I do Photoshop.  I do it well.  I want to be your Photoshopist (yes, I made that word up.)  I will post before and after samples here to prove to you that you need me to work on your photos.

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Unfortunately on my last flight, which just happened to be my first flight in a decade, I wasn’t sitting anywhere near the window.  The best aerial photography I could have done were macros of the tray in its various positions.  Had I had a better view of the ground, I might have taken some spectacular shots, but I’m sure they would have come out all washed out.  I think I would have been able to fix them up in Photoshop myself, but here’s a great tutorial on doing that.

It might also apply to shots taken from moving vehicles, although I might write one of those myself one of these days.

It’s great day to be alive, considering the alternative

Great news.  I’ll be writing regular Photoshop tutorials for MakeUseOf.com.  I’ll also write about other things, but for the most part it’s Photoshop stuff. I’ve already got how-to’s ready to go on layers, the grunge look and selecting with Quick Mask.  I’m in the process of writing one now on making your subject’s eyes sing and I’ve got a whole slew of others planned.

The fun all starts in March.  See you then.

I get bored easily with the look of my website(s), so expect frequent changes — several times a year.  This theme is called Photog and I found it here:http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/photog.

I had it all planned out.  The camera bag was next to the door. The tickets to the show were in my coat pocket.  As I sat on the stairs tying my shoes, I planned strategy for shooting in an indoor arena.

“When it gets dark,” I thought to myself, “just remember to boost the ISO setting.  Keep an eye on the histogram.  Use the long lens, but remember to keep it steady.”

I got out to the car, checked one more time to see that I had the tickets and drove off.  This was going to be a great photographic experience, even if it was just High School Musical: The Ice Tour.  Who cares what it’s about, right, with a camera in hand any show is a great show.

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You see a squirrel outside your backdoor and instead of nonchalantly turning back to your breakfast, you make a mad dash for your camera bag, pull the camera out while running back, turn the camera on, take the lens cap off on the fly in one hand and pick up a handful of peanuts in another.

Phewwf.

The squirrel’s gone!

Back to the pancakes with one hand and the camera in the other, in case he returns.

[Family: Looks at you strangely]

[You: Smile and chew]