Yay…it’s FRIDAY!!!This week’s Fix-It Friday photo comes from Angie. I really love this photo because it demonstrates a style and attitude I love. However, there are a few distractions. Here’s the original:  I started with the JPEG, but felt like I was missing something…so I went back to the RAW file.  I took the RAW file into Camera Raw and did a slight exposure adjustment. Then I went over to Photoshop Elements. After cloning out the sign on the right and the pink tag on the left, (and also cropping in a little closer) I ran Amy McMaster’s Squeaky...

Ha ha, I just needed a catchy title. Thank you Adam Lambert! I’m in the process of writing a tutorial on Photoshop Elements’ tool bar which is likely to lead to future tutorials on how to use these tools, actions, etc. more effectively.  I have found that I learn best through experience and by teaching others (that would explain my career choice).  So, if you have any specific questions or areas of PSE that you’d like me to explain, please don’t hesitate to comment or contact me. On another note…what are you doing on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 11:00 AM EST (or...

This past weekend, my husband and I went to his home town to celebrate  (and photograph) our nephew’s 1st birthday. He has been such a joy to watch over the past year, and one of the happiest babies I’ve ever seen. But he’s a big boy now – he’s walking, chewing on everything and doesn’t understand the word “NO.” Nonetheless, I love him all the same.

Picked up by the breezeSoaring fast among the treesBarely showing that it can be dappledMaking onlookers envious and baffledThe sweet little cotton ball Filled with dreams and whispersFlies on the windWith other wish-driftersIts white little feathersTickling the windMaking the wind laughAs it brushes against its skinMore wish-drifters joinAnd follow the winds’ courseSome whispers gentleSome whispers hoarse They fly until they reach a spot Making out no certain plotThey started out on a single stemThough they go as far as the dream takes them‘Tis the journey of wish-driftersA lasting hope...