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Re: It’s Guest Blog Wednesday featuring Dave Clayton!

ickledot — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 04:34:30 -0000

Great post Dave. I too love InDesign and use it daily. I think every teacher of Photoshop has a little duty: whenever they put any type over a Photoshop image, they should remind their audience, 'Of course, there would be some advantages (which you've just outlined) if you did this in InDesign.' I always remember going to a Mac Expo in London just after the first CS came out. An Adobe speaker justified the move from separate apps to the suite by describing how they'd work together increasingly seamlessly from then on. While this has definitely happened to a certain extent, the opportunities to do so through InDesign has perhaps not been highlighted. Your piece here helps to redress the balance! You're a wordsmith too, and that definitely helps. Thank you.

Re: Quick Tip: Creating a Tri-fold template in InDesign CS5

ickledot — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 08:41:25 -0000

Making three columns is ok as a very rough guide but ID assumes equal widths which isn't the case in this example - in CC I think you can adjust individual columns though.

Re: Google Awesomely Makes the Nik Collection Plug-ins Totally Free and Everybody’s Pi$s@d!

ickledot — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 08:40:47 -0000

As they say in these parts, 'nowt so funny as folk'. I got a free set a couple of years ago or three through an amazing Glyn Dewis class in Halifax (Yorkshire not Canada). Brilliant to get the updated version. Thanks for pointing it out. I'd missed it.

Re: It’s Guest Blog Wednesday featuring Donna Dotan and Brian Podnos!

ickledot — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 08:35:18 -0000

Superb! congratulations to all concerned.

Re: Photoshop Collage Technique (Another Down & Dirty Trick!)

ickledot — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 17:20:42 -0000

Great, thank you. I wrote this in Google+ but you might not have seen it. The people in Phoenix will have a real treat when they see 'Reloaded'. BTW Did the lady in London who won the Photoshop World trip manage to get across? I really hope she did. Have a great weekend!

Re: 7 Reasons Why Photographers Need to Be On Instagram

ickledot — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 11:28:11 -0000

Thanks so much for this post. I remember that Grid episode, how useful it was and how ignorant I felt not knowing enough about Instagram. I too am very late to this particular party. I'd like now to know a bit about how you use it - how it fits into your general workflow. Or is it just a matter of allocating a number of your images for Instram in the someway you might have done / still do for Facebook, Twitter or Google+?

Re: Photos from Photoshop World Pre-Conference Workshop Day

ickledot — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:28:17 -0000

Yeah, me too. I realise, a comment following a blog post like that, when you're all out enjoying the party, is unlikely to be read by a huge number of people. However, I'll give it a try. It was the square crops that got me thinking. You remember that episode of the Grid from a few weeks ago, when you were talking about getting work onto the web? I use or am aware of them all until you mentioned Instagram. That one had passed me by. I've joined but am still unsure as to exactly how I should use it. Been thinking about it. So much so that I wrote little post about it (www.ickledotco.co.uk/2015/0.... Anyway, what I was wondering, if you've got a spare five minutes or so in a future show, could you outline how you use Instagram? What makes a good Instagram picture? Are you posting straight out of the phone or do you edit on a laptop, email to yourself and then post from the phone? And what about the square crop itself? What makes a good square? Just a thought …
Enjoy the rest of your week!

Re: Lighting Behind the Scenes and Inspiration

ickledot — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 03:21:04 -0000

Thank you for that. Very interesting. Notice also that the 'president' picture, quite correctly given subject/mood, has a softer look, presumably achieved post. This is a contrast to the slightly grungy effect which has become something of a personal trademark in you boxing/athlete/body builder work. Was it something you also gave thought to, the softer look?

Re: Yesâ¦it’s come down to this…

ickledot — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 06:42:52 -0000

Nice post Scott, hope you arrived home ok. I too had a tad disappointing shoot this weekend. Was in just the right spot to capture a winning try but un4tun8ly the setting Autumn sun wasn't. Still, took a leaf out of your book and tried a few on field head and shoulders portraits. They don't wear helmets but I was quite pleased with some of the results. Have a lovely week!

Re: Way Cool Little-Known Lightroom Mobile Feature (Plus Lots of Photo Walk Stuff)

ickledot — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 08:51:30 -0000

Excellent! Does that sound as weird to you as it does to me? Last Friday at this time I was enjoying your seminar in London (www.ickledotco.co.uk/2014/1... and this week you're over the other side of the planet in South Carolina. Those South Carolinians (?) are in for a real treat, I can tell you. At least you won't have to convert currencies! Ha! That would be a laugh wouldn't it? You could go, 'this lens is £645 (quid of course), but I've done the conversion for you and it's 450 dollars.' They'd think you were bonkers. Anyway, thanks again, enjoy the show and have a great weekend. You deserve a rest.

