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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

Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 1

Using vector shapes to add a watermark

One of the many challenges facing today's photographer is how to protect their photos online; that is, once the photo has been uploaded to a gallery for viewing on the Internet. We don't live in the safest of worlds these days, especially when it comes to being online, and it's frighteningly easy for a thief to download your photo from your very own web site and try to sell it as their own. I know it's shocking but people really do steal... often.

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Joys of Optimizing JPEGs Creating a Circuit Board Face
Tips & Tricks for making photos look old Aging Photos The magic of the Background Eraser Tough Selections, Part 1
Livin' La Vida Levels Fabulous Feathers
Creative Combinations, Pt. 1 How to create an animated 3D gif
Using the Brush tool to create grunge type Weathered Words Five Fast Photo Effects Photo Favorites
Sensational Serigraphs, Pt. 1 Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop Combine Images Creatively in Photoshop
Black and white photos with just a touch of color Partial Color Fire It Up!
How to create a grayscale image with just a touch of color Selective Color How to recreate the effect of a popular new lens Blurry Background a la Lensbabies
Two-step pro portrait studio effect Fast Photo Spotlight Creating a collage with Linear Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 4
Simple steps to get you back to original color Warp Speed Color Correction Fixing the animal version of red-eye How to Fix Animal White-Eye, Part 1
Contemplating Color Burn A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 3 Say hello to advanced red-eye and retouching tools
Scanning Secrets Frame your photo with a Smart Object Ornamental Vector Grunge Frame
Use your local library Color Shifting Made Easy Color Shifting Made Easy
Creating a painted look with an edge mask Faux Finished Photo Edges Upsizing an Image with Minimal Quality Loss
How to smash a photo into pieces Break it up! How to Crop and Straighten Multiple Photos Get it Straight!
Demystifying Blending Modes A Stroll Down Blend Mode Lane, Pt. 1 Getting "Smart" with GoLive
Creative Photo Frames, Pt. 1 Creating a watermark action Protecting Your Photos Online, Pt. 2
QuickTip: preparing t-shirt artwork in Illustrator The Beginner's Guide to Image Editing, Pt. 3
Using the Color Replacement brush to zap stubborn red-eye Serious Red-Eye Fixer Upper Using the Crop tool to increase canvas size
Fade to White The Basics of Design
Creating Favicons Ordering business cards online
How to add Lab Pop Intensifying Color Finding Photoshop's hidden cropping grid Cropping to the Rule of Thirds
Use the Extract Filter for complex selections Selecting Frizzy Hair Rotating individual letters and intersecting text Type Tricks
How to create a blurry background Post Selective Focus Polaroid in a Picture
The No-Name Photo Effect Zapping contrary color casts with Hue/Saturation Gettin' the Red Out

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