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How to Use Curves in Photoshop

When thinking about the Curves tool in Adobe Photoshop, the phrase “With great power, comes great responsibility” is a thought that comes to mind. Curves is the most powerful tool in Photoshop for adjusting brightness, contrast, tonality, and color. All that power comes at a price and if not wielded carefully it can easily wreck an image. That’s why it’s best to work on a…
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Photographer Uses Ripped Pantyhose Over Lenses for Soft-Focus Photos

A photographer has shared a neat trick that gives photos a soft-focus look: placing ripped pantyhose over the lens. Ashley Tracy, from Columbus, Ohio, revealed how she places torn nylon stockings on her lens to produce a glowing effect on her photos in a viral TikTok video that has amassed over 1.8 million views. @ashley.tracy One of my favorite things! Have you tried this during…
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Drone Camera Captures Devastating Tornado From the Air

A drone managed to stay aloft while it recorded the colossal damage caused by a tornado that devastated a Kansas neighborhood last Friday. The twister struck Andover, Kansas, a suburb of Wichita, in the evening on April 29th. Sirens alerted citizens of the danger that afternoon, but drone operator and tornado chaser Reed Timmer — in footage spotted by DroneDJ — interpreted the call as an…
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Call of Duty Endowment hits 100K veterans placed in jobs

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.  The Call of Duty Endowment has reached a big milestone as it announced it has placed 100,000 veterans into meaningful jobs. In doing so, the Call of Duty Endowment…
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Square Enix didn’t know how to squeeze profits out of its western studios

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.  Square Enix is washing its hands of its biggest western studios. The company announced it is selling Eidos and Crystal Dynamics to Embracer Group. This raises numerous questions about what is happening next with Square Enix, but first let’s focus on the why. Why did Square Enix drop the…
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