Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Stepping up my game...
One of the things that I am doing with my time (aside from uploading resumes by the hour and working on connections) is working on stepping up my photography. My goal is to find the best way (for me) to sell my photography. I'm exploring stock photography, online galleries, fine arts websites and looking into displaying images for sale in local venues. We'll see if anything comes of all of this.
In the meantime, I know that some of my technology needs to be stepped up as well. When I was at my friend Lisa's house the other day we were talking about her photography business and she was showing me her cool touch pad mouse. It basically comes with a regular mouse and a mouse that works like a pen. Then she showed me how she uses the special mouse with photoshop to post-process images. Amazing! I can't believe I've been using a regular mouse all this time.
So, I splurged and bought myself a touchpad mouse and pen. I am considering it an investment to help my (eventual) business.
I have been playing with my mouse-pen the past week or so. Just to show you one of the things that it will do, I included a signature image at the top of this post. With some practice, you can use the pen to create images with your own handwriting. It also allows greater control of which pixels you're working with.
Here are some photos. The first is my general workspace setup. The second and third are the pen and the little holder that it sets in when not in use. The final image shows my hand using the pen on the special mousepad (included with the package). I would highly recommend this type of peripheral for anyone who does a lot of photo editing or graphics work.
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