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A New Year! 2012

by vivki on January 2, 2012

Another year gone by in the blink of an eye! Wow. Hope everyone’s Christmas and New Year Holidays were wonderful. We have been working hard to keep our studio running smoothly. Our devoted clients keep us alive in this down economy. We are so blessed with a wonderful family, friends, and clients. We are ready for 2012. Our goal this year is to communicate better with everyone, keep our blog alive and updated! Yes! We love what we do and will continue to keep up with the latest trends yet preserve the traditional too.

Relay for Life

by vivki on May 21, 2011

panorama photo of relay for life luminaria ceremony in Paradise CA

Luminaria Ceremony Relay for Life

The Relay for Life is very personal to us. We have had a lot of friends and family lose their battle to cancer. Pictured in the panorama below are a few. Unfortunately each year the list grows. Luckily there are also survivors in our life.

This fundraiser gives us this unique opportunity to celebrate the lives of all those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and support the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving mission by fighting back against a disease that has already taken too much. If you want to donate click here to go to our personal page for Relay for Life in Paradise CA.

It’s May! It’s May

May 1, 2011

Spring time, ah the beauty of flowers in the spring. We have had a crazy winter this year so spring is a little later than usual. We still have daffodils which are normally gone by now. April showers did bring us so many beautiful flowers. It’s May, it’s may! Spring Fever and time to tend [...]

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Backup

April 19, 2011

The word for today is backup. What do you use to backup your important files? The cloud? An external hard drive. DVD’s or CD’s? All of the above. We have had some bad luck with Western Digital external hard drives. Lost 2 so far and one was unrecoverable by an expert who works for the [...]

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Classes in Photoshop

March 23, 2011

Photoshop classes from 7pm to 9pm at Alain Tomatis Photography Studio on the Skyway will start April 13th on Wednesday nights. The classes will cost $25 each, limited to 5 students. Please register no later than the week before by filling out my contact form here on my website for more information on how to pay [...]

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Photoshop Elements Class

March 13, 2011

For those of you who own a Mac, I will be teaching a basic Photoshop Elements Class for the Mac Users Club called MacChug. It will start at 7:30Pm. The club has some awesome raffles for incredible prices. There is a beginners class for those new to the Mac at 6:30pm, membership is not required to attend [...]

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Photoshop classes coming soon!

January 14, 2011

Photoshop classes to begin in March. I’m thinking of either teaching them on a week night around 7pm. Which night works best for most people? Let me know. I also do one on one tutoring to help you with a variety of computer challenges you might be having. The Photoshop classes will Be $25 per [...]

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Help-Portrait Paradise 2010

December 16, 2010

Our Help-Portrait event was a success. It was last Saturday at The Family Resource Center in Paradise right across the street from our studio. We had 3 local photographers and 17 volunteers. We took photographs of 110 people. It was so rewarding and some of the families had never had a professional portrait. We are [...]

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Been a long time…..

November 11, 2010

Wow time has flown by this year. I never seem to think of things to write on this blog when I have time. Guess I need to keep a recorder by my bed because that is when I come up with topics I’d like to discuss. I’m always encouraging my clients to have a blog [...]

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Album Art

October 12, 2010

I love album art. I still have quite a collection of albums. Some of my favorites covers are The Beatles, one particular favorite is from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. From Wikipedia: In 1938, Columbia records hired Alex Steinweiss as its first art director. He is credited with inventing the concept of album covers [...]

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Launched another website

October 7, 2010

Launching Your Perfect Day website is so exciting. Here is my latest creation for Naomi Ticknor a local Wedding Planner here in Paradise.

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Blog, blog, blog……….

September 21, 2010

Ever have one of those days? Days that you don’t feel creative and just want to escape? Where do you tap in for your creative flow? Meditation? What is flow? “Flow is the mental state of operation in which a person in an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, [...]

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New Website!

September 16, 2010

Final stages of website click here to see the live site for Stone Circle Ceremonies.

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Seniors 2011 Slideshow

August 18, 2010

I finally have finished the first of our series of slideshows of upcoming high school seniors of 2011 for our Photography Studio on the Skyway. These photos were taken in July and August. More to come! This file is a web resolution file controlled by Animoto.com. It isn’t as high a quality as I would [...]

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Not Ansel but Uncle Earl!

July 31, 2010

The debate is causing some stir. Check out this article on CNN. Lots of people mimicked Ansel. What do you think?

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Check out my new toolbar at the bottom!

July 9, 2010

Constantly learning new technology and tricks! Too much fun. I learned about a new toolbar from DigitalFamily.com check it out! Amazing tutorials on creating websites. I can translate my page into another language. Very cool! Powered by Wibiya. Busy week, 2 new websites to revamp! Love what I do and helping others look great on [...]

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Great Class!

July 8, 2010

Last night’s class at our studio went well. Thanks to those who could attend. We covered some basics on resolution for print and the web. We also went over some basic image enhancements that help make your digital images pop. The next class will be in two weeks on Photoshop Layer techniques and why layers [...]

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Digital Enhancement and Photo Optimization Class

June 25, 2010

As promised classes will finally start next Wednesday the 30th at 7pm at the studio on the Skyway. The first class will cover how to size and optimize digital photographs for the web and email. I will also cover basic photo enhancement techniques in Photoshop. The class will run approximately an hour and a half [...]

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Welcome to my blog!

June 11, 2009

Hello Everyone, Having fun finally working on my own website and blog. I have been very busy the past year learning new skills and helping others update their websites and blogs. Finally finished is the website I created for The Ponderosa Gardens Motel. Check it out and let me know what you think.

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