Issue 50 - September 2006

IN THE MAGAZINE:

Take great summer pictures.
Your massive 22-page guide to getting the best out of our unique summer light, with top tips for amazing landscapes, sunsets, portraits, animals, silhouettes and more.
Reader Challenge: perfect zoo pictures.
Our reader Moira Riddell, Tim Gainey, Sara Revell and Alex Mac want to take better animal shots. The team meet them at Marwell Zoo to help out...
Practical technique: family portraits.
You don't need to spend a fortune to get great portraits of your family - you can capture them yourself in the back garden.
Practical technique: master actions.
(Photoshop CS/CS2)
We take a look at the power of actions and the record button for streamlining your Photoshop adjustments.
Practical technique: speed up your workflow.
(Photoshop CS1/CS2)
Save time! Remove tedium! Find out how batch processing takes Photoshop automation to another level.
Practical technique: polarise skies.
(Photoshop CS/CS2)
Transform decent landscape shots with disappointing, washed-out skies into great shots, by boosting the sky with a polarising filter effect in Photoshop.
Practical technique: create scorching sunsets.
(Photoshop CS/CS2)
Learn how to use the Colour Balance command.
Tested:
Flashgun test, Fujifilm FinePix F30 zoom, Casio Exilim EX-Z1000, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1
The Digital Camera interview:
UMBRO's 'One Love' football project photographer - Levon Biss.

ON THE DISC:

Photoshop video lessons:
Learn great new image-editing skills with our simple, step-by-step guides.
    » Install and use the free actions on this disc
    » Create your own actions
    » Use batch commands
    » Correct exposures using Photoshop’s Camera Raw
    » Correct white balance using Photoshop’s Camera Raw
    » Re-create the effects of a polarising filter
    » Intensify your sunset shots
Images:
Pics you need to follow the Photoshop guides in the magazine and on the CD.
Downloads:
    » Photoshop actions
    » Printing templates
    » Desktop wallpapers