Dark Side of the Lens

I have had several requests from people (thank you) for some tutorials on using layers in Photoshop Elements. I had intended to leave this until a little later in the piece, but there’s no harm in bringing it forward a little, so here we go.
This first video explains the basic principles. Some of you may [...]

Adobe have announced the upcoming launch of the next version of Photoshop Elements, version 7.
It is due to hit the shelves in October with an expected retail price of US$99.99 (with a reduced price for an upgrade) if purchased alone, or it is also being bundled with Photoshop.com Plus and Premiere Elements 7 (US$149.99).
Is it [...]

I have finally found the time to put up a set of better quality video tutorials for the three tutorials published so far. Yay!!!
The content is the same as the ones you will find in the main blog posts but they are now available in 800 x 600 as Quicktime movie files.

An excellent way to speed up your editing in Elements, on either the Mac or PC, is to start using keyboard shortcuts.

When I first started photo editing I did everything using the pulldown menus, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with doing so. As I became more proficient I found myself starting to use keyboard [...]

A bit of a gap since my last video, thanks to a nasty case of the flu doing the rounds robbing me of my voice (must have also affected my hearing as I didn’t hear anyone being sorry about that!). So, here we go with my latest offering.
Unless you frame every shot perfectly (can anyone [...]

I am not going to venture into the Mac vs PC debate as let’s face it, too much blood has already been split on both sides in that one. I am currently using a PC platform, for various reasons beyond my control (ok, financial reasons as I can’t afford to buy a new Mac laptop [...]

As may already be apparent, I absolutely love my gadgets. About this time last year I purchased a new gadget not because I really needed it (but  did, I really honestly did!) but because I needed to see it in person, as it just sounded too advanced to be true.
The Eye-fi card (see here for [...]

My friend Gunter has decided to give himself an online presence and has launched a web site for his absolutely stunning photos.
So Little Time – Australian Landscapes

As the name suggests, most of his photos feature Australian landscapes. He has done an amazing job in capturing the colors and feel of a huge variety of Australian [...]

Photoshop CS4 is lurking in the shadows with rumors of the launch being sometime this fall (aka Autumn for the POMS and Spring for us Aussies) or early in 2009.
Photoshop CS4, which would be version 11 using the original version numbering system Adobe used, is codenamed Stonehenge, though it is most likely to be renamed [...]

I have a large collection of books, photographic books included, as I am somewhat of a bookaholic. Some of the books I have are better than others, and these are the ones I will be reviewing.
I, like many people, have my favorite authors, and probably my very favorite authors in the photo editing book world [...]