Good morning all. There have been some recent inquiries as to the status of the tutorials, tweets, and other such content I post online. I recently started posting new tutorial videos after a longer than expected hiatus. Such is life, always throwing a curve ball or two your way to make things interesting. As a [...]
Adobe Releases Creative Suite 5.5 Update
April 11, 2011 By 3 Comments
By now you’ve heard the news, Adobe released the Creative Suite 5.5 upgrade today. Yes, I said, “upgrade” as this is a paid release, not to be confused with an “update” typical of dot releases. While early buzz is a mixture of excitement and complaints, what people should focus on is Adobe’s commitment to staying [...]
Lightroom vs Adobe Bridge
November 20, 2010 By 3 Comments
My article was originally posted on TipSquirrel, February 23, 2010. I’ve updated the information to reflect the latest Adobe products. It may come as a shock, but with the pending releases of Lightroom 3 and CS5 currently on the brain, folks still have time to debate whether to use Lightroom or Adobe Bridge. Really? This [...]
Join TipSquirrel.com for the Lightroom 3 Series
September 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If you aren’t a regular reader over at TipSquirrel.com this is a good week to start. Today Tipsy kicks off the Lightroom 3 series which will run the next two weeks. This is your opportunity to win great prizes, view tutorials, read the latest tips, and did I mention win prizes? As an added bonus [...]
Adobe Software Updates – Illustrator CS5 15.0.1
August 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Adobe released an update to Illustrator CS5 which addresses several known issues – Download Mac Update or Download PC Update Be sure to visit Adobe’s website for a complete list of all available software updates. As listed in the Illustrator CS5 Read Me file: Problems specific to running Illustrator on Mac with RAM exceeding 4 [...]
RAW vs JPEG – Practical Use for Designers & Photographers
August 2, 2010 By 13 Comments
Last week Firgs opened up her Designer Roundtable discussion with the topic RAW vs JPEG and whether it matters to designers. I responded in the comments that designers could simply use the JPEG provided to them or take advantage of what RAW has to offer for more creative post-processing. She followed up with a question [...]
Photoshop Tip Tuesday – 07/20/2010
July 20, 2010 By 1 Comment
It’s Tip Tuesday, and I thought I would extend the conversations started yesterday about my last YoutTube video preventing unauthorized printing of your Facebook photos. Lots of people weighed-in on comments, Twitter & Facebook, with suggestions ranging from “Don’t post your photos online” to “That’s why I watermark my images.” You should checkout the article [...]
Photoshop Tip Tuesday – 07/13/2010
July 13, 2010 By 6 Comments
It’s time for another Tip Tuesday. Today I’ll be demonstrating how you can use Content Aware Scale to transform an image. This is extremely useful to photographers & designers that need to stretch or squash an image for a design or layout. Have a look: If the embedded video doesn’t work, you can view the [...]
