I continue to be inspired this week and I haven’t even picked up my camera since Sunday (which means I haven’t done my Scavenger Hunt yet)…I’ve been having too much fun in Photoshop Elements (can you even imagine what will happen when I upgrade to CS5?). I had a couple of challenges this week that really inspired me. Captivus Living has presented a new Photoshop Challenge meant to encourage us to use photoshop tools that we may not have used before. This week’s theme was “liquefy” using the liquefy tool. I’ve been so excited about this prompt...

Exactly one year ago, I received my camera in the mail (I ordered it so it would arrive before Thanksgiving) I couldn’t wait to get home and start shooting. I remember that I immediately opened the box, found the battery and started charging. My first photo…upper right corner: my camera’s manual! When I got home, I decided to take a picture of myself. I had no clue what I was doing with my flash…so, as you can see below…pin lights. I then looked around to see what else I could photograph – my salt and pepper monkeys fell victim. On December 30, 2009,  I...