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The Practicing Photographer: Light as a subject

Jim Heid, content manager | photography — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:45:49 +0000

Light can offer much more to your compositions than illumination—and Ben Long challenges you to make light the subject of your image, as this week’s The Practicing Photographer exercise.

InDesign FX: Creating custom frames

Mike Rankin, lynda.com author — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:44:59 +0000

In this week’s InDesign FX, Mike Rankin demonstrates how you can create custom frames in your page layouts using simple shapes and outlines.

Oh my, how Flickr has changed!

Derrick Story | lynda.com author — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:34:19 +0000

The popular photo sharing service Flickr recently launched a bold new look and feel, and lynda.com author Derrick Story is updating our Flickr Essential Training course to highlight the new features—coming soon to lynda.com.

Deke’s Techniques: Animate wings with the Puppet Warp Tool

lynda.com Content team — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:20:34 +0000

In this week's Deke's Techniques, learn how to animate a falcon's wings using Photoshop's Puppet Warp tool.

Monday Productivity Pointers: Measuring influence with Klout

Jess Stratton, staff author, Business — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:40:10 +0000

Are you influencing your social media followers? In this week's Monday Productivity Pointers, Jess Stratton explains how you can measure and expand your social influence using the Klout service.

Practice your photography in a new weekly series with Ben Long

Jim Heid, content manager | photography — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:40 +0000

They say practice makes perfect, though my experience with the piano contradicts that. Still, there’s no question that practice makes you better. Getting out of your comfort zone and pushing yourself in new directions is a great way to learn and discover more creative options. With this in mind, we introduce a weekly series aimed [...]

InDesign Secrets: Three great Object Styles for any designer

lynda.com Content team — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:35:59 +0000

In this week’s InDesign Secrets, Anne-Marie Concepción shows you how to build the three Object Styles that should be in every designer’s toolbox.

Deke’s Techniques: Creating a vivid aura around an entire character

lynda.com Content team — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:20:13 +0000

On the blog, Deke McClelland shows you how to add a radiant cartoon aura to a character in Adobe Illustrator in this week's Deke's Techniques.

Monday Productivity Pointers: Selling your handmade goods with Etsy

Jess Stratton, staff author, Business — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:55:57 +0000

Jess Stratton shares insights on how to set up an online store to sell your handmade wares online with Etsy in this Monday’s Productivity Pointer.

Master your flash with Strobist’s David Hobby

Jim Heid, content manager | photography — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:13:54 +0000

Is your camera stuck on Automatic mode, with glowing red eyes haunting your photo albums? Content manager Jim Heid announces a helpful new lynda.com tutorial series that will help you get comfortable with the subtle nuances of flash-based photography.