This is a great write up. Should help ALOT of people with their photoshopping and pictures in general.

If I could make a suggestion... You should add a little segment of like what drop down menu each of the tools are in. I know I have photoshop but hardly ever use it so I am far from an expert. I have tinkered around with it but never really learned it. I couldnt tell you where the tools you used are or how hard they are to find. Maybe a little thing like for example, my recent history on IE 8 (history/recently closed tabs/general BP's ball-python.net) I dont know if that was a good example but it was the best way I could think to explain it.

I think this should be stickied if you do that. Probably anyway, but this would make it useable by everyone, not just the experienced user.

Thanks for the great write up on photo editing. I will use this later when I take my first pictures of my new guy (Im stoked!!) He came in the mail while Im at work today.