Do not post to FFA's (Free For All Sites) & Link Farms
Editor's Pick in Web Promotion, November 2005
In this tutorial Martin Lemieux presents a compelling case for why you should not use Link Farms and FFAs to promote your business.
MSN & Yahoo Communities: (The Basics)
I'm sure at one time or another, we've all explored either an msn or yahoo community or both. Communities are a FREE service that allows us to build and manage, discussion groups, family sites, business communities etc. These communities can be a powerful tool to promote your business only if y...
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Focusing: Sharpen Image (Video Included)
In this tutorial you will learn how use sharpening for focusing.
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Focusing sharpen area video included
Open your image.
This image looks as it is out of focus. If we sharpen it as it is shown on the previous page, it may look flat and overfiltered. Let's try the other way.
2. Duplicate Background layer [Ctrl+J]
3. Select the boy's head with Lasso or Polygonal Lasso Tool.
Tonal Adjustments: Equalize Tone (Video Included)
1. Open your image. Let's brighten it a little.
2. Create an adjustment layer Levels and add some brightness and contrast (movie).
Well, the girl to your left looks better now, while the girl to your right is too bright.
3. Activate the Gradient Tool*; then drag it on the image ...
Tonal Adjustments: Tone Up + Fix Color (Video Included)
1. Open your image.
It seems that the film was overexposed. We have to brighten it up and adjust color.
2. Create an adjustment layer Levels.
3. First, let's fix the levels for RGB (composite) channel. On the histogram graph you notice some lack of highlights. Move "light" I...
Tonal Adjustments: Tone Down Selection (Video Included)
Let's tone down only a selected area:
1. Open your image .
2. Select the brightest image areas (bride and priest).
3. Create adjustment layer Levels.
Move Input Levels sliders to darken selected area. Then carefully play with "light" Output slider to reduce contrast (...
Edit Adjustment Layer Mask
While an adjustment layer is active, by painting, erasing, filling, etc. you edit the layer mask. By painting with white color you reveal underlying image to the adjustment effect; by painting with black color, you hide the underlying image from the adjustment effect.
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Why Duplicate Background Layer? (Video Included)
By duplicating the Background layer you save a kind of a backup copy of your original image. Also, it enables you to correct the effect of sharpening, retouching, painting, etc. even after you re-open the image. Note that in Photoshop 7, in case you duplicate the Background layer by using [Ctrl+.....
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Editor's Pick in HTML Tutorials, November 2005
Looking to add a little bounce to your text? Add this code to your page. The simple copy and paste technique offered here makes it easy.
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