January 2010

Make Your Point in 140 Characters

by A.J. Wood January 25, 2010 Editorial

If you haven’t caught wind, yesterday there was a dust up around this status update by @ScottBourne. “I’m consulting with a wedding #photog studio selling against a studio doing $500 weddings. Our new ad – ‘We fix $500 wedding photography.’ “ While I would normally ignore the “controversy” surrounding the heated discussion that followed, I [...]

Tagged as: communications, etiquette, mitzs, photography, pricing, scott bourne, Twitter

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Adobe Community Professional

by A.J. Wood January 19, 2010 Adobe

If you heard a lot of hootin’ & hollerin’ yesterday that’s because I was named an Adobe Community Professional (formerly Adobe Community Experts) for 2010. It’s a privilege & honor to join the elite ranks of some of the top creative professionals, many of which I have admired over the years. I’m also excited because [...]

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Photoshop – Sizing Images

by A.J. Wood January 16, 2010 Tutorials

As originally posted on Tip Squirrel July 2009. I’m not one to mince words, so let’s jump right into this morning’s lesson. We’re going to discuss Image Sizing. Often overlooked, sometimes confusing, easily dismissed, but oh so important. First thing is to get to the Image Size command: Press CMD+OPT+I (CTRL+ALT+I) to open the Image [...]

Tagged as: image sizing, Photoshop

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Website RSS Feed Update

by A.J. Wood January 13, 2010 Adobe

Good afternoon dear readers! This is just a quick update to let you know there will be some changes to the website in the next few weeks. The biggest change will be the use of Category Feeds. As longtime readers know this blog has covered a wide range of topics ranging from entertainment to games [...]

Tagged as: Announcements, community

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Photoshop – Curves vs Levels

by A.J. Wood January 12, 2010 Tutorials

Good morning everyone. The following Photoshop video tutorial breaks down the advantage of using Curves versus Levels. Choose Levels to make sweeping changes in the shadow, midtone & highlight areas. Choose Curves for more refined control of the overall tonal range. Checkout the video to see a demonstration.

Tagged as: commands, curves, levels, Photoshop, Tutorials, video

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iPhone App Reviews – MyFitnessPal vs DailyBurn

by A.J. Wood January 11, 2010 Fitness

It’s week #2 of John P’s GetHealthy Challenge and I’m sitting here having lost 2lbs in about one week. That’s surprising given the fact that I cheated last week while in Oklahoma eating McDonalds not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES… the horror. However, in my defense I really only blew it once. After discovering [...]

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Get Healthy or Die Talking About It

by A.J. Wood January 4, 2010 Fitness

Good morning and welcome to my blog. I’m kickin’ off 2010 with a post on joining John P’s Health Challenge. It’s been two years of talk, but so far no results in my plan to get healthy. As of this post, I weigh 215lbs, with a BMI 35.6, my waist is 42 inches, my stomach [...]

Tagged as: beachbody, Fitness, fitness goals, health

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