791 The White Walker begins

just so you have a chance to see it … inside the context of Photoshop, … I'm going to switch over to the starter image here, … which comes to us from the Dreamstime Image Library, … about which you can learn more and get … some great deals at Dreamstime.com/deke.php. … Alright, I'm going to press the backspace key, … delete key on a Mac, to get rid of that URL. … and so I'm going to convert the background … to an independent layer by double clicking on it, … and I'll just go ahead and name this layer … after it's ID number inside the … Dreamstime library, and I'll click OK. … Alright, now, I want to convert this guy … to an indestructible smart object, … and so armed with the rectangular marquee tool, … up here near the top of the tool box, … I'll right click anywhere inside the image window … and choose convert to smart object. … Now, this image is awfully high key, … which makes the kid look pretty harmless, … and so I'm going to increase the contrast dramatically … by going up to the filter menu …