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Sharpen images in Photoshop

Wed, 31 Aug 2011

Find out how to add extra ‘bite’ to your images using the unsharp mask filter

Split Toning

Tue, 19 Jul 2011

Phil Hall shows how to create the Split Tone effect yourself

Image Resizing for Web and Email

Sun, 25 Apr 2010

Downsizing and compressing images is easy to do using Photoshop Elements or a variety of other photo-editing software.

Image Tagging - Introduction

Sun, 4 Apr 2010

As you begin to shoot more images, it becomes harder to seek out and find that killer shot you know you’ve taken, but can’t locate. This is when good tagging practice is integral to...

How to make your own passport photos at home, from passport photo size to printing

Fri, 12 Mar 2010

How to shoot your own passport photos quickly and easily at home. Ever wondered what size is a passport photo or wondered about passport photo dimensions. We give you the low down on passport...

WDC Investigates: Printing - Introduction

Fri, 5 Mar 2010

WDC looks at the fundamentals of digital photo printing, and inkjet technology in particular

Crazy Talk entries video gallery

Tue, 1 Sep 2009

Entries for our Crazy Talk competition

How to fake tilt shift in Photoshop to make scenes miniature in appearance

How to fake tilt-shift effects in Photoshop

Mon, 24 Aug 2009

Applying a few simple effects in Photoshop can make a real-life image appear like a miniature model... How to apply pseudo-shift to your images using Photoshop

Create a zoom burst

Fri, 14 Aug 2009

Add motion to your photographs in an instant with this simple but effective technique using your DSLR. Or, if you've not got the camera, we show you how to create a zoom burst in Photoshop too...

Non Destructive JPEG sharpen with Smart Object in PhotoShop

How to: Non destructively sharpen JPEG with Smart Objects in Photoshop

Tue, 12 May 2009

With the introduction of Photoshop CS2 came Smart Objects - the dawn of nondestructive editing for your photos, JPEG or otherwise. We show you non-destructive sharpening...

How to: Sharpen in RAW

Tue, 12 May 2009

Sharpening your photos in Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom. What Digital Camera shows you how sharp images can be acheived to maximum effect...

How to Recompose After Capture Using Adobe Photoshop CS4

Thu, 26 Feb 2009

The new Content-Aware Scale feature in CS4 can be used to turn a landscape image into a portrait picture without making the subject appear tall and thin. Philip Andrews explains how.

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Hi Guys As you know I am new to digital photography so just wondered which would be the best magazine for me to buy on a monthly basis to assist...

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I have just bought a Fuji hs20exr for my xmas present to me. I was looking to buy a set of three filters,UV, Polarizer and Flourescent, can some one...

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hi i have just got Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 and was hoping someone could suggest either a course or tutotial that can help get the most out of it....