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Robin Nichols
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Born in the UK, Robin Nichols has always had a great love for recording the world with a camera. After finishing school, he studied fine art, before moving on to study at Nottingham Trent University, where he gained a degree in creative photography. He subsequently worked in the advertising industry for several years, before emigrating to Australia in 1985. Robin has always worked in photography: as a black and white printer, a cameraman, a stock photographer, and a freelance photographer. During the 1990s, Robin contributed to several photo-centric publications in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK.
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Altered reality: Changing Eye Color

We have all seen this in our lives: the subject's eyes have changed color—this could be created live using colored contact lenses or done in post using Photoshop Elements. This technique can be varied at all stages to give different results, from very subtle to outrageously graphic. Here's where to start:

Step One: Open the image and duplicate the layer.

Step Two: For this to be visually more effective I converted that new top layer from full color to black and white using the Convert to Black and White feature (Enhance>Convert to Black and White, or Alt/Opt + Ctrl/Cmd + B). I nearly always go for the Scenic Landscape preset as it's not very contrasty (compared to the Newspaper preset, for example) so it's more likely to retain all the highlight details.

Step Three: Rather than spend money on expensive contact lenses which the cat would...

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Robin Nichols

Born in the UK, Robin Nichols has always had a great love for recording the world with a camera. After finishing school, he studied fine art, before moving on to study at Nottingham Trent University, where he gained a degree in creative photography. He subsequently worked in the advertising industry for several years, before emigrating to Australia in 1985. Robin has always worked in photography: as a black and white printer, a cameraman, a stock photographer, and a freelance photographer. During the 1990s, Robin contributed to several photo-centric publications in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK.
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