Advertising, Photography and Graphic Arts
Photoshop has always been a wonderful program that helps create beautiful pictures. Have you ever want to learn how to use their tools? On my personal channel, “Mary Helsing”, I posted a demonstration video on how to use Photoshop.
With this program, I use it to create characters that set against colorful backgrounds and create business logos. Be sure to take a look and see how I walk you through the steps and teach you how to use Photoshop tools. Hope you enjoy it!
Today is my first day working at Arc of Onondaga, a wonderful not-for-profit organization that provides all sorts of programs and assistance to disabled people in Central New York. I will be working for Joanna Jewett in the Public Relations Department, working on videos to promote their good work. Here is a link to their web site: https://www.arcon.org/
Also, to my entrepreneur friends: I will still be working to help start-up businesses get off the ground and get recognition and visibility for their work. I have shot four episodes of my new series of commercials for start-ups called “One Minute Start-Up”. Here is a sample for you to check out. This is Luka Negoita telling you about his company, HabitU.
In September, I will begin working Wednesdays at Syracuse Co-Works, located on Jefferson Street in Downtown Syracuse, about a block from the Tech Garden. Once we get into September, feel free to stop by to chat about your business, and let me know if there is anything I can do to help tell your story.
http://www.syracuse.com/business-news/index.ssf/2015/03/syracuse_coworks_open_new_location.html
Success Takes Teamwork! One of the things I have learned so far in my career is that it takes good communication, patience and teamwork to have a successful creative project.
I learned this at internships at the Syracuse Tech Garden and the Blackstone Launchpad at Syracuse University, a university-wide business incubator for student start-ups. I also learned this over the years watching one of my favorite shows, Faceoff, on the SyFy Channel.
For those of you who have never seen it, Face Off is a show where people from all walks of life participate in a movie special effects make-up competition.
The show teaches you how to take constructive criticism (i.e. “client feedback”). It shows you the importance of effective time management, and listening closely to instructions. It’s the best kind of “reality show” – one that showcases people’s talents in a respectful setting, where people learn how to become professionals at their craft.
I have watched all 9 seasons of Face Off, and it has really influenced how I have grown in terms of working with my clients. It’s all about good communications.
The other aspect of teamwork on creative projects is to understand that different people in a team may each have different areas of expertise, and different talents. I am a person with Asperger’s Syndrome – high functioning autism – and so I see things a little differently than other people.
But we each have our strengths and weaknesses, and we are stronger when we can work together respectfully and learn from one another. That’s my definition of teamwork!
Today I am launching my new WordPress site, with my dad’s help. This will be quite an adventure! Have patience while we add new features to my site in the coming weeks.
Here we go!
