Focus on keywords

posted by rsylvan, Mar 7, 2010 6:18 AM — 12 comments

After talking with the inspection team it seems the most common reason for rejecting an image is simply the lack of relevant keywords.

A minimum of 5 relevant English keywords are required for all submissions.

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Never ending staircase

posted by nezbitten, May 12, 2009 3:06 PM — 31 comments



Every wondered how those illusions of never ending staircases were made? Here's how!

Tutorial brought to you from Wedding retouching and Photo restorations or commercial photo retouching

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How to paint in Photoshop using a mouse

posted by mtusan, Oct 20, 2008 12:12 PM — 157 comments

Halloween is coming soon so let's paint a pumpkin:-)


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Cross Processing in Photoshop

posted by CMSeter, Sep 2, 2008 1:17 AM — 167 comments



This tutorial will give any photo a retro feel to it. The image I'm making will not be "true" cross processing, I want to show a variation building on the same principle. Just play around with different settings to get the result you're after.

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Stock photography insights #2

posted by admin, Jul 30, 2008 4:53 PM — 9 comments



Graphics.com's Ben Kessler interviews lovleah a.k.a Leah-Anne Thompson from Stockxpert.com in the second part of the Stock photography insights series featuring famous microstock artists. Enjoy!

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Torn Paper Effect using GIMP

posted by Mosselman, Jun 29, 2008 6:54 AM — 59 comments

There is a lot of expensive software out there to work with images. Enter GIMP. GIMP is a free and very powerful image editing suite that can compete with Photoshop on many levels.



I will show you how to create a torn page effect using the GIMP.

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Photoshop fun making an eyeball - Updated!

posted by nezbitten, Jun 25, 2008 2:32 PM — 92 comments

Photo repair and photo retouching posts are all very well for me but how about a bit of fun? Ever wanted to create a good looking eyeball in photoshop? Here is a tutorial and an action to help with just that. Tutorial brought to you from Image-Restore Photo repair uk

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Mono conversion

posted by CMSeter, Jun 23, 2008 1:17 AM — 62 comments



An easy way to convert colour photos into mono. It's adaptable to different types of photos and can add a dramatic feel to an otherwise boring photo

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Make Mac OS X style background with CorelDraw

posted by ilco, Jun 15, 2008 9:57 PM — 36 comments

CorelDraw Tutorial

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SXC Newsletter 019

posted by admin, May 25, 2008 12:00 AM — 3 comments



Issue 019 of the SXC Newsletter is out featuring crisderaud!

For previous issues, please read on!

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