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February 8, 2007 edition


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Shuttermom Weekly Tips and Tricks for Photographers
February 8, 2007

Hello Fellow Photographers!

Shuttermom Weekly:Tips and Tricks for Photographers

Published every Thursday

Make sure to check out the new Shuttermom Community Forums! Go to http://www.shuttermom.com/forums/index.php to register for free! Make new friends, share your images, have your photos critiqued, share and get new ideas about photography!

The best part? It is completely FREE!!!

Also, be sure to check out the new Photography / Photoshop Tutorial Videos page on Shuttermom.com!

in this issue
  • Have you done your taxes yet?
  • January Photo Contest Winner!
  • Help Customers find you! It's free!
  • Using Photoshop to Whiten Teeth and Eyes
  • Awesome Photoshop Actions from Kubota Image Tools!
  • Shuttermom Featured Products
  • Five Common Digital Photography Mistakes And How To Fix Them

  • January Photo Contest Winner!

    Alison Greenwood was the winner of the January Photo Contest for her image "Pop!" Congratulations, Alison! You can leave her a comment by clicking here.

    February's photo contest is underway! Be sure to stop by and enter! Just click on the link below, or cut and paste the following address into your browser:

    http://www.shuttermom.com/gallery/index.php

    The winner of the February contest will receive the PhotoBlast WOW Plus action pack from www.ezactions.com AND one Glass Photo Tile with Lighted Easel from www.dyesubprint s.com!


    Help Customers find you! It's free!

    Our directory is growing!

    The Shuttermom Photographer's Directory: Now you can get a free listing and get more business.

    Click on the link below and then click where it says: Photographers: get listed here.

    If you are having trouble opening the link, here is the web address to cut and paste: http://www.shuttermom.com/findaphotographer.htm


    Photoshop Video Tutorials

    Create Easy Digital Backgrounds with Photoshop


    Using Photoshop to Whiten Teeth and Eyes

    By David Peters

    Photoshop is the dream machine for all photo enhancers and designers. Not only can you make any portrait look perfect, you can do it easily and convincingly once you know how.

    This article will show you, for example, how to whiten teeth and eyes using Photoshop. Some of the more complicated techniques will be over the head for the novice, but you’ll be able to follow most of it. So drag a portrait into whatever Photoshop program you have, and let’s get started:

    If you are unable to click on the link below, here is the address to cut and paste:

    http://www.shuttermom.com/usingphotoshoptowhitent eeth.htm


    Awesome Photoshop Actions from Kubota Image Tools!
    before and after

    I love these actions! Just look at the before and after image after applying just a couple of the actions from Kubota.

    Check out the sloppy borders, magazine layouts, artistic actions and more!

    If you are unable to click the link below, here is the address to cut and paste: http://www.shuttermom.com/actions.htm


    Shuttermom Featured Products

    Shopping for new software, a new camera, or photo supplies? It just got easier!

    If you are unable to click on the link below, here is the address to cut and paste: http://astore.amazon.com/shuttermomcom-20


    Five Common Digital Photography Mistakes And How To Fix Them

    By Jean Fleming

    Problem: Lackluster composition Sometimes just a subtle shift of emphasis is all it takes to turn a throwaway digital photograph into a treasured keeper. Here are the top tips to immediately improving your composition.

    Tip 1: The Rule of Thirds is a time-honored technique professional photographers use to improve composition. Imagine a tic-tac-toe grid over the image you want to take. Use the intersection of those lines to place your subject slightly off center, and bring interest up or down.

    Tip 2: Take photos at various angles and distances to give you more options to choose from. Also experiment with vertical and horizontal camera orientation—you may discover that this simple shift yields interesting results.

    Get the full article by clicking on the link below, or copy the following web address into your browser:

    http://www.shuttermom.com/5commondigitalphotomis takes.htm


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    Until next week!

    Cindy


    Have you done your taxes yet?

    It's that time again (yuck!). But don't panic...my CPA (who happens to be my sister) has written a guide on bookkeeping especially for photographers!

    Check it out by clicking on the link below.

    If you are unable to click on the link, here is the address to cut and paste: http://www.shuttermom.com/bookkeeping.htm

    Click here to find out more!
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