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  Black and White ... With a Dash of Color
I have Photoshop Elements. How can I get pictures that are black and white and have a little bit a color?...
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October 26, 2004
 
  How to Merge Two Pictures
I have the Ulead PhotoImpact 7.0 program for editing, and what I need to know is how to merge two different pictures, one faded in the background. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks,...
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October 20, 2004
 
  Converting a Picture to a Transparent Photo
I use Adobe 7.0. I am wanting to convert a photo to a transparent to merge onto another photo. I have looked in everything that I can to see how to do this but haven't found what I need. Can...
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October 12, 2004
 
  What Program to Use to Make Colorized Photos
I want to make pictures that have both color and black and white. Like a picture of a woman holding a rose and she is in black and white but the rose is red. What program do I need to do this to ...
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October 01, 2004
 
  Selective Coloring
I am interested in doing selective coloring with black and white photos. I would like to know what program I need to purchase for this. I have the Picture It program....
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September 29, 2004
 
  Where to Find Curves?
I have Photoshop 2.0, and I don't know where to find the curves option....
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August 31, 2006
 
  PSP or PSE?
Let me just start by saying that I love GIMP - the free editing software. But I can't get it to use some plugins I really want (buzz) ... so I'm going to spend some money on PS Elements or...
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September 12, 2004
 
  How to Create a 'Flaming Soccer Ball'
I was wondering if you know how to create a "flaming soccer ball" for one of my daughter's friend's senior pictures. I photograph 99-percent newborns, but she talked me into taking a few o...
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August 14, 2008
 
  Frames That Look Like 3D
I have seen images posted that have frames around them where it appears to be 3D. Can anyone help with how to do this? Thanks....
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June 30, 2004
 
  How to Make a Frame Around a Photo
Can I make a frame around a pic in PS? How? Thanks....
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March 24, 2004
 
  How to Convert a Digital Image to B&W
What is the best method for converting a digital image to b&w and what process do you use? I have desaturated and then added contrast but I seem to be losing a lot of the gray values. I have seen...
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September 30, 2004
 
  How To Fade a Photo
I have scanned a photo and want to print it out but I want to use it as a watermark - that's what Microsoft Publisher calls it. I mostly use Photoshop 7. I want to be able to print a letter ove...
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September 16, 2005
 
  Aperture and Other Info on Each Shot
Is there a way to get the file info: shutter, aperture, lense, iso, etc., etc., from the jpeg file through Photoshop Elements, or do I need to make a note from the info of my camera as I save the s...
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February 04, 2004
 
  How To Fix Leaning Horizon
I have taken this great shot over a lake at sunrise, but the horizon is leaning. I saw some bloke do it once but have forgotten. It was done on Photoshop 7, which I use....
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November 26, 2003
 
  Photoshop Images Appear Different Online?
Occasionally when I have done some extensive Photoshop work and posted the image to this website OR to my own personal website the images don't appear as they did on my monitor using Photoshop ...
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October 06, 2003
 
  Photo Transfer Software Problems
Hi everyone, I was curious to know if anyone here knew of a better photo transfer software than ZoombrowserEX. I ended up with this program because it was packaged with my D60 camera. It has corru...
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November 16, 2003
 
  How to Convert Film Images to Digital
When I have my film processed, I also have the images scanned to a CD. I have been practicing enhancing those images on the CD with Photoshop Elements 2, with varying degrees of success. After I fi...
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September 21, 2004
 
  Photo Pages from Large Picture Files
Can I print small photos such as wallet size from a 1 or 2 megapixel picture without having them look scruched up?...
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September 16, 2005
 
  Upgrading to Photoshop 7.0
Am I supposed to delete 6.0 when I install the upgrade to 7.0?...
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September 12, 2003
 
  How to Sharpen
I have been shapening my photos in Photoshop for a long time. We just got a Canon EOS 10D. When I try to sharpen those photos nothing seems to happen. Why is this? Have I missed something that I...
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August 23, 2003