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Today in Thailand we took a quick little video – I know my 3 little princesses – Emma (9), Jade (6) and Sommer (3) are going to love this, we feed the fish in the lagoon at our hotel. These aren’t your ordinary size fish either as you’ll soon see!

If you enjoyed the video, we’d love to hear your comments below. Tomorrow we’ll go (more…)

Day 2 in the City of Angels. Another amazing jam packed day with some shopping, Tuk Tuk’s, Taxi’s, Hotels, Great Food, Stomach aches, Diahorrea and more! Here’s some cool photos (more…)

Here we are at dinner on Day 1 for a Seafood extravaganza! It was amazing. The restaurant is located over the river, have to get through lots of backstreets to get there but absolutely worth it! Dinner was 925 Baht in total (just over $30) that included about 8 dishes, all drinks for 3 people. It was amazing and we couldn’t eat about 1/2 of it too. Just too filling

Mike on the side of the street near Pratuu Naam – lots of action going on in the background!

Some Red-Shirt action in Bangkok!

More Red-shirt action Very peaceful – posed no threat or issue for us at all.

Streets of Bangkok – here’s some of the protesters making there way through (Red-Shirts) Was very peaceful from our perspective, people were cheering them on as they drove past was almost like welcoming home olympians after a successful olympics or something! I know that probably sounds really weird

Pineapples at the Markets (near Chatuchak)

Gotta love the crafty electrical work!

The view from where we had dinner. (bit of a crappy photo) but hopefully you get the feel for what it was like.

The houses on the river right next to where we were eating dinner. Some beautiful traditional housing others look like rickety old lean to type houses – amazing stuff

This dish is something that probably very few thai food lovers would have experienced! It’s Pad Thai (minus the noodles) a special ‘famous’ seafood version! Absolutely delicious.

This is my probably all time favourite Thai dish Naam Tog with Khaaw Niaw (sticky rice) I had it twice yesterday – a bit of a pig but I really love it and had to make the most of it!! LOL

On the Tuk Tuk in the pouring rain!! This was hilarious. The Tuk Tuk started to splutter a little as it was getting water logged, we were all laughing so hard as we were getting soaked, ducking and weaving through the traffic and wondering if we were going to make it before the Tuk Tuk stalled!! LOL Fun times.

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GOLD MEMBER VIDEO: Here’s some very cool Layers and Layers Palette tips, shortcuts and tricks that will save you time and have you cruising around the layers palette like a seasoned pro. Infact you’ll be so awesome at using the layers palette after this one you’ll probably have your peers asking for your autograph! (no jokes!!) (more…)

Well before I get into explaining more about Superman Mike I just wanted to give you a bit of an update. 2010 is here. Mike and I are both 34 years of age now and he will turn 35 in May and I’ll turn 35 in November. We’ve both passed the youthful late teen years and now steaming toward ‘mid life’? ooohh aaahh

Well the both of us have set goals for 2010 (call them Mid-Life goals if you like!) and we thought we’d share a bit of that with you today. For me having been really involved in sports as a youngster I’m re-motivated to do another Triathlon. I’ve got a goal to do an Olympic Distance Triathlon. I’ve never done one before (1.5km swim, 40km bike, and 10km run) but would love to complete one. So some serious training is back on the agenda!! ouch!

Mike in his previous youthful life was a legendary skateboarder. The envy of all the other skaters at the skate parks wherever he went. He’s lost the long hair and youthful ways now but he’s still RIPPING IT UP! as you can see below. Anyway, he’s had his skateboard gathering dust for the past 10 years with only the odd skate here or there but now it’s ‘Mid-Life Mania’ time!

Mike’s decided he wants to start ripping it up again doing all his pro moves and I’m going to pretend to be more of an elite athlete than I really am – that’s 2010 for us!

I took this photo on my iPhone and with the iPhone camera delay managed to fluke this one somehow. Yes, it is very high and Yes he landed it like a true pro.

It’s not the only goal for 2010 but one each that we thought you might enjoy.

Every morning Monday to Friday we head down to Pizzey Park Gold Coast where Mike goes skating and I tear it up at the pool (well try to anyway!) I’ve drop a few kg already

I love this photo below too – taken on the iPhone with no editing at all, with the optical illusion that the board is bending! Yihaa

We’ll try and keep you updated on our progress with the odd video and photos so you can see how we’re going.

Have a great day and enjoy the PSD videos.

Cheers
Shane

Before you go … what about you? Have you got any crazy plans for 2010? Any crazy photos taken with an iphone?

If so, tell us about them in the comment section.

Shoot from the hip – Episode #5

Nikon D3S Review

“What’s all the fuss about the new Nikon D3S?
And why is it taking the Photography world by storm?”

In this episode we explore the new “competition crusher” just released by Nikion. It’s their new flagship camera – the Nikon D3S. And I must say, it’s a pretty special beast. Play the audio now to hear what we have to say it.

And – if you’re a NIKON rep, how about sending us one? (we’re serious!)

If you have a question you’d like us to discuss in the next Episode of Shoot from the Hip then click here to submit your request now!

Here’s the link to check out the Nikon announcement (Australian version)

http://www.nikon.com.au/pagearticle.php?pageid=209-b5edc338b4

For Advertisers and Product developers: if you would like Shane & Mike to review your product and you want to send us your stuff Click Here to contact us to arrange delivery + we’re open to discuss advertising and marketing options that may suit you.

This video covers how to create a cool little ad type graphic using gradients and a little imagination Hope you enjoy this video below. Make sure to leave a comment below…

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With over 60 Photoshop Video tutorials, more than 6 hours of interactive training, and dozens of practice images for you to follow along — Digital Cosmetic Surgery For CS2 is one of the most raved about video training programs available here at Photoshopzoo.

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Creating cool chalk and charcoal effects is easy with the chalk and charcoal filter in Photoshop CS4. You’ll find it in the Filter tab under the sketch menu. (Filter>Sketch>Chalk & Charcoal.)

1. Open your image then select the chalk and charcoal filter from the sketch menu under the filter tab.

2. The light areas of your picture will inherit the background colors and the dark areas will inherit the foreground colors.

3. Set the chalk and charcoal areas in the middle of the settings range so you can increase or decrease the effect as needed. Set it to 10 or less.

4. Experiment with the pressure. Start at 2 or 3 then adjust the numbers ’til you get the view looking the way you want it. Again, experiment here.

5. Click OK to apply the filter

6. Look at the result and decide if you like it or not.

Once satisfied with the result, save your work.

Shoot from the hip – Episode #4 Now Live

“What should I get? Photoshop Elements 7 OR Adobe Photoshop CS4?”

This episode we explore the options when considering using Elements 7 or Photoshop CS4. Play the audio now to hear what we have to say about this question.

If you have a question you’d like us to discuss in the next Episode of Shoot from the Hip then click here to submit your request now!