Connected Photographer Magazine

CONNECTED PHOTOGRAPHER MAGAZINE - JULY 2006

Create a forward-looking feel with a blend
This week, we look at how to use Photoshop to create an interesting blend effect to merge two pictures together, creating a special mood.

Amazing art with Microsoft Paint (of all things)
Can you use Microsoft Paint to create great digital art? We didn't think so either. But, apparently, you can. In this Site of the Month, we show you what one artist was capable of producing with this most-primitive of paint programs.

Viewing RAW images in the Windows Explorer
Most Windows users are familiar with the Windows XP Explorer, the file navigator that forms the basis of the Windows desktop interface. If you're a photographer who likes to take pictures in the RAW, you also know that the Windows Explorer thumbnail view can't render RAW images. Fortunately, there's a new little "PowerToy" that will update your Windows Explorer and make those thumbnails visible. It's free and this helpful article tells you how to get it.

Correcting eyeglass glare
Whether you're shooting a Fortune 500 CEO for the cover of Forbes magazine or yearbook pictures for the graduating class, eyeglass glare is one of the more common problems plaguing portrait photography. In this first article in our Photoshop Guru series, Photoshop guru Jane Conner-ziser takes you through the steps necessary to clean up eyeglass glare.

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