Photoshop Madness: Visions

It's a jungle out there... We ran across one site uncovered in the shovelware sites who was offering free vector files. But when I saw some of the comments, I decided not to attempt downloading the files. One commenter wrote:

Quoting  begins It is a SCAM and HOAX and has no business being posted on a site such as this. You should delete all links to ifolder.ru. They're lowlife scumbags. Quoting  ends

Another writes:

Quoting  begins We own the copyright to most of these tribals. Lots of them showing up on eBay. Everybody is about to meet our lawyers, including this website. Quoting  ends

So I can see that other people are tromping these shovelware sites too. I decided to look for an "About" page. None there. However, I did find the "Copyright infringement" page where the site says "... if you want this material removed, you must provide a written communication ..." So, in effect they openly admit to ripping off the creative works of others, and hiding behind the DMCA. 

See my 60-Second Window "Evil Tweets"

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GMX - PhotoPainter

Gertrudis Graphics has released its new GMX-PhotoPainter for Mac OS X. GMX-PhotoPainter is a standalone software solution that transforms an image (generally a photo) into an original artwork. With GMX-PhotoPainter, artists can start with an existing picture such as from a digital camera or scanner, a 3D rendering or painting from another program or imaging application.

 

Vector vs Bitmap for dummies

There have been a lot of articles over the years about resolution and the differences between vector art and bitmapped graphics. When this one was submitted to our Photoshop Tutorials library through the Photoshop 911 Tutorials link, we immediately liked this approach as one of the more friendly ones. Thanks to the folks at Blogger.Iconshock for sharing this with all our readers ...

Photo color, space, time, illustration

by FRED SHOWKER

photo manipulations in Photoshop that rely on colorAdding color to an image in Photoshop is fairly straight forward. However all of these artists and designers have not only added color, but have manipulated the photos with additional graphics and retouching to transform into spectacular visual imagery. Truly inspirational, these Photoshop photo manipulations are only single examples of work from these extraordinary artists. Visit their sites, and enjoy the tour...

High Dynamic Range Photography

I've become engrossed in the new book, A World in HDR by Trey Ratcliff, and am now infatuated with HDR photography! Below I'll show just a few examples of what can be accomplished using this technique.

High Dynamic Range Imaging is a relatively new technique that allows you to portray a much greater range of tonal detail than a given camera could capture in a single photo. Utilizing technique and leveraging the merge to HDR feature in Photoshop can help you make the most of your photography experience.