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Issue 58 - April 2007


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+44 (0)870 444 8680		 IN THE MAGAZINE:
  • Improve your photography skills.
    24-page guide to help you get the most from your nature photography - whether t's landscapes, wildlife or close-ups.

  • Reader Challenge: fine arts secrets.
    We join reader Keith Hammond as he heads into the studio to find out more about fine-art techniques and converting images to mono.

  • Practical technique: slow motion.
    Create wonderful effects at any time of the day, and whatever the situation, by learning how to use slow shutter speeds.

  • Practical technique: balance exposure.
    (Photoshop 5.5 or later)
    Levels and histograms provide powerful ways of controlling contrast in your images, so that you can lose that washed-out look.

  • Practical technique: correct colour casts.
    (Photoshop 5.5 or later)
    Avoid ugly colour casts and bring a more professional look to your photographs to emphasise their true colours.

  • Practical technique: sharpen selectively.
    (Photoshop 5.5 or later)
    We show you how to sharpen your images more effectively, without introducing excessive noise.

  • Practical technique: create high-key effects.
    (Photoshop 5.5 or later)
    Follow our three-step tutorial, and give your photos a bright, high-fashion feel.

  • Practical technique: create artistic borders.
    (Photoshop CS/CS2)
    Use the Brush Tool in Photoshop to liven up the presentation of your pictures by giving them stylish borders.

  • Tested:
    Fujifilm S5 SLR, Fujifilm FinePix Z5fd, Canon PowerShot A640, Fujifilm FinePix F31fd.

  • The Digital Camera interview:
    One of the finese sports photographers of the past 20 years - Bob Martin.

IN DIGITAL CAMERA SHOPPER (FREE):
  • Top SLRs rated. Ten bodies go head to head.

  • 10-page zoom lens guide

  • Also tested: Backpacks, tripods up to £200, A4 printers, Online printing.
ON THE DISC:
  • Photoshop video lessons:
    Learn great new image-editing skills with our simple, step-by-step guides.
        » How to create artistic borders
        » How to create high-key image
        » How to use levels to correct tonal range
        » How to use levels to correct colour in your images
        » How to sharpen your images
        » How to convert to blakc and white
        » How to create lith-style grain
        » How to use our triptych borders

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

  • Downloads:
        » Three quick-fix actions
        » 25 triptych borders




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