Access your photographs anywhere on any device

I recently started using a great site to store and share my photographs. It's Dropbox.com. It's a little different than the other sharing sites.
So many times I want to transfer a file from my home computer to work, from my Macintosh to my Windows computer, or even from my iPad to my office computer.
I end up using my USB Flash drive or even emailing the file to myself.
I now have a simple solution at dropbox.com
I created a free account on their site then download their software to my Macintosh, Windows computer, iPad and my Droid.
On my Macintosh, my Dropbox sits at the top of my screen. On my Windows computer, I find it down in the system tray.

Now, I can just drag and drop my files to my Dropbox space. I can access my file(s) from any of my devices.
To create an account go to http://dropbox.com. You'll get up to 2 GB of Free storage space. Additional storage space can be purchased if needed. If I keep my files up to date and cleaned out, I have plenty of room using my free account.
You can even create and choose folders to share your photos or any documents with others.
My life just got a little easier!

Photoshop - The Magic of Vibrance

In the past, I would add more color to a photograph by using the Saturation Tool.
Here is an old photo of my brother, dad, grandfather and great grandfather taken around 50 years ago.
The photo is a little faded and has dulled over the years.
Vibrance is a newer feature in Photoshop since CS4 that I've fallen in love with so that now, I hardly ever use the Saturation tool. Virbrance is a huge improvement over Saturation!
Take a look at my experiment below.
To get to the Vibrance tool go to Image > Adjustments > Vibrance.
Here you will see a slider by to adjust both the Vibrance and the Saturation. (note: Saturation adjustments can also be found under Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation.)
Saturation used to be a helpful tool but it has one major flaw. It destroys skin tone!
Vibrance is a great tool especially if people are in the photo.
Notice that in the photo on the right, the sky, blue overalls, and the yellow flowers on the ground pop with color and the skins tones are still good.
And of course, using an adjustment layer to make these changes is always the best solution keeping the original photo untouched.
The next time you want to add more color, try using Vibrance.