Two Minute Tip: Hand-stitching Panoramas in Photoshop

Posted on Mar 28, 2011 | 0 comments

In this tutorial I demonstrate how to hand-stitch a panorama in Photoshop.

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Two Minute Tip: Straightening Photos using Photoshop

Posted on Mar 16, 2011 | 5 comments

In this tutorial I demonstrate two different methods you can use to straighten a photo using the ruler tool in Photoshop.

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Two Minute Tip: Using the Crop Tool in Photoshop

Posted on Feb 8, 2011 | 3 comments

Here’s a quick video tutorial on how to use the crop tool in Photoshop to crop to a specific size and resolution, or to change the photo’s perspective.

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Two Minute Tip: Using TWAIN to Scan Files Into Photoshop

Posted on Feb 1, 2011 | 6 comments

Here’s a quick video tutorial on how to use the TWAIN plugin to scan files into Photoshop.

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Windows users:

  1. Close Photoshop CS5
  2. Go to this link for the optional downloads and click on the “Proceed to Downloads” button at the bottom, then click “Download Now”: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4688
  3. After downloading the .zip file, locate the file in Windows Explorer and double-click the .zip file to expand it.
  4. Inside the expanded folder is a folder named Optional Plug-Ins.
  5. Inside the Optional Plug-Ins folder is a folder named Win32.
  6. Inside the Win32 folder is the Twain_32.8BA plug-in.
  7. Still in Windows Explorer, drag the Twain_32 plug-in to C:\Program Files\Adobe Photoshop CS5\Plug-Ins\Import-Export.
  8. Restart Photoshop

You’ll likely need to open Photoshop in 32-bit mode in order for TWAIN to work. Here’s how:

  1. Close Photoshop CS5
  2. Navigate to the Program Files (x86) > Adobe > Adobe Photoshop CS5 folder
  3. Double-click the Adobe Photoshop CS5.exe file

To scan files, go to “File > Import” and select your scanner.


Two Minute Tip: Brushed Metal Type Effect

Posted on Jan 4, 2011 | 2 comments

Here’s a quick video tutorial on how to create a brushed metal type effect using Photoshop.

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Two Minute Tip: Adding “Pop” to Images in Adobe Photoshop

Posted on Dec 10, 2010 | 4 comments

Here’s a quick video tutorial on how to “color pop” to an image using Photoshop.

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Two Minute Tip: Changing Shirt Color in Photoshop

Posted on Nov 26, 2010 | 8 comments

Here’s a quick video tutorial on how to change the color of someone’s shirt using Photoshop.

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Two Minute Tip: Finding and Removing Sensor Spots

Posted on Oct 9, 2010 | 1 comment

Here’s a quick video tutorial on how to find and remove sensor spots in your photos.

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Two Minute Tip: Fake Tilt-Shift Lens Effect

Posted on Sep 21, 2010 | 2 comments

After yesterday’s post on the Canon 60D’s “miniature” effect, I thought I’d share my method on how to create the same fake tilt-shift lens effect using Photoshop. Enjoy!

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Back to Business

Posted on Sep 6, 2010 | 1 comment

Photographed with an iPhone 4 & Camera+ app was used for editing

Last week was pretty packed … lots of driving, photography, Photoshop and socializing. It was fun, but quite exhausting. The majority of my time was spent in Las Vegas at Photoshop World (I absolutely love that event!). The photo above is at the keynote ceremony … I used my iPhone for most of my shots since I didn’t really feel like lugging around my 7D (I had planned to but forgot my nifty-fifty at home and the 24-105 was more than I wanted to carry around).

Anyways, things are getting back to normal and I’ll be working, shooting and writing as usual starting again this week. :)