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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.

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Filters To the Rescue!

How to fix an out-of-focus photo

Alas, it’s true that there’s no magic fixer-upper that can take an out-of-focus image and make it look like it’s really in focus. That is, except for the Emboss filter. Technically it’s not really fixing the image and making it sharp, it’s merely bringing out the edges that are already there, which makes the photo look sharper than it really is.

You don’t want to do this on professional images that you sell, of course, but if you’ve got one in your personal collection that needs saving, here’s how to do get it done:

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Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3 Rotating individual letters and intersecting text Type Tricks
Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color The magic of selective blurring Softening Freckles
Filtering away edge haloes or fringe Fixing Fringe Picking the Perfect Palette
Correcting shadows and highlights Use your local library
How to make a drive-free Desktop Five Fast Photo Effects Photo Favorites
Placing Text Behind an Object Two-step pro portrait studio effect Fast Photo Spotlight
Creating duotones with Elements' QuickFix mode Delicious Duotones How to instantly reverse color Fun with Adjustment Layers
Painted Edges in Elements How to add a page curl using Free Transform in Warp Mode Creative Curls
Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2 Give your photo a film strip edge Festive Photo Frames
Portrait Popper Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop Build a Custom Twitter Background in Photoshop
Use the Extract Filter for complex selections Selecting Frizzy Hair Web navigation tips
Secret Layer Masks Soft Edges
How to change the default email client in Tiger Fixing the animal version of red-eye How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 1
Give Your Photos an Edge The secret to losing 5 pounds--digitally! The Basics of Retouching People, Part 1
Crop City! Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop
Warp speed color cast correction Color Cast Be Gone! How to Create Your Very Own Warp Trail
Retaining a photo's aspect ratio while cropping Zoom Crop Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1
Tips & Tricks for making photos look old Aging Photos The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 2
Creative Combinations, Pt. 2 How to add vector art to photos Easy Embellishments
Removing antennas and power lines Spot Healing Brush to the Rescue! Removing lens glare with the Clone Stamp Tool Glare o' the Glasses
Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop How to sharpen individual channels Get Sharp!
Filter your way to a flurry of snowflakes Let It Snow! Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 1
Cookie Cutter tool + Custom Shapes = fun photo frames Swirls of Summer Finding Photoshop's hidden cropping grid Cropping to the Rule of Thirds
Tips for Better Text, Pt. 2 How to create an animated 3D gif
Using another photo to create texture for your type Gettin' Grungy With It Creating a beautiful fade from original color to grayscale Fading Color

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