Every 4th of July, my wife looks forward to going to see a public display of fireworks in San Francisco. Unfortunately, it rained all day this year and then the public display was cancelled. I didn’t want to disappoint her. But there was nothing I could do. Or… Right! I launched Adobe Photoshop CS2. In a matter of 5 minutes or so, I developed fireworks in the nightly sky.

The following tutorial shows steps to create a fireworks display in the sky. The photo used in this tutorial comes from PD Photo. Continue reading →

Last weekend, my wife and I went to a restaurant. After staying there for about an hour or so, we were pretty much ready to leave. That’s when a sudden argument broke out at a few tables away. A guy was furious because there was no ice in his glass. A waitress said that they ran out of ice. And there was nothing she could do. Obviously, the guy was sweating quite a bit, which perhaps fueled his anger. My wife whispered “Honey, do something… You have your MacBook with you, don’t you.” My MacBook? Oh, yeah… So I went under our table and launched Adobe Photoshop CS2. Within several minutes, I created a few chunks of ice in his glass. “There you go!” I passed the glass to him. He had his cold drink without a breath and quickly left.

The following tutorial shows steps to create chunks of ice in a glass with Adobe Photoshop CS2. The photo used in this tutorial comes from Webshots. Continue reading →