Pete Bauer

  • Photoshop How-To: Five Ways to Reduce Red-Eye
    Features: Written by Pete Bauer on February 22, 2006

    There are almost as many ways to minimize red eye using Photoshop as there are people using Photoshop. Ask a group of photographers which is the best way to minimize red eye and sparks are sure to fly!

  • Photoshop How-To: Easy Page Curl in Photoshop CS2
    Features: Written by Pete Bauer on September 30, 2005

    Start with a layered image. The top layer will have the corner turned back, revealing the lower layer. In this sample, we'll use the cover of my book Photoshop CS2 for Dummies and a title page below. (Those of you who own the book may notice that the "title page" has been re-arranged, both in content and position in the book.)

    Make sure the upper layer is active in the Layers palette and make a square select of the corner-to-be-curled by Shift-dragging the Rectangular Marquee tool.

  • Photoshop How-To: Camera Raw Versus Photoshop
    Features: Written by Pete Bauer on March 1, 2005

    This story brought to you by the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). Copyright © 2005 KW Media Group. Photoshop is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.

    Photoshop's Camera Raw includes a pop-up menu named Size that let's you change the number of pixels in an image. But is it better than resizing with Photoshop's Image Size command? Not dramatically.

  • Photoshop How-To: Lens Blur with Alpha Channels
    Features: Written by Pete Bauer on January 19, 2005
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    When the subject of your photo is in sharp focus against a blurry background, the subject stands out, seeming to jump right at the viewer.

  • Photoshop How-To: Editing a Drop Shadow
    Features: Written by Pete Bauer on December 22, 2004
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    Sometimes a drop shadow needs to fall on only part of the layer or layers below.

  • Photoshop How-To: Weaving Layer Contents
    Features: Written by Pete Bauer on August 18, 2004
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    Sometimes you need to make it appear that the content of one layer appears both in front of and behind another layer.

  • Photoshop How-To: Adding Bleeds and Crop Marks
    Features: Written by Pete Bauer on July 22, 2004

    If you regularly use a page-layout program you know all about using crop marks and bleeds. But what if you want to add them in Photoshop? Here are two ways to add these essential print marks to your Photoshop file.

  • Photoshop How-To: Adding Bleeds and Crop Marks
    Features: Written by Pete Bauer on July 22, 2004

    If you regularly use a page-layout program you know all about using crop marks and bleeds. But what if you want to add them in Photoshop? Here are two ways to add these essential print marks to your Photoshop file.

  • Photoshop How-To: Printing Separations in Color
    Features: Written by Pete Bauer on June 9, 2004
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    It's easy to see individual channels in color in Photoshop's Channels palette -- simply select "Color Channels in Color" in Preferences> Display

  • Photoshop How-To: Going from Brunette to Blond
    Features: Written by Pete Bauer on April 9, 2004

    Changing hair color – digitally -- is often simply a matter of adding a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer. However, when the hair needs substantial lightening, such as when converting from brunette to blond, the Selective Color command may be more effective.

    When starting with blond, a simple "dye job" can be provided with a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer. Check the Colorize box and adjust the sliders for the look you want.

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