Our original image was taken at Lythan St Annes with the Nikon Coolpix 990 just as a thunder storm was brewing. We now want to make this image look as if the the storm is really beginning to rage. However, looking at our image we can see the figures are walking out of the picture so our first job is...

Photoshop's Motion Blur is a great filter, but it doesn't really look like someone is moving fast- it looks more as if you're rapidly shaking your head back and forth.

Have you ever wondered what you would look like with a different body-- ripped, toned and ready to flex? Photoshop gives you the chance to check yourself out.

Our image was taken with the Coolpix 990 and like most digital images straight from the camera they require some kind of tweaking to bring the best out of them. Using just some of Photoshop's tools we can add far more impact to our images.

The original image was taken with the Olympus E10 on a bright sunny day. Even though it looked good it lacked the punch that can be achieved with a polarize filter. But in a few simple steps using Photoshop we can really add some impact to our image.

Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials, June 2006
This is a really interesting tutorial that deals with splicing photos in order to create some great background scenes of the sky or anything else you like.

How many times have you tried putting someone's head on someone else's body? Possibly to make them look buff and big?

1. Open an image.
2. Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur (Radius 1.0 pixels)
3. Edit > Fade Gaussian Blur (Opacity 100% Mode: Vivid Light)

1. Open an image.
2. Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur (Radius 1.0 pixels)
3. Edit > Fade Gaussian Blur (Opacity 100% Mode: Overlay)

Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials, May 2006
What could be cooler (both literally and figuratively) than creating a snow scene on your website complete with falling snow? Check out this great tutorial to find out more.