PhotoShop Cafe DVD: Photoshop Secrets: Photographic Effects

Colin has Authored/Coauthored 18 books. He has won numerous awards including 3 Guru awards. He's been nominated for the Photoshop Hall of Fame twice. Colin is a regular columnist for Photoshop User Magazine. He's been featured in almost every major imaging magazine, and is in high demand as a speaker at major industry events including Flash Forward and WPPI. He consults such companies as ABC Disney, Apple, and Adobe

• Lens Zoom: Simulate the effect of a zooming lens with a slow shutter speed
• Fake HDR: Create an effect that mimics a tone mapped HDR photo from a single image
• Fake HDR 2: Use HDR Toning to Create an effect that mimics a tone mapped HDR photo from a single image
• Toy Camera: Change your photo to look like it was shot with a plastic camera, such as a Holga or toy camera
• Split Tone: Create a split tone effect with color cast in shadows and highlights
• Split tone 2: Create a split tone effect in Camera Raw with color cast in shadows and highlights
• Black and White - Grayscale: Two methods of grayscale conversion for the best results. Also an explanation of what's happening
• Antique Look: Change your photo to look like it was shot in the 1800's with the Frederick Archer style wet process
• Vintage Photo: A popular old-time look, both in faded color and sepia tone

CH2 Changing the Mood

• Hyper Detailed: Create a smooth, but detailed image, along the lines of a Dave Hill style
• Cinematic Look: Apply some processing to give a photo a cinematic movie feel
• Fake Sunset: Take a photograph from the middle of the day and make it look like it's sunset
• Dreamy Slide Sandwich: Create a glowing, soft, doubled feel that adds an amazing feel to a photograph
• Magical Glow: Create a romantic feel, by softening the highlights of a photograph and making the whites glow. Both landscapes and wedding photos covered
• Soft Portrait Focus: Add a nice soft glow to portraits, for the glamorous touch

CH3 Artistic Effects

• Area Color: Make the photograph black and white, except for a single colored object
• Cartoon Effect: Turn a photo into a cartoon, a fun effect
• Hand Painted Looks: Learn how to make your photo look like different hand-painted styles, including a simulated canvas background
• Pencil Sketch: Turn a photo into a convincing pencil sketch. Also included colorizing and etching techniques
• Change color: Change the color of a portion of a photograph without making any selections
• Psychedelic Sunburst: Create a sunburst effect that Jimi Hendricks would love

CH4 Special Effects

• Tilt Shift Miniaturization: Fake a tilt shift effect. Make huge objects in photos look like miniatures
• Depth of Field: Add a depth of field effect to a sharp photograph. This goes way beyond just a simple blur
• Water Reflection: Create a lake of water in a dry place. Very believable and unbelievably simple
• Rain: Create a rain effect. Add layers of rain to simulate distance
• Sky Replacement: Take a plain boring sky and replace it with a nice cloudy sky. Some extra tips to add correct atmosphere and coloring so it looks real
• Light Beams - Night for Day Effect: Create beams of light and illuminate a subject realistically. Change a daytime shot into a night shot. Also learn to change the color of the lighting in a single move
• Uploading to iPad: Learn how to watch this video on an iPad or other portable device