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The creative tutorial home of image wrangler, Lesa Snider.

Step by step tutorials

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

Quick Polaroid Frame

Using the Crop tool to make a 10-second frame

I have the attention span of a gnat. Seriously. I get bored easily, I rarely enjoy leftovers, and I make faces when I'm forced to do the same thing over and over again. That's why you'll see me using different frames -- edge effects, rather -- on photos throughout this site. I'll do the Black Hairline Pixel Edge thing for a bit, followed by the Soft Fluffy Feathery edge thing for a while, and I've even been known to hop over to iStockphoto and download real picture frames to plop photos into. Just anything to jazz things up.

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Changing the color of hair Digital Beauty Shop Turning a photo into an illustration or watercolor Fall Painterly Effect
The magic of the Background Eraser Tough Selections, Part 1 Lesa's Top 10 Search Engine Optimization Tips
Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color The magic of selective blurring Softening Freckles
Portrait Popper Super Funky Edges
Five Fast Photo Effects Photo Favorites Pick a New Picker
Fall Digital Scrapbooking Fun, Part 1 How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color
Fabulous Fades

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