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Hello all - Introduction
Christina
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Where to begin? Well, for starters, nice site you have here. I have
been perusing for a few days now, taking in some of the information.
I`ve also been lurking the forums and just generally checking
everything out. Looks like a nice community you`ve got going on here,
and I look forward to bantering with you all.
I`ll share a little bit about me. I`ve got 2 true addictions in life;
graphic design and dogs. Strange combination? Maybe. I enjoy it
nonetheless. My first foray into the graphic arts was when I was 14 and
geocities still had free webpages with nothing but a little banner at
the bottom!
The many nights I stayed up, playing with html code and Paint Shop Pro
started me down the path of web design and development. I now work for
a small web development company, doing all of the graphic design work
(and some photography) for their websites. We have been open for a
little over 4 years now, and still going (and growing) strong. I really
like the way our company is structured, with each person having their
own area of expertise, instead of one person having to know it all,
like many web developers do. Instead, we have a graphic artist (me), a
programmer, an seo/internet marketing specialist, and a usability
expert. Since we work well together, it just makes everything easier
and the finished product stronger.
My second true love is dogs. Right now I have 3 of them. However, one
of them is just a foster dog and will be finding her forever home
eventually. I am a volunteer instructor for a local obedience club and
I also do therapy work at a local nursing home with my TDI registered
dog. The dogs and I also enjoy participating in Flyball, Rally-O,
Agility, and Obedience.
Well, that`s probably more than you wanted to know, eh?
Thanks for reading
been perusing for a few days now, taking in some of the information.
I`ve also been lurking the forums and just generally checking
everything out. Looks like a nice community you`ve got going on here,
and I look forward to bantering with you all.
I`ll share a little bit about me. I`ve got 2 true addictions in life;
graphic design and dogs. Strange combination? Maybe. I enjoy it
nonetheless. My first foray into the graphic arts was when I was 14 and
geocities still had free webpages with nothing but a little banner at
the bottom!
The many nights I stayed up, playing with html code and Paint Shop Pro
started me down the path of web design and development. I now work for
a small web development company, doing all of the graphic design work
(and some photography) for their websites. We have been open for a
little over 4 years now, and still going (and growing) strong. I really
like the way our company is structured, with each person having their
own area of expertise, instead of one person having to know it all,
like many web developers do. Instead, we have a graphic artist (me), a
programmer, an seo/internet marketing specialist, and a usability
expert. Since we work well together, it just makes everything easier
and the finished product stronger.
My second true love is dogs. Right now I have 3 of them. However, one
of them is just a foster dog and will be finding her forever home
eventually. I am a volunteer instructor for a local obedience club and
I also do therapy work at a local nursing home with my TDI registered
dog. The dogs and I also enjoy participating in Flyball, Rally-O,
Agility, and Obedience.
Well, that`s probably more than you wanted to know, eh?
Thanks for reading
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In my opinion, while Paint Shop Pro may not be considered the "industry
standard" for graphic design, it certainly can help you lay down a nice
foundation of knowledge for learning other graphics programs in the
future. I designed for a very long time in Paint ShopPro before I
decided to move to Photoshop. PSP has also come a long way since its
first days. It has a lot more of the same powerful features that
Photoshop has. In short, I really like the program and still use it for
some things.
And yes - you can have a lot of fun with photographs in PSP, too. I`ve
been delving into photography for a couple of years now and have found
the photo-editing tools in PSP to be perfectly suitable for most
things. I`m sure there are lots of different opinions about this
topic between graphic designers. But I worked in PSP for many years
before switching to Photoshop and for my basic purposes, found them
equally usable.
Shooting photos has become an interest of mine since I purchased my
first digital camera, about 4 years ago. I`m a person who doesn`t like
to waste stuff, which also means I was never a fan of taking
experimental shots on 35mm cameras, because I felt like I was wasting
film. Now, I can shoot all sorts of experimental ideas without feeling
bad about it!
Anyway, thanks much for the welcome, and I`ll try to be of help on any topics that I have knowledge in, so feel free to ask.
hope our community brings a lot of value to you in your endeavors and that you find good company here!
best,
rich
design industry professional to the SuN community. Hope you are
having a great Fourth of July holiday.- J.
Hey Jeff! Good to see another GDF`er over here
true to your passion as it is about business, i just wanted to welcome
another lover of dogs (as one who has two, and my brother three).
hope our community brings a lot of value to you in your endeavors and that you find good company here!
best,
rich
Good to see another dog lover around here! My dogs are great for
stress-busting on those hard days, so I consider them part of my
business plan Thanks much for the welcome.
The Swaynester
I am a dog lover too! I have a mini schnauzer named Gonzo and a North American Shepherd (Mini Aussie) name Huey.
You can Look at some of there pictures by clicking here --> http://gallery.jakenecessary.com/main.p ... temId=1904</A>
Hope to talk with you soon.
I am a dog lover too! I have a mini schnauzer named Gonzo and a North American Shepherd (Mini Aussie) name Huey.
You can Look at some of there pictures by clicking here --> http://gallery.jakenecessary.com/main.p ... temId=1904
Hope to talk with you soon.
Oh my gosh, they`re so cute! Nice to meet you, and your "fur-kids." I`ll have to post some pictures of mine, too.
Picture of Sagan (aspiring agility star)
Picture of Kira (CGC, TDI, hopefully we`ll have a rally-o title soon)
when I am out cleaning up the landmines in the yard, or vacuuming the 2
tons of doghair balls that seem to gather nearly overnight, or cleaning
drool marks/nose marks off of every reachable piece of glass in
the house, I think to myself "am I nuts?" and the answer is ususally,
"likely, but it works for me, so why change it, eh?" Seriously
though, I can`t imagine life without my fuzzbutts.
I like other animals too. I have had pet birds, snakes, fish, hamsters,
mice, cats, and even a frog or two. But dogs are by far my favorite.
Training them for sports and for therapy work is a great challenge
which you derive a lot of personal satisfaction from.
certainly know plenty of people with both cats and dogs. My SO was
actually a cat person when I met him. I think he thought my doberman
was going to eat him, the first time they met. But he grew to like dogs
just as much as cats, and if we ever get dogs that aren`t so darn
prey-driven, we might even get a cat, too.
Thanks for the welcome and nice to meet you.
more than tolerate each other is a rare one. But there is one
interesting story I heard a few months ago about a particular squirrel
joining up with a family of papillions. I thought that was very cool
Here`s a picture