brianreeder.com - I do what I want!

PS HERO is one of the best Photoshop Tutorial sites on the web. The tutorials are extremely digestible, and hold your hand through the process. Step-by-step (not the TV show, which was awesome. I really like Patrick Duffy and Suzanne Sommers… awesome) instructions with accompanying images doing a great job explaining the process. As well, their is a .psd file at the end of the tutorial if you need additional help or want to play around with the end result.

To date my favorite tutorial is definitely the “Basic Photo Reflections“. I had no idea how to do this, and managed to pull of a pretty solid image myself.

Here is the original image (from the tutorial):

And the Photoshopped image:

Not only does he do photo effects, but also graphic design, text effects, and general tips and tricks. He also takes requests!!!! I plan on requesting how he can help me eliminate all those pesky tourists from my otherwise picturesque photos…

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Recently I was in Costa Rica. It was an amazing place, and I think I’ll be going back at some point. While I was there, I slacked on taking photos. Luckily all the 6 girls on the trip weren’t, but I still take a certain amount of pride in my own abilities and photos. Here are my favorite 3 that I took.

This was taken on the beach at Santa Teresa. It was my favorite place we stayed, for the food, the company, the sights, the relaxation.

We almost got murdered by this beast driving by Lake Arenal. Wildlife abounded, but this traveler almost became lunch. Luckily the beast settled for Pringles.

We did a lot of driving our last couple days - but not stressful intense driving. More like laid-back-stop-and-take-a-picture-or-explore-whenever driving. The sights were incredible, the sunsets beyond description.

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On most of my social profiles, I changed my profile image from my face (top right of my blog if you ever want to see) to a green palm tree.

The green palm tree is an image I took and photo-shopped. I wanted it something easily recognizable but that still meant something to me. The image was taken in Thailand, on Koh Tao to be exact. It is one of my favorite places in the world.

Find me socially:
Digg (breeder) - http://digg.com/users/breeder
StumbleUpon (brianreeder) - http://brianreeder.stumbleupon.com

The original image:

My new profile image:

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I have always appreciated a little creativity in the world of pan-handling, and won’t hesitate to donate accordingly. If I saw any of these guys on the street, I would be sure to donate to their cause. A couple may be fake, but I really don’t care, I’ll laugh anyway.

10. Visiting from Mars

9. Homeless shelters vs. Animal shelters

8. Homeland Security

7. Wife + Best Friend

6. Code for Food

5. Brad + Angelina’s Baby

4. Why Lie I Want a Beer

3. Alcohol Research

2. Britney’s sister’s baby

1. Ninja’s killed my family need money for Kung-Fu

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Instead of showing letters to Santa, I decided to do letters to God. They’re pretty funny.

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