Photoshop: fast tool switching
You can get more done with Photoshop when you learn keyboard shortcuts. Just about anything and any tool you want to use in Photoshop has a shortcut.
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“‘M’ - Marque Tools
‘V’ - Move
‘L’ - Lasso Tools
‘W’ - Magic Wand
‘K’ - Slice Tools
‘J’ - Healing brush Tools
‘B’ - Brush Tools
‘S’ - Stamp Tools
‘Y’ – History Brush Tools
‘E’ – Eraser Tools”
As the post suggests, print out the list and keep it beside your keyboard until you’ve learned them.
Digital photography: when is it legal to take photographs?
Photographers always carry a camera. However, often it’s confusing to know when you can legally photograph locations and events.
Can you photograph:
* A shop in a mall?
* A fire
* Dogs in your local park?
* Your meal in a restaurant?
This article offers some great information and links so that you know your rights. Your digital camera and the law | Digital Photo | Macworld:
“The most important thing to know about your rights as a photographer: In general, you can photograph anything or anyone as long as you are on public property. Public property includes city streets, municipal parks, and national parks and forests. Nonetheless, Internet photography forums are chock full of tales about people who have been challenged or harassed when using a camera in public. Check out dpreview.com for an example of this sort of thing.”
Photoshop beginner: create an abstract background
Here’s a great tutorial for adding an abstract space background in Photoshop.
Abstract Space Background » Free Photoshop Tutorials | PhotoshopStar gives great instructions:
“Here is one more interesting tutorial how to create an abstract space background, for example, for games website.”
