This Months Highlights:
- LUBA RICKET CREATIVE COMPETITION
- BEYOND THE RULE OF THIRDS, BUTCH MAZZUCA
- FOCUS ON: JIM CRANER
- CONNIE FRISBEE HOUDE EXHIBIT @ SAND LAKE LIBRARY
- WALKER EVANS/GEORGE TICE, PETER BOSCO PRESENTATION
- PAINTING YOUR IMAGES WITH LIGHT, JOE BRADY
- MARCH PHOTO ESSAY NIGHT
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The Sky’s the Limit: Capturing the Power of the Clouds with Moose Peterson
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Professional Portrait Retouching with the B.S.T. Method in Photoshop
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The redesigned Actions panel in Photoshop can catch users off guard when their custom actions seem to disappear. With the new tabbed interface, your previously created actions are still there—they're just located in a different…
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Every portrait photographer knows the feeling: you've captured a beautiful shot, but stray hairs, wrinkled clothing, and messy backgrounds turn editing into hours of tedious work. These common retouching challenges can drain your time and…
How to Use the New Rotate Object Feature in Photoshop Beta
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