So what are the mechanics of this "through the lens" shot to achieve the ghosting effect? 1. Stabilize the camera - using a tripod is best, a stable surface is a second option or, a steady hand as a last resort; 2. Set number of multiple exposures you require for the frame to (N) - usually 1 to 9; 3. For the roll of film in your SLR, determine the film speed (S); 4. Reset the camera film speed (Yes, you can override the setting) to (N S) or, if not an exact match, set it to the absolute closest speed ((N S) adjustment); 5. Take your picture, depressing the shutter button for a total count equalling the number of camera exposures you set in step "2".

you must understand that this only works for 8 bit per channel images - those that can be put into layers but it could function also on 16 bit per channel pictures with Optipix plug-in that allows direct selection of dark or light edges. If you are not sure about which edge halo to use, there are general rules regarding such: 1. On light background tones, light edges don't show up well and vice versa on dark ones. 2. The halo should lie on the background, not on the foreground. This technique helps the feature stand out without having to change its brightness values. Sometimes the following rules are in conflict. It is necessary, then, to try several combinations to decide which is best. You can try both edges, light edges only, dark edges only. You can experiment since different regions of your image may call for different answers.

Now you may want to add a Brightness/Contrast layer. This will help get rid of any extra grain or lines that are unwanted. I used a very subtle Brightness/Contrast layer, because I didnt want it to get too bright or too contrasted. So just experiment with it until you find a nice amount. Now that we have added our Brightness/Contrast, we are ready to start making it a brush. So first I want you to desaturate it. After desaturating our fractal we want to invert it. So invert your fractal. Now that we have inverted we are going to go to Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast. 1. Every fractal is different and will require different settings. 2. I want you to experiment so your learning and not just copying down numbers. Now that we added the Brightness/Contrast we are almost done with making our brush! All we have to do now is hit Ctrl - A and go to Edit > Define Brush Preset. Name the brush what ever you want, and try it out!

This tutorial is about enhancing your photos, Image enhancement is one of the most common applications of image processing. The following procedure illustrates the basic concepts of color enhancement. You've just taken some good photos on your camera and transferred them into your computer. Open an image you want to work on. Make a duplicate copy of your original layer, it's always good to have the original image if things get out of hand. Name the duplicate 'sharpen' and lock the original layer, so you can't ruin it by mistake. Drag the original image where the arrow is pointing. Select the 'sharpen' layer you just made and apply the 'unsharp mask' filter from the filter menu. Go to Image > Adjustment > Brightness/Contrast. In the example, adjust the brightness to +30 and contrast to +22. Tip: Your brightness and adjustment would depend on your image and how you want the outcome to be. Whatever suits you! Go to Image > Adjustment > Hue/Saturation (windows CTRL + U). Assign values in Hue -10, Saturation +26, Lightness -6. Finished output! Hope you enjoyed doing this.

If you have tones of images to resize or you want to perform the same action the next day or so. It's tedious to repeat these steps. Photoshop Actions allows you to record the steps you perform and re-play with one click so you don't have to keep on doing the same thing again and again. Using Photoshop Actions: Open up an image you want to resize and bring up the Photoshop Actions panel (Windows -> Actions) At the bottom of Action panel, click on the Create New Action button.

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There is only two things you have too know about the ExtendScript Toolkit program right now: Select target application, ExtendScript must know which application you are writing the script for. In the top left dropdown menu select Adobe Photoshop CS2 and if asked if you want top start it choose yes. Running script, to run a script you have written you press the button that looks like a play button. Reference documents All objects have different properties that can be set and methods that can be executed and right now you probably don't know any of these, this is where the reference documents come in. The reference document for JavaScript contains information about all objects available in your scripts.