Since I can’t seem to get away from the mysteries of the digital camera dial here is what is happing on the letter side.
The A is for aperture or if you have a Canon camera AV which they call Aperture Value. This priority setting allows you to set the F Stop (F 5.6, F 11 [...]
In today’s world of digital cameras we have had to get use to a new term, White Balance. With film all we have to know was Daylight or Tungsten which was outside or inside film. Film was balanced for cyan cast outside light or a red hot filament burning in a bulb for the most [...]
One question I get from students is how to add a logo they have into images without the white background on the logo. If you can remove the white with just the simple Magic Wand tool and a low tolerance setting for just the white then all is well. But sometimes this is not possible [...]
Before getting into the part of dial which allows even more control over the image I thought I would note what the other two picture settings mean.
The first is the figure with either a star or moon over them. This is for This setting for photographing friends or objects against dark backgrounds or at night. [...]
Going beyond the Auto setting in digital cameras.
Yesterday I posted how Photoshop can copy one or a whole folder of images into jpegs, PSD, or Tiffs with just a few clicks. This can also be done in Photoshop Elements too but not as handy or as easy to find. In the Organizer (PSE’s file viewer) the only option is File>Export>As New Files [...]
One of the questions I get from photographers who have used film is “Can Photoshop Elements make a good Black and White Image?” Well the answer is YES, you just have to know where to look.
Unlike Photoshop with the great adjustment layer of Black and White, PSE hides it’s Black and White converter under Enhance. [...]
Ok, I find it hard not to post some kind of a tip so here is a quick one for both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Black and white is a great look but for most new users the only they are told is to change the image to a grayscale and back to RGB to [...]
I am getting closer for all of you who just happen to stumble on this website. I will be adding more content and even Photoshop tips and tricks as the days pass.