Graphic Tip of the Week!

On last night's show, I talked about how to zap shiny spots and shadows in people pictures by using the Clone Stamp tool. The steps are identical in both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

On last night's show I showed off an extremely quick tip for making portraits pop using both Photoshop and Elements 6. Pay attention though, because it's literally two steps! Hope you enjoy the tutorial.

Woo hoo! Today my first title for Kelby Training went live. It's a 2-hour little ditty called From Photo to Graphic Art and covers how to take normal photos and turn them into beautiful pieces of art, using Photoshop CS3. Here's a quick run-down of the content:

Partial color effect, faded color effect, colorizing a black & white photo, sepia-tone with burned edges, blurring the background, from photo to pencil sketch, realistic reflections, ornamental vector photo frame, filtered and painted edges, real world picture frame, combining images (4 parts), turning a photo into stone, high contrast effects (2 parts), breaking a photo into pieces, aging a photo, and eyes of the Otherworld.

Each QuickTime movie is approximately 3-6 minutes long and shows each step of the tutorial while I talk you through it. Pricing for KelbyTraining is $19.99 per month or $199 per year and that gives you access to every class (more are being added every day). Scott Kelby has literally gathered up the best instructors in put them all in one place and I'm very honored to be one of three female instructors in the whole program. I do hope you'll take this new service (and my title) for a spin.

Coming soon is Practical Photoshop Elements, and whatever else I can dream up. Enjoy!

On last night's show, I talked about how to age a photo using the filters in Photoshop Elements. It's a fun technique that's useful when you want to match a new photo to the tonality and texture of something much older, like for a creative framing opportunity, collage or scrapbooking page. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

On last night's show, I talked about all the wonderful things I learned while working on the iPhoto '08 Missing Manual. Honestly, I hadn't been using iPhoto before we started working on the book, though I'm really impressed with it's editing and organizational abilities. In fact, I imported all my balloon photos and created some calendars as Christmas gifts.

I hope you enjoy the tutorial and happy holidays to the whole YML family! Peace out :)

On last night's show, I *would* have taught you all how to add snow to any photo using either Photoshop or Elements. However, we had so many wonderful guests on the show that we went 30 minutes over and decided to axe my segment. Nevertheless, you can enjoy the tutorial by clicking on the link above. Hope you enjoy it!

Also, in light of my new video training title Graphic Secrets for Business Professionals, I've arranged for my readers and listeners of Your Mac Life to get a free, 24 hour pass to the entire Lynda.com Online Training Library. Click here for more details!

On last night's show, I talked about how to create a Photoshop action that watermarks your photography before you post it online. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

Also, don't forget that Shawn and I will be at the Long Island Mac User Group meeting tomorrow night (Nov. 9) at 7:00 pm. Hope to see you there!

On last night's show, I talked about the Color Burn blending mode. This mode itself is super confusing but if you can remember that it's great for colorizing a grayscale image and fixing dull, boring skies, you'll get quite a bit of use out of it. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

Also, if you're going to be in Vegas next week. Send Shawn and me an email! We're off to Photoshop World on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Hope to see you there!

On last night's show, I talked about how to use the Multiply blending mode to knock out a white background, as well as how to use it to fix overexposed photos. No matter what Shawn says, this tutorial is not about porn... mostly. It's about how blending modes can easily combine two images!

That's my story and I'm sticking to it :) Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

On last night's show, I talked about how to use an illustration as a frame for your photos. The best part is that you don't have to own or open Adobe Illustrator! It's a fairly simple technique involving a Smart Object Layer which allows you to resize the illustration while maintaining the sharpest quality. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

On last night's show, I talked about how to create a picture within a picture effect in Elements. It's a really neat way to draw the viewer's eye and accentuate the subject matter or focal point of a photo. The magical part is that the color picture box will be movable! Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

On last night's show, I talked about how to boost the saturation of a single color in a photo without making a selection. This is a great way to highlight the subject of your photo. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

On last night's show, I talked about how to created rounded edges on any photo using Photoshop. There's a tool perfectly suited for the job, but it's hiding beneath the vector shape tools so you might never know it's there. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

On last night's show, I talked about how to pick a perfect color palette, and choose colors that go together. It's not rocket science, but if you don't know the trick of using a color wheel, it can certainly feel like it.

Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

On last night's show, I talked about how to create fake newspaper, magagzine, and web site headlines. The techniques are super easy and can be done in either Elements or the full-blown version of Photoshop. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

Hope to see some YMLers in line down at the 5th Ave Apple Store later this evening!

On last night's show, I talked about how to use imagery to communicate. There's no better way to communicate a message than through striking and compelling imagery. Here are several ideas to help get your messages across! Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

Also, if you've ever had a great picture of somebody but they just didn't smile, I have a quick fix for you using either Photoshop or Elements. Visit GraphicReporter.com for the scoop!

Next week I'll be in California recording my first Lynda.com training title, "Graphic Secrets for Business Professionals". Wish me luck! It's stressful but super exciting. See you in a week!

On last night's show, I talked about how to use shapes to frame a photo. Using Elements Cookie Cutter tool, you can come up with a frame effect that's truly unique. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

Also, if you're in the Washington DC area, be sure to come out and see Shawn and I present at the Washington Apple Pi meeting this Saturday! More details at the WAP web site.

On last night's show, I talked about how to add a sparkle to any image. There's brush that lies deep within both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements that's just perfect for this particular task. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

Also, learn how I recently repaired my disk and permissions to fix an extremely annoying external hard drive unmounting (dismounting?) issue.

Sly and I are off to San Francisco tomorrow morning, so don't forget to check my travel blog for updates in the next few days. Enjoy!

On last night's show, I talked about how to draw lines of all kinds. This includes lines with arrow heads, lines without, and all manner of circles. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

Also, if you're in San Francisco, send an email to sly [at] yourmaclifeshow [dot] com. We'll be there from March 29 to April 1. Whee! We can't wait.

On last night's show, I talked about how to find Photoshop's hidden rule of thirds cropping guide. This handy vector grid can be placed atop any photo for visually pleasing cropping joy. I also posted an iPhoto tip. Hope you enjoy the tutorials!

Also, be sure to visit my new travel blog. Many pictures posted often! Promise! Now I'm off to Miami at 7:35 am in the morning. Arg :)

On last night's show, I talked about how to create a transparent GIF for the web. This is part two in the Wrangling Web Graphic series, and it's all about how to whip a web ad tile into shape. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

Also, I posted some pictures and video from Orlando, FL on my home page. Until next week, may the Photoshop force be with you all!