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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

Blur Baby Blur!

Few techniques can draw a viewer’s eye to a focal point—or save a busy photo—like selective blurring. However, what we're really talking about here is creating a shallow depth of field, which is the result of shooting in macro or portrait mode, or from using one of your camera's manual modes to specify a small f-stop (f1.8, f2, f2.8 and so on). This opens your camera’s lens (or aperture) wide, thereby reducing the size of the area which can be in focus.

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How to Crop and Straighten Multiple Photos Get it Straight! Using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change hair color Digital Beauty Shop
Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop Five Fast Photo Effects Photo Favorites
Photoshop CS2 Survival Guide Mysteries of Unsharp Mask
Printing color separations in Photoshop Fixing the animal version of red-eye How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 1
How to recreate the effect of a popular new lens Blurry Background a la Lensbabies Correcting shadows and highlights
Give Your Photos an Edge Web navigation tips
Retaining a photo's aspect ratio while cropping Zoom Crop Zapping contrary color casts with Hue/Saturation Gettin' the Red Out
How to smash a photo into pieces Break it up! Secret Layer Masks
Repainting Cabinets in Photoshop and Elements The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Part 2
Creative Photo Frames, Pt. 1 Oversharpening trick makes retouching eyes a snap Super Sparkling Eyes
Using the Minimum filter to fix edges Zapping Edge Haloes How to change the color of drop shadows Shadow Dancing
Learning to Love Levels Channel your way to a perfect silhouette Super Silhouettes
Creating a watermark action Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 2 Painted Edges in Elements
The secret to losing 5 pounds--digitally! The Basics of Retouching People, Part 1 The No-Name Photo Effect
Say hello to advanced red-eye and retouching tools Fabulous Fades
How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color How to create an animated 3D gif
Creating a painted look with an edge mask Faux Finished Photo Edges Placing Text Behind an Object
Digital Plastic Surgery Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4
Lines of All Kinds Fun with Blend Modes
Creative Combinations, Pt. 1 Two-step pro portrait studio effect Fast Photo Spotlight
Placing an image within an image Simulating Pictures, Part 1: Flat Screens Classic Colorizing
Fire It Up! Scanning Secrets
Managing Photos with Bridge CS4, Part 2 How to instantly reverse color Fun with Adjustment Layers
Frame your photo with a Smart Object Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame The magic of iris enhancement Eyes of the Otherworld
Rotating individual letters and intersecting text Type Tricks Banishing bags 'n blemishes The Basics of Retouching People, Part 2

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