Plugs & Reviews

Fri 4 Jul 2008

Revelations

Posted by Gina.Maria under Plugs & Reviews, Stuff and Rants
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I don’t know about you but, I’m always interested in learning more about the laws regarding photography. Specifically, when, where and who I can shoot with impunity and copyright law. It’s a good thing, then, that Scott Kelby has taken the bull by the horns and hooked up with Attorney, Ed Greenberg for some straight [...]

Fri 27 Jun 2008

Once More With Feeling

Posted by Gina.Maria under How To, Plugs & Reviews, Pure Fun
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Who’s my favorite Photoshop instructor? Oh, come on… you know who I like better than even Scott Kelby! It’s Donnie! Yes, Season 2 of "You Suck at Photoshop" is underway at My Damn Channel and I’ve gotten notice of the latest episode. They’ll continue with new eps every other week, so just keep tuning in [...]

Sun 22 Jun 2008

Loving Life in the Lightroom!

Posted by Gina.Maria under I Scrapped!, Plugs & Reviews
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Updated to add the link to the site hosting free Lightroom Presets. See paragraph 2. One of my readers, Barb, sent me an invitation to try Lightroom 2.0 Beta (after considerable effort on her part, I might add.) And I got it loaded and registered yesterday and tried to play around with a photo a friend [...]

Sat 24 May 2008

Catching up

Posted by Gina.Maria under Freebies, How To, I Scrapped!, Plugs & Reviews, Stuff and Rants
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Sorry for the veeerrrryyyy loooong absence of late, but it’s hard to get used to this WordPress format after using LifeType for so long and, to be honest, it’s been a little depressing to lose my whole blog. It’s a little like losing a good friend without warning - a friend you didn’t really appreciate [...]

Sun 4 May 2008

"Take Flight" to Songbird Avenue

Posted by Gina.Maria under Charity, Plugs & Reviews
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I totally stumbled and missed last month’s Songbird Avenue kit, but I didn’t want you to miss out on this opportunity. For the month of May, Songbird Avenue’s guest designers have come together to create a big, beautiful collaboration kit to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. This kit is created by Shabby Princess, Dianne Rigdon, [...]

Fri 4 Apr 2008

Donnie’s Going on a Train Ride

Posted by Gina.Maria under Plugs & Reviews, Pure Fun
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For those following the misadventures of Donnie Hoyle in You Suck at Photoshop, there’s a new episode up on the site. This one’s featuring some fabulous tools - I can’t wait to give them a try. You Suck at Photoshop #10 Tschüss!

Fri 28 Mar 2008

Keyboard Shortcuts Lead to Photoshop Nirvana

Posted by Gina.Maria under How To, Plugs & Reviews
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I think you’ll agree, if you’ve been using any version of Photoshop for any amount of time, that it’s a fun program to use and even more fun as you begin to unlock its secrets. I started using Photoshop over ten years ago but didn’t even begin to grasp its power until I started using [...]

Fri 21 Mar 2008

Donnie’s Out of the Guild

Posted by Gina.Maria under How To, Plugs & Reviews, Pure Fun
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For all those who, along with me, are enjoying watching the devastation being wrought in the life of Donnie Hoyle as he teaches us Photoshop, here’s the latest installment… You Suck at Photoshop #9 While it’s easy to overlook the value of the training here, you really can learn some advanced techniques from watching these [...]

Fri 18 Jan 2008

Resolution: Organize!

Posted by Gina.Maria under Plugs & Reviews, Stuff and Rants
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Every January, there’s an urgency to clean out and organize and I don’t think I’m the only one who feels that way. I’m not sure whether it’s driven by advertisers and retailers or whether our natural patterns as humans have directed marketing efforts but the advertising circulars that end up in piles on my counter [...]

Thu 10 Jan 2008

TED Has Changed My Life!

Posted by Gina.Maria under Plugs & Reviews, Stuff and Rants
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I love brilliance. I get excited when I see and hear about ideas that are “outside the box” and intensely creative. So, imagine the heart-pounding excitement when I stumbled on TED. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It’s an annual conference that brings together the brightest thinkers from these three industries to work together. Each speaker [...]