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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 11:57 PM
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This will be a place for tips and tricks and tutorials on how to achieve certain style images through photoshop.

I know Jon had an action that he was showing everybody for a LOMO look to photos.
Old Jul 31, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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Fantastic idea!
Old Jul 31, 2009 | 12:07 AM
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Schweet. Expect a lot of links from me in the coming days. I'll try to put an example of a photo I used a given technique on with every link.
Old Jul 31, 2009 | 12:41 AM
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Awesome, Jon. I can't wait to see!
Old Aug 13, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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bump for some cool tutorials/tips
Old Aug 14, 2009 | 02:16 AM
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I'm going through all my old pics on Flickr (pre Dü Werke) so I can re-edit them w/ my new logo. I came across this one and decided to Draganize it. Normally this action is used on portraits but I like to use it whenever. The action alone will not yield exactly what you see because it depends on the way you set it up. Also things were done post-action.

http://www.atncentral.com/zip/Draganizer.zip
(clicking will open dialog box for download)

Enjoy
Old Aug 14, 2009 | 02:36 AM
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i guessing that download isn't Mac friendly
Old Aug 14, 2009 | 03:18 AM
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I'm a Mac user and I had no problems with that.
Old Aug 14, 2009 | 03:38 PM
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i think im going to like this topic *watching*
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Watching.
Old Aug 14, 2009 | 04:05 PM
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Roja, how do u install that dragonizer action?
Old Aug 14, 2009 | 04:26 PM
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All I did was double clicked it and it installed itself.
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watching dis
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Ro Ja, did u double click the link or where it was downloaded?
because i tried both and its not working
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worked for me but it definiltey isn't an instant action. it just walks u through every step. I like the LOMO action better cause it is literally just the press of a button.
Old Aug 14, 2009 | 10:11 PM
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I like the fact that it asks for user input at each step. I like to have more control over the final image. The Vintage Film action is similar in that it leaves everything separated into layers.
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i download it...then tried doing it and it said the file was too big...is there an specific size its gotta be?
Old Aug 15, 2009 | 03:08 PM
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I've never had that problem and I'm shooting RAW where my files are constantly +10mb.
Old Aug 15, 2009 | 10:43 PM
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never mind..there's two types...one for smaller images and one for larger.



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