01-09-2008, 11:18 AM
Quote:Whether you take your own product photos or you use shots supplied by a manufacturer, chances are the photos will need tweaking before being uploaded to your e-store. Photoshop is a great tool for working with digital images and you can use it to do everything from cropping them to giving them a totally new look. Here are my best tips for using Photoshop to prepare photos for your e-commerce Web site.
Straighten the Image
Many images out of the camera are anything but level, and, crooked images are distracting to your customers. To straighten an image, locate and select the Ruler tool, which shares a toolbar position with the Eyedropper tool. Drag the ruler along a line in the image, which should be perfectly horizontal or vertical. Now, choose Image > Rotate Canvas > Arbitrary - a value will already appear in the dialog - this is the rotation you set using the Ruler. Click OK and the image will be straightened automatically. Now all you need do is to crop it...
full article: http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/solutions...hp/3720296