Durbin Digital

Yes! I am bringing you something to look forward to!

I have decided that since school is just around the corner, and there is so much to learn, I will be bringing everyone “BACK 2 BASICS”. This Back 2 Basics section will be dedicated to taking a step back from our over-detailed, over-complicated, over-worked, lives back to the basic foundations of where our work started in the beginning.

As we Further our professional careers, we tend to get into the habit of skipping the vital, basic, building blocks of our work, because we are season pro’s we can take that chance, we can pull it off…..

Well the truth is, although we might be able to “pull it off”, our work suffers when we don’t plan a strong foundation to build our work on, we start losing our edge, because we get into the mind set that “we know it all” and can can cut those corners, when we can’t.

So, every once in a while, we need to take a step back and revisit the basics of what we do already know.

My goal is to bring the fundamental basics out of the dark closet, where they have been stored lovingly, dust off the cobwebs, and bring them back into the light where they can once again flourish, and plant new seeds of creativity! Whether you are a seasoned pro or a “newbie”, there will be something here for everyone, because we all need to revisit the basics!

Tip Of The Week!

Starting “NEW” last week, we went live on MomShots with our Tip Of The Week (TOW).

Last week was a tip on converting your photos to black and white.

This week is a tip for tinting your black and white with sepia tones.

Next week will be a tip on fine tuning your black and white photos using the Levels dialogue box in Photoshop Elements (4.0 and newer) and Photoshop CS (and newer).

Being the TOW contributor, I will be archiving these tips here as well once a month.

I have added a Blog to the DurbinDigital arsenal!

The BLOG>>> DurbinDigital BLOG

Over the next couple of weeks I will be trying out a bunch of site options to make my site more functional. So I will be publishing, changing, and updating MANY different things here at DurbinDigital. Please be patient with me. If you pop in and see a change that you like, PLEASE leave me a comment! These changes should be fun, so please keep checking back!

Speaking of changes…. MomShots has undergone a new change also… a new look… a new users group on Flicker… a new section devoted to weekly tips (supplied by yours truly)… SO GO CHECK IT OUT!!! What are you waiting for?

I joined Twitter today, we will see how it goes…. I am watching some of my friends out there like . . .NeOBlog and Momshots to name a couple! So far it is really easy to update, and give you a play by play of what your fellow “Twits” are upto!

Other than that for recent news, I have been hired on as a temp in the Tech Dept. at the college I work for. So far it has been a great experience, and I look forward to learning more “techy” type of stuff. This new found position, coupled with my teaching and TA positions, has made for some loooooong work hours…

I hope this update finds you all well, and I will post as often as I can… Hopefully the next post will bring new content (like maybe photos?!)

Take Care!

Happy 4th to all of you out there!

Updates may be few and far between until August.

It is going to be a very busy summer. I have been hired on to the tech team at WCC as well as taking on my usual tasks in the Community Ed Department. I will be putting in upwards of 60 hours a week on top of my “normal” work that I do from home.

My goal will be to get a BIO written up for my contributor profile at MomShots and atleast one tutorial written and posted for all of you Photoshopers out there!

So thanX for looking in, and stop by again really soon!

There are new scrapbook pages up for your viewing pleasure! They are all created from photos that I took while on fieldtrips with my 6 1/2 year old twin girls. Almost every element on these pages was created from scratch, using elements from within the photos themselves. You can find links to these pages under the Gallery section in the Scrapbook Pages area! Enjoy!

Today is the day! Join us now and download the new and even more FABULOUS version of FireFox!

Well, this has definitely been a long road, but  I  have finally  got things back up and running! Tomorrow I will be fine tuning the layout, finalizing the MAJOR links, and hopefully get a few pages into the GALLERY!! ThanX for visiting, and please check back SOON!

Welcome to DurbinDigital. We are currently under construction, so please visit us again soon! Page should still be editable.