Photoshop Tips

Lightcrafts demonstrated their new LightZone program that they say is much better than our beloved Photoshop. LightCrafts CEO Dean Tucker called LightZone the “biggest breakthrough in photo editing software since PhotoShop was first introduced.”

An actual video of the presentation they did at DemoFall can be viewed at this page (click here)

Everything that is demonstrated in that video is also easily doable in Photoshop. From the video it seemed like the guy was using a tool like the magetic lasso and then changing the brightness values. I will wait for the reviews (or free demo) before I will pass my judgement.

Currently, the impression that I got from the video is that they have a simple program comparable to Googles Picassa and they are desperately trying to attract attention by comparing it to Photoshop. Also the words at the end of the presentation that said how the great photographers of today will be using Lightzone to create great works of art seemed very offensive. That is like saying that the master chefs create good food because they use a specific companys pot to cook their food in.

Here is a very useful and simple tutorial by Debbie Grossman. You will learn about two important things. A technique that results in good photographs and a quick way of implementing it using masks!


So you will learn:

• - Useful Photography Tip (focusing on main object only)
• - Usefulness of Blurring
• - How to use Masking

The tutorial is located at:
Popular Photography Magazine (click here)

I’ll be finishing up some more tutorials my self by tonight and i’ll post them as soon as they are editted and checked for errors

Creative Cow Leader Franklin McMahon shows layout design techniques including color schemes, font selection and alignment.

Watch it here

Simple video tutorial that goes over how simple designs work best. Consistency and Simplicity are keys to a great design. I enjoyed watching it

Some Digital Photography Tips and Tricks have been posted by Simon Tsang.

We’ve called on professionals for their advice and compiled a top-10 list of tips to improve your digital photography. It won’t turn you into a Max Dupain or a Ken Duncan overnight, but it will make your slideshow nights a bit more popular and breathe new life into your photo albums.

The article goes over a few basics titled:

• 1. Basic composition
• 2. Keep your focus
• 3. Flash it
• 4. Steady on
• 5. Be creative
• 6. Quiet achievements
• 7. Get it together
• 8. Be prepared
• 9. Depth of field
• 10. Shoot ‘em up

Check it out here

Prepare your selves for having your socks blown off. Infact, tie up your sock drawer as well because that’s about to burst open as well. This is the link to the amazing artist, John Wallin Liberto. If you keep up with digital artists on the internet you already know about him. If not then here is an excerpt from his site about him:

John Wallin is a freelance artist/illustrator operating in Stockholm,Sweden. He has worked on computer games, feature films, and television projects. Currently hes doing concept design and production illustration for Epic Games’ upcoming release: Gears of War (makers of Unreal and Unreal Tournament).

The thumb nail on this post is of a painting John Wallin created for the upcoming game called Gears of war. You simply HAVE to go to his site ( click here! ) and then click on galleries. Click on his Gears of War gallery and then prepare to be left breathless.

Yes, folks. Everything you see there was created in Adobe Photoshop (the program thats probably sitting open on your computer right now). He has worked on Harry Potter Movies, Ridick, and now he’s working on Gears of War.

I will see if I can find any tutorials posted by him somewhere and then post them here

Artist: John Wallin Liberto
Web Site: http://www.johnwallin.net/