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Sold out?

It looks like the current edition of Paint Shop Photo X2 for Photographers has sold out (at least Amazon no longe seems to have copies). Which is great news, but not if you’re still trying to get hold of a copy. I have a handful personal copies which I’m happy to pass on, so If [...]

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HDR Photomerge

This short video shows you how to create a single image with a full range of tones from several bracketed exposures using Paint Shop Pro Photo X2’s HDR Photo Merge feature. If a single exposure results in an image with blown (pure white) highlights, or dense black shadows, then your subject will almost certainly benefit [...]

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Tinting black and white photos

The Sepia Toning filter
Once we’ve removed all the colour from a photo, quite naturally, the next thing we want to do is put some back in. PSP’s Sepia Toning filter can be found on the Photo Effects sub-menu of the Effects [...]

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Creating Black and white images from colour originals

You might think that the advent of digital photography would have spelled the end for black and white photos, but you’d be wrong. Sure, in the days of film, black and white was cheaper and easier to process, but, there’s also something special about the quality of monochromatic images. Removing colour makes things simpler and [...]

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Hello

Hello!
If you’ve visited gopaintshoppro before you’ll notice a few changes. I’ve migrated the site from a static HTML-based one to Wordpress. This will make it much easier for me to update it and add new tutorials as well as giving you the oportunity to provide feedback and comment.
I’ve tried to duplicate the existing site structure, [...]

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