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Dreamy Orton Effect

Orton Effect

This Photoshop action creates an Orton Effect on your image to give it a dreamy quality. The Orton Effect works best on candid portraits, landscapes, and photos of children or animals.

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Why do Photo Apps on iOS Require Location Services?

Wednesday May 2, 2012
iOS Location Services
"ThisApp" would like to use your current location.
Many people feel that their privacy is being invaded when location services is used in iOS, but many photo apps can't be used to their full potential without enabling location services on your iOS device, and within specific apps.

Why do so many photography-related apps on iOS require that location services be enabled? Why is the photo editing app you just downloaded telling you it wants to use your current location?

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Why do Photo Apps on iOS Require Location Services?

Illustrator CS6 New Features

Tuesday May 1, 2012
Adobe Illustrator CS6
Illustrator CS6
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Adobe Illustrator's 25th Anniversary release, Illustrator CS6, is the biggest and best ever, adding the Mercury Performance System for speed and stability. Adobe has added tons of new features, a completely rewritten interface, and huge improvements on familiar features like Trace and Patterns.

Check out Sara's overview of Illustrator CS6 and learn what the new features mean to your workflow.

What's New in Illustrator CS6

Free Frame and Border Custom Shapes

Monday April 30, 2012
This custom shape collection includes an assortment of 126 frame and border designs for Photoshop and Elements.
Free Frame and Border Custom Shapes for Photoshop and Elements

Graphics Challenge: The 1980s

Sunday April 29, 2012
This week's graphics challenge theme is The 1980s. Big hair and Rubik's Cube. Space shuttles and MTV, The Chunnel, Halley's Comet, Cabbage Patch Kids, the Berlin Wall, Compact Discs. These are just a few events of the 1980s, and this week's theme for Graphics Challenge. So, "Don't Worry, Be Happy", and create an image from your best, or worst, memories of the 80s. Read More...

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