Archive for the ‘Photo Editing & Printing’ Category

Sharpening Blurry Photos

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

It’s inevitable that some photos will end up fuzzy. The lighting isn’t as bright as you thought, your hand slipped a little as you pressed the shutter, the subject moved…

Provided the photo isn’t too blurry, there are ways to breathe life back into your photograph and make it a little sharper - particularly for portait photos.

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Photoshop Black & White with Color Photos

Monday, December 24th, 2007

This technique has become pretty common in recent years, but it’s still one of my favourites. The effect can be beautifully subtle, or outlandish - depending on your taste and what you’re trying to achieve.

For those who want to know how to do this in Photoshop, here are 10 steps, as well as images I’ve applied this technique to.

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Photo Books & Digital Photo Albums

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Digital has changed the face of how we look at our photos - literally.  There are now all sorts of ways to display photos. 

Traditional photo albums have given way to electronic albums, and printed photo books.

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Printing Photos on your Home Printer

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

What to make sure you do when printing your photos on your printer at home - set the right type of paper, and paper size!

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Printing Digital Photos

Monday, November 5th, 2007

The age of digital has brought many changes, with printing being a fundamental difference.  Many people now choose to not print photos at all, and keep their ‘albums’ electronic.

Here are a few things to think about before printing your photos - either yourself, or if you decide to take them to a ‘lab’.

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Converting Colour Images to Black & White

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

The fantastic thing about digital is that it’s so flexible. If you’ve taken all your photos in colour and decide that some might look better in black and white - that’s very easy to change. All you need is a little know-how and some practice.

Well, in this example, this photo is going to become black & white with just a few mouse clicks!

Headshot in Colour

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Calibrating Your Printer

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Once you’re happy with your photo, you might like to print it on your home printer. Although your monitor has been calibrated, it doesn’t mean your printer will produce the colours you’re seeing on your screen.

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Image Corrections in Photoshop

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Every image is bound to have something to correct - someone may want the bags under their eyes removed. There’s an annoying pole in the background, or power lines are interrupting a perfect sky.

All these things can be fixed with relative ease in Photoshop. Below are some simple steps.

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Basic Editing in Photoshop

Monday, September 24th, 2007

What can I say about Photoshop? It’s such a great program, but it really frustrates me at times also.

This software has infinite photo editing and graphic design possibilities, but like so many things, it is only easy once you know how.

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Calibrating Your Monitor

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Every manufacturer installs its own colour balanced calibration settings onto their computers. These settings may, or may not be appropriate for photo editing. So, before you start editing photos, you might need to adjust your computer’s settings.

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