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Adding Special Effects To Photographs With Adobe Photoshop And Basic Photography Tips

April 10th, 2010
In an effort to createa lastingimpact fromyourphoto,leaving the impressions on viewer’sminds,it should havesomething thatkeeps him glued. You can employ AdobePhotoShop’sspecial effects;toolsin the menu to add a lightning;effect. You can double yourexposures;or do whateveryou choose. The advantage of owning AdobePhotoshopis the rewards it willbring.In fact,I used thisprogramto designmy book covers,makecommercials, advertising slicksand more,so sit backand enjoy thisbasicphotographycourse. LightningEffect: You can use various types;of lightning;effects;and of different colors;, applying them to an imageusing AdobePhotoshop.This willenhance yourbasicphotographyskillstremendously. Notethatthese tipsare perfect for newbies as everythingis explained in basicphotographyterms.

How to do it:-

We'll followa stepwise mannerin doingthis: 1Openyoureditor;or AdobePhotoshopprogram2Nowopenthe desiredimage(makesureyou openit in RGB format) 3Now fromthe filter menu chooseRendererand then select yourdesiredlightingeffects;. 4You willsee the lightingeffectdialogue box opens;up 1.Choosethe desiredlightingstyle fromthe topmostselectionmenu; you willnotice the options style of lights;. 2.Choose the lighttypeand movethe sliders to set the intensity and focus.3.You can alsochangethe properties by toggling the sliders for glass, material, exposure, and ambience. 4.You can alsochangethe colorof light. To changethe colorof lightjust clickon the boxes to the rightof the lighttypeand properties. This willopenthe color, pickerdialogue box. Choose a colorand press ok. 5.To changethe direction or placementof lightjust dragany of the points on the outside ellipse or center point. Clickok after you haveadjusted the direction and placementof light. How aboutthatfor a basicphotographylesson!

Creating Double Exposureeffectis one of the best basicphotographytips: A double exposureimageis created;by overlayingtwo images;on one another.

Like above we'll againfollowa stepwise procedure: 1.Select all or a part of the imageusing the selectiontoolsat the top of the toolbar.2.Nowfromthe editmenu choosecopy.3.Nowopena secondimagefile. 4.From the window menu,you can select the show layer. 5.Onthe 'show layer' popup rightclickand choosenew layerand press ok. 6.Nowgo to the editmenu and press paste. 7.Fromthe layer's palette, movethe opacity slider to 50%. 8.Now dragthe mouse frominside the selectionto moveit. 9.To scalethe pastedselection, clickon imagemenu and then select imagesize.Adjust the size by adjusting the pixels and height fromthe pop-up window.

The editing;programstoday can do wondersto images;. One of the mostpopular programsis AdobePhotoShop, since thisediting;programis one of the mostsophisticated tools. Most pro photographers willuse thisprogram, since you can createweb sites, book covers,images,movies, and more. Adobeis alsoused to designmanuals,graphics,commercials, fliers, and more. This particular programI miss. I lost my copy during a severe virus attack, and the downside is it costsaround $1000 to $1500to replace.

Outside of lightning;effects;, you can alsosetup brickbackgrounds;, or whateverbackground;you choose. If you own thisprogramyou know what I am talkingabout,however if you haveneverhad the experience and can get the opportunityto try out AdobeI promiseyou willhaveloads of fun. For additionalediting;assistancecheck out yourmenus, Help tools.

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