Sunday, September 21, 2008

Photoshop Tools

Here is a collection of some photoshop tips on the web.

Click here to Learn Photoshop in One Week
I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds tempting! A collection of tutorial videos, from the interface, to the Type tool, to shortcuts, to tips and tricks!

Check out the
Tourist Remover

This just sounds funny. Take a series of photos of the same thing and this site, for free, will stitch them together without the annoying extra tourist wandering through the frame. Maybe use it to create a cleaner photo-illustration of an event?
Here's a link to do it yourself in Photoshop.

Click here for info on
Making Photos Look Cool and Historical

Again, just a fun tip to create photo illustrations.

Here's a very good tip: click here to learn how to correctly use UnSharp Mask
This can help sharpen digital photos, but only if you do it the right way!

Monday, September 8, 2008

journalism day

Herff Jones//Sound Yearbooks Presents ...
Fall WJEA Workshop
September 19
University of Washington
Featured Speaker: Barb Page Award winning Adviser and yearbook guru.

Make sure you save the date for the Fall JEA Workshop. If you are interested in improving your yearbook, JEA is the way to do it! Every year Herff Jones partners with Washington JEA to bring you a phenomenal day of yearbook presentations and discussions. Barb Page will be the main session speaker. Barb is an experienced adviser who knows what it takes to lead a yearbook program. In addition to Barb's main session there will be sessions such as...

"Designing with Type" spicing up headlines and typography on your pages.

"Column Design" How to implement column design into your book.

"Yearbook Themes and Covers" How to carry a theme from the beginning to the end of the book (I present this one!).

Click here to download the registration flyer and send in to register for this great day. Also, you can go to www.wjea.net for more information. JEA is the Journalism Education Association. JEA is the organization you need to be a part of if you want help in building a great yearbook program. Go to www.jea.org and see all the resources that jea offers you.

Let me know if you're going to be there!

you're invited!



Come join us at Auburn Riverside High School, the Saturday after next, from 9am-2pm. We'll share ideas on having a successful start to the year, how to use eDesign, and ideas on being a great (or at least less-stressed) new adviser!
RSVP to me if you would like to come!