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DT&G:   Vol. 15, Number 7,   July, 2005   ~   The eZine for Design, Typography, & Graphics   (since 1990)  

Digital Photography

During June we invited subscribers of the Design Cafe list and DTG readers to write in and relate a comment about their experiences with digital photography. WOW -- we got some of the best we've ever had -- comments from professionals and amateurs alike with good suggestions and tips: "Learn your camera" to "shutter lag in the DSLR" to "Shooting RAW" to name a few. If you use a digital camera this is for you... if not, it's really for you: Readers Talk about Digital Cameras

Digital Cameras On The Go

We'll follow our last article on "Digital Vacations" with some more tips and tricks for traveling with your digital camera. We'll touch on some position strategies, lighting situations, tripods, and sharing/showing your photos online... Digital Cameras On The Go

Editors Choice: Digital Photographic Output Guide

digital photo output - AVA's new Digital Photographic Output by Duncan Evans covers digital photography for both beginners and intermediates with clear, succinct writing and thoroughly enjoyable visuals. Some of his tricks are the best we've seen! Comprehensive Guide to Digital Photographic Output

60 Seconds: Online Crime in charge of the Internet?

Fred ShowkerIt seem like an uncomprehensible statement, but look closely and you may realize it could be true. Now the only question is: what do we plan to do about it? #173 Online Crime in charge of the Internet?

Field Trip: Photographing your dreams...

fantasy photographyA lucky few are in the right place at the right time to see a princess-warrior -- clad in skins and chain-mail -- emerging from the woods with her companion wolf! Can you photograph such things? With the help of Victor Ciccarelli, you can. On this field trip we'll visit a place where you can actually photograph your dreams...

Adobe CS2: Sharing Palettes

if you're wondering "How can I use colors in a stock photo as a shared palette across Adobe Creative Suite 2 applications?" here's good news -- the Adobe Expert Support staff shows you how to Share Color Palettes Between CS2 Programs

Home Run Baseball Photography Tips

Andrew Malek shares tips and tricks from his Malek Computer Help site for photographing America's Pastime -- Baseball! Follow along for opportunities to capture Home Run Baseball Photography!

Gallery: Beauty out of Adversity

RyanRyan Forshaw has an incredible story that takes him from devastating adversity to award winning digital imaging through some long, tough times and the wonders of Adobe Photoshop. Let's take a look at some rather ordinary images transformed into extraordinary ones... Ryan Forshaw

ForGiftable doesn't mean Forgetable

This month reviewer Mike Swoop of Swoop Design digs into the ForGiftable.com site: "...many things are immediately attractive, and there are things that can be improved " in the Forgiftable Web Site.

New: Photoshop Madness

Since so much is going on in the Photoshop world we're going to start a potpourri column that will cover a broad array of "stuff" we know you'll like -- including our Photoshop Pro of the month Jarvis Grant from the Washington, DC area, along with free filters, brushes, layer styles, tutorials and a lot more... it's simply Photoshop Madness

Guest Tutorial for Photoshop

Our guest tutorial this month features a Photoshop w/Image Ready tutorial for converting color images to good black and white images, called: "Making Black/White in Photoshop" sent in by Richard Schneider.

Review: MX Kollection

Joyce EvansJoyce Evans, Nancy Gill, Barbara O'Neal and Steven Redden review this killer Dreamweaver extension for HTML designers that want to take a plunge into database-driven development... it's the MX Kollection

Business: Selling through Online Auctions

Nowshade Kabir, noted online marketing expert, shares his experience, tips and tricks for getting the most out of online auction houses like eBay, Yahoo, Amazon and others... Selling through Online Auctions

Business: How Creative Entrepreneurs Succeed

Susan Kirkland, veteran freelancer and author of Start and Run a Creative Services Business, shares some important tips on making your small business last out the hard times. How Creative Entrepreneurs Succeed

ELECTRIC WEBAugust: ELECTRIC WEB

We're doing things differently in August... it's a free-for-all, no holds barred search for the most exciting, most electric sites on the WEB! Suggest your pick for the most bizarre, most unique, most visually striking MOST ELECTRIC web sites ... throw in the WORST if you like.... August: ELECTRIC WEB

Photoshop FAQ

A whole array of new "frequently asked questions" about Photoshop and Photoshop Elements have been loaded into the Tips & Tricks section. Many are from the Photoshop 911 Help Line. See the Adobe Photoshop FAQ

&ELSE News & Views

See this month's newsletter including: Free, Downloadable Symbols, two Security items, Firefox Hacks, PC Annoyances, Matching the 'Perfect' Font, Disk Jockey, Typing Acceleration, Evil Twin Wi-Fi Hotspots, the famous "Mail Bag" and lots more ... & Else: News, resources shareware and contacts

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Got Photoshop Questions? Who do you call?

Visit Photoshop 911's blog -- now you can comment on posts, and even lend a helping hand where needed... who do you call?

See: recent Photoshop FAQs

Photoshop 911 Call Reports

Here comes this month's batch of reports from the Photoshop 911 call line. The most interesting is how one user solves the problem of removing the background from multiple shots of a rotating product for a 3D video... there are seven others, and you'll want to read them all:
In the Photoshop 911 FAQ department

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