Adobe's Johnny L Speaks the Magic Phrase: C...S...(wait for it)...4!

Hide Your Tracks? Trash Your Preferences

Stretching a Photo in Illustrator

Distort, Warp, Liquify. Photoshop offers plenty of distortion functions. But none of them measures up to Illustrator's Envelope. Fortunately, Illustrator doesn't limit itself to vectors; you can edit photographs. Learn how!

How Do You (or U) Do Raw?

Don't Fear the Lab Mode

Digital cameras are wonderful, but they're ultimately machines. You, on the other hand, are a superior human being. Celebrate your humanity in the Lab mode, where you can take the work of machines and make it way better.

Tim Grey's New Book Reveals Why He's Sassy Enough to Work with Deke

Tips 2 Wet Ur Self Bi

Stealth 'Shop, The Virgin Histogram

Have an image that needs an absolute color overhaul? This video shows you how to apply some shockingly massive edits, get great results, and clean up the histogram so it looks like you never set foot in Photoshop.

Blurring Live Text with a Drop Shadow

The Briefly Awaited Answer to dekeQuiz #1

Metadata Forensics, What a Crock

In this, the first regular episode of dekePod, Deke debunks the sanctity of photographic metadata, specifically that holiest of holy grails, EXIF. Is nothing sacred? Sure, lots of things, but EXIF ain't one of them.

dekeQuiz #1: What is Deke Saying?