Category Archives: Graphics

Finding Stock Art for Your Congregation’s Website

July 19, 2007

A year ago, Church Marketing Sucks posited that Stock Photography Sucks. There was heated (and interesting) debate, plus a follow-up poll on how much congregations used it. The majority fell into the same camp as me: “We use original when … Continue reading …

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The GIMP: a Better Photoshop Alternative

July 19, 2007

In my quest for the best graphic resources for church webmasters, Scott Wells directed me to The GIMP (short for GNU Image Manipulation Program). 36 hours later I emerge — impressed, but wrung out — and with some significant reservations. … Continue reading …

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Picasa: a Photoshop Alternative?

July 18, 2007

Mr. Web Diva, who happens to be a first-rate photographer, has been using Google’s Picasa for a year or so now and has been quite happy with it. So I thought I’d try it out and see how it would … Continue reading …

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Photoshop 101 for Church Webbies

July 16, 2007

I use Adobe Photoshop every day — and I love it. While it has plenty of healthy competition that I plan to cover eventually, it’s generally considered the gold standard for photo editing. So, with no further ado, let’s jump … Continue reading …

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Five Key Concepts to Make Graphics and Photos Work for Your Website

July 13, 2007

I remember the first time I ever saw a browser and website. It was 1994, and what won my heart was the little NCSA graphic. Goodness knows it wasn’t anything fancy. As I recall it was just one lonely picture … Continue reading …

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