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After we discussed what makes manual photography such a relaxing and creative activity in the last post about manual SLRs, this time I want to share some tips and tricks on how to get more familiar with your manual SLR. Having these things in mind should help you better understand […]

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This time I will make something you usually see in the magazines – a car advertisment. During the tutorial I will use mostly the same techniques as in the Glowing Bottle tutorial, for this reason I will not be very detailed about the steps for specific action. I will use […]

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HDR stands for high dynamic range. It’s basically an image with dark blacks and bright whites. This creates a strong contrast between the colors and tones. HDR is usually achieved by taking two images with different exposure brackets. One photo being under-exposed, and the other over-exposed. Then, lots of tweaking […]

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This tutorial shows how to make cool ad or poster and as example I will make it to look like Absolut Vodka. We will start with stock photo of a simple bottle, invert the colors and combine it with sparkles,glows and water drops. And you will see how easy it […]

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Retro color effect is indeed very popular. A quick search in Google brings up endless of Photoshop tutorials. However, this tutorial is probably one of my favorites to achieve a retro color effect. Simply because it’s quick, easy and thinks outside the box.

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Retouching a photo in Photoshop doesn’t have to be intimidating or complicated. Knowing how and when to use the healing brush, patch tool and the clone stamp is enough for you to tackle almost any photo retouching jobs. From getting rid of an unsightly pimple to adding more clouds in the sky.

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