By Zo NicholasDiscovering Photoshop
Following up on previous live training on the various Photoshop features given in an Ycademy session here are some fun examples of  testing some of the features.
My sweetheart using the  Ellipse Border.
Using a simple graphic  and playing around with the Kaleidescope feature this new fun graphic was achieved:

Photoshop Tutorials by Ycademy
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by Bianca GubalkeImages that Create Empathy
An important function of Images is to Create Empathy in the viewer, meaning an emotion, a feeling, something that resonates and as such carries our message across and – as a consequence – triggers a reaction.
In Advertising, this reaction is carefully calculated and anticipated.

Images that Create Empathy
Images that Talk blur [...]

By Laetitia ParisPlaying with Photoshop Filters
Ycademy put this new year 2010 under the sign of creation and leraning the basics of Photoshop. I use Photoshop since year to work on my photos, but I must say that it’s just recently that I learn how to give an other dimension to an image simply using some [...]

The last poll here on ProBlogger examined a growing trend among bloggers trying to monetize their sites – to sell their own products from their blogs rather than just relying upon advertising and affiliate revenue.
Whether it be by selling an E-Book, training program or some other kind of learning program or whether it is selling [...]

Post from: Blog Tips at ProBlogger.

44% of Bloggers Sell a Product or Service Of Their Own From Their Blog

By Yorgo Nestoridis
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1 Astir Beach Framed in Photoshop
1.1 Astir Beach – Vouliagmeni with Frames and Borders

Astir Beach Framed in Photoshop
My by now famous Astir Beach Image which can also be found on Google Top 10 was the sample for last night’s Ycademy session where we were experimenting with frames and borders. [...]

By Laetitia ParisMaking Money with Your Blog
Blogging has become one of the most powerful economical forces on the Internet today. Thousands of speedy hands have taken to entering content into blog fields as a way to earn income or write about their life experiences. From its early beginnings with sites like livejournal, blogging for money [...]

By Yorgo Nestoridis
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1 Photoshop Borders Ycademy
1.1 Photoshop Borders

Photoshop Borders Ycademy
Tonight’s Ycademy call will deal with creating Borders in Photoshop. After the session about round corners, we will today look at some other types of borders which can be created with just a click of the mouse or two.
We will create elliptic [...]

A Guest Post by Christie Burnett. Image Source.

Feeling sluggish about blogging in the new year? Being innovative on your blog can be a great way to re-energise yourself. The process of being creative and trying something different can definitely up your blogging fun quota when you are feeling stale and uninspired. Trying something new also [...]

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20 Ways to Up Your Blogging Fun Quota

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1 Happy Birthday Bianca

Happy Birthday Bianca
Happy Birthday Bianca, and may you get a Penny in a Second!
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? God: Yes?
? Man: Can I ask you something?
? God: Of course!
? Man: What is for you a million of years?
? God: A second.
? Man: And a million dollars?
? God: A [...]

by Bianca GubalkeOptimization Website
Website Optimization is the most important – yet almost invisible – part in professional Web Design and Website Development.
If done correctly, it ensures that our websites and blogs perform well on search engines like Google. However, as things are constantly changing, like for instance Google’s algorhythm – there are no guarantees that [...]