Texture and Pattern contact sheet

online tutorials

This tutorial is called vintage photo effect.
I located this tutorial from the main blog page
http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2007/10/15/create-a-vintage-photo-effect-in-photoshop/
I modified this tutorial by tweaking the numbers in the settings for the effect. I think this tutorial is great for giving a picture that vintage vibe.

This tutorial is called frosted pixels.
I located this tutorial on the main blog page http://www.photoshopbox.com/photo-effects/frosted-pixels.html
I modified this tutorial by changing the size of the pixels. This is a great tutorial to give your picture a unique effect.

This tutorial is called dramatic gritty effect.
I located this tutorial on the blog main page http://photoshopfrenzy.com/?p=94
I modified this tutorial by changing some of the settings for this effect. This tutorial is good for making your pictures look dramatic and interesting.

6 Depth of field

Depth of field contacts

Color Corrections

Celebrity Color Correction

angle of view contacts

Blog Post 2

What is Aperture?

The aperture of a lens is the diameter of the lens opening; the aperture is like a pupil. You can control the aperture by setting the "Aperture Opening", also known as an F-Stop. The smaller the F-stop numbers the larger the opening is and that allows more light in. A small aperture increases depth of field so foreground and background are sharp and a large aperture decreases depth of field so the background is soft.

What is shutter speed?

Shutter speed determines how long the shutter stays open; the longer exposures (like 1 second) give much more light to the film than a 1/1000 of a second exposure. A fast shutter speed can freeze action while slow speed can blur your image.

How do you shoot in each mode on your camera?

For Aperture I turn the scroll wheel to A and adjust the F-stops. For Shutter speed I turn the scroll wheel to S and adjust how fast or slow I want the speed.