Issue 44 - March 2006

IN THE MAGAZINE:

50 ways to be a better photographer.
Our huge 37-page guide to the best tips and hits to improve your photography is guaranteed to take your shots to another level.
Reader Challenge: master low light.
Chris Gries learns hwo to shoot a band.
Practical technique: Photoshop Curves.
How to have complete control over tones and colours in your digital photography.
Practical technique: master colour adjustments.
(Photoshop Elements 3/4, Photoshop 7/CS)
Learn how to deal with colour casts and how to boost saturation and hue.
Practical technique: sharpen images.
(Photoshop 7/CS/CS2, Elements 3/4)
Learn how to become an expert at sharpening in Elements and Photoshop.
Practical technique: quick mask.
(Photoshop 7/CS/CS1)
Learn how to create complex selections for blurring a background.
Practical technique: remove sensor dust.
(Photoshop CS/CS2 or Elements 3/4)
Learn how to remove dust spots.
Tested:
Samsung GX-1S DSLR, Sony DSC-R1, Kodak EasyShare V570, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N1, Olympus SP-500 UltraZoom, Long-term tests.
The Digital Camera interview:
National Geographic photographer - Joel Sartore.

ON THE DISC:

Photoshop video lessons:
Learn great new image-editing skills with our simple, step-by-step guides.
    » Making simple selections
    » Making complex selections
    » Sharpening images
    » Understanding Levels
    » Tweaking colours
    » Coping with sensor dust
Full software:
» Print Pilot (PC)
Images:
Pics you need to follow the Photoshop guides in the magazine and on the CD.
Plug-in Filters:
    » BW Landscape (trial – PC)
    » Coloriage (trial – Mac/PC)
    » Color Landscape (trial – PC)
    » Fluid Mask (trial – Mac/PC)
    » HP5 (trial – PC)
    » Intellihance (trial – Mac/PC)
    » Lacquer (full – Mac/PC)
    » Tri-X (trial – PC)
    » Zombie (full – Mac/PC)