COMPANY: PhotoshopCAFE | URL: www.photoshopcafe.com | TYPE: DVD | PLATFORM: Mac/Windows | PRICE: $49.99
	Join one of the world’s foremost Photoshop experts, Colin Smith, as he shares his mouth-watering recipes that will turn your photographs into jaw-dropping masterpieces in Photoshop Secrets: Photographic Effects. On this DVD Colin reveals how to mimick the coolest traditional darkroom techniques (and a whole lot more) that would usually require thousands of dollars of special gear. He studied photographs that used special development processes and equipment, such as tilt-shift lenses, toy cameras, etc. He then deconstructed the looks and turned them into easy to follow Photoshop techniques. For example, learn how to change the time of day, the weather and even the environment. These techniques are just like magic! All of these original techniques measure up to industry standards, because Colin has used them in his professional work for years. You will be amazed at how easy these techniques are once you know the “secret sauce.” All the photographs have been taken by Colin, so there are no canned stock photos. You won’t find these techniques in the Photohop user manual... or anywhere else. Colin says, "This is one [video] I have been thinking about creating for several years now. I thought, 'What if there were a video that shows people how to mimic real-world photographic techniques?' Tilt-shift lenses, special types of processing, toy cameras, old antique photos and the like. So I studied photos of these different techniques and figured out the best way to replicate them in Photoshop. If you're familiar with my style of teaching, you'll know that the workflows are robust and non-destructive. I have thrown in a ton of personal tips and shortcuts. Amazingly enough, all this is easy to follow, so that anyone of any level can do this. I also used techniques that will work on any version of Photoshop, past or future!" Chapters include: •Creating different camera looks •Changing the mood •Artistic effects •Special effects The author Colin Smith is considered a leading authority on HDR photography. He is an award winning digital artist, best-selling author, and trainer. Colin created training for HDRSoft (developers of Photomatix). He is founder of the #1 PhotoshopCAFE online community which has received over 20 million visitors. Colin has authored or co-authored 18 books including Complete Photoshop CS4 for Digital Photographers, Photoshop and Dreamweaver Integration, How To Do Everything With Photoshop CS2 and Photoshop Most Wanted. He has won numerous awards including 3 Guru awards. He's been nominated for the Photoshop Hall of Fame twice. Colin is a regular columnist for Photoshop User Magazine. He writes for the official NAPP website and is in high demand as a speaker. He consults such companies as ABC Disney, Apple and Adobe.