How to Print Photoshop Shortcuts

Did you know that you can quickly and easily print your Photoshop shortcut keystrokes? Well, you can
and it is actually quite easy.

If you’ve never used your shortcuts, you really should start. Using shortcuts will speed up your work flow and you can even customize your own keys.

Here’s what you do:

1. Press: SHIFT + CTRL + ALT + K
2. To the right side of this menu, there is a button labeled, “Summarize”
3. Click this button, it will allow you to save your shortcuts as an HTML page.
4. Save it to your desktop for an easy find.
5. Lastly, open this HTML file in your favorite internet browser, ie. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari.  From your browser, go to the “File”menu and then choose “Print”. Additionally you can press CTRL+P and this will also allow you to print a page.

See, I told you it wasn’t so hard, only five easy steps! Now you have an easy shortcut list you can refer to.

To customize shortcuts, first make a copy of Photoshop’s Default list. Then simply double click the shortcut you want to change, then press the actual keystroke on your keyboard that you want. If
the shortcut already exists, Photoshop will alert you that it  already exists. Feel free to overwrite the existing shortcuts with  your own.

Hope you enjoyed this quick tip! Have fun!

Twilight Desktop Wallpaper 1 of 3

In this Tutorial we are going to cover, How to Make Your Own Twilight Desktop Wallpaper.  Looking at the vaious aspects of the Twilight Movie Poster and Book Covers, we see that several effects have been applied to regular photos to acheive stylized effects. To achieve the same look that was used on the Twilight Movie posters, we will need to combine creativity, with some of the most common features of Photoshop. By combining layers, layer transparency modes, filters and a few hands on brush techniques, we can recreate the Twilight Movie Poster look, for a desktop screensaver. This is video 1 of 3 so watch the additional tutorials to see the entire effect.

Photoshop.com - Reviewed

Photoshop.com is a powerful online editing program. Not only can you edit your photos, but you can create slideshows with music and much much more. Photoshop.com gives you the power of Photoshop, but without all the learning and headache of trying to figure out the difficult tools.  With Photoshop.com you will be editing your photos, removing red-eye, cropping resizing and applying cool effects. There are loads of great tools inside of Photoshop.com.  Once you are done editing your photos you can get them ready for a 3D like slideshow that revolves and moves how you choose. You even put the slideshow on your blog, or website in just a few clicks. The application gives you the embed code so you don’t need to know HTML. Once your slideshow is ready, you can add music and give it your personal touch to share with family and friends around the globe. Email and sharing features are built right in and takes all the brain work out of editing and sharing photos. The coolest thing is that Photoshop.com has partnered with a photo printing service so you can print your pictures on the fly after you are done editing.  Try Photoshop.com today.   Watch the videos below to get a jump start and learn about the basic features.

Video #1: This first video will walk you through the basics. Login at Photoshop.com and see some of the basic features.

Video #2: In video two we cover some of the additional features like adding sound and linking to other photo sharing applications like Facebook, Photobucket and Flickr.

Video #3: Coming Soon

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Photoshop Lightroom 2 For Dummies

With the economy continuing to crash and finances being tight, I’ve completely turned to online shopping for great deals. Not only was I able to buy an Awesome digital camera for my Mother-In-Law, but I was also able to purchase a few really great Photography books. I’ve spent most of my time getting my hands on and reading every book I can about Photography and Photoshop. There are dozens of awesome books out there. One of my favorite series though, is the “Just for Dummies” books. Not only are they clear and precise, but they also explain things in a way that literally forces you to understand. If you have been doing digital photography for any length of time, this is a must read. I think every Photographer, Young, Old, Professional or Amateur needs to get their hands on Adobe Lightroom.  If you already have the software, GREAT, you are one step ahead.

With Adobe Lightroom I was able to process over 1000 photos in 1/4 of the time it would have taken me in Photoshop.  Don’t get me wrong, I love Photoshop, but when it comes to working on 100’s and 1000’s of images that all need to be organized and processed with similar settings, Lightroom is my Application of choice.  Even if you don’t have Adobe Lightroom, and you read this book, I can bet you will be purchasing Lightroom within days or weeks. Lightroom is hands down one of the best tools any Photographer could have.

Photoshop Lightroom 2 for Dummies, will provide the hands-on, step-by-step instruction you need to completely master Lightroom and digital photography. What I love best about these “Books for Dummies” is that it is self paced and you can read and do as little or as much as you like per lesson. I guarantee you will not be disappointed.

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