Photoshop is the new… Me?

I am a high end photography retoucher. Every couple years Adobe releases a refreshed and amazing new tool, chock full of terrific and mind-boggling ways of getting things done in the worlds of photography, design, and meme-generation. They call it Photoshop. Well with Adobe Photoshop CS6, there are a smattering of new features that aim to make my job more “button click-y” than “skilled work-y.” I’m sure I’m just exaggerating a bit here, as this kind of hysterical, rediculous rhetoric has been thrown around with pretty much every PS release (see “internet comments” on the “internet”), but THIS time “blah blah blah…”

I’m sure I’ll still be able to skillfully remove tattoos, carefully sculpt a jawline or lovehandle, blissfully extend an image 4″ to the left (right, ANNNND bottom), and patiently even out pocked/acne-d/razor-burned flesh tones as per usual… Right?

Content-aware “move”? Gotta love it…

I’m excited. You’re excited. We’re all excited!

I keep hearing about the next Macbook. I am currently Macbook-less. Something has got to give.

While the ideas and specs being thrown around are all speculative for now, they are exciting nonetheless… Anything coming close to a Retina display on a laptop (ohhh, iPad 3!?!) makes me a lot bit excited. SSD drives? Sexy, sexy. Thunderbolt? I can be sold on them, I’m sure.

Gizmodo says it all for me. 2012 Macbook Pros?

Grrr baby… Verrrry grrrr!

While I loved the “nude M&M” spot, the commercial that had our friends bursting out laughing was the Fiat Abarth piece with the sexy woman acosting the geeky looky-lou…

We collectively groaned at the “Tear jerker” Chrysler commercial and kept yelling out “brought to you by (insert political candidate name)” and other “inspirational” sarcastic phrases as seemed appropriate/inappropriate…

The Bud Light commercial with the scruffy dog named “Weego”was a nice surprise. I was happy to see the “Help Rescue Dogs” message at the end as well.

While I didn’t have a horse in the race, I really enjoyed the game and was surprisingly happy/excited for the Giants! What a great evening.

One more time! Fiat Abarth!

Weego the Beer dog story!

Cross stitching is my new jam

My Ladyfriend has been on a cross stitching kick for a while now, and now I’ve got the bug. I’ll be starting with a children’s starter kit called “Cute Kitty” and work my way up from there…

“These Small Things” Magazine is done!

Hey guys and gals!

I  finished the magazine I have been working on commemorating the “These Small Things” exhibit that I had a couple months back at Blend Studio in the Nashville Arcade. I am SO PROUD of the kids and hope that you check it out! The magazines are printed through MagCloud and I am really happy with the quality, turnaround, and the company as a whole!

From the original Press Release:

“Featuring new works by Eric Denton, Haddie Salchow, Ethan Howard, Caroline Howard, and Chad Gocking; the show is curated by all participants, and showcases the variety of styles amongst the participants.”

My photography page on Facebook!

While it’s not perfect, Facebook does have a pretty decent way to get your work out there to people you actually know! It’s (sadly) probably the best collection of my work yet, and I’m enjoying trying to “datamine” the “Insights” that they provide to page holders!

Please feel free to become a Fan, or just poke around in there!

PS-  Happy New Year!