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How to Crop to Fixed Ratio in Photoshop

January 22nd, 2012

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If you’ve ever tried to crop an image to a fixed ratio in Photoshop you may have run up against an issue. There is, it appears, no option for cropping to a fixed ratio such as 4 x 6, 5 x 7 or even 1 x 1. You can crop …

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How to Crop to Fixed Ratio in Photoshop

January 22nd, 2012

Posted In: Jules Cafe Shared Feeds, Learn, Shooting.

If you’ve ever tried to crop an image to a fixed ratio in Photoshop you may have run up against an issue. There is, it appears, no option for cropping to a fixed ratio such as 4 x 6, 5 x 7 or even 1 x 1. You can crop …

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11 Ways to get Free Marketing for Your Photography

January 22nd, 2012

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One of the challenges of charging for your photography is figuring out how to get clients. You’ve got the technical know-how, but what about the business and marketing side? Strapped for cash and looking for ways to generate buzz about your photograp…

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Free Video Tutorial – Demonstration of Content Aware Scale in Adobe Photoshop

January 22nd, 2012

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Watch the video tutorial demonstrating the Content Aware Scale command in Adobe Photoshop.
DISCLAIMER: This post isn’t intended to be definitive – we’re not claiming this is the ONLY way …

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A New Way For Photographers To Self-Publish

January 21st, 2012

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Apple officially unveiled iBooks this week. Apple also announced a free tool to make these books called iBooks Author, which is available now. The free iBooks Author program is available in the iTunes App Store. The books can be distributed free or at…

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Sigma 4.5mm F2.8 EX DC HSM Circular Fisheye [REVIEW]

January 21st, 2012

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While full frame sensor camera have enjoyed the use of fisheye lenses for a century, the newly created APS-C sensor cameras have remained lacking. Use of traditional fisheye would work, but the entire circular area would be cropped.
Enter the Sigma 4.5…

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Patterns: Weekly Photography Challenge

January 20th, 2012

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This week we published a popular post titled – 33 Inspirational Images that Feature Patterns and Repetition which got some great feedback.
So I thought it might be fun to make that the topic of this weeks challenge. So over the nex…

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The Effects of White Balance on RAW Photo Files

January 20th, 2012

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Kent asked me a question.
“What effect does a camera’s white balance setting have on a raw file? Why should I bother with a white balance setting in camera when shooting raw?”
When you shoot RAW y…

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How to Create Hand Drawn Frames in Photoshop

January 20th, 2012

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One technique I’ve seen used a lot lately on blogs, websites and even email newsletters is a hand drawn frame effect.
In this post, I’ll show you how to create an effect like this and save and use it for your images.
Step 1

Start with a new imag…

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Olympus 17mm f/2.8 Lens For Micro Four Thirds Camera For Sale

January 19th, 2012

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This wide-angle pancake lens has a convenient focal length (equivalent to 34mm on a 35mm camera) for shooting everything from landscapes and portraits to close ups. A slim design, with an overall length of just 22.5mm, ensures the camera remains compa…

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