Welcome to Baby Steps in Progress!

In this blog I will be sharing creations from a Digital Arts & Design Class I am taking at SUNY. 

Photoshop was one of the programs I've always wanted to be proficient at and never had the patience. This class is allowing me to set aside the time to learn the skills I need to manipulate photographs and make my own digital content. 

I've always made my own digital content, for both my own businesses and for non-profits along the way. I created logos and website mastheads, just using primitive editing tools within the constraints of desktop publishing. 

 I'm excited to learn the "easier" way, which if not easier, will at least give me the skills to do a better job of it!

Thanks for coming along on the journey!

Carol

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