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How to Choose Color Printing Paper for Photographs

By Richard Burke

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In modern times, we tend to share photographs more and more in a digital format. We share them on the Internet--and for grandparents who don’t have access--we give digital picture frames as gifts loaded with all of our precious memories. ... more »

How to Create a Photo Montage With Microsoft Publisher

By Richard Burke

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Microsoft Publisher is an easy-to-use, template-driven software program that allows the user to create a variety of web and printed documents. It is very easy to use templates to create a variety of photo montages. You can download free templates ... more »

How to Frame a Photograph

By Richard Burke

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OK, so you have taken a picture you are really proud of. Why not frame it and put in on the wall? It is easy and inexpensive for small photographic prints. An 8-by-10 inch photograph will fit in an 11-by-14 inch frame. They are perfect for ... more »

How to Make a Photo Light Box

By eHow Electronics Editor

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Professional and amateurs photographers use various lighting techniques to enhance the details of objects in a photo. A light box lets you improve highlighting for products and inanimate objects. You can easily make a light box yourself, using ... more »

How to Make an Economical Photo Light Box

By NanasPlace

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Here you'll learn how to make an economical basic Photo Light Box suitable to take pictures for your eBay products or even to just take pictures for your "million dollar" campaign. After doing research and checking out some options as ... more »

How to Make Selective Color Correction in Adobe Photoshop

By Richard Burke

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It is possible to make selective color corrections to an area of a image in Adobe Photoshop. You will need to use a combination of tools to accomplish this and it does take practice and patience. The original photograph in this example has ... more »

How to Photograph Silhouettes

By Heidi

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Have you ever seen the picture where your eyes are just drawn in and then you realize the subject is totally black? The whole trick is to underexpose them and position them in front of a bright background. The best subjects are things that are ... more »

How to Scan an Image Using the Microsoft Scanner Wizard

By Richard Burke

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You may want to scan some your old photo prints to save them as computer files, add them to a photo show or use in a digital photo frame. Many people have all in one printers that double as a copier and printer. You can place photos on the copy ... more »

How to Store Your Photos Online

By Elizabeth A

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72photos is an amazing free image hosting site that lets you do amazing things with your photos. Upload them, edit them, share them with your friends and family and create beautiful web galleries and slideshows. 72photos keeps your images safe, ... more »

How to take a grainy photograph

By bluejayway

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The appeal of an purposely grainy photo is in its classic look and feel. By adjusting the shutter speed to limit the amount of light coming into your camera, you can achieve this effect... more »

How to take better pictures of pets and animals

By bluejayway

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Bad lighting, red-eye effect, and unflattering angles can make pets look blurry, angry or frightened in a photograph. With proper lighting and a more unique angle pictures of your pets or animals can greatly improve... more »

How to Use an Incident Light Meter

By eHow Electronics Editor

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When lighting a scene for a film or a photograph, there is no one and only correct exposure. There are infinite ways to create an image that is appealing and interesting. The exposure of an object on film is related to the amount of light falling ... more »

How to use backlighting

By bluejayway

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Backlighting is lighting in a photograph setup that comes from behind the subject. Backlighting can enhance finer details in a picture on the subjects edges or make your pictures more dynamic by creating a unique silhouette... more »

How to Use The Clone Tool in Adobe Photoshop

By Richard Burke

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The clone tool, sometimes known as the "Rubber Stamp" tool allows the Photoshop user to select a part of the image and then paint with that selection. The selection can be painted into the existing image or into a new image. The ... more »

How to use the Contre-jour photography technique

By bluejayway

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Contre-jour is the effect of a bright backlight to create a silhouette that is surrounded by a soft, halo-esque light. It can add a dramatic effect to the photo by sharpening the object’s borders while illuminating it from behind... more »

How to Use the Eraser Tool in Adobe Photoshop

By Richard Burke

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You may have an artifact in a scanned image or digital image that you want to remove from the background. The eraser tool only works on the background and with the background color that you select. In most ways it behaves like a paintbrush that ... more »

How to Use The Paint Daubs Filter Effect in Adobe Photoshop

By Richard Burke

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Adobe Photoshop has fourteen different categories of special effect filters. They are easy to use and allow the user to completely change and enhance an image. The PAINT DAUBS special effect allows you to "paint" the subject matter of ... more »

How to Use the Twirl Filter Effect in Adobe Photoshop

By Richard Burke

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Adobe Photoshop has fourteen different categories of special effect filters. They are easy to use and allow the user to completely change and enhance an image. The TWIRL special effect allows you to skew the subject matter of your image. Like ... more »

How to Use Three-Point Lighting

By bluejayway

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Three-point lighting is a very common lighting technique that employs three separate light sources used together to allow the photographer to illuminate the subject however they desire, and also giving more control over the shading and shadows ... more »

How to Add Text to an Image in Adobe Photoshop

By Richard Burke

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It is fun and easy to add text to an image using Photoshop. You can make postcards, annotate travel photos or create an advertisement for your website or local newspaper... more »

How to Adjust Opacity in Adobe Photoshop

By Richard Burke

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Opacity is the amount of transparency that exists in an image. If an image has 100% opacity it is not transparent at all. As you decrease the amount of opacity it becomes more transparent. You may want to lighten an image so you can add text ... more »

How to Choose a 35 MM Camera

By msmarymac

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A 35 MM Camera is a great investment for anyone who loves or wants to learn photography. A good 35 MM SLR (single lens reflex) can run you anywhere from about $150 (used) all the way up to a couple thousand dollars, so access what you need and ... more »

How to create a Zoom Burst in your photos

By bluejayway

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A zoom burst is the effect of using slow shutter speeds and a manual zoom lens to create outward streaks of color and light in an otherwise normal photograph. Follow these instructions to begin experimenting with this interesting technique... more »

How to Save a Photoshop Image to an Alternative File Format

By Richard Burke

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When you SAVE an Adobe Photoshop image it is by default saved as a PSD file. This is the native file format of Photoshop. You may want to save the image in an alternative file format. You may want to choose TIFF if you are printing the file or ... more »

How to Set the Shadow Value in Adobe Photoshop

By Richard Burke

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When adjusting a digital image, before correcting color and after setting the highlight value it is very important to locate and set the shadow value. Failure to locate the correct shadow may cause the image to appear muddy and shorten dynamic range... more »

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