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    A few photoshop tricks (and calibrating your monitor)

    And finally, this one is my favorite - it's really fun. But it takes a minute to get the hang of it. To finely adjust the colors and contrast... Hit Control M This brings up a screen. Click on the black eye dropper - the furthest left of three buttons on the bottom of the screen...
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    A few photoshop tricks (and calibrating your monitor)

    One of the other cool tricks he taught me is how to brighten up or darken spots on your photo. Enter Quick Mast Mode (hit the Q key) Make sure that black is the foreground color. Choose a soft edged brush from the brush palette. Paint over the parts that you would like to alter. It...
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    A few photoshop tricks (and calibrating your monitor)

    I mentioned in an earlier post that my husband is working for a digital photography company who puts out high end catalogues. He's learning all sorts of cool photoshop tricks, and I wanted to pass some along. First, I had mentioned calibrating your monitor. We figured out how to do it -...
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    Rockabilly Workshop (Part V) Rock Around the Clock!

    Thanks everyone! This was such a fun topic to write about - there are just so many cool bands and I love the history of it all. So sad about Ronnie Dawson. My husband played for him for a while and recorded him a couple of times, and they became good friends. He was one of the genuinely...
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    Rockabilly Workshop (Part V) Rock Around the Clock!

    Sorry about the crazy HTML! It worked much better in Dreamweaver!
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    Rockabilly Workshop (Part V) Rock Around the Clock!

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    Rockabilly Workshop (Part V) Rock Around the Clock!

    Woo hoo! Thanks! According to "Good Rockin' Tonight" by Colin Escott and Martin Hawkins, in the early 50's Southern DJ's spoke of "'rocking' a hillbilly band." By 1955 the term was being used to describe the music, and in 1956 it appeared in two music magazines - "Cashbox" and "Billboard"...
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    Rockabilly Workshop (Part V) Rock Around the Clock!

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    Rockabilly Workshop (Part II) Kustom Kulture

    Great thread Maureen! I had the pleasure of seeing The Comets and hanging out with them last summer. They are amazing - all past their 70's, but they rock harder than most bands less than half their age. And they are wonderful guys too - so interesting to hear their stories! Susan
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    OLD THREAD 2004 -just registered? INTRODUCE YOURSELF

    Hi Tamara! I'm glad you're here. Everyone here is wonderful - SO friendly and extremely knowledgable. I honestly would not have had half the success I've had if it were not for the help of the people on this board. I can't wait to see what you find! Susan
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