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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Resizing Photos in Photoshop | 2/3/2012 | keith |
| Q: I want to know how to re-size a picture, in Photoshop, to a specific width/height without it ... A: You'll find tons of info, tutorials, videos to walk you thru various resizing techniques. Quality ... | ||
| removing blemishes from a picture | 1/26/2012 | Eric C. M. Basir |
| Q: I’m working on a picture in the size of 100x70 cm and there are lots of spots and blemishes in the ... A: Without seeing the picture, it's hard to advise you. However, if it's that bad, you're going to need ... | ||
| Creating Altered Duplicates from Source Image | 1/25/2012 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I am attempting to photograph different products for an e-commerce website. All of the products are ... A: You have to be very careful how you proceed with this. When it comes to products that are sold, ... | ||
| Editing a picture | 1/17/2012 | Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo |
| Q: Jenny! I had a picture taken of me this past weekend, and noticed that my eyes were closed. It's a ... A: First of all, what is that animal? It looks very impressive! I'm afraid that I would rather not do ... | ||
| Ref: question | 1/16/2012 | Dan Loffler |
| Q: Good day Can you give me a list of as many techniques on can use in graphic design to communicate ... A: I did a Google search for "emotion in graphic design" and found many good articles, blogs and ... | ||
| Ref: question | 1/16/2012 | keith |
| Q: Good day Can you give me a list of as many techniques on can use in graphic design to communicate ... A: I would just use google to research that question, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art. Same to find ... | ||
| divide a canvas | 1/9/2012 | Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo |
| Q: I am trying to do a Andy Warhol type of picture using Photoshop. Could you tell me how can I divide ... A: You can divide your canvas temporarily by using guides. They are basically like thin rulers you can ... | ||
| layer extraction | 12/23/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I have a photo taken through my scope. So, there is staff around the organism I want out. I Have ... A: Extracting onto a layer has nothing to do with the history palette so just close that for now. Lets ... | ||
| Drawing a trapezoid | 12/22/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: hoping you can help out..... I'm trying to draw a trapezoid in Photoshop but for the life of me ... A: Once you select your rectangle go to Edit>Transform>Perspective. You can create a trapezoid by ... | ||
| Adobe Photoshop 7 Picture Editiing | 12/20/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I want to remove a person next to me in a picture when I was on a couch as well as make that space ... A: Using the rubber stamp tool, you'll have to clone areas of the couch over the person sitting on it. ... | ||
| Adjusting contrast of sky in landscapes | 12/16/2011 | Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo |
| Q: I take a lot of photographs of landscapes and I find that if one exposes for the foreground, the sky ... A: There are a couple of things you could try with this. 1) My first instinct is that when you make ... | ||
| rgb-cmyk | 12/13/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I have made a design which is approved by the client but it is in rgb, now for printing when i am ... A: When designing for print it's best to work in a CMYK color space from the start because there can be ... | ||
| Sizing | 11/21/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I'm using Photoshop CS. Whenever I try to create a new project and set the sizes, the program ... A: Never go by what you see on screen. Everyone's screen is different. The caveat to all of this is ... | ||
| Blending 2 images together | 11/21/2011 | Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo |
| Q: I remember asking you a Photoshop question (bevel and emboss effect)few months back and was very ... A: Good to see you're still doing design-related projects! I can't seem to locate the InDesign file ... | ||
| image processing | 11/20/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: When we zoom on any images it gets blur the more you zoom the more blur it gets. you tend to see the ... A: There is no software what can do this. At 100% you will see the best quality. Any closer will show ... | ||
| prepping for photoshop | 11/15/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I create my own music CDs and then bring them to a duplicating company. The company has templates on ... A: Their template is only a guide to use when creating the CD cover. You have to use another program to ... | ||
| prepping for photoshop | 11/15/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I create my own music CDs and then bring them to a duplicating company. The company has templates on ... A: The templates are Photoshop documents but you can open them in Preview or any other photo ... | ||
| text in Adobe | 11/14/2011 | Eric C. M. Basir |
| Q: Ok, this is something i've put up with far too long. When I add text in Microsoft Word, text looks ... A: Your link does not work for me. So I'm not sure what it looks like. Create a new 300 dpi image ... | ||
| Clean up and enlarge newsprint | 11/14/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I'm new to imaging, have obtained Photoshop CS3 and would appreciate guidance on where to start with ... A: The two tools that spring to mind are the Dust and Scratches filter, use a light touch, and the ... | ||
| prepping for photoshop | 11/11/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I create my own music CDs and then bring them to a duplicating company. The company has templates on ... A: It all depends on the templates, you should be able to paste text from TextEdit into them if they ... | ||
| replace old text on a map | 11/11/2011 | Dan Loffler |
| Q: I have a map as a.jpg file. The cities are called by their Romanian names. I wish to change these to ... A: Here's how I would do it. I would make a copy of the Background layer, you do this by dragging the ... | ||
