Re: EASY way to add drop shadows to images?

Subject: Re: EASY way to add drop shadows to images?
From: "John Posada" <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: john -at- garisons -dot- com
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 12:17:03 -0400

john -at- garisons -dot- com wrote:
> I'm looking for a simple way to add drop shadows to pictures that will
> eventually find their way to a web site. Ideally, I'm looking for
> something that doesn't require thirteen steps in Photoshop, one of which
> is assumed to be too simple to bother to explain. It would be great if it
> allows a way to move the shadow from lower-right to upper-left.
>
> What do YOU do?
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1. Allocate 30 seconds for the process, beccause that's all you will
need.
2. Display the picture
3. Use Snagit to take a screen capture of it.
4. Select an edge effect from the pallet. From here you can pick from
numerous edges including drop shadow, control the width, color, and depth.


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John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
NYMetro STC President

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-- Danny Ozark, Philadelphia Phillies manager
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