Here is a video I found on youtube that has some really good things to show on how to fix a portrait.
Topics Include:
Tight cropping
Soft Skin tones
Portrait Lighting Composition
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Art and Design
Art is about making a lot of little decisions that, together, end up demonstrating a whole new perspective.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Connecting your blog to facebook and twitter
Wow this could be an easier process. The problem I have run itno is all the articles are older than the new dashboards on twitter and facebook.
To connect rss feeds to twitter you need to go into the settings tab on your twitter account and then from that page click the connections tab. From there you will be able to connect to different social media pages like facebook.
To connect rss feeds to twitter you need to go into the settings tab on your twitter account and then from that page click the connections tab. From there you will be able to connect to different social media pages like facebook.
How to connect your blog to Twitter and Facebook
This article explains how to make it so you when you post an article on blog it automatically gets posted to your twitter account as well as your facebook account.
This is a very useful way to get your content out quickly on many different channels. Helping people find you as well as your SEO. Remember twitter and facebook are two of the most used web pages on the internet.
Step 1:Sign up for a Facebook and twitter account if you already have one for skip to step 2
Step:2 go to twitterfeed.com and register with them for free.Follow their three steps They will then ask you for your blogs RSS feed URL. Then they will ask you what social media site do you want to direct the feed to. For twitter click twitter. Repeat procedure with facebook if you want.
Step 3) If you want to have facebook update everything on your twitter account, not just your blog RSS feed then got to your twitter account and click on the settings tab. In the section Under the "More Info URL" you will see a red link entitled, "You can Add Twitter To Your Site Here." Click on this link. From there it will give you a list of social media sites then pick facebook and continue. It will then prompt you to install twitter on your facebook account.
Note: This is the method for those of you trying to get a feed put up on your own home web page. If you hit other from the list of social media sites in step 3 this is a way to embed the twitter dashboard as a widget in your own sites or those social media sites not listed at twitter. This will work as long as you can copy paste the feed into your code.
I hope this helps and good luck!
This is a very useful way to get your content out quickly on many different channels. Helping people find you as well as your SEO. Remember twitter and facebook are two of the most used web pages on the internet.
Step 1:Sign up for a Facebook and twitter account if you already have one for skip to step 2
Step:2 go to twitterfeed.com and register with them for free.Follow their three steps They will then ask you for your blogs RSS feed URL. Then they will ask you what social media site do you want to direct the feed to. For twitter click twitter. Repeat procedure with facebook if you want.
Step 3) If you want to have facebook update everything on your twitter account, not just your blog RSS feed then got to your twitter account and click on the settings tab. In the section Under the "More Info URL" you will see a red link entitled, "You can Add Twitter To Your Site Here." Click on this link. From there it will give you a list of social media sites then pick facebook and continue. It will then prompt you to install twitter on your facebook account.
Note: This is the method for those of you trying to get a feed put up on your own home web page. If you hit other from the list of social media sites in step 3 this is a way to embed the twitter dashboard as a widget in your own sites or those social media sites not listed at twitter. This will work as long as you can copy paste the feed into your code.
I hope this helps and good luck!
Friday, March 11, 2011
"REWORK" It's amazing. Do not ignore this one!
Do you hate wasting time at worthless meetings? Overly bureacratic companies with high strung policies? Do you often wonder if more time is spent planning than producing? Then this is the book for you.
The founders of 37signals have put together, "REWORK" a book that challenges many of the traditional habits and systems of business. At 37signals they have proven time and again that their philosophies are ones to take notice of.
Seth Godin says "Ignore this book at your own peril." I would have to agree.
I could not put this book down as it affirmed many of my suspicions about productivity and business. The book is entertaining, easy to read and full of great business wisdom.
I highly recomend this book to anyone and will be rereading this book again and again.
Some of my favorite selections are
"Ignore the details early on."
When the guys at 37 signals start a marketing design they start mapping it out with a big Sharpie pen. They do this because they are worried about the basics not shading or the extra details. This technique makes you focus on the right things first, like the foundation and the actual meaning or reason of the project.
This is a lesson I took to heart. As a designer I am often focusing on details holding on to the mantra "its all in the details". But, the truth is, the details have to go ON something to be details. Lets build that first.
"Planning is guessing"
"Rework" says that planning is often a waste of time especially really long term planning. "Unless your a fortune teller, long term business planning is a fantasy." There are just to many factors out there that can alter your plan and whats worse we treat plans as if they are concrete and fact instead of what they are, guesses. The truth is I have created many long term plans that just get filed away in a file cabinet never to see the light of day again and I am sorry to say that I have often spent hours doing it. I guess its something about planning that makes me feel like somethings getting done when the truth is I have to start doing to get get something done. It may even be planning is one of the greatest reasons for procrastination.IF you didnt already have a plan you wouldn't put off what you should be doing now.
"Don't Out Spend, Out Teach"
One competitive advantage smaller companies have is they can out teach there big brother competition. When I go online looking for a product I want to learn about it and and how it could work for me. I spend a lot more time looking at reviews than ads. As trhey say at 37 signals "you can afford to teach, and thats something they'll never do because big companies are obsessed with secrecy." The truth is if you give someone a good idea they will look for you again when they need another one.
The founders of 37signals have put together, "REWORK" a book that challenges many of the traditional habits and systems of business. At 37signals they have proven time and again that their philosophies are ones to take notice of.
Seth Godin says "Ignore this book at your own peril." I would have to agree.
I could not put this book down as it affirmed many of my suspicions about productivity and business. The book is entertaining, easy to read and full of great business wisdom.
I highly recomend this book to anyone and will be rereading this book again and again.
Some of my favorite selections are
"Ignore the details early on."
When the guys at 37 signals start a marketing design they start mapping it out with a big Sharpie pen. They do this because they are worried about the basics not shading or the extra details. This technique makes you focus on the right things first, like the foundation and the actual meaning or reason of the project.
This is a lesson I took to heart. As a designer I am often focusing on details holding on to the mantra "its all in the details". But, the truth is, the details have to go ON something to be details. Lets build that first.
"Planning is guessing"
"Rework" says that planning is often a waste of time especially really long term planning. "Unless your a fortune teller, long term business planning is a fantasy." There are just to many factors out there that can alter your plan and whats worse we treat plans as if they are concrete and fact instead of what they are, guesses. The truth is I have created many long term plans that just get filed away in a file cabinet never to see the light of day again and I am sorry to say that I have often spent hours doing it. I guess its something about planning that makes me feel like somethings getting done when the truth is I have to start doing to get get something done. It may even be planning is one of the greatest reasons for procrastination.IF you didnt already have a plan you wouldn't put off what you should be doing now.
"Don't Out Spend, Out Teach"
One competitive advantage smaller companies have is they can out teach there big brother competition. When I go online looking for a product I want to learn about it and and how it could work for me. I spend a lot more time looking at reviews than ads. As trhey say at 37 signals "you can afford to teach, and thats something they'll never do because big companies are obsessed with secrecy." The truth is if you give someone a good idea they will look for you again when they need another one.
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