On last night's show I talked about framing your photos the electronic way, and show you how fun and easy it is to find the perfect frame and to pop the perfect photo right into it. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

Widget of the Week goes to ColorBurn. If you've ever been vexed trying to choose a color scheme for a web site, this widget is for you.

SIDENOTE: For a bit of extra fun, check out David Pogue's video on the new SLVR phone that was announced yesterday. See if you can spot my graphics handiwork throughout the video! I was tasked with giving celebrities SLVRs, along with outfitting a couple of superheroes with both a RAZR and SLVR. Special thanks to Ian Nixon for helping me find the photos, and to J for helping make the gnat sneeze.

Until next week, may the force be with you :)

On last night's show I talked about how to use the Extract filter in making a complex selection such as frizzy hair. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

Ware of the Week goes to Butler.

Until next week, may the force be with you :)

Lesa, Shawn and J painted the Your Mac Life's studio this past weekend. Here's a video of the 2 day process.

Painting the YML Studio

If you'd like an iPod ready version, download this link to your hard drive by Control Clicking.

On last night's show I talked about how to play with picture packages and print multiple images on a single page, using either Elements or the full-blown Photoshop. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

Ware of the Week goes to Film Loop!

And for those who have extra time, all wedding photos taken by the great and magnificent Rex Covington have been posted on my Dot Mac homepage. Thanks again to everyone who made it all happen, but especially Pam and Steve Mielnicki for making sure everything got done. Love you both and thanks for putting up with us!

Very quickly, we (and many others) have become huge fans of FilmLoops.com. Download the software from their site and check it out!

Here is a listing of all the Your Mac Life related loops:
YML Expo Pics
Dan East's YML Rocks Expo Party
Tucker MacDonald's Loop
Macworld Wedding Film Loop

Got any of your own to share with the audience?

On last night's show I talked about how to brighten the hazy shades of winter, fixing the sky and landscape of a super dreary picture in Photoshop Elements. Learn how duplicating layers and changing their blending mode can bring out the hidden color. We also talked about how using the cleverly hidden Color Replacement tool can improve a photo tenfold. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

Ware of the Week goes to AcidSearch, an enhancement to Safari's Google search field.

See y'all at Macworld!

Grab a custom iMix of the YML preshow music for January 4th, 2006.

On last night's show I talked about how to place text behind an object in Photoshop Elements, hopefully giving folks some creative ideas for holiday photos. I also showed off a little trick in Elements for giving people a smile. I hope you enjoy the tutorial!

Widget of the Week goes to Super Rule.

Happy holidays! Shalom y'all ;)

On last night's show I talked about how to create the Che-Guevara effect. Learn how to create a high contrast black and white image from a photo, and do some really neat things with it. In the example, I bring Santa-Guevara to life. In this effect, the shadow areas of the photo become black and the rest of the image becomes white. Select the black bits, isolate them onto their own layer, and the creativity is endless. Hope you enjoy the tutorial!

Ware of the Week goes to Spam Sieve.

Until next week, there are only 26 days, 12 minutes, and 26 seconds until Macworld!

Thanks to Douglas B. for pointing out this new service that uses Google Maps. Add your name and a note your fellow YML'ers!

Wanna be a Frappr?