look.learn.create.play 2009-09-23T21:36:17Z WordPress http://www.blogwatts.com/feed/atom/ http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifBlogwattshttp://feedburner.google.com Anthony http://blogwatts.com http://www.blogwatts.com/?p=114 2009-09-23T21:36:17Z 2009-09-23T21:25:18Z 0 After a long break, I am pleased to announce that Blogwatts.com is back in action. Stay tuned for many new tutorials, resources and of course very inspirational links from around the web. Please use the contact form if you would like to request a tutorial or if you have suggestions for the site. <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=P39ITZPj5x8:rjvYXJdFqFA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=P39ITZPj5x8:rjvYXJdFqFA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?i=P39ITZPj5x8:rjvYXJdFqFA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=P39ITZPj5x8:rjvYXJdFqFA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?i=P39ITZPj5x8:rjvYXJdFqFA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Blogwatts/~4/P39ITZPj5x8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blogwatts.com/site-news/blogwatts-is-back/ Anthony http://blogwatts.com http://www.blogwatts.com/?p=61 2009-05-22T00:21:08Z 2009-05-09T23:31:38Z 2 While looking online for some inspiration I found some amazing photos by Dave Hill. Dave is a commercial photographer originally from California. The effects that he applies to his photography truly amazing. I would definitely suggest visiting his site to see more of his work and stop by his blog to read up one [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=K82Tqj63NfM:vdwVgDMLnao:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=K82Tqj63NfM:vdwVgDMLnao:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?i=K82Tqj63NfM:vdwVgDMLnao:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=K82Tqj63NfM:vdwVgDMLnao:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?i=K82Tqj63NfM:vdwVgDMLnao:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Blogwatts/~4/K82Tqj63NfM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blogwatts.com/inspiration/artis-focus-dave-hill/ Anthony http://blogwatts.com http://www.blogwatts.com/?p=14 2009-05-22T00:24:03Z 2008-09-07T09:29:06Z 2 Gradients and filters can be used for many things in Photoshop, but my personal favorite is to use them on photos. This tutorial will teach you some basic techniques to use when applying gradients and filters to a photo or image. As always experimentation is key, so feel free to try different colors and filter [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=rg-e27VQX4Q:2HtfmFKeGmQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=rg-e27VQX4Q:2HtfmFKeGmQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?i=rg-e27VQX4Q:2HtfmFKeGmQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=rg-e27VQX4Q:2HtfmFKeGmQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?i=rg-e27VQX4Q:2HtfmFKeGmQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Blogwatts/~4/rg-e27VQX4Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blogwatts.com/tutorials/enhancing-a-photo-with-gradients-and-filters/ Anthony http://blogwatts.com http://www.blogwatts.com/?p=15 2009-05-22T00:27:38Z 2008-07-18T03:59:06Z 10 Car photos taken with high dynamic range (HDR) shots are a great way to get started if you are a beginner are experienced in taking great HDR photos. Why you might ask? Well with all of the reflections and shine that a car has, as well as plenty of shadows and darker areas in the [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=vbZ1pMlcj2w:q6aiFtlDs8w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=vbZ1pMlcj2w:q6aiFtlDs8w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?i=vbZ1pMlcj2w:q6aiFtlDs8w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=vbZ1pMlcj2w:q6aiFtlDs8w:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?i=vbZ1pMlcj2w:q6aiFtlDs8w:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Blogwatts/~4/vbZ1pMlcj2w" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blogwatts.com/inspiration/9-great-hdr-car-photos/ Anthony http://blogwatts.com http://www.blogwatts.com/?p=12 2009-05-20T19:15:13Z 2008-06-28T22:32:01Z 6 Now days there are many sites that advertise free icons, many of them unfortunately have pages filled with spam and adverts. FreeIconsDownload.com is a great site, if you are looking for some unique icons, or just want some inspiration before creating your own. Many of these icons that can be used for your desktop, website [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=GsTDNdln_4s:bMOrpC-hXqw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=GsTDNdln_4s:bMOrpC-hXqw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?i=GsTDNdln_4s:bMOrpC-hXqw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=GsTDNdln_4s:bMOrpC-hXqw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?i=GsTDNdln_4s:bMOrpC-hXqw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Blogwatts/~4/GsTDNdln_4s" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blogwatts.com/resources/great-site-for-free-icons/ Anthony http://blogwatts.com http://www.blogwatts.com/tutorials/4/ 2009-05-20T19:15:44Z 2007-08-24T00:15:46Z 4 I saw some pretty nice prelaoders on a lot of templates that people are selling. So I decided to try it and it turns out it is pretty straight forward. I wanted to go with a high-tech look so I found some great shapes that would match my design. Here is the tutorial on the [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=u21MRItuo8s:NI4VXuatano:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=u21MRItuo8s:NI4VXuatano:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?i=u21MRItuo8s:NI4VXuatano:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=u21MRItuo8s:NI4VXuatano:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?i=u21MRItuo8s:NI4VXuatano:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Blogwatts/~4/u21MRItuo8s" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blogwatts.com/tutorials/tutorial-high-tech-preloader/ Anthony http://blogwatts.com http://www.blogwatts.com/tutorials/tutorial-vista-login-inspired-thumbnail/ 2009-05-20T19:16:20Z 2007-08-05T04:57:40Z 2 I was looking at the Windows Vista login screen the other day and was inspired by the thumbnails of the users that were used. I decided to create this tutorial so that if anybody wanted to use thumbnails for the blog or any other type of site they could try something unique. You can use [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=8zchjyx_n-E:3cs_3QhKfKA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=8zchjyx_n-E:3cs_3QhKfKA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?i=8zchjyx_n-E:3cs_3QhKfKA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?a=8zchjyx_n-E:3cs_3QhKfKA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Blogwatts?i=8zchjyx_n-E:3cs_3QhKfKA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Blogwatts/~4/8zchjyx_n-E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.blogwatts.com/tutorials/tutorial-vista-login-inspired-thumbnail/