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Photoshop Lightsaber Tutorial
Find out how to create your own Photoshop lightsaber with this easy step-by-step tutorial!
Last weekend my good friend (and self-confessed Sci-Fi fan) Jen went to the London Film Museum, and had this great photo taken of herself brandishing a lightsaber in front of a piece of original Star Wars set. However the image was lacking a little something, which reminded me of a great trick in Photoshop to add a lightsaber effect.
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So – here’s how to add a Photoshop lightsaber effect…
How to Create a Lightsaber Effect in Photoshop CS5
Here’s the original image – as you can see Jen’s got her lightsaber, but it’s just a white stick, which looks rubbish.
If you want to use this image for the Photoshop tutorial you can download it here – but much better to use your own. If you don’t have a toy light saber it doesn’t matter – just strike the pose with something that looks like a light saber handle, and Photoshop can do the rest!!
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Posted by Andy Trainer in New Free Resources, News, Photography, Photoshop on February 23rd, 2011| 4 Comments »
Photography Competition – Black and White is NOW CLOSED!
You could enter our current photo competition though – click here
Good luck to all those that entered, now over to Leigh Caraccioli to decide the winners!
The Theme for our competition this time is ‘Black and White‘ so get out there and set your camera to Black and White (or filter them in Photoshop later!), you could even scan your old black and white photographs and enter those too.
To follow this competition head to Flickr, our Facebook page and also follow our RSS Feed. The winner will also be announced on this blog and also on Twitter so don’t forget to follow us @SBTtraining. We run regular photography competitions so keep in touch and let us know if you have any suggestions for the next theme.
Silicon Beach Training offer a full range of creative software courses including Photoshop Training, InDesign Training as well as Social Media, Blogging Training, and WordPress Training in Brighton, Sussex.
Fantastic Prizes to be Won!
BBQ Sausages Brighton Festival by Brighton Photographer Heather Buckley - click image to buy
1st Place Winner will receive an Alien Skin Photo Bundle software package. The Photo Bundle gives you all five of Alien Skin’s award-winning photography plug-ins: Blow Up, Bokeh, Exposure, Image Doctor, and Snap Art. Each of these products enhances work-flow, saves time and provides creative freedom. Combining these products together is even more effective.
2nd Place Runner-Up will receive a £50 Park Cameras Gift Voucher. You could put it towards a nice new shiny camera, lens, tripod or anything else that Park Cameras have to offer. Read below for more information on Park Cameras and what they have to offer.
The winning entries will be announced on our Blog, Twitter and Facebook as well as other social media platforms – an excellent way to generate online exposure and increase traffic to your website! So if you’re an aspiring amateur photographer and like the sound of these fantastic prizes, then get snapping!
Read on to find out more about these prizes, our high profile photographer judge, and how you can enter. Read the rest of "Photography Competition – Black and White – NOW CLOSED!"
Posted by Aaron Charlie in Brighton, Competitions, News, Photography, Photoshop on December 13th, 2010| No Comments »
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A big thank you to all of those who entered our ‘Mood’ Photography Competition
Why don’t you enter our current photo competition though – click here for details.
We had almost 1000 photographs entered and the standard was very high. Jack Hollingsworth has done a fantastic job judging the winners and has come up with his 1st, 2nd and 3rd place photographs.
So, without further ado, drum roll please…
Our 1st Place winner is –
Congratulations to Buchachon Petthanya with ‘Faith’
“Amazing photograph. Amazing emotion. Photographer makes you feel like you are there, participating. Probing B/W treatment too. Awesome image. Love it. Great job!” Jack Hollingsworth.
Buchachon Petthanya has won a Pantone Huey Pro and a Mini ColorChecker, courtesy of X-rite Photo and 250 Greeting Cards with their choice of photo on, thanks to Facemediagroup.
Our 2nd Place runner up is –
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Posted by Aaron Charlie in Competitions, News, Photography on December 3rd, 2010| No Comments »
Are you tired of scrolling up and down the right side of Lightroom Develop module to get to the panel you want in Adobe Lightroom? – Top Tip – try Solo Mode
If you need help learning Photoshop or Lightroom we provide both Photoshop Courses and Lightroom Training in Brighton, Sussex.
What is Solo Mode?
Adobe Lightroom Solo Mode automatically keeps only one panel open at a time. As you open another panel, the other automatically collapses. So now you don’t need to have 7 panels open and keep scrolling up and down to switch panels.
- To turn it on, right-click on any dark gray area (the bits that surround your panels) in your left or right side panels.
- A pop-up menu appears and Solo Mode will be one of the options.
- Click it to turn it on.
- Turning it on in the right side of the Develop module only turns it on for those panels – you need to turn it on for the left side too.
- It’s also module specific so turning it on in Develop wont turn it on in the Library module.
Adobe Lightroom 3 - click for larger image
Once you turn it on, you’ll never go back.
Posted by Heather Buckley in Adobe Lightroom, New Free Resources, Photography, Photoshop on November 9th, 2010| 1 Comment »
The Brighton Photo Fringe is nearly upon us, there are going to be so many things to do and see I’m getting quite exited. By the way if you are a photographer yourself you might want to head over to our Photography Competition as there are some great prizes on offer or if you need to brush up on Photoshop we offer beginners and advanced Photoshop Training in Brighton, Sussex. For those needing to learn how to market themselves we also provide great Social Media Courses and Search Engine Optimisation Training Courses. Anyway back to the Photo Fringe.
