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Keeping Perspective

Carma Leichty — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:00:58 +0000

Remember the game where you had to spot the difference in two images? Take a look at the two images below. Can you spot the difference?

Compare Images

If you noticed a change in the number of windows on the 3rd floor to the left of the porch area, you are right! The critical factor in making such an edit to the image is…Keeping Perspective. That can sometimes become very difficult…unless we are familiar with the Vanishing Point Filter.

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Resize It! Part 2 – Using an Action in a Batch Process

Carma Leichty — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:00:23 +0000

In the Part 1 of Using Photoshop Actions, we set up an Action to resize our images and add a stroke just inside the perimeter of an image. Below is an example of applying that action to an image:

Image with Action Applied

In this second part, we will apply this action in a batch process. The end result will be an entire folder of images are resized with a stroke just inside the perimeter of each image.

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Resize It! Part 1 – Recording an Action in Photoshop

Carma Leichty — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:00:33 +0000

Actions in Photoshop let us automate a process. For example, instead of spending the time to apply 5 steps to an image, then re-applying those same steps to more images, I only need to record an action one time, then at a click of a button, apply that same action to the other images. Actions can consist of only 1 step or up to as many steps as needed. Actions can also be used within a batch process – so that the action is quickly applied to numerous images.

I use Photoshop Actions to create thumbnails, to reduce image resolution, to add a stroke, etc. In this tutorial, we will set up an action to reduce the size of an image. In Part 2 of this article, we will use the Action within a batch process to resize a folder of images.

Let’s get started!

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What’s With Metadata?

Carma Leichty — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:00:05 +0000

Metadata. We’ve heard the word over and over. If we use Adobe Bridge, or select File Info inside any of the Adobe products, we interact with metadata. But why bother with metadata? In this post, let’s look at why we might want to pay more attention to and actually use metadata.

Metadata is descriptive information. It becomes especially useful and important when our images and our designs are sent out into the world. Applying good metadata assists in finding our images again. It lets us share more information about our work and our images with others. It lets us attach copyright information. Metadata travels with the file.

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Working in Camera Raw

Carma Leichty — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:00:23 +0000

Working in camera raw gives you the most control over your images. Camera raw eliminates any processing by the camera and lets you set the parameters for each image – parameters such as white balance, contrast, color saturation, sharpening, and tonal range.

In contrast, when the camera is set to capture images as JPEG files, the camera automatically interprets the image data and makes adjustments and conversions to the data. The beauty of camera raw is that the camera simply captures the image and gives you the raw data. However, because there is no processing and interpreting of the data, be aware that camera raw files are larger files.

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Using Clipping Masks to Place Images Inside Shapes or Text

Carma Leichty — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:00:10 +0000

One of my favorite options inside Photoshop is clipping masks. Clipping masks can be used for a variety of reasons. They are used to place an image inside text, or to place an image inside a shape. Clipping masks can also be used to edit a selected portion of an image.

In this tutorial, we are going to use a Clipping Mask to place an image inside a shape.

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Using Symbols in Illustrator

Carma Leichty — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:00:45 +0000

Symbols can potentially save you a lot of time. Illustrator comes with hundreds of symbols, and there are hundreds more available on the Internet. Before we discuss how to incorporate symbols into our illustrations, let’s define a symbol.

A symbol is an art object that can be used over and over. Each time a symbol is used within an Illustration, it is referred to as an instance of that symbol. An instance of a symbol can be added one-by-one, or can be sprayed onto an illustration via the Symbol Sprayer tool. And, since the original symbol is stored in the symbols panel, one can make a change to the original symbol and that change will be applied to all instances of that symbol. If you are a Flash user, and this is starting to sound very familiar, it is! The use of symbols in Flash is very similar to using symbols in Illustrator.

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Is Your Document Print-Ready?

Carma Leichty — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:00:50 +0000

Preparing your document for print has become much easier over the past few years. Some printers now only require a high quality PDF file for printing. Others may still ask for the native file along with the fonts and images used in the document.

This article is going to take a closer look at the 2nd option. We’ll discuss the items to double-check and the files to include when sending your document for print. And, we’ll look at a few cleanup steps we want to do within the native file before declaring it truly “print-ready.” The more we follow these steps prior to printing, the more likely we can keep the relationship with our printer on the up-and-up.

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Is Your Image Web-Ready?

Carma Leichty — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:00:15 +0000

Our goal, when placing images on a web page, is to make the file as small as possible without compromising image quality. In this article, we will go through the steps to make your image web-ready using the web-savvy features inside Photoshop.

It is tempting to just save the file as a jpg or gif using the File/Save As option inside Photoshop and call the image web-ready. However, if we do it this way, we miss taking advantage of the image-shrinking tools found only inside Photoshop’s “Save for Web” dialog box. These features let us fine-tune the saving of the image, resulting in even a smaller file size without compromising image quality.

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Creating a PDF Presentation inside Photoshop

Carma Leichty — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:00:51 +0000

Photoshop comes with a number of ‘Automate’ tasks. Within the Automate option, features such as batch processing, creating a contact sheet or a web photo gallery, merging multiple images, or cropping and straightening pictures area available. Another option in this menu, which I want to discuss in this article, is the option to create a PDF presentation.(...)
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