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Suzette Allen is quickly gaining recognition as one of the leading instructors of digital imaging, teaching others how to master the tools of Photoshop! Suzette has helped many photographers survive the Digital Dive with her beginning and intermediate level Photoshop classes, “Digital Discoveries”.

Suzette has been a professional portrait photographer for 21 years, but has become a dynamic instructor of digital imaging and now spends half of her time traveling and teaching all over the US and abroad! She received her Certified Professional Photographer Credential in 1996, and received the Photographic Craftsman Degree from PPA in 2003. Suzette also has acheived the status of Approved Photographic Instructor by PPA in 2005. Suzette lives in Sacramento, California with her husband, Jon Yoshinaga, who is also a Digital Guru, traveling and teaching with her.

Tuesday, November 18 2008

Converting to BW in Photoshop

Written by Suzette Allen

Follow along with Suzette Allen this month as she shows you how to get better black and whites using photoshops new built in Black and White ConversionTool.

Sunday, September 21 2008

Photoshop Bridge - Importing Photos

Written by Suzette Allen

This month Suzette shows you how to use the import function of Adobe Bridge to ingest your photos from card to computer and even do an automated backup in the process. Who knew Bridge could do all this.

Tuesday, August 19 2008

Adobe Bridge Part 3 - Stacks

Written by Suzette Allen

Dig even deeper this month into Adobe CS3 Bridge, Suzette shows you how to keep your images organzied through the use of Stacks. This is one very cool feature and worth learning to take advantage of.

Wednesday, June 18 2008

Photoshop Bridge Part 1

Written by Suzette Allen

Suzette Allen explores some of the hidden features in the first or a two part series on Photoshop CS3's Bridge. Take control of this often overlooked component of Photoshop and learn how to use it to it's fullest potential.

Monday, March 10 2008

CS3 New Features - Part 1 The Palette Menus

Written by Suzette Allen

With the fabulous new features offered in CS3 and everyone asking for info (and a few hesitating to upgrade), we've decided to spend the next few months showing you how useful and amazing some of the new benefits are! IN VIDEO!! Each video will feature a NEW CS3 tool and show you how to use it! After watching these videos, we're convinced you will upgrade if you havent already, and if you are already in the CS3 camp, you will learn how you can take advantage of all the great tools PSCS3 has to offer! This fist episode covers The Palette Menu.

Friday, February 22 2008

Image & Texture Overlays

Written by Suzette Allen

Making magic with blending modes and image overlays opens up a whole new realm of creativity and options for our images! You can develop a signature style and creative flair almost overnight with a few select images and the guidelines in this article. I’ll show you 6 projects, all different, yet similar, and the combination of blend modes and opacities that made these work!

Monday, November 29 1999

Add a Luminous Glow To Your Images With Photoshop.

Written by Suzette Allen

Digital photography is so critical on exposure that we don’t want to overexpose skin, yet we want the luminosity and glow of transparent light. Here’s a beautiful technique to brighten up the highlights of your image and give their skin a luminous quality.

Monday, November 29 1999

Efficient Eye Enhancement

Written by Suzette Allen

A vital finishing touch to excellent portraiture is the fine art of eye enhancement. A bit of excellent artwork can breathe life, expression and impact into a portrait. There are many tools and methods for enhancing and beautifying the eyes, but few of them are efficient enough to be practical for the day-to-day workflow and our “bread and butter” work. This article is focused on describing a method that is efficient and practical enough to do on every image you sell, even if you are a high-volume photographer.

Monday, November 29 1999

Changing Clothing Colors to Match the Group!

Written by Suzette Allen

Well, family portrait season is upon us and as much as we consult with our clients about coordinating colors, there are often a few adjustments needed for true harmony! Even when they make a real effort to dress everyone in similar colors, sometimes it can be a challenge. Who knew there were so many shades of Khaki?

Monday, November 29 1999

High Key Composites-So Easy with the Magic Blending mode!

Written by Suzette Allen

Multiple image composites are fun and clients love them, but sometimes they can take a long time to create, especially if they are creatively cutout and layered together. Masking each image for cool blends, overlaps can be extremely time-consuming, but here is an awesome trick that will make your high key comps practically effortless!

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