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Professional Photographer's portfolio
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By Art-D !
Published on 12/17/2006
 
Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS Professional Photographer's portfolio
In this tutorial you'll learn how to make a trendy, professional-looking portfolio template.

Professional Photographer's portfolio - part 1
Open a new file that would have 596x750 px and 72 dpi. Paint it in the indicated color – 626262.

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Take the next instrument and create the lowest layer of the future web-site with the parameters shown below.

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Gradient’s parameters.

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Stroke

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Take the same instrument and create a part of the button with the sizes indicated next step.

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Professional Photographer's portfolio - part 2
Gradient’s parameters.

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Copy the new made layer 3 times and change the parameters in each case the way it is shown below.
The first copy:

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Gradient’s parameters.

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

The second copy:

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Gradient’s parameters:

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Professional Photographer's portfolio - part 3
The third copy:

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Gradient’s parameters:

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Take now a new instrument and represent the button painted in white.

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Using the same instrument and keeping pressed the Alt button, it’s possible to erase the upper part of the button.

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Copy this new made layer three times and place everything the same way it is shown below.

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Take the photo with the demonstrated sizes next step and place it exactly the same way it is indicated next picture.

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Professional Photographer's portfolio - part 4
Blending Options-Drop Shadow

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Stroke

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Then you should add the web-site’s name on the header, keeping the same type, size and the color from the next table. Keep the same parameters too.

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Stroke

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS



Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Add the text now containing the buttons’ names on the header, keeping again the type, size and the color from the table below.

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

Professional Photographer's portfolio in Photoshop CS

The final result!

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