Class of 2022

Today was Joshua's turn for a graduation.  Well, it was the Kindergarten Recognition Ceremony to be more accurate.  We are very proud of him.


Part of the event was for the students to walk across the stage and get their diploma.  Each child did a great job.  When Josh was called he did this weird "moonwalk thing" that gave everyone a good laugh.  Leave it to Josh to liven up the show.

 

 

After the event there was a quick get together in his classroom for the students, parents and teachers.  Josh wanted to take some pictures of his own, so I handed him the G11 and off he went.  Here are a few samples of his work.   These are some of his friends that helped make for a wonderful year.



 




All Photos by Joshua Thomas Rothenberg - rising 1st grader !!!

 

Watermarking in LR3

In this week's video tutorial I begin a new series to cover some of the new features in Lightroom 3 Beta.

We begin with something that was on everyone's wish list for Adobe -  watermarking.  They delivered and now it's possible to do it all from within Lightroom.  

However, you may not want to.  I demonstrate how to add a standard text watermark and then show a more subtle method using an image of text as a watermark within Lightroom. 

You can download the free Beta of Lightroom 3 here.

Don't forget - use the maximize button within the video player to increase the size of the video.

 

 

 

someone blinked

When doing groups shots or even couples, it can be very common for at least one person to blink or not even look at the camera.  Add children to the mix and it becomes nearly impossible to get it right in a single press of the shutter.  I think kids purposely mess with us in that way.

The auto-align layers feature in Photoshop CS3 & CS4 can help you line up multiple shots of the same scene.  With better alignment, you can more easily use a layer mask to get the best shot of each person combined to a single image.

In this week's video tutorial I show you how it's done.

Don't forget - press the maximize button within the video player to increase the size of the video

 

 

Dude, not so fast on the crop

In this week's video tutorial I demonstrate the CS4 feature of Content Aware Scaling and how it may be used instead of a crop.  Need an 8x10 and don't want to loose elements of the original image ?

 

Content Aware Scaling may be your answer. 

 

The Digital Dental Hygienist

My wife is a Dental Hygienist.  In fact, she is about the best there is.  Her patients adore her and she makes a significant impact in their lives.  I know how they feel.

We sometimes do similar work for people regarding their smile.  But mine happens in the digital darkroom and takes far less talent.

In this week's video tutorial I demonstrate a very quick and simple Photoshop adjustment to brighten any smile.

This one's for you Allie.