Photoshop Tutorials : Lesson # 19: Storage media

The digital images you capture can be stored on the camera memory cards or on your computer hard disc.
Once you begin building-up a library of digital images, and you want to be able to take them to bureaux or other computers, then removable storage media is required.

Photoshop Tutorials : Lesson # 17: Building up a composite image

Ever wondered how the advertisers get shots of vehicles driving up the sides of skyscrapers, or athletes running across the oceans?

In the example below, we shall “cut out” the horse and paste him into the bottom right corner of the mountain picture.

Photoshop Tutorials : Lesson # 16: Using special effects filters

1. Choose the filter required from the Filter menu;
2. Choose from any options displayed in a subsequent window;
3. Click the OK button.
Below, the girl’s face has been distorted by using the Distort (Pinch) filter;

Photoshop Tutorials : Lesson # 15: Adding text

1. Set the foreground to the required colour for the text. (Click the Foreground square in the toolbox and select a new colour).
2. Select the type tool (see right) from the toolbox;
3. Click on the part of the image where the word is to be inserted;

Photoshop Tutorials : Lesson # 14 Adjusting colours and contrast

The brightness and contrast, amount of true whites and blacks in an image, can be altered in several ways.
• The Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast panel from the Image menu.  This gives blanket results across the entire image. For finer control, use one of the two methods below.
• Levels
Choose Adjust ments > Levels from the Image menu.

Photoshop Tutorials : Lesson # 13: Adjusting a selection or layer’s opacitys

1. In the Layers palette, select the layer whih you wish to make opaque.
2. Slide the Opacity slider to a new position to chage that layer’s opacity.
3. Drag the image by its title bar to one side of the screen;. Choose New View Les

Photoshop Tutorials : Lesson # 12: Rotating a selection

1. Make a selection using the Marquee tool.If you rotate this selection, blank space(grey and white pixels) will appear in thegaps left behind.So you may want to copy the selection either to a new layer (Copy, Paste) or copy it within the existing layer (alt/opt and command keys and drag selection) first, so that rotating it reveals the original background rather than empty space.
2. Choose Transform > Rotate from the Edit menu. Handles will appear at the corners of the selected area;
3. Position the pointer on a handle;
4. Drag the pointer either clockwise or anti-clockwise before releasing. The image will rotate.

Photoshop Tutorials : Lesson # 11: Moving and duplicating selections

Cutting the selection for use elsewhere
1. Choose Cut from the Edit menu.. This leaves the area empty (indicated by grey and white pixels).
Copying the selection for use elsewhere
1. Choose Copy from the Edit menu.

Photoshop Tutorials : Lesson # 10: Making simple selections

Photoshop enables selections of elliptical, rectangular and freehand shapes to be chosen. These selections can then be cut, copied, duplicated, erased, rotated, moved or pasted elsewhere. They can also have their opacity and other attributes changed.

Photoshop Tutorials : Lesson # 9: Duplicating irregular shaped elements

Because the rubber stamp tool picks up whatever areas it runs over, you can also use it to duplicate irregularly shaped elements in a document. Regular (square or round) objects can be selected with the selection tools

Photoshop Tutorials : Lesson # 8: Retouching colour

Always work with two windows of the image open when retouching - a close up view for retouching, and an overall view for seeing the efects as they are applied.

Photoshop Tutorials : Lesson # 7: Rotating the image

Choose Image > Rotate Canvas

From the sub-menu choose one of: 180, 90 CW or 90 CCW degrees, Arbitrary (you specify the degrees), Flip Horizontal or Flip Vertical.

Photoshop Tutorials : Lesson # 6: Adjusting the image

Cropping the image

1. Select the cropping tool (see right) from the marquee tool submenu; 
2. Position the pointer on the image, hold down the mouse button  and drag over the image area;
3. Release the button and press the Enter/Return key.
4. Save the document.

Photoshop Tutorials : Lesson # 5: Zooming in and out

Zooming in gives a close up, enlarged view of the document, enabling fine adjustments to be made.
Zooming out gives a reduced, fit-on-screen view of the document.

Photoshop Tutorials : Lesson # 4: Image size and shape

It is easy in Photoshop to discover the file size, image dimensions and shape of a given file.
The information bar
 1. This is found at the lower left of the image;
2. The document size is show in kilobytes;
3. The left number indicates the file size when closed or sent to the printer. The right number indicates the file size when open. The numbers may be different because Photoshop compresses the layers when files are either closed or printed.

Photoshop Tutorials : Lesson # 3: Selections, Channels and Layers

Selection: a selection is any highlighted area defined by a moving, broken line (“marching ants”). Selections occur when you use a selection tool (rectangular, elliptical, crop) to select parts of your image. Selections are temporary. Selections work on layers (see below).

Windows Vista/Seven Speed Secret #13: Remove Spyware, Adware, and Malware

Windows Vista/Seven - Speed Secrets : Microsoft Doesn’t Want You To Know! (# 13)


Have you scanned your system for spyware, adware and other
unwanted pests? 1 of 6 computers has some sort of Spyware or
Malware! They dramatically slow down your computer because they
use resources to generate popup ads, send spam, and often
interfere with the operation of good programs.

Windows Seven/Vista Speed Secret #12: Disable Unnecessary Graphical Effects

Windows Vista/Seven - Speed Secrets : Microsoft Doesn’t Want You To Know! (# 12)

Vista is “sexy” because of its new aero glass transparency effects.
Here is how to enable and disable this new eye candy.

1. Click Start (Windows) button
2. Select the Control Panel
3. Double-click Click Appearance and Personalization

Windows Vista/Seven - Speed Secrets (# 11) : Microsoft Doesn’t Want You To Know!

Windows Vista/Seven
Windows Vista is a rather heavy operating system with many neat
features, but unfortunately they all come at a price. As a brand new
operating system, it requires a pretty fast system to run well, if
not optimized.

Windows XP Speed Secret #10: Remove Un-Used Programs & Files

Windows XP Speed Secrets : Microsoft Doesn’t Want You To Know! (#10)

You may have a bunch of software packages on your hard drive that
are no longer needed, or they were gratuitously installed when you
downloaded some other package. Toolbars, file-sharing
programs, free email enhancers, online shopping "companions"
and download managers are notorious for this practice.