Most people don't use Photoshop to its fullest capabilities.
Here are just ten uses to which you could put this highly
versatile software. 1. Restoring Old Photographs. Have a look
through that old family photo album - the really old one from up
in Grandma's attic. Inside there are probably a few photos from
way back when that haven't stood the test of time so well.
They've got cracks and tears that really spoil their appearance.
Scan them into Photoshop, and then set to work with the Clone
Stamp, Healing Brush, and Patch tools. The Healing Brush in
particular is a great tool for this purpose as it samples data
from one part of the picture and blends it in with what's
already there.

2. Correcting Mistakes. We've all done it: Had an attack of
"finger over the lens syndrome," or got too close with the
flash, so our subjects suffer from "red eye" and look like
extras from a horror movie. Use the crop tool to salvage
something usable from your obscured photo, and the enlarge
wizard to blow it up to a reasonable size. For "red eye" and
"pet eye," use the eyedropper tool to sample color from around
the iris, and a brush to paint away the red.

3. Adding Graphics to Videos. It's a little known fact, but many
domestic and professional nonlinear editing systems (especially
the Mac based ones like Avid or Final Cut) enable you to import
Photoshop .psd files directly into the timeline. 4. Creating
Text Effects for Print and Web. There's an almost unlimited
amount of things you can do with text in Photoshop. Use the Type
Mask Tools to create picture filled text, then upload the
results to your web page - or print them out for a one of a kind
T-shirt. 5. Turning a Photo Into a Work of Art. Everyone likes
to have nice things to look at. Most of us like to have pictures
on the wall, and something that looks different from what other
people have on their walls is a definite plus. Unless you're
blessed with artistic talent, though, this can be very expensive
- until now. Use one of Photoshop's many Artistic or Brush
Stroke filters to turn your photos into "new masters," then
print them out on quality art paper.

6. Designing Web Banners and Buttons. Photoshop comes with a
predefined web banner sized canvas. Photoshop's sister
application, Image Ready, comes with several - and lots of tools
for animating text and pictures. You can also create interactive
buttons that enhance a web browsing experience.

7. Adding Text to Photographs. Impress your boss by putting the
company name on the side of an airliner, building, or racing
car. Use the Move Tool to skew the text to fit the contours of
the picture, adjust the opacity a little, and hey presto! The
text will look like it's always been part of the photo.

8. Combining Pictures, Text, and Graphics to Make Covers for
Books, Reports and CDs. Photoshop contains many of the image
manipulation capabilities of high-end DTP applications that cost
thousands. Use the "Layer via Cut" command to make your title
text go behind part of the picture - just like on the cover of
"Rolling Stone."

9. Designing Web Pages. Did you know that Photoshop and Image
Ready can turn your photograph or artwork into a web page? Use
the slice tool to cut your work into easily downloadable pieces,
then the rollover function to embed website URLs.

10. Combining Pictures to Make the Impossible Possible. Come on!
You didn't seriously think that Michael Moore and President
George W. Bush really stood hand in hand on the White House lawn
for the Fahrenheit 9/11 poster, did you? I don't know for
certain that they used Photoshop to fake that picture, but they
certainly could have done. With Photoshop you can remove the
background from one picture, take some elements from another,
and combine them with the background from a third to create a
picture that could never have been taken for real. Who says the
camera can't lie!

About the author:
Shaun Pearce is a writer and video maker. His latest production,
"Photoshop Master", is an interactive video tutorial. It shows
you how to get the most from Photoshop, and can be downloaded
from http://www.learnphotoshopfast.com?=art01

Author : Shaun Pearce
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