Issue 31 - March 2005

IN THE MAGAZINE:

Studio portraits.
Whatever your budget, you can get professional results using our beginners' guide to setting up your own home studio.
Practical technique: master your camera - white balance.
White balance controls not only help you capture punchier, truer colours, they can also be used as a powerful creative tool. We show you how to pull off the perfect balancing act.
Practical technique: posing large groups.
Learn how to arrange formal and informal group shots.
Practical technique: light meters.
How handheld meters can deliver perfect exposures.
Practical technique: infrared effects.
(Photoshop Elements 2+)
Learn how to create convincing mono images using Elements.
Practical technique: simulating Polaroid.
(Photoshop Elements 2+)
Follow our Photoshop tutorial, and produce striking emulsion lift effects in your images.
Practical technique: advanced Photoshop.
(Photoshop CS/CS2)
Master Fill and Adjustment Layers, plus Layer Comps, Type Layers and Rasterizing.
Practical technique: Pop Art imagery.
(Photoshop CS/CS2)
Use Fill and Adjustment Layers to get creative with black and white images.
Practical technique: photo Q&A.
Whether you've got issues with flash, blur or image noise, our team of experts are on hand to solve all of your digial camera queries.
Tested:
Pentax *ist DS, KM DiMAGE A200, Canon Ixus i5, Epson L-500V, Sony Cybershot DSC-V3.
The Digital Camera interview:
Nick Walker.

ON THE DISC:

Photoshop video lessons:
Learn great new image-editing skills with our simple, step-by-step guides.
    » Infrared effects
    » Simulating Polaroid
    » Mastering Fill and Adjustment Layers
    » Pop Art imagery
Images:
Pics you need to follow the Photoshop guides in the magazine and on the CD.
Full software:
    » Stitcher Express 1.0
    » TrueImage Deluxe
    » Easy Mosaic