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Terry The ExperimenterWe exchanged emails for awhile and I came to the conclusion that he is a photographic process historian - he prefers the term experimenter, however. Terry has been taking photographs for over 50 years. He was a keen darkroom worker. His first darkroom sat on a board suspended over the bath and his mother never really forgave him the chemical stains from the night that the board split. An experimentalist from the outset, he has tried any process he could get his hands on. Making process reagents from raw chemicals, modifying formulae and designing his own, soon followed. He gained his LRPS (Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain - a recognition/distinction of photographic ability) with a portfolio of work based on Cibachrome prints from multiple layered positives which had been developed in his own formulated colour developers with colour couplers. After a break of a few years whilst the family grew up and the only photos were for the family album he acquired a digital compact camera and a copy of Paint Shop Pro 6 which was being thrown away. The bug bit again, and 8 months on, from being a total novice the thirst for knowledge and experimentation returned. I wonder if ......" and "What happens if ......" have made him a passionate researcher and devotee of Paint Shop Pro X2 and X3. He has a range of digital compacts from the big names (Fuji, Nikon and Canon); a mid-range DSLR (Sony Alpha); an ancient flatbed scanner; a dedicated film and transparency scanner to process material ancient and modern, from one of his film SLRs which is still in service; and a WACOM Bamboo graphics tablet. The TutorialsPaint Shop Pro X3 Review  Just what you've been waiting
for - a review of Paint Shop Pro X3.Terry is a Paint Shop Pro user who is currently using version X2. He downloaded the free trial from Corel and gave it a run. Overall, he seems to be satisfied with the new version. Click the thumbnail to read Terry's review. Autochrome  The
Autochrome was the first commercially
viable colour reproduction process. The
Lumière Brothers in France patented the process in
1906. Grains of
starch were stained red/orange,
green and violet although the US patent does indicate other possible
combinations
of colours.
At first I was simply curious about this conversion but after converting a number of images I must admit that the end product is really quite pleasing. Grab yourself a nice image and then click on the thumbnail and learn something about the early roots of photo processing. Curves OK - Terry really went to town with this one.  Curves are probably the least understood, most intimidating and most powerful adjustment tool in Paint Shop Pro. Understanding how curves work will free you from pre-set adjustments and the Paint Shop Pro Express Lab. This tutorial will show some of the more common uses of the curves adjustment as well as some very unique and strange uses. Click the thumbnail to start a fascinating journey through the different permutations of curves. Toning  In photography, toning is a method of changing the colour of black-and-white photographs. The Paint Shop Pro Curves dialogue does an amazing job of toning images that look very much like old time toning in the darkroom. In this tutorial Terry leads us through the steps to tone a digital or scanned image. Click the thumbnail to visit the toning page. Screen Blend Mode  The screen blend mode in Paint Shop Pro makes it possible to combine two images in unique and interesting ways. Click the thumbnail to learn how to create interesting combined images. Overlay Blend Mode  The
Overlay Blend Mode is normally used to increase the contrast in an
image. In this tutorial two images are combined to create an
intersting new look.Click the thumbnail to learn more about how to use the Overlay Blend Mode. Blending Modes  The
blending modes in this tutorial examines their effect on two different
images rather than the usual use of layer blending modes which is with
one single image.You can blend two images in a variety of different and unique ways. Click the thumbnail to learn how to combine two different images using the Paint Shop Pro blend modes. Posterize 
In the 1970s high contrast black and white images printed onto coloured
base papers were very popular, and in vogue with work by Andy Warhol.You can posterize images directly through Paint Shop Pro and you can custom design your own. Now, which one do you think is more fun to do? Click the thumbnail to learn all about posterizing images. Gradients  The
Gradient Editor that lives in the Materials Palette in Paint Shop Pro
can be used to simulate the Graduated Filters that are used in front of
a camera lens.This can be very useful and helpful when it comes to sprucing up a good but boring picture. Click the thumbnail to learn how to use Gradients with your pictures. Photo Books  Photo
books can be classified as a form of digital scrapbooking. In
this tutorial Terry shares his recent experience creating a special
family photo book.When the steps are followed the end result can be a prized book of memories of which you will be really proud. Click the thumbnail to start learning about creating Photo Books. |
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