New name, same great tips!

The Graphic Reporter becomes PhotoLesa

Sept. 19, 2011

In the next few weeks, The Graphic Reporter will become Photo Lesa. Whee! It's a bit o'branding that I've needed to do for a while and it'll help more folks find me. Over the next few weeks you'll see some changes to this site as the transition becomes complete, along with an updating of the tutorial database (hooray!). If you have GraphicReporter.com bookmarked, it will redirect to PhotoLesa.com, though if you're the organized type go ahead and create a new bookmark.

I'm also thrilled to present a brand new logo, which you see above. It's based on one of my favorite childhood shows -- Bewitched! -- and I'm honored to say my friends, Richard and Tanya Horie, were game enough to bring this vision to life. What a talented couple they are!

I've also created a Facebook Fan page, and if you click the "Like" button there's a slick set of freebies waiting for you. They include 2-page cheat sheets for Photoshop CS5, Photoshop Elements, and iPhoto '11 (the Elements version is less version specific). And if you enjoy tweeting -- an amusing thing to write -- you can follow me there @PhotoLesa. I hope to see some of you in the wild world of social networking! It's a little crazy out there but it's a lot of fun ;)

Free Photoshop CS5 Webinar

Lesa Snider's free 4-day Photoshop CS5 Intensive online workshop

Sept. 14, 2011

This past July I had the privilege to join the amazing creativeLIVE folks in Seattle, WA to do a one-day "Power of iPhoto '11" and a two-day "Photoshop Elements 9 for Photographers" workshop webinar. Both the live-in-person and the thousands tuning in via the Internet made for a fun-filled and incredibly rewarding visit. I still can't believe the outpouring of appreciation I received. (If you missed those free live workshops, you can download the videos for a very small fee by clicking the links in this paragraph. These video downloads are how I get paid so I appreciate your support!)

I'm thrilled to announce that I'm headed back to Seattle for a 4-day Photoshop CS5 Intensive workshop to be held Sept. 20-23 from 10 am - 5 pm (MT)... more

Spotlight: Macworld Magazine

How to achieve perfect inkjet prints

Over the last several months we’ve covered numerous tips for producing better prints, and it’s a lot of information to remember. This article presents a handy recap as well as a guided tour through the Print dialog boxes of popular software such as iPhoto, Photoshop Elements and Photoshop CS5—including tips for borderless printing.

Printing recap

The first step to ensuring great prints is to understand that your images are made from pixels and how to control pixel size using resolution, as discussed in... read full story on Macworld.com