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Solve Difficult Exposure Problems with Photoshop

How-Tos: Written by Mark S. Johnson on August 24, 2007

Back in the olden days, photographers captured images on a medium called "film" and used a piece of glass called a "graduated neutral density filter" to hold back exposure in part of a scene while normally exposing the other part. They also walked ten miles in the snow to "darkrooms." Now, we have digital cameras and the precision of Photoshop.

Photoshop How-To: Better Black and White

How-Tos: Written by Mark S. Johnson on October 27, 2006

Imagine a future where you capture only color images and transform them into tonally rich black-and-white works of art. Then go one step further and imagine morphing that grayscale masterpiece into a stunning infrared image. Good news: The future has arrived.

Photoshop How-To: Blur a Picture to Bring It Into Focus

How-Tos: Written by Mark S. Johnson on May 15, 2006

It sounds contradictory, but when unimportant details recede, your main subject really pops. Here are two ways to realistically blur a background in Photoshop.

Photoshop How-To: Sophisticated Selections Made Simple

How-Tos: Written by Mark S. Johnson on April 14, 2006

Need to select hair or fur in a photo? Forget the Magic Wand or Lasso Tool. There's a much better way.