New eBook is the ultimate guide for anyone who wants to improve their photography skills

Susi Lawson has just released her new instructional DVD for creating creative portraits in Photoshop

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Cropping

Transform any portrait with a glamorous magazine-style finish. Once you’ve mastered the use of adjustment layers and their masks, producing polished portraits is as simple as a brush stroke here and a brush stroke there. A lightening Curves adjustment layer can be used not only to dodge dark blemish areas on skin, but also to whiten teeth and eyes and emphasise highlight areas in the hair.