May 2009

I started my blog 3 years ago today!

May 31, 2009

Wishing you a happy spring day, from my family to yours!

Notable NAPP Links for the Week of May 24, 2009

May 31, 2009

iPhone App DSLR Camera Remote Now Available 50 Free Metal Textures Free Photoshop Brushes: Postage Stamps 20 Photoshop Secrets Healing Photos on a Separate Layer Designing with Type 2nd Annual Worldwide PhotoWalk on Saturday, July 18, 2009 (I’m going!) Sign up for Photoshop World newsletter Have you joined NAPP? (Don’t forget promo code DAWN to [...]

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Fun with Photoshop and My Big Day

May 29, 2009

Today was a big day for me. Although I took pictures at a homeschool group function for another friend recently, this was my first real photo shoot with the family of one of my dearest friends. Wednesday night I was a nervous wreck trying to make sure I knew how to work my new light [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Not-So-Steel Magnolia

May 27, 2009

I’m a NAPP Evangelist (National Association of Photoshop Professionals) – see how this could benefit you! Visit 5 Minutes for Mom or Wordless Wednesday for more Wordless Wednesday participants. Are you a photographer with white balance problems? Check out the White Balance Lens Cap!

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9 Days of NAPP Day 5: NAPP Members’ Website

May 26, 2009

Welcome to day 5 of “9 Days of NAPP”! Today I’m going to talk about the NAPP members-only website, a hub connecting members to the wonderful things available to NAPP members. (You can’t get in until you’ve joined; here’s my referral link for membership.) Areas of the website include: Discounts for Members I was surprised [...]

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9 Days of NAPP Day 4: KelbyTraining LIVE

May 24, 2009

Welcome to day 4 of “9 Days of NAPP”! In my opinion, one of the coolest things that NAPP offers is KelbyTraining LIVE, co-sponsored by Adobe. Some of the world’s top instructors take their show on the road to locations around the U.S. (some Canadian locations, too) for one-day seminar tours teaching Photoshop, Lightroom, and [...]

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Notable NAPP Links for the Week of May 17, 2009

May 24, 2009

CS4′s New Content Aware Scaling Feature 2nd Annual Worldwide PhotoWalk on Saturday, July 18, 2009 (I’m going!) Updates about the Worldwide PhotoWalk Lightroom Tip: Grid Thumbnail Sizes Mpix Print Contest Use your latest Flickr photos as your Twitter background image The Digital Diet Free software for shooting tethered with your Nikon camera Sign up for [...]

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9 Days of NAPP Day 3: Matt Kloskowski and the Lightroom Killer Tips Blog

May 22, 2009

[I'm certainly glad I never said "9 consecutive Days of NAPP" because that obviously didn't happen. My fourteen-year-old son had an accident that turned into knee surgery and a 24-hour hospital stay this weekend, so life has turned a little upside down around here. Just hang with me and we'll finish all 9 days and [...]

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