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I’m often asked how to turn a color photograph into a Black & White image. Some people use the Black & White setting on their digital camera (and some use Tri-X film – often using manual filters!). The problem with traditional Black and White settings is that the resulting images lack dynamics, but with Photoshop, we can control the dynamics and contrast in an image, with a lot of power and ease.
In this Tutorial, you’ll learn about the power of the Black and White Adjustment Layer, and how do perform some cool special effects using this very simple and powerful tool.
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www.lifehacker.com/au has a very nice introductory tutorial on the basic usage of the tools and basics of Photoshop. It’s a nice start for anyone wanting to begin with Photoshop, and will give students an idea as to how we can go further in our classes.
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Remember, we don’t only teach Photoshop for image editing – we also teach a number of the less-expensive image editing options. Many of Photoshop’s abilities are echoed in some of the more “consumer level” programs, as well. You can get some great control over your images using Photoshop Elements, for about $80 right now! We teach that, too!
Adobe Photoshop turns 21 today. I want to thank Photoshop, the Knoll Brothers and all involved for giving me so many years of fun, and helping me to make a living as well!
This image is how I got my start with Photoshop. Version 2.5, and the upgrade to Version 4.0 (skipped 3.0!) Look! Dual-Density Floppies!!!
Since Photoshop is old enough to drink, but can’t (it has NO THUMBS!) – let’s all raise a glass in honor of this amazing piece of software!
A friend posted this a few days ago, and now Adobe posts it. Excellent challenge for designers – and really HARD!!!
So, how much do you really know about the various methods to select text, and copy or move it to other locations in your computer? In Part II of a two part Tutorial, I teach about what you can do with the data you select – Cut it, Copy it, Paste it, or Drag & Drop it.
Many of my very experienced students have found that they’ve been going about making their changes the long way. The goal of Part I (Selecting) and Part II (Copy/Paste/Drag & Drop) of this tutorial is to teach students the most efficient methods of selecting text (either a lot or a little), and getting that text to another location in a document, or into another program entirely!
This tutorial focuses on Microsoft Word 2010, but the techniques used here are system-wide. They can be used for text programs, image programs, getting things off the web, spreadsheets… once you know these techniques, Just experiment.
Let me know if there’s anything that was missed, and if you DID learn anything new. I look forward to your comments.
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So, how much do you really know about the various methods to select text, and copy or move it to other locations in your computer? In Part I of a two part Tutorial, I teach about the first step in controlling what you copy and paste – SELECTING!
Many of my very experienced students have found that they’ve been going about making their changes the long way. The goal of Part I (Selecting) and Part II (Copy/Paste/Drag & Drop) of this tutorial is to teach students the most efficient methods of selecting text (either a lot or a little), and getting that text to another location in a document, or into another program entirely!
This tutorial focuses on Microsoft Word 2010, but the techniques used here are system-wide. They can be used for text programs, image programs, getting things off the web, spreadsheets… once you know these techniques, Just experiment.
Let me know if there’s anything that was missed, and if you DID learn anything new. I look forward to your comments.
For more tutorials and videos, please remember to visit our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/AYM4Training
Since I have a lot of Mac based clients and students, and since all my clients and students know how much emphasis I place on BACKING UP your data, I thought I’d share this link for an excellent deal on Macintosh Backup Software – Prosoft’s Data Backup (which I’ve recommended to many students). Check it out at:
http://bundles.shakeonit.com/page/weeklyspecial
The beauty of a program like this is that you can make a “bootable” backup of your Mac, so if your computer’s hard drive errors for any reason, you can simply startup from your backup drive and continue to work. Data Backup can also make backups of only your own documents, or any combination of items on your computer. Even with Apple’s Time Machine, which is a great and FREE product, the backups are not “bootable” and the system must be restored before you can use it again.
This seems to be ALWAYS the case with Windows computers. It appears (please correct me if I’m wrong) that Windows machines can be fully backed up (at least, in Windows 7), but they must always be restored to be used – there’s apparently no “bootable” backup option. For instructions on how to accomplish a full backup, take a look at this article:
http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/53645.aspx
Adobe has a blog about the new Acrobat X, which provides some great insights and inspiration for the use of this powerful program. Check out our Website for information on On-Site, or Online instruction on how to get the most from the new version.