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what is the best photoshop software to use?

admin — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:40:04 +0000

I am trying to make a scrapbook and most of my pictures are on the computer. I would like to edit my pictures and print them out. What is the best photoshop software? what is the best photo printer? What is the best photo paper? Now I know I am asking for the best but I am also trying to find reasonable pricing. Please help!!! Thanks!

Take a look at GIMP the open source alternative. You can download GIMP for Windows from here http://www.gimp.org/windows/ Here also is a list of the Official GIMP Tutorials http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/

LUg.

Italian Mama Isabel shows you how to make a recipe book

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:36:02 +0000

Oneitaliana.com Go Buy her BOOK Isabel shows you how to make your recipe book on her computer.

Duration : 0:2:38

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How can I get photos that are taken in color to be printed in sepia?

admin — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:36:04 +0000

I have photographs that I took in color with a film camera (years ago) that I want to re-print in sepia for a scrapbook that I'm making. I scanned the photos into my computer, but I do not have any advanced photo editing programs (like photoshop, etc.) Is there any way I might be able to get these photos printed in sepia, for example from one of those Kodak Picture Maker machines, etc?

i dont think you can… i think you have to take the picture in sephia. I would go to a kodak store and ask a professional.

How do I keep the color pictures/scans colorful forever (that I've printed out from my printer)?

admin — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:28:05 +0000

I've printed out a lot of pictures from my computer/printer (for genealogy purposes and scrapbook) over the past several years (the printers were Canon and HP) but now that I look at those pages they seem to be fading. How do I keep them from fading? Even the printed out pages with just black ink seem to be fading.

First: There is no forever…

Second: Use high quality paper without any acidic properties and use a picture printer not an ink jet type printer.

Third: Coat the picture with the anti infra-red and anti ultra-violet coating of your choice.

Where can I find a site where I can create a online scrapbook & also be able to print it or pro published?

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:32:07 +0000

I am a quadriplegic and I would like to make a scrapbook of my daughter to give to my mother for Christmas. I can not use my hands but I do have a voice activated computer. I need to find a website where I can upload photographs and add beautiful layouts and captions or quotes. I would rather find something free but I would pay a small amount if it is worth it. I would also like to find a website where you can either print it off and maybe put it in a binder but I would like to have that option to maybe have it professionally published or binded. Thanks so much for your help!

My friend is a Creative Memories Consultant and they have a website where you can create a custom scrapbook online and publish it too.

I don't know her personal link, but here is the generic one.

ADDED: Oh, I should mention, while it is not "cheap" I've seen one she had printed and bound (published) of her children and it turned out fantastic. Well worth it.

Text Circle in Microsoft Word

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:33:19 +0000

A video tutorial on how to create a circle with text in Microsoft Word.

Duration : 0:5:4

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Photo Organization?

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:34:06 +0000

Hello.

I would like to know what possibile ways there are to go about organizing photos. Like many people, I have tons of photos scattered about in my closet. Most of them (if not all) are not in any kind of albums. They're just everywhere.

I would like advice on how to go about organizing everything. Old prints, negatives, and digital. I want to know if I should invest in albums, scrapbooks, computer/online storage, etc. Most likely a combination of these things. Basically, I want them organized and I want them easy to access.

My goals after organiztion will be to perhaps get them into frames, portfolios, give out, etc. But until then, I would like to know how I should go about organizing them ALL. What I need to buy, how to get started with this mess, how to get them all together, etc.

Any/all ideas will be appreciated. Thank you!

[Serious answers only please.]

Hi ,
Im slowly going though my old photo albams, I have a few Really LARGE ones.
So its getting them out of there sticky sheets, which is slowly sending them yellow, scanning them into my computer (which dose take time).
But this is for me to make a dvd of my life. from childhood to where i am now.

So i scann though my photos when i get a chance (its been a good year now and im only a little way though) but im putting them in folders on my computer in sections of age.

this way it gives me a time line to work on.
I would suggest not getting any sticky leaf folders.. they are easy to use but damage the photos later on in life.
use the ones you can slip in and out the photos.
or even the ones that my grandpartens used. which were like scape books.. and you buy sticky corners.. which stick to the book and hold in the photo.. and then you can add other bits and trivia beside the photos.
Hope this helps.

Digital Scrapbooking Template Tutorial Part 1

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:48:02 +0000

This is a two part video with how to use a digital scrapbooking template. There is a free download of the template at my website.

Duration : 0:9:46

Technorati Tags: computer, Digital, elements, layout, photoshop, scrapbooking, Scrapping

How much should i charge for a scrapbook page?

admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:30:20 +0000

Im about to start making scrapbooks for people, I dont charge when i make them for friends so i have no idea how much i should be charging people!!
I will be creating the pages on my computer, and sell them through my online ebay shop. The shop costs £6 a month to run, and the client receives the page either via email, on a disk (sent through post) or in a scrapbook. Obviously the overall price depends on how the clients wants to receive the finished product.

How much do you think is reasonable?

Thanks in advance

IT VARIES IF ITS A DEDICATION/TRIBUTE SCRAPBOOK AND YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT IS INVOLVED AND YOUR FRIENDS LIKE THE SAME SUBJECT HAS YOU I WOULD SAY A 30 PAGER ABOUT £2-£3. A PRESENT IT TO THEM BY HAND WITH A NICE MESSAGE INSIDE EXPLAINING WHY YOU DID IT.

Digital Scrapbook Tutorial – Using a Quick Page in PSE6 Pt.2

admin — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:00:01 +0000

http://www.butternugsquash.com
How to make a digital scrapbook layout using a quick page in Photoshop Elements 6.

Duration : 0:6:26

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