guy,” and he has a great eye for those little things that really add some interest to a collage or image montage.

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Shooting Silhouettes

By Kelly  ·  September 8th, 2010

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Sometimes a little backlighting can turn a so-so shot into a stunner. Here’s a helpful tutorial on setting up the photo.

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Steady Your Shots

By Ben Long  ·  September 15th, 2010

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The secret to getting sharp photos in low-light situations is to take control of your shutter speed.

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Tips and Tricks

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  July 15th, 2010

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Quick painterly effects; shortcuts for resizing fonts; spot clipped highlights; delete selection points; zoom with a mouse; and remove a color cast.

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Subscriber Showcase (July/August 2010)

By Rick LePage  ·  July 15th, 2010

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Presenting some of the best recent work created by our readers.

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Color Calibration: A Long Journey

By Liz Ness  ·  February 1st, 2011

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Turns out, there may be a few more things to do other than calibrating your monitor to get the photographs you desire.

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Shadow Challenge: Top Picks

By Kelly  ·  September 15th, 2011

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You submitted photos and our judges picked their favorites! See which 10 shadow photos caught our eye, tickled our brain, and made us laugh.

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Making Tags

By Wendy Williams  ·  June 25th, 2007

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Here’s a quick tutorial for making scrapbook tags.

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Using Selection Tools, Part 3

By Dave Cross  ·  June 10th, 2005

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Using selection tools to make the perfect selection every time.

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