David Bate

David Bate

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Graphic Design instructor at Waukesha County Technical College. Author of “Speaking Photoshop CS6”

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How Photoshop Uses Bungee Cords to Define Color

The following excerpt is adapted from Speaking Photoshop CC by David Bate. Reprinted, with permission of the publisher, from Speaking Photoshop CC © 2014 David Bate. All rights reserved. For further information, visit speakingphotoshop.com. *** Have you ever tried to unlock the meaning of those obscure RGB formulas that Photoshop uses to define color? For example, […]

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How an Accordion Controls Photoshop’s Levels Command

The following is an excerpt from Speaking Photoshop CC by Dave Bate. Reprinted, with permission of the publisher, from Speaking Photoshop CC © 2014 David Bate. All rights reserved. For further information, visit speakingphotoshop.com. *** Did you ever wonder how the Levels command brings out hidden detail as you darken an overexposed image or brighten an underexposed one? […]

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