Storybook Album Designer v6 Tutorials

posted by Stuart Little in Products on 2010-02-08, add a comment.

I have just finished recording 2 hours of screencasts showing you how to use my latest version of Storybook Album Designer. 100’s of photographers worldwide use Storybook every day to design and create digital albums and portrait collages for the wall. Check a brand new series of screencasts after the jump!

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Setting Up CS4 Photoshop Preferences Pt 6 – Cursors

posted by Stuart Little in Videos on 2010-02-04, add a comment.

The Photoshop Cursors are getting more and more sophisticated with each version released. You are going to want to make the most of the cursor features and this screencast shows you how to do it. Remember to make sure your caps lock is off though otherwise all you might see is those little cross-hairs!

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Storybook Album Designer 6 Power Session

posted by Stuart Little in Videos on 2010-02-03, add a comment.

My highly acclaimed Storybook Album Designer software is soon to be launched and I thought it would be really cool to start showing you some of the new features. What better way to do this but with a power session of eight Photoshop user tips that make using both Storybook and Photoshop a lot faster…

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Setting Up CS4 Photoshop Preferences Pt 5 – Performance

posted by Stuart Little in Videos on 2010-02-01, 6 comments.

The performance preferences in Photoshop CS4 are one of these things that you only need to setup once. Get it right and Photoshop runs smoothly and is a joy to use. Get it wrong! and Photoshop becomes a sluggish beast from which all your pixels will slowly be spat back out at you.

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Setting Up CS4 Photoshop Preferences Pt 4 – File Handling

posted by Stuart Little in Videos on 2010-01-28, add a comment.

The file handling side of the Photoshop CS4 preferences is pretty much a set it up and forget about it kinda thing. However don’t think its not useful. If you do not move files between other pieces of software much. This is where you can lower the size of a file without compromising on quality.

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Setting Up CS4 Photoshop Preferences Pt 3 – Interface

posted by Stuart Little in Videos on 2010-01-25, 2 comments.

The interface preferences have probably had more visits than ever before with Photoshop CS4. The introduction of the tabs system really was disliked when it first came out and a lot of users wanted to know how to switch it off. Personally I am getting used to working with it. But its nice to have the option.

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Powerrrrr! The PixelHK Battery Pack TD-382

posted by Stuart Little in Articles on 2010-01-24, 8 comments.

I have been looking for external battery packs for my SB900’s for a while now and I think I have finally found a solution that is not only practical but a cost effective alternative to the Nikon SD9 Battery Pack.

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Setting Up CS4 Photoshop Preferences Pt 2 – General

posted by Stuart Little in Videos on 2010-01-21, add a comment.

The general preferences are kind of your go to place for the navigational setup. So if you need to know the in’s and out’s of them general dialog box then this screencast is for you.

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Setting Up Photoshop CS4 Preferences Pt 1 – Introduction

posted by Stuart Little in Videos on 2010-01-18, 1 comment.

There is not a week goes by that I don’t receive an email about how I go about setting up my Photoshop CS4 Preferences. So I thought I would do a short but in-depth 10 part series on how best to set up your preferences.

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Zoom H2 Handy Recorder

posted by Stuart Little in Articles on 2010-01-16, 6 comments.

Ok so you are probably going to ask ” What the heck is an audio recording device doing on a Photoshop website? “. Well, unless you have been living on Mars? Just over a year ago, the world of the DSLR took an HD turn towards the world of the filmmaker. We now have the Canon 5D MkII, 1DSMkIV, 7D, and the Nikon, D90, D5000, D300s, D3s and know doubt a D700 variation will not be that far behind. you get the idea! But, as I have learned over the last few months. Getting great video is only half the battle.

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January Sale 15% Off All Actions and DVD’s

posted by Stuart Little in Articles on 2010-01-15, 1 comment.

15% OFF All our great action packs Foto Edge Fx, Grad Pack, Retouchers Toolbox, Vignette Maker, Creative Color Lab, etc… until January 31st 2010. Or you can have them all when you purchase our LPS Actions Collection. 5 Sets for the price of 4 plus a further 15% discount automatically applied at the checkout.

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My 1st Photoshop Creative Article

posted by Stuart Little in Articles on 2010-01-14, 5 comments.

My first article for Photoshop Creative comes out today. At the time of writing I have not got my paws on a copy as yet because the only place that stocks it in the area “Tesco” is awaiting its arrival. But I have already heard its pretty good :) You can check out all 6 videos after the jump and If you have popped on to the website from the magazine’s cover CD. Then welcome to alittlephotoshop!

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