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Issue 60 - June 2007


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  • Take better photos now!
    Four top professionals give their tips and techniques for taking better landscape, wildlife and people shots. Become a better photographer today!

  • Reader Challenge: help us to shoot a wedding
    Three Digital Camera readers get to experience shooting a wedding from a professional photographer's perspective.

  • Practical technique: shoot in RAW.
    (Elements 4/5, Photoshop 7/CS)
    Give your portraits the edge by converting them from RAW. We show you how to get the best results.

  • Practical technique: apply essential portrait fixes.
    (Elements 3/4/5, Photoshop 7/CS/CS2)
    Learn how to fix exposures and colours to bring out the best in your portraits.

  • Practical technique: enhance eyes and teeth.
    (Elements 3/4/5, Photoshop CS)
    Learn how to create subtle enhancements to brighten eyes and whiten teeth.

  • Practical technique: bring out the best in hair.
    (Elements 3/4/5, Photoshop CS)
    Learn to master the Healing Brush Tool to remove stray hairs and create a tidier portrait.

  • Practical technique: improve skin tone
    (Elements 3/4/5, Photoshop CS)
    Learn how to eradicate spots with the Spot Healing Brush, and how to target and colour-correct blotchy patches and remove shiny hotspots.

  • Practical technique: sharpen faces perfectly
    (Elements 4/5, Photoshop 7/CS)
    Learn how to sharpen portrait shots using the Unsharp Mask filter.

  • Practical technique: convert to B&W.
    (Elements 3/4/5, Photoshop 7/CS)
    Learn how to make superior mono conversions using Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layers.

  • Tested:
    Sigma SD14, Nikon D40x, Olympus FE-250, Adobe Lightroom 1.0.

  • The Digital Camera interview:
    Leading underwater photographer - David Doubilet.
ON THE DISC:
  • Photoshop video lessons:
    Learn great new image-editing skills with our simple, step-by-step guides.
        » Remove hair - an introduction
        » Improve overall hair contrast
        » Use the Healing Brush
        » Skin graft with the Brush Tool
        »Apply Clone Stamp surgery
        » Improve skin - an introduction
        » Remove blemishes quickly
        » Improve blotchy skin
        » Remove tints using Layers
        » Enhance eyes and teeth - an introdction
        » Enhance teeth
        » Dodge and Burn eyes
        » Darken eyelashes
        » Enhance iris pigment
        » Sharpen portraits with the Unsharp Mask

  • Images:
    Pics you need to follow the Photoshop guides in the magazine and on the CD.

  • Downloads:
        » Photoshop Lightroom (trial)
        » Digital portrait backgrounds


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