Scott Valentine - Adobe Photoshop - Graphics Software - Computing/Technology

About > AllExperts
	Search for

Main Menu

Login (Experts Only)

About Us · FAQ · Tell Friends About Us · Link To Us · Free Encyclopedia · Disclaimer · Tech Support

You are here: AllExperts > Computing/Technology > Graphics Software > Adobe Photoshop

Expert Profile: Scott Valentine

Expertise: Beginning to expert questions using Photoshop for a variety of applications; digital photography, graphic design, image analysis, web, screen and print. I am an administrator on a Photoshop learning forum, which has over 13,000 members, and am also an 'expert' in the Digital Photography section of allexperts.com.

Experience in the area
I have been a professional level user since 1999, and have used Photoshop for photography, fine art, graphic design, web design, and technical image analysis. I have also conducted classes at the college level in both artistic and technical uses. I am currently an Adobe User Group manager.

Organizations
National Association of Photoshop Professionals

Education/Credentials
Bachelor's degree, Physics

Awards and Honors
Several awards for digital photography.

	View Past Answers	View Detailed Ratings

What do you like about this subject? What do I like? Hey, it's Photoshop! What's not to like?

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? Everything I can. My current efforts are focused on combining photographic processing with illustration techniques, so I am also learning Illustrator.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Almost everything Photoshop can do can be scripted or otherwise automated. But that's not always the best way to go.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject "Photoshop" is not a verb. Because it is so easy to manipulate images, we now must rely on human integrity to have any kind of truth in pictures.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 970
Knowledge	9.91 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.84 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.97 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		3
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		141

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	05/27/08
10	10	10	10	04/19/08
10	10	10	10	04/10/08
10	10	9	10	04/08/08
10	10	10	10	03/29/08

User Comments

Very helpful! THANKS!
(Emile on 05/27/08)

Sensational!!!! exactly what I was after.. this will surely be a great invitation ... Thanks so much ;-) Rami
(Rami on 04/19/08)

Thanks much. I'll visit some Forums too. Best Wishes - Frank
(Frank on 04/10/08)

Scott, You have been a huge help and I really appreciate your knowlege, patience and kindness.
(Mary on 04/08/08)

Thanks Scott! As you said, it's not the most elegant solution, but dropping each file individually into Photoshop did the trick. Thanks again champ!
(Burt on 03/29/08)

View All Comments

	View Past Answers	View Detailed Ratings

Recent Answers from Scott Valentine

2008-05-26 video and filters: Thanks for your question, Emile. It turns out you can indeed apply filters to an entire set of frames or a clip, using Photoshop CS3 Extended. Import your video (check the help files for supported formats)...

2008-04-22 making multiple pictures same size one step: Hi Brenda, In CS2, you have the option to print a Contact Sheet or a Picture Package. I think your best bet will be to use the Contact Sheet and specify your page size and number of rows/columns....

2008-04-17 Colors fade for files saved for web: I've been noodling on this and don't have any other solutions to try. If you still can't figure it out, maybe the next step is to try Adobe support, or the support forums on Adobe.com. While these can...

2008-04-17 Fill text with Image from background: Hi Rami, What you are asking about is called "masking", though specifically, you will want to "clip" your image to your text. Here is a tutorial I wrote about masking. Exactly what you need is on page...

2008-04-16 Colors fade for files saved for web: Thanks for your question! First, some good news; you're not doing anything wrong. The bad news is you are going to have to compromise if you want your web images to look the same in Photoshop and in print...