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Lesa Snider

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About Lesa Snider

Lesa Snider, chief evangelist of iStockphoto (iStockphoto.com/lesasnider), is the author of Photoshop CS6: The Missing Manual, coauthor of iPhoto ’11: The Missing Manual, and several videos on KelbyTraining.com and creativeLIVE.com. She’s a long-time member of the Photoshop World Dream Team of instructors, the Advanced Photoshop professor for Sessions.edu, and founder of PhotoLesa.com. Download a free Photoshop cheatsheet at Facebook.com/photolesa. Twitter: @PhotoLesa.

Photoshop CS6 Patch ToolWednesday, July 11, 2012

CS6

The Patch tool is great for removing unwanted elements from your images. Lesa Snider goes over the uses and features of Photoshop’s patch tool, including the new features in CS6 like content aware and adaptation settings.

Using Scripted Patterns in Photoshop CS6Thursday, June 28, 2012

CS6

Lesa Snider talks about the new scripted patterns in Photoshop CS6 and gives some examples of some creative ways to use this new function. She also goes over some tips for making a better selection using the refine edge options.

Creative Edges using Photoshop’s Refine Edge CommandWednesday, June 20, 2012

Photoshop

Lesa Snider shows some creative uses for the refine edge command.

Photoshop Turns 20Monday, May 10, 2010

Design News

If you think about it, no other application has infiltrated and impacted our culture quite like Photoshop. For example, it’s one of two programs (Google is the other) whose name has become a verb.

Designer's Corner: Building BlocksWednesday, February 20, 2008

Columns

Do you know “the secret”? Have you heard about it? Since this fine magazine is in your hot little hands, then you must have! I’m talking about the secret to great graphic design, of course, not a recent episode of Oprah. The secret of graphic design, or secrets rather, are four tried-and-true principles brought down [...]

The Reality of Resizing Images in PhotoshopWednesday, September 20, 2006

Photoshop

Possibly one of the most confusing aspects of dealing with digital imagery is resolution-specifically, what it really is and how changing it affects an image.