[Jewelry making - Article 00245] - Re: [Orchid] Web site procrastination

[Noel Yovovich]

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Kim--

    First, when Brits say "plate" they mean what we call "sheet". 

    Second-- to correct your pictures in Photoshop, try the "levels"
    tool-- go to image, then adjustments, then levels. You'll see a
    graph with three little sliders (triangles) at the bottom. The right
    one controls the darks, the left one the lights, the center is
    midtones. Try moving the right one gradually to the left, and I
    usually also move the center one slightly to the right. Play with
    these and see what it does-- this, plus "unsharp mask" (unfer
    filters) are my favorite corrections. 

    You can also select only the background (or any other part) and
    correct only that, though that can be a bit more complicated. If
    there is strong contrast between the foreground and background, you
    can select easily with the "magnetic lasso" tool in the toolbar. To
    get the background, you then click "inverse" under "select". 

    I hope this helps. I actually enjoy photoshopping images, though I
    am adept with only a few of the available tools. 

    I recommend "Photoshop for Dummies". 

Noel
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