One Exhibition in particular I’m not going to miss is Heather Shukers “Girls UnScene”. Heather is a talented Photographer who recently had the misfortune to have her venue pulled at the last minute so she has had to relocate. So to see Heathers controversial and unique insight into Brighton nightlife you will need to get yourself to Add the Colour, 64–65 North Road, Brighton BN1 1YD – between 1 Oct to 8 Oct 2010. After this the exhibition will be moving to the The Street Cafe & Gallery, 101 St James Street, Brighton BN2 1TP.
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Heather Shuker - Girls UnScene
Incidentally Add the Colour is a great place to get to know as a photographer – I’m often there! You should check them out as not only is it frequently full of photographers drinking coffee but Dan also hosts photography talks and workshops on a regular basis.
The Girls UnScene – Photography by Heather Shuker
The project was shot over a 2 month period in clubs and bars in London and Brighton in 2009 – mainly Brighton – including Digital, Coalition, Audion, Globe, and West street.
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Posted by Heather Buckley in Brighton, Photography on September 29th, 2010| No Comments »
CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED! Thank you to all that have entered, we will announce the winners soon.
We will also be starting a new Photography Competition VERY soon!
The Theme for our competition this time is ‘Mood’ and you can interpret that any way you wish it could be a moody landscape or person or moody lighting.
To follow this competition head to Flickr, our Facebook page and also follow our RSS Feed. The winner will also be announced on this blog and also on Twitter so don’t forget to follow us @SBTtraining. We run regular photography competitions so keep in touch and let us know if you have any suggestions for the next theme.
Silicon Beach Training offer a full range of creative software courses including Photoshop Training, InDesign Training as well as Social Media, Blogging, SEO courses and WordPress Training in Brighton, Sussex.
Fantastic Prizes to be Won!
By Heather Buckley - www.heatherbuckley.co.uk
Enter our photography competition to win this amazing bundle just in time for Christmas!
1st place winner will receive a Pantone Huey Pro (software and hardware color control calibrator), a Mini ColorChecker (colour card used to produce accurate and consistent colours) thanks to X-rite Photo and 250 greetings cards with your choice of photo (in any size, up to A5, including envelopes and carriage worth £150) courtesy of Facemediagroup.
2nd place prize includes Power Retouch Pro (Various Photoshop Plug-ins, packed full of useful tools) from Power Retouch, a Mini ColorChecker (colour card used to produce accurate and consistent colours) from X-rite Photo and 100 greetings cards with your choice of photo (in any size, up to A5, including envelopes and carriage worth £100) from facemediagroup.
3rd place prize is 50 greetings cards with your choice of photo (in any size, up to A5, including envelopes and carriage worth £85) from facemediagroup.
The winning entries will be announced on our blog, Twitter and Facebook as well as other social media platforms – an excellent way to generate online exposure and increase traffic to your website! So if you’re an aspiring amateur photographer and like the sound of these fantastic prizes, then get snapping!
Read on to find out more about these prizes, our high profile photographer judge, and how you can enter. Read the rest of "Photography Competition – Mood – IS NOW CLOSED!"
Posted by Aaron Charlie in Competitions, News, Photography on September 20th, 2010| 3 Comments »
Danny Fernandez - Columbian Sunset
Well – nearly there – just finalising some great prizes for you and the next Photography competition should be going live next week. So get ready… if you want to know as soon as we launch it follow us on facebook and/or twitter or subscribe to our rss feed. For those of you who want to start thinking about it now – we can reveal that the theme, this time, is going to be MOOD. This, as usual, will be open to interpretation so it could be anything form a moody landscape to a moody toddler!
Silicon Beach Training offer a great range of Photoshop training courses. Our beginners and advanced Photoshop Training in Brighton, Sussex, are delivered by experienced photographers, graphic designers and web professionals.
Just in case you were wondering. Our last prize winner was Wendy Laurel. Now Wendy lives in Hawaii (ahh poor Wendy) so couldn’t claim her prize. More details and a nice little video showcasing the winners can be found here. However Danny Fernandez our second prize winner can make it! Hooray! and Wendy can have his a high quality 24’’ x 18” canvas print – worth £69 from Identity Signage and Printing!
I thought it would be nice to know how Danny hopes to use his prize, which is a place on Brighton Journalist Works 4-day Freelance Photography Course in December – worth £245, so I asked Danny a few questions:
Silicon Beach Training: How long have you been taking images?
Danny Fernandez: I’ve been taking photos for about 4 years now.
Silicon Beach Training: What inspired you to pursue photography?
Danny Fernandez: Its just a hobby really. I have a passion for it and i like to spend time doing things that i enjoy. Photography is one of those things. People seem to like my pictures, which is encouraging.
Silicon Beach Training: What part does photography play in your life at the moment?
Danny Fernandez: Right now i’m living in Barcelona (for the summer). Barca is perhaps the most photographic city i’ve ever been to, so its very inspiring at the moment!
Silicon Beach Training: What do you hope the course will do for you?
Danny Fernandez: I’ve always loved photojournalism and its an area that I would like to study for sure! For that reason, I can’t wait!
Silicon Beach Training: How do you see your future in photography?
Danny Fernandez: Hopefully i’ll still be shooting film 20 years from now!
Silicon Beach Training: Anything else?
Danny Fernandez: check my pictures out at www.dannyfernandez.co.uk or
http://www.lomography.com/magazine/lomoamigos/2009/10/05/community-member-dannyfresh-shoots-with-an-lc-a-plus
Next time it could be you being featured in our numerous blogs, twitterings and facebook postings, so its great publicity, so as a said earlier follow us on facebook and/or twitter or subscribe to our rss feed and keep in touch. Good luck.
Posted by Heather Buckley in Brighton, Competitions, News, Photography, Photoshop on September 8th, 2010| No Comments »
