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This site also documents my return to photography, one image a day, one story at a time.

Discussion - The digital dark age!
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Discussion - The digital dark age!

Are we in a potential dark age? How can we avoid loosing our photographs so they can last for centruries to come?

The actual dark ages refers to a period in european history between the 5th-10th century. It is called this for couple of reasons, but it boils down to the Romans' downfall, a cultural vacuum, and several 100 years of very little documentation...

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Quick tips - Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop shortcuts
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Quick tips - Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop shortcuts

Getting lost in Lightroom and Photoshop? Check out these ultimate keyboard short-cut cheatsheets by http://www.setupablogtoday.com!  

As a user of Adobe Creative Cloud, Lightroom and Photoshop are almost permanently open on my computer. These programs are fantastic... but equally fantastically complex, with a veritable plethora of functions, menus and options that can be a maze to navigate. Normally I know where to click to find the settings and adjustments I need, only every remembering a few core shortcuts.............

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