Focal Photoshop Challenge

The Challenge: create a woodland creature from a photo of someone you know. Click here to see examples from Creative Photoshop CS4.

Our guest judge is author Derek Lea.

Download a free tutorial from Creative Photoshop CS4.

Focal Photography Contest: July: Summer Time

The focus for the July contest is "summer time". Enter your images into the Focal Monthly Photography Contest for a chance to win one of our monthly prizes. Click here to enter. June's guest judges are Chris Grey, Corey Hilz and Shawn Barnett, authors of the Focal Digital Camera Guides.

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Derek Lea

Derek Lea is an award-winning digital illustrator, author, and regular contributor of tutorials and articles on Photoshop and Illustrator techniques to leading digital art and design magazines.

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