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Welcome to the home of the step by step creative online tutorial. Here you will find detailed, easy-to-understand steps accompanied by screen shots. These tutorials are liable to be about anything from my current project to something that drove me nuts trying to figure out. It is my hope that the things I can convey here will save you time and frustration.

If there's something that you'd like to see written up, please feel free to let me know

Enhancing the Sunrise

Gradient Map Your Way to a Beautiful Sunrise

Not much has gone on in the way of travel since I got back from San Francisco for Macworld Expo. That being said, my husband and I did drive to Long Island, NY this past Friday to shoot the Fire Island Lighthouse at dawn the following morning.

However, going out specifically for a photo shoot is a rather new experience for us, and this one taught me several things:

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Using the Crop tool to increase canvas size Fabulous Feathers
Use your local library Fixing the animal version of red-eye How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 1
Digital Plastic Surgery Demystifying Blending Modes A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 1
Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3 Place a photo inside text Easy Clipping Groups
Placing an image within an image Simulating Pictures, Part 1: Flat Screens Replacing Backgrounds with Photoshop's Background Eraser
Tips for creating small web graphics Wrangling Web Graphics, Pt. 1 How to Crop and Straighten Multiple Photos Get it Straight!
Using the Minimum filter to fix edges Zapping Edge Haloes How to turn a photo into a blueprint Paint it Blue
How to fix an out-of-focus photo Filters To the Rescue! Let Your Graphics Do the Talking
How to sharpen individual channels Get Sharp! Fire It Up!
Polaroid in a Picture Goin' Borderless!
The Skinny on Scanning Creating duotones with Elements' QuickFix mode Delicious Duotones
How to create sparkles in Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Super Sparkles How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color
The Che-Guevara Effect Fade to White
Digital Camera Belly Ring The Making of a Digital Camera Belly Ring Recreating Apple's iWeb photo reflection effect Realistic Reflections
Repainting Cabinets in Photoshop and Elements Two-step pro portrait studio effect Fast Photo Spotlight
Classy Thumbnails QuickTip: preparing t-shirt artwork in Illustrator
Fabulous Fades The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 1
Pick a New Picker The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Pt. 3
Scanning Secrets Filter your way to a flurry of snowflakes Let It Snow!
How to design business cards in Photoshop Learning to Love Levels
Pinching Flabby Chins Photoshopping People Tips for Better Text, Pt. 1
How to create an animated 3D gif Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide
How to add soft or hard round edges to your photo The Secret to Round Edges Painted Edges in Elements
Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 1 The No-Name Photo Effect
Creative Combinations, Pt. 1 Portrait Popper

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