By Pamela Pfiffner  ·  March 1st, 2009

Bobbie Coughlin talks about the work that went into restoring a cherished friend’s photo. You’ll be so inspired by her work that you’ll head up to the attic for old images.

By Wendy Williams  ·  February 12th, 2008

I have been working on this tutorial for a while trying to make a vinyl record look realistic.

By Wendy Williams  ·  April 7th, 2007

When we made the Marble pattern a couple of months ago, I said that I would show you how to make some objects with it. I though that I would start off with showing you how to make a column.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 21st, 2006

This one is a simple card to make and looks quite effective … I call it a scribble tree.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 21st, 2006

Here’s a variation using silhouettes.

By Dave Cross  ·  January 2nd, 2006

Here’s an effective way to add a person (or object) into a photo, placing it behind other people (or things) in the image. The most important aspect of this technique is to make accurate selections of both the person and the location where you want that person to appear.

By Al Ward  ·  February 2nd, 2005

Many people who are using Photoshop Elements are probably relatively new to a lot of the concepts we authors/writers/teachers take for granted, such as layers, blending modes, and so forth. So here are some concepts that will allow you to quickly clean up and edit washed-out photos in just a few simple steps.

By Dave Huss  ·  March 1st, 2005

A favorite effect is to make a photo appear hand-painted by removing all color and then either selectively restoring some of the colors to their original vivid hues, or replacing them with slight desaturation.

By Linda Sattgast  ·  April 1st, 2005

In this tutorial, we’ll create a mock postage stamp from a photo, and then show how to use it as a fun design on a personalized postcard.

By Dave Huss  ·  October 1st, 2005

While the title of this article may sound a lot like the title of a Dungeons & Dragon instruction book, it is, in fact, all about how to get the most out of the Magic Extractor feature.

By Corey Barker  ·  October 15th, 2007

Create a fun pumpkin carving effect without having to pull out a knife!

By Corey Barker  ·  January 20th, 2008

Use the Threshold Command to add some fun to your designs.

By Corey Barker  ·  March 23rd, 2008

Create really cool backgrounds using custom shapes.

By Dave Cross  ·  December 12th, 2008

Follow along with Dave as he plays with the Extrude Filter.

By Dave Cross  ·  November 17th, 2008

Dave shows you how to increase your image canvas size to accommodate text

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  October 13th, 2008

Matt expands on his “focusing on light” article from Volume 5, No. 5.

By Corey Barker  ·  August 8th, 2008

Corey shows us how to use opacity and blend mode with filters.

By Laurie Excell  ·  March 3rd, 2008

As photographers, we are obsessed with capturing the perfect image. We have an array of technically correct exposure combinations to choose from in any given situation. It’s up to us to determine the settings that communicate our vision of the world.

By Laurie Excell  ·  July 1st, 2008

No matter what your budget or your photographic style is, there is a tool that will get you up close and personal with your subject.

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  July 1st, 2008

Selections are one of the keys to master to work effectively in the digital darkroom. They let us make changes to specific parts of our photos, as opposed to making global changes to our entire photo. Here’s a quick and easy method to make a good selection and really speed up those enhancements.