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You looking at me?
Ok this goes out to all you ColdFusion people who have a lick of talent, which based on this readership is everyone!
Did you know SitePoint pays for ColdFusion articles? That’s right you can write an article on a ColdFusion topic and you’ll get cold hard cash, ok it won’t be cold or hard because it’s all done electronically but you know what I’m getting at.
So why am I telling you this? Because as much as I like to see my name in lights, and as much as I like to see my mug up on the SitePoint pages. I know I’m not the end all, be all of ColdFusion writers.
So what’s the catch? There isn’t one, well almost. The articles have to be good articles, please no jokes about my content, and Kevin our illustrious technical editor has to give them his stamp of approval.
So what constitutes a “good” article to Mr. Yank?
Our writing guidelines cover it pretty thoroughly. We look for strong writing skills, a Web-related subject that isn’t already covered on SitePoint, a practical outcome that readers can actually use, best practice, standards-compliant solutions. –kyank
Don’t think you can “write” a good article? I think you are wrong! Afraid …
Photoshop’s Luminosity Mode
Photoshop says this about the Luminosity Mode:
Creates a result color with the hue and saturation of the base color and the luminance of the blend color. This mode creates an inverse effect from that of the Color mode.
Just to prove the point, I’ll take a cherry blossom layer, duplicate it, and desaturate one of the layers.
I’ll set both layers to “Luminosity Mode” and put them one at a time over a rose layer. Both get the exact same result:
The grey levels of the blend layer (cherry blossom) are applied to the colors of the base layer (rose).
As a kind-of practical application, I’ll start with the rose layer and apply a Curves adjustment layer by clicking on the adjustment layer icon in the bottom of the Layers Palette and then choosing “Curves”:
I click twice on the line and drag and adjust the curves like this:
As you can see, this makes the picture a bit “darker” or saturated. The yellow is really bright; the darker areas of the image have been made even darker.
Now, I set the mode of the Curves layer to “Luminosity.”
This keeps the colors of the original …
How to reach top executives
First, thank you for the kind words regarding the new baby. It means a lot even though none of us (almost) have ever met.
This blog tries to answer a great question emailed by a Sitepoint reader. It’s a bit long, but worth the read as many of you have the same question:
I’ve prepared some marketing collateral – a personal introductory letter, high quality brochure / catalog, and demo cd – that I intend to use to grab the attention of top executives at companies I wish to target for my web development business. I have made a list of businesses that I think could benefit from my service – the creation of web based company intranets / extranets and business systems. My problem is that I don’t know who to contact or how to best contact them. For example, do I go directly to the CEO? Maybe he’s to important to deal with matters like this and won’t give me the time of day. Perhaps someone else lacks the authority or vision to propose my ideas to the right people. Also – do I send them a letter and then call, or do I show up in person, etc…. So …
