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Destination CC TOUR DISK
New Features on Photoshop CC with Colin Smith

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After an amazingly sold-out, successful tour, we are thrilled to announce that the video is now ready and available to everyone. This is shot on 4 cameras in Hollywood, California. See the trailer here

DJI Phantom 2 Vision Review and test footage

I'm very excited to be one of the first people to fly the new DJI Phantom 2 Vision Quad-copter. This device makes it possible for anyone to shoot aerial video of photographs on a budget. Every time I fly the Phantom or the Phantom 2 I get quite a crowd of curious onlookers. Read and watch my (video) review and watch the phantom Fly and see what it's all about. Also check out the examples of aerial photography and video that I've posted. - See More

Newest Tutorials

Painting Partial Color on a Black and White Photograph

In this photoshop tutorial by Colin Smith, you will learn how to paint color into a photograph exactly where you want it, while nmaking the rest of it Black and White. You will also learn some tips and tricks using the Wacom Cintiq pen tablet.

Spot Color

Creating HDR Photos in Photoshop

HDR photography is more than an effect, more than a buzzword. This tutorial will show you what you need to get started creating stunning High Dynamic range images. Colin Smith shows you how to shoot, merge, and tonemap your way to stunning High Dynamic Range photos. Fully updated and now includes Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6.

Shooting and combining HDR photos.

Water Reflection Tutorial

This tutorial will walk you through all the steps to create a realistic-looking water reflection to add a splash of life to your photographs. The creative drought is over!

Adding relistic looking reflections to your photo

Removing a Photograph from it's background

It used to be that the extract tool was the way to go in Photoshop for masking photographs. In CS4 it started dissapearing. Now the extract tool is gone in Photoshop CS5.Fear not! Refine Edge and Quick select are the fastest way to remove an object from it's background in Photoshop. Not only fast, but the results are great. This Refine Edge tutorial will show you how its done.

Extracting photos with Refine Edge and Quick Select

Lightroom 5 training

We have you totally covered with our Lightroom 5 Launch site that includes 5 free videos by Colin Smith, walking you through the important new features. Read about what's new and exciting.

Lightroom 5 Training Site

New 13 Hour Lightroom 5 Training Video

Photoshop CS7 is now Photoshop CC.

See new feature video by Colin Smith. Check out our CC launch site. Over time, we will be adding more articles and content to this section of the site. Be sure to keep up with all the latest Adobe innovations.

Creative Cloud Learning Site

Articles

Overcoming Creative Block

Sometimes the work that we are doing isn't that inspired or creative. There are many things that cause Creative Block. One of them is just too much distraction. Colin Smith, shares his thoughts on getting creative again with these simple and practical tips.

Overcoming block

Colin's 10 Principles for Better Type Design

One of the biggest things I have seen destroy a nice design is bad use of typography. A block of text should be inviting to read and not look like a chore. I'm going to provide a few principles and tips to help you avoid a lot of common typography mistakes. Remember these aren't set in stone, they are suggestions, but as they say, "You first have to know the rules before you can break them"

10 Principles for better type design

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CS6 learning site is live!

Learn about the new features of Creative Suite CS6. Check out our coverage of Photoshop CS6, Illustrator CS6, Dreamweaver CS6, InDesign, Premiere, Speed Grade and more! Check out the software reviews, run through of all the new features and a bunch of free videos showing you how to use the most significant new features..

Learn all about CS6

Design Challenge 13
Winners announced DC 14 around the corner!

We just selected theWinners for Design Challenge #13

News! Bert Monroy is the guest Judge.

I love some of the clever ideas and excellent Photoshop skills demonstrated in these Photoshop Smartphone case designs. It's worth looking at the finalists work.As always, it was free to enter and 3 lucky winners will nab some awesome prizes from Adobe, Wacom PhotoshopCAFE and more.

Congrats to dasabio for this highly detailed, 100% Photoshop piece

New Book by Colin Smith

Video in Photoshop for Photographers and Designers.

This is a straight-to-the-point book for people who know nothing about video. It meets photographers and designers exactly where they are at today. Then using plain English and building on the knowledge they already acquired, shows them exactly what to do, to edit and deliver pro quality video using nothing but Adobe Photoshop, a program that is already used by everyone.

Get a free chapter and see a sample here

Say hello to PhotoshopCAFE TV!

As well as all our original written tutorials, we also have video tutorials on Photoshop, Lightroom, Flash and more. Learn Photoshop, photography, web design and more. Get a taste of what's on our DVDs for free. Check out the special series, New Features of Photoshop CS5 and more.

Watch 30 video tutorials now

Interviews

Goro Fujita, Visual Development Artist (Dreamworks)

After graduating High School he went to an animation school called "The German Film School for digital production" near Berlin. He graduated in 2005 and started working as a freelance character animator and visual development artist for TV commercials and Feature Films in Germany.In August 2008 he was hired by PDI/DreamWorks as a visual development artist. Recent Projects are "Merry Madagascar" (2009 TV Special) and "Megamind". more

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Photoshop Photorealistic Illustrations

I won the GURU Award for Illustration again at Photoshop World and I was a finalist in the MacWorld Design contest. I also was a finalist in the Web Design Category. It seems that these images have been taking the world by storm. They have been featured in various magazines and I'm featured in the New Masters Of Photoshop book. Check out my Guitar and other images in the Gallery.

Colin Smith Interview on NIK Radio

Scott Sheppard interviews me about everything from photography, technology, roots, HDR, the Route CS6 tour, PhotoshopCAFE beginnings and so much more. I talk about the things I’m passionate about, such as how to develop your own personal style and how to succeed in the industry.

Check it out, it’s worth a listen