Coding and Design Tips & Tutorials

[caption id="attachment_10837" align="alignnone" width="620"] Photo via Flickr[/caption] Unlike almost every other industry, which mostly lags during the month of December, the craft business is its busiest right around the holiday season. As everyone flocks to Etsy to purchase their beautiful handmade gifts, the sellers are caught in a whirlwind of furious fulfillment.

[caption id="attachment_29723" align="alignnone" width="4225"] My shot of Matt Kloskowski during our filming of his course, Landscape Photography: From Start to Finish[/caption] For years, I sought to improve my photographic skills entirely on my own: through trial and error, and occasionally looking things up on the internet if I wanted to try and learn a new skill. It worked, I did get better.

Why would you use Lightroom over Photoshop? Or why would you use Lightroom over Adobe Camera Raw?

Designers and artists can be a selective bunch when it comes to holiday gifts. Chances are their apartment, desk, and attire is already pretty nicely curated, so if you're going to get a gift it should  be thoughtful–and in accordance with their unique, and maybe even quirky, taste.