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Another Banner!

Michael Comfort — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:12:26 +0000

I got to make our VBS banner again this year. Many thanks to Deanne helping me paint it! Click on the thumbnails below to see the process…

This Ain’t For Babies

Michael Comfort — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:58:24 +0000

The St. Paul Rodeo—a client of mine since 1996—is celebrating its 75th year! This year I got to design their anniversary logo! Here’s their new promo video that puts it to good use: StPaulRodeo-2010 Want more info? Check out their web site. (This week we finished a complete redesign of the site.)

AEB and HDR

Michael Comfort — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:37:22 +0000

Just thought I would post a couple of pics I took today. I am experimenting with a couple of techniques I learned at the Photoshop seminar in Portland last week. AEB is done on the camera, and it stands for Auto Exposure Bracketing. It involves taking three (or more) identical photos with three different exposures [...]

Photoshop… My kind of shopping!

Michael Comfort — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:00:21 +0000

One of the main tools in my toolbox turns 20 this month! I first started using Photoshop (version 3.2) in 1993. Photoshop changed everything! What would I be doing if this program had never been invented? Probably this. (Or something like it!) Here are a few of my own Photoshop favorites: The earliest one I [...]

I won! (And can’t believe it! :)

Michael Comfort — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:32:51 +0000

Here’s the link, and Here’s how I found out:

A Finalist!

Michael Comfort — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:56:36 +0000

So I made it to the Top Three in the Oregonian’s Photoshop contest! I am posting this larger one here so you can see more detail if you want to. I did add a couple more “voodoos” to this version (in the two cars in front of the last motorhome), so that there are an [...]

Monster Doughnuts

Michael Comfort — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:28:31 +0000

The Oregonian’s web site OregonLive has a Photoshop contest on right now. Having a free evening, and recovering from the Ducks loss in the Rose Bowl today, I decided to enter it! (The prize is a dozen donuts every month for a year!) The elements: It had to include at least one of the images [...]

Christmas 1963

Michael Comfort — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:42:49 +0000

This pic is dated 1963, which means it was taken in Bolivia, the Christmas before my brother Dennis was born. (click to enlarge) Several things I like about this picture: The people in it, of course! My Grandpa Brown (Oscar), my Dad, my two older brothers (Rick and Ken) and me The simple toys! A [...]

Successful Upgrade!

Michael Comfort — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:41:04 +0000

WordPress 2.9 came out today, and I must say there are some nice improvements. Nothing readers will notice, most likely, but several things that make it easier on the back end… an undo feature, and a built-in image editor to name a couple. Since I just passed my 2 year mark, I will add some [...]

Warm up by my fire!

Michael Comfort — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:22:46 +0000

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