Tether your DSLR camera to your notebook for live shoots in Adobe’s Photoshop Lightroom
A lot of photographers have had two burning questions on their minds. 1) Can I tether my digital SLR camera to my notebook? and 2) Can I get it working with Lightroom? We are pleased to say a resounding YES to both […]

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PhotographyBB Special on “Layers” by Matt Kloskowski
We’ve said it before, over and over, if you are going to get a book on Photoshop, then is for you! Have a look at Matt’s video to see why Layers is quickly becoming the most popular Photoshop training tool. Matt breaks down his tutorials to cover only […]

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PhotographyBB Releases Oldworld Photograin Action for Photoshop CS, CS2 and CS3.
The Oldworld Photograin action, developed by Dave Seeram, is now available to download from the PhotographyBB Actions page for free.
As with all PhotographyBB Actions, this Action Pack includes 2 versions of this one-click Action: One specifically authored for high-resolution images, and another version for low-resolution […]

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Here are this week’s quick keyboard shortcuts that are especially useful and time saving when using Photoshop:
Increasing/Decreasing Text Size: When using text (make sure your text is selected), you can quickly increase or decrease the text size by using the keyboard shortcut: Command-Shift-< (Mac), or Control-Shift-< (PC) to decrease the text size by one point, […]

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Have you ever wished you could easily preview your original image, before you added several layers to it?
It’s good practice, when working in Photoshop, to always keep your “Background” layer as your original unedited image. So, what if you add several layers of editing on top of this image, and you want to go back […]

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When we first posted the release of the book, Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop’s Most Powerful Feature by Matt Kloskowski, we had no idea of it’s future remarkable success. Layers has been making big waves in the Photoshop leaning industry, and is quickly becoming one of the most popular Photoshop training books of all […]

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I recently picked up a copy of The Adobe Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter) book by Scott Kelby, and I have to say this is by far one of the best Photoshop books on the market that I have seen and used. Scott Kelby, the #1 best selling Photoshop author in […]

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The PhotographyBB Vignetting Action Pack has now been updated. The most recent version allows for a soft fade effect to any background color of your choice (instead of just black or white). The new version also includes the black and white conversion effect with the “any color” background option too. Visit the PhotographyBB Photoshop Actions […]

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There is a new Photoshop action available in the PhotographyBB Actions Downloads Page. The new action is entitled “Vignetting Action Pack,” which will assist you in adding either a dark vignette or a light vignette around your image. A vignette is actually a type of lens distortion, however, many photographers find this favourable and actually […]

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Here is a method I like to use for creating a vignetting effect on photos. The purpose of wanting to create a vignette, is to darken the outside edges of the photo slighly, which naturally draws the eye to the center (or subjuct) of the photo, since it is lighter. There are several methods for […]

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