http://www.greatwavedesign.com/blog Photoshop, Design and Photography with Nils Rasmusson Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:36:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been on the hunt for an inexpensive high speed camera lens for a little while and I heard about Canon's EF 50mm 1:1.8 II lens, which sells brane new for less than $100. After keeping an eye on the eBay listings for a little while I found one for ... http://www.greatwavedesign.com/blog/2009/04/19/canon-50mm-f18-ef-lens-review/ [ad#horizontal-wide] I created this collection of glossy photoshop gradients tonight to satisfy all of your gloss filled needs. Give yourself glossy hair. Glossy teeth. Glossy pants. Gloss it up and enjoy! DOWNLOAD THE GLOSSY GRADIENTS PACK [ad#horizontal-wide] http://www.greatwavedesign.com/blog/2008/12/03/glossy-pack-of-adobe-photoshop-gradients/ In this tutorial, I'll be explaining how to take advantage of non-destructive editing techniques such as adjustment layers, blending modes and layer masks to make the most of your images. I'll be using the photo below as an example but obviously every case is unique. Play around and figure out ... http://www.greatwavedesign.com/blog/2008/11/18/photoshop-tutorial-non-destructive-editing-techniques/ After two years with my beloved Nikon D70, I decided to sell her off and buy a newer, higher resolution SLR. This review discusses the pros and cons of upgrading from the D70 to the Rebel XSi (450D), as well as what to consider if you're thinking of making the ... http://www.greatwavedesign.com/blog/2008/10/18/canon-rebel-xsi-450d-review-upgrading-from-the-nikond70/ I've been getting ready to sell my beloved Nikon D70, its lenses and its speedlight to upgrade to a Canon Rebel XSi with twice the megapixels and some nice new lenses. Anyway, before selling the camera body I wanted to clean out the dust in it. It had dust in ... http://www.greatwavedesign.com/blog/2008/09/24/digital-slr-sensor-cleaning-tips/ Photoshop Version Used: CS3 Difficulty Level (out of 10): 5 Time to Complete: 25 minutes Sometimes images just need a little something extra. While playing around with brush settings in Photoshop one day I realized that you could really have some fun when you combined the power of a stroked path with different ... http://www.greatwavedesign.com/blog/2008/09/02/photoshop-tutorial-adding-a-fire-effect-to-an-image/ There's nothing more annoying than scratching your head and seeing a mist of nasty dead skin cells showering down before you. Welcome to my life. I've been using dandruff shampoos for at least six or seven years now and have managed to control it fairly well. This summer, however, I ... http://www.greatwavedesign.com/blog/2008/09/01/dandruff-shampoo-comparison-selson-blue-vs-t-gel-vs-denorex/