| Ref: question | 11/9/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: Good day Can you tell me how hard it is to learn Photoshop CS5 (and how long would it take) if ... A: It all depends on how your learning curve is. Photoshop CS5 does have some similarities to Elements, ... | ||
| Ref: question | 11/9/2011 | keith |
| Q: Good day Can you tell me how hard it is to learn Photoshop CS5 (and how long would it take) if ... A: Photoshop & Elements have many similar tools, functions & options, sometimes located in slightly ... | ||
| Ref: question | 11/9/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: Good day Can you tell me how hard it is to learn Photoshop CS5 (and how long would it take) if ... A: If you can use Elements it is an easy transition to Photoshop. The basics are identical but in ... | ||
| Clone Stamp | 10/29/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: Greetings again: Followed the clone stamp tutorial and was able to 'eliminate' the 'railing' from ... A: You should never increase the image size - it will distort your image, which is what you are ... | ||
| Photoshop CYMK | 10/27/2011 | Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo |
| Q: Please! Why are my CYMK jpegs color saturated and how can I fix it The rgb's look great but the ... A: Sorry for the delay! By "printers" do you mean a printing house or printing machines you have? If ... | ||
| Plz help | 10/14/2011 | Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo |
| Q: how do i borderline words so that i can stroke them A: To apply a stroke around each letter of your text, open the layers panel and double click on your ... | ||
| CS5 saving in TIFF problem | 10/11/2011 | keith |
| Q: Scenario: I am working on editing a photo and have it saved as a PSD. I make a selection with the ... A: If I take my lasso tool & make a selection to make an adjustment & then deselect it, that selection ... | ||
| Photoshop CS3 lasso | 10/11/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: Recently i got a new computer at work running Vista since then when i use the lasso tool in ... A: There is no way to change this setting as it is not a function error from Photoshop per se. Your ... | ||
| Layer Query | 10/11/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: Presently working on a project starting with a single image that became the base layer. Added two ... A: To unlock a partially locked layer, go to the Layer panel and select the layer in question. Look at ... | ||
| Text to image | 10/10/2011 | Huma Riaz |
| Q: i need to convert or save my text logo so I can upload it in Dreamweaver. I need only Text logo. I ... A: Greetings, I think you should try with GIF file, it has the capability of taking transparent ... | ||
| photoshop cs4 | 10/9/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: My mask tool was not working and now it is because I reset my PS preferences. I asked you a question ... A: You shouldnt have to keep resetting your preferences. Did you heck your foreground color and make ... | ||
| Hoarding Board Design | 10/9/2011 | Glen Demers |
| Q: I'd a project on going to design a hoarding with 14480mm by 2480mm. How do I do it in photoshop? As ... A: Generally these billboards are output at low resolution, 20 - 50 dpi. At 24 dpi a 14480 x 2480 ... | ||
| Layer Mask | 10/9/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I am trying to combine 2 images into one. Open the two images in Adobe Photoshop, and arrange the ... A: You are not missing a step. Without seeing the image and what you are trying to so, your issue and ... | ||
| Diploma font shading | 10/6/2011 | Dan Loffler |
| Q: I've been trying to figure out exactly how to achieve this effect, but I can't seem to figure it ... A: The sample looks hand engraved, as are many official documents. So it's not a font or effect created ... | ||
| retouching etc.. | 10/6/2011 | Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo |
| Q: How are you?I have 2+1 questions to ask if its ok with you or you can answer one at a time,though ... A: 1. There are a few communities where you can get feedback on your work. I'm a big fan of LinkedIn ... | ||
| healing bleeds black | 10/3/2011 | Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo |
| Q: Sir i downloaded trial version of cs5 and when i used da most important tool,healing,on da 1st three ... A: You really made my day. I do care very much about this and I know how frustrating it can be to get ... | ||
| healing bleeds black | 10/3/2011 | Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo |
| Q: Sir i downloaded trial version of cs5 and when i used da most important tool,healing,on da 1st three ... A: It is actually possible to achieve what you want with the tips I gave you but you should be aware ... | ||
| healing bleeds black | 10/1/2011 | Evgenia (Jenny) Grinblo |
| Q: Sir i downloaded trial version of cs5 and when i used da most important tool,healing,on da 1st three ... A: I understand your issue and have found it frustrating in the past myself! Glad you asked. The ... | ||
| photoshop cs4 | 9/29/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: After I type my text, it creates a layer but the text doesn't show. I've selected the text and tried ... A: There are a few things to try - First make sure your text layer is in it's proper place (i.e. not ... | ||
Adobe Photoshop
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Kevin Stohlmeyer
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Expertise
I am an Adobe Certified Instructor and also an Adobe Community Professional. I can answer your questions about Adobe Photoshop 8 through the new CS5 Extended versions.
Experience
I am an Adobe Certified Instructor for Adobe Photoshop and have been teaching the application to college students for the past 10 years. I am also only one of 15 Adobe Community Professionals for Adobe Photoshop.
Organizations
Milwaukee Adobe User Group,
National Association of Photoshop Professionals,
C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions,
Publications
Create Magazine
Adobe.com
Education/Credentials
BA - Graphic Design
Adobe Certified Instructor - Photoshop and Illustrator
Adobe Community Professional - Photoshop
Awards and Honors
Runner-Up Layers Magazine Design Contest
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