Re: Dear New Photographer…

ickledot — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 04:14:04 -0000

Blunt is good. Like it.

Re: This Ain't No Ice Bucket Challenge. Please Read.

ickledot — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:23:50 -0000

Hello, don't know you, never met you, probably never will, but I've enjoyed your various internet projects over the years and your occasional comments regarding my pedantry and, as you say, you've never asked for anything. So, this is a great thing you're doing and $25 is virtually nothing in £s! Walk well!

Re: 'Downton Abbey' Makes Huge Historical Error In Press Photo

ickledot — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:56:24 -0000

They're time travellers you divots. Doctor Who will enter stage left shortly.

Re: Probably My Most Embarrassing Photography Story Ever

ickledot — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:22:36 -0000

Running the risk of embarrassing myself almost as much as Scott, until last week's (excellent btw) show I had no idea that selective colour had become a photographic sin to the point of eternal humiliation to have a smidgeon of colour in one's black and white pics. Was it so long ago that the net was littered with tutorials outlining all the different ways one could achieve such an effect? I'm sure I saw one by your very own Dave Cross at some point. How did it happen? Was it the normal way of things? A few people do it. It becomes fashionable. Then everyone's doing it. Then someone says 'I'm not doing it any more cos everyone's doing it'. Then everyone says 'I'm not doing it any more cos everyone's doing it'. Then nobody does it. Then someone does it again and it becomes fashionable … Or is it a permanently bad thing? Always wrong? Don't do it again? Ever? For now, I won't do it again. Just let me know when it's ok again. :) Have a great weekend y'all.

Re: Feb 22, 2013 – Flickr Friday

ickledot — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:53:25 -0000

Very proud. Thank you!

Re: My First NFL Shoot With The Nikon D600 (and some other new gear)

ickledot — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 02:00:55 -0000

These are really good pics. As I've mentioned in the past, I'm no fan of American Football but these really show the best of the action and colour. Also great to read you mentioning third party lenses in a positive light. Most encouraging for the less affluent! Have a great day everyone!

Re: My Adobe Creative Cloud Quick Q&A

ickledot — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:22:40 -0000

Hello Scott. Great summary thank you very much. Sorry to have missed you in London on Saturday hope it went well. I'll be there next time. There will be a next time, right? Others have asked many of my questions, Lightroom etc. Hope you get time to answer them if you know. Here in the UK I'm reasoning that it's less than the price of Sky satellite subscription. Quite frankly I'd rather have CS6 than satellite TV. Did you cover use on more than one computer? Desktop/laptop sort of thing? Have a great week. John.

Re: It’s “I Got Nuthin” Tuesday

ickledot — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:33:12 -0000

Grid live reminder - that's something! Don't be so hard on yourself. Have a great day y'all!

Re: It’s Free Stuff Thursday!

ickledot — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:27:12 -0000

Really enjoyed Glyn's post yesterday. Insightful and inspirational. Was good also to know that NAPP's influence spreads to these and other shores beyond the USA. I was at Scott's Lightroom presentation in London when he was last over. It was fantastic. Completely sold me the power and effectiveness of LR and now I use it all the time. Would certainly love to have the opportunity of meeting him once again.

Re: It’s FREE Photoshop World Ticket Monday

ickledot — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:15:37 -0000

One day I WILL join you there. One day …

Re: Jumping the gun on the Nikon D800

ickledot — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:11:40 -0000

So are both the 'whoo' and the 'hoo' still in play or are we down to a solitary 'whoo' now? :)

Re: Nikon Announces The D800 And Baby Does It Look Sweet!!!!

ickledot — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:39:32 -0000

In complete and utter agreement regarding 'Whoo,' However, until I've seen and held one for myself I'm holding back on the 'Hoo'. :)

Re: Lightroom 4 and Leaving The Past Behind

ickledot — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:09:57 -0000

I knew it! An honourable man indeed!

Re: Lightroom 4 and Leaving The Past Behind

ickledot — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:54:11 -0000

I think you're right, Scott. Hope you told her nicely though. :)

Re: My apology to Tim Cook and remembering Steve Jobs

ickledot — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:30:55 -0000

Thanks very much for this thoughtful, sensitive post.