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Quick techniques to give your photographs extra drama and impact! Adjust color using Brightness/Contrast, Levels, Curves and Hue/Saturation. Try Dodging and burning, Motion Blurs and Converting images to Infrared and B&W. Enhance wildlife photos and create the "Magical Mirror Effect".

Lessons

Lesson 1 : Take Control of Color
Add dramatic color to seemingly lack-luster photographs. A look at Brightness/Contrast, Levels, Curves, Hue/Saturation and the all-important Histogram. A must-know for all digital photographers.
Lesson 2 : Photoshop Makeover
Transform a dull and drab shot into a photograph rich with color. Learn basic image-editing techniques using Unsharp Mask, Burn & Dodge tools, History Brush and other creative controls.
Lesson 3 : Creative B&W and Infrared
Learn why Channel Mixer is the best way to create a black and white image. Also learn about Fading and the effectiveness of simple dodging.
Lesson 4 : Enhancing Wildlife Photos
See why Layers is the key to enhancing a subject, and why selective enhancements are important. Also included is a cool technique for drawing attention to a subject?s eyes.
Lesson 5 : Save Time and Money
A short, easy and effective way for correcting the ?falling over backward? effect when a building is photographed from close up. It?s all done with Transform Perspective.
Lesson 6 : Two Quick Tips
Correct at tilted horizon line with a few clicks of your mouse or taps of your Wacom table using the Measure tool. Also take a look at a way-cool Plug-in.
Lesson 7 : Travel Portraits
?Travel? with Rick to Vietnam and see how he enhances his travel portraits. Some good tips on photography and shooting RAW are included.
Lesson 8 : Fun with Mirrors
Learn how to create the ?magical mirror effect? by increasing Canvas Size and adding an Ocean Ripple filter.
Lesson 9 : Create a Sense of Speed
See how easy it is to create a panning effect in Photoshop CS using Layers and Motion Blur tool?? along with some fancy erasing.