From the monthly archives:

July 2009


The Magic of Photoshop, Photography and SUPERMODELS!

by John P.

Photoshop-for-PhotographersI’ve been an avid amateur photographer for many years, but I’ve never been a big fan of Photoshop. It is a big, expensive, slow program with a steep learning curve. But I’ve gotten to the point where my photos just don’t have much room for improvement without digital manipulation. So, I finally broke down and decided to study Photoshop.

It began with signing up for a college course called “Photoshop for Photographers”, though my travel has kept me out of class for a couple of weeks. So I’ve been studying my book, The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Book for Digital Photographers, and practicing with my new Adobe CS4 Suite.

Well, I’ve been posting some Photoshopped images recently of my travels, however I thought I would demonstrate the power of the tool by sharing a couple of photos that I took of people, to illustrate the difference it can make…
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Photos From San Francisco: Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39

July 30, 2009
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Seems like every time I go to San Francisco I spend time at Fisherman’s Wharf. Yeah, I know it’s touristy and all that, and I get around to the non-tourist places a lot too, but this place keeps me coming back. Something about all the vibrant colors, constant activity, and variety makes it truly magnetic. [...]

A Visit to the Boudin Bakery in San Francisco

July 30, 2009
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Today I went down to the Boudin Bakery on Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco to get some fresh baked sourdough and some of their delicious clam chowder. When I arrived, there was a group of people huddled around the window where they are usually making the bread. Only this time, a nice young lady was [...]

Desktop Wallpaper: A Ray of Hope

July 28, 2009
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On Sunday morning I woke up early for a long drive to Houston, TX. The sky was overcast and hinting of the 24 hours of rain that was to come. As I was driving and about to get on the highway, miraculously in the middle of the sky an opening appeared in the clouds and [...]

WordCamp Dallas 2009: Cali Lewis – Building A Vibrant Community

July 25, 2009

The second of our WordCamp Dallas videos to be released features Cali Lewis discussing her “Seven Rules For Building a Vibrant Community”. And if there is anyone who knows how to do that, its her! With millions of downloads each month, GeekBrief.TV has become one of the most trusted brands in tech news, both online [...]

Scotch Tape Makes Frosted Glass Transparent!?!

July 24, 2009

Ok. Someone has got to try this and report back if it works! I’m not sure if this is a video trick, or if it really works, and I don’t have any frosted glass to try it on. But according to this guy, if you put some of that clear box tape on frosted glass, [...]

WordCamp San Francisco 2009: John Lilly – Lessons From Mozilla

July 24, 2009

Another of the videos from WordCamp San Francisco 2009, this is John Lilly, CEO of Mozilla, presenting on Open Source, lessons learned from Mozilla, and the role of community. Especially useful are his 7 insights, 2 problems and some thoughts for 2009. Is anyone starting to catch a theme here yet? Social Media… community… The [...]

British Couple Commits Suicide Together After 54 Years of Marriage

July 23, 2009

Just a few weeks ago my beloved dog Sandy came to the end of a long and debilitating struggle with kidney failure. My wife and I did everything we could to prolong her life and make her happy and comfortable, but none of us can cheat death, and eventually it was upon us. One of [...]

WordCamp San Francisco 2009: Chris Pirillo – Community WebVisions

July 23, 2009

Dave Curley, Michael Pick and I recorded and edited the videos from WordCamp San Francisco 2009, and here’s the lecture that Chris Pirillo gave on building and maintaining Web Communities. By the way, everyone be sure to contact Chris and tell him to use Woopra! We had a nice long discussion about it, but he [...]

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