mivox - 5:02 pm on Oct 19, 2001 (gmt 0)

Mayby a graphics forum would be an idea, Brett??

Ummm.... the forum you're in is "Website Graphics Design & Usage"
It is a graphics forum. ;)

As for fading a photo to transparent/white... maccas suggests the same technique I'd use:
In your layers palette, double click on your photo layer and name it "photo" (or something like that)...
Create a new, white, background layer...
Add a layer mask to the "photo" layer...
Fill the mask with a black-to-white gradient, in whichever direction you'd like the photo to fade into...

-or- (if you don't want to mess with masks or gradients)

Duplicate your photo layer. (so you don't lose any data in the following steps)..
Turn off visibility for one of the photo layers...
Create a white background layer...
Set the eraser tool to a large diameter & 0% hardness...
While holding down the "shift" key (to ensure a straight vertical line), drag the eraser down the photo wherever you want the fade to be...
(If that fade is too sharp, set the eraser to 50% opacity for the first pass, then 100% opacity for the second pass... make the second erase a little farther over than the first)

That's what I used to do before I learned how to use masks. ;)

Bufferzone's suggestion would also work great if you don't want to mess with masks or eraser settings... :)