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Digital Photo Editing: Detailed How To

by Anton Shilov

[ 08/18/2005 | 11:44 PM ]

Digital photography has become very widespread these days: millions of digital cameras are shipped every month, multiply devices and web-services are aimed at owners of those cams and loads of software is designed for digital photo editing. Unfortunately, not all users of digital cameras know how to edit their pictures properly, for those, who believe they really cannot and those, who believe that they need to improve their skills, Ars Technica web-site has posted a detailed guide.

“We'll cover a number of goals like adjusting contrast, warming images up and reducing noise from shadows in a more accurate and controlled way. Then we'll get into advanced stuff like masking but all explained in an almost-too friendly, "why are you touching my arm?" sort of way. As for enlarging your cat's eyes, that will have to wait for the coming tutorials. For some people, making manual what was automatic may seem like a needless complication, but the idea is to help you understand certain fundamentals in digital imaging and give you the ability to fix common problems and create complex effects without having to find the plug-in that does it for you,” the article reads.

• Ars Technica: Editing Your Digital Images Without the Mystery.