Here is a list of some fun sites submitted by one of my students ~Mili Mulic! Thanks Mili!

http://www.marcofolio.net/photoshop/ultimate_photoshop_design_resources.html - Photoshop Resources

http://www.tutorial9.net/photoshop/how-to-create-an-abstract-floral-explosion-in-photoshop/ - Cool Tutorial

http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/30970080/1/How-to-Create-a-Vintage-Radio-Poster-in-Photoshop - Same Kind of Tutorial

http://naldzgraphics.net/tutorials/30-photoshop-tutorials-in-creating-amazing-posters/ - Some of My favorite Tutorials

http://www.thephotoargus.com/inspiration/42-magnificent-photo-manipulation-examples-that-will-inspire-you/ - Great Inspiration, amazing photoshop techniques used in these

Here is a Tutorial for Creating some very cool flame effects. And we all know that any photo is better when it hot!

Scorching Effects

Here is a fireball - but can you create your own?

And here is a picture of a Guy who is already hot!

One of the best ways to increase your productivity and keep your sanity is to learn and use quick keys. So to that end, here are some fun and useful ones to remember: (I am using Mac keyboard layout - if you use windows…and although we love you dearly…we do hope you get a real computer someday …you will have to translate for your keyboard layout. )

CMD J - Creates a new layer in your layer pallet.

Here is a fun little tutorial that will allow you to create a “Fast & Furious” car of your own!

This Tutorial starts with just a picture of a car and you go from there. Be aware, this one has instructions but no pictures of the layers. A bit more challenging!
Below you will find links to pictures of cars.

Car #1, Car #2, Car #3, Car #4

How to Create a Speed Lighting Photo Manipulation

This image comes right out of the imagination of your mind. Or in this case some one else’s mind…but that is a minor point here. A fun and challenging photoshop tutorial!

Here is the link to the Tutorial - http://www.tutorial9.net/photoshop/design-a-surreal-desert-scene-in-photoshop/#1

Here are the Clock brushes
Here are the Bird brushes

have fun!

Sometimes Photshop is taking an image and say…”Now where do I want to go with this?
Other times it is…”How do i get there?
Well here is one that says…”how in the world did he get there?”
Seem simple? “No problem..” you say? Well…..

Step one…down load this file: texture

Step two…create the above image in photoshop. (full size image)

Step three…either pat yourself on the back because you do know photoshop….or…ask for help! We would love to show you how we did it! (and yes…there is more than one way to get there…there alwasy is!)

Here are two tutorials that will help you create some text with some snap crackle and pop!

Here is a 3-D treatment

And here is some fun with grass!

Have fun!

Here are two tutorials that give a slightly different treatment to the same image. Both are using variations of similar PS techniques but the end results comes out quite different! Some easy ways to add sizzle to your images!

1> Version one of Hot Girl

2> Version two of Hot Girl

It happens at just the right moment….click….flash….and you have captured the image, freezing time as if it were. And with this image of the water drop, timing really was everything. A moment too soon or a moment to late and the all you get is a ripple in the water. But when everything works like it should, you get the beauty of the drop and it ability to somehow defy gravity. This image might also provoke several questions..like, “How did you do it?” or, “why do water drops look like that?” or “it might look pretty, but what does this have to do with my business?”. So a few answers.
We started with a large tray that we lined with a black plastic and filled it with a inch or so of water. The trick here was to get the plastic lay as flat as possible so as not to create any unwanted reflections within the water itself. The blue in the water is a reflection off of a gray background with a blue light being reflected off of it. There is also one over head light in a softbox that is helping illuminate the drop as well. And all that is missing is the camera. We tried at first to use a motion detector to trigger the light but it was too much hassle. So in the end we just decided to use our eyes and anticipate the drop - which as you can see worked just fine for this image. The image was shot on a hassleblad with a 80mm lens and a Phase One P30 digital back.

Now why do water drops and the splashes look like this? Well, after the water drop impacts to form a crater, the surface of the pool collapses with inward-rushing water colliding and rising to form a column. Along the column, water surface tension effects create secondary drops. Circular waves ripple out from the centre of impact. That or it is just plain magic pure and simple.

And Business wise? Well we like to think we can provide the same type of service for our clients. The right timing, the right equipment, and an eye for detail and watching for just the right moment to capture the perfect image. If you would like to make a big “splash” with your next project, give us a call and let us provide the creative edge that can help you be a big success.

So will the future be a cosmic place or will you just look really old?

Well in these two tutorials you can have your pick! Or try them both!

The first one is a cosmic trip into space with you (or the victim of your choice!) as the center of it. Space Guy
Here are the clouds and here is a photo of a guy. Or you can provide your own.
The Second one just turns you into someone really, really, really old. Which might be kinda freaky but fun!  Old Gal

You will need some portraits of your self to make this a really fun one!