On Tuesday I listened to NPR’s segment on how regular folks are using Photoshop to alter photos and remove people from their personal picture albums. Fair enough, this is hobbyist photography, not photojournalism. Alas, the NPR blog about this offers no link to the actual audio segment or podcast. But it does offer links to these tips on how to alter your photos:
• Deziner Folio: Wonderful tutorial here: Portrait retouching for beginners.
• The New York Institute of Photography on fixing family photos, from correcting red eye to photoshopping your ex out of a photo.
• Spicy Websites: Photoshop Tutorial: How to Create a Fantastically Formal Photo Effect.
• Zeroflaws.com: Tips on photo restoration, baby photos, wedding photos and family pictures.
And here’s my 20-year-old magazine piece on Photographs That Lie.
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