July, 2010 | CreativePro Network

Scanning Around With Gene: Marge Gable, School Nurse

[Editor’s note: In the previous installment of this column, Gene shared memorabilia from a shoebox he discovered when he made a recent—and final—visit to his childhood home after his mother’s passing. This is part two.] My mother never really wanted to be a nurse. It was, in her mind, the least offensive of the three […]

Add Light Effects To Photos with LightShop v.3.0

Press Release By their nature, people are attracted by things that shine, sparkle, glow and glitter. A light effect enlivens and draws attention to any photo. AKVIS LightShop helps you create impressive light effects: lightning in a stormy sky, a reflection on a raindrop, a colorful rainbow over a city, the glow of smoldering wood […]

Improve Image Reproduction with Icefields 5.0

Press Release Isis Imaging Corporation announces Icefields 5.0 image processing and halftone software. Icefields provides commercial printers and photographers with a new standard of reproduction control and quality. Icefields is a Mac-only desktop software application that allows the user to guide the production of images and PDFs to a selection of halftones. After all, in […]

Climate Change Photo Contest Now Accepting Entries

Press Release Lowepro, the leading brand of protective gear for photography equipment and portable electronics, and Polar Bears International (PBI), a non-profit organization dedicated to the worldwide conservation of the polar bear, has launched a photo contest titled “My Favorite Things.” The Grand Prize winner will receive a Frontiers North’s Tundra Buggy Adventure for two […]

Test and Fix Web Browser Compatibility Issues Inside Dreamweaver

This video excerpt is from Bring Your Web Design to Life: Creating Rich Media Websites with Adobe Creative Suite. Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Pearson Education, Inc., and Peachpit Press. Every Web designer since the beginning of Web design has experienced the heartache of creating a site that renders correctly in one browser […]

Free Photoshop Texture Toolbox

As far as I can determine, you’re allowed to use all of the textures below for commercial as well as personal projects; however, the creators of some of these textures do ask that you credit them. See each site for the individual rules. Lost and Taken Lost and Taken is a blog with free textures […]

ColorChecker Passport Gets Free Software Update

Press Release X-Rite Photo Marketing has announced that a free software update is now available for the ColorChecker Passport. ColorChecker Passport combines three photographic targets into one pocket-sized protective, self-standing case that adjusts to any scene. Together with the included camera calibration software, photographers get the ultimate in functionality, flexibility and portability. New features of […]

Extensis Makes Web Fonts Easier with WebINK

Press Release Extensis, a division of Celartem Inc., has announced a public beta for their new web font service, WebINK (www.webink.com). Built using patented and patent-pending font management technologies that have been extended as a cloud-based service, WebINK gives designers the benefit of using custom fonts on their site without worrying about supported font formats […]

Adobe Releases Photoshop CS5 update

Adobe has released an update to Photoshop CS5. The most significant fixes in the Photoshop 12.0.1 update include the following: * A number of issues that could cause slow performance have been addressed. * 3D refractions, Ray Tracing and IBL workflows improved. * Out of memory error opening some TIFFs has been addressed. * A […]