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5 Types of Photo Bag for Men and Women

A photo bag is a bag that has been customised to include one or more photographs of your choice. You can add a self portrait, a group image, or any other picture that you would like to see printed onto a high quality bag. Handbags and purses can be customised but so too can hold alls, laptop bags and a great assortment of other bags.

Handbags

Created in leather or vinyl you get to decide the picture or pictures that are printed on the finished item. While it is standard to print a single picture on one side of the handbag you can add a little more customisation if you wish by including a second picture on the reverse of the bag. You could even use a montage of different photos for a particularly striking look.

Holdalls

Again, the holdall is most often available in leather or vinyl and can be personalised to include one or two images printed on the front and reverse of the bag. As well as being able to use a montage of your favourite photographs you could opt for a pop art representation of your chosen picture for a fun and unique looking hold all.

Laptop Bag

It seems the world has gone laptop mad and with a personalised laptop bag you can ensure that your prized possession is safe and secure while carrying a great looking item that is bound to make a lasting impression.

Shopper

The environmental problems with using plastic carrier bags have become extremely well publicised and we're all being encouraged to do our bit by reusing shopping bags. Photo shopping bags not only offer a unique look but they also allow you to carry more shopping while offering a more comfortable means to do so.

Make Up Bag

The ideal accessory for the photo handbag? A photo make up bag, of course. The satin print provides excellent looking image reproduction, impeccable colour clarity, and striking results. Your picture is printed on the front of the make up bag and you can usually choose a colour or pattern for the reverse.

Photo bags really allow you to express your individuality while showing off on or more of your favourite photographs. If you're stuck deciding on the perfect picture to use then why not instead have a montage created from several of them at once. Alternatively, you can have a photo converted into black and white or even into several pop art styles.

 

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Personalised photo handbags from Bags of Love are ideal as gifts or to keep for yourself. We also provide an array of other personalised photo items and gifts on the Bags of Love website.

How can you change hair color with Photo Shop?

I have a picture of a friend and I want to know if there is a way to realistically change hair color. I'm not that skilled with Photo Shop, so please be specific!

Changing the color is not extremely hard - you can use a color balance layer and play with the settings. If the color is too extreme or bright, you can apply a hue/saturation layer and lower the saturation slider. Play with hue/saturation and color balance layers until you have your desired hair color.

The problem is you're going to change the color of the whole image. You have to select the hair first. If the hair is in a bun (like a solid mass), it may be possible to use the extract filter, or if you learn how to use the pen tool (not easy for beginners), you may be able to select the hair.

But in a lot of cases, hair is clashing with the background. The best way I've read to select hair is using alpha channels. Color images have a certain amount of red. blue and green information that you can look at (using the Alpha palette and selecting the individual RGB layers).

Using this method, you would examine the red, blue and green layers in turn and look for the layer that contrasts the most with its surroundings. From there, you can grab that information, adjust the layers to make it stand even more out with its surroundings, and then convert that alpha channel into a selection. As you can tell, it doesn't souund easy for people first learning photoshop and its not.

You would need a good book that explains how to learn how to use the pen tool (for solid hair), and for selecting things using alpha channels. At least you now know what to ask for at the book store or what to look for in a book's table of contents. Good luck!

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