http://blog.quikeys.com Photographer Productivity Solutions, Education & Inspiration Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:57:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hellooooo Vegas! It's that time of year again to join up in the madness that is the WPPI 2010 Convention!  But this year is special: it's WPPI's 30th anniversary and with an expected record attendance of over 13,000 photographers from around the world, this promises be a crazy week you'll ... http://blog.quikeys.com/dq-quikeys-wppi-madness/ I'm a pretty digital guy, preferring to type over hand-write or, better yet, dictate and have it auto-transcribed! There's times, though, where I prefer to fall back to my old trusty whiteboard where I can free-form brain-dump and connect my ideas as they come. old-skool Mind Map ... http://blog.quikeys.com/3-reasons-to-try-mind-mapping/ It's always a tough balance between pimping our baby (aka QuiKeys) and just letting people discover its joy of productivity and freedom. So ... I'll let other people pimp today :) True story: Below are recent unsolicited words from real-live QuiKeys users. ---- "I just color-corrected and tweaked over 620 images in Lightroom using QuiKeys. ... http://blog.quikeys.com/recent-quikeys-ravers/ Yesterday Quin went out to the mailbox and brought in our usual pile of mail. It's always a treat to see Rangefinder magazine in the mix, but this time it was extra special. As usual, I flipped to the contents page to see what new and cool articles were in ... http://blog.quikeys.com/dq-studios-feature-write-up-in-rangefinder-magazine/ Those of you who've been reading this blog or met me in person know I'm a perfectionist, a Geek's geek, and have a need for speed in everything I do. Honest: it's not just the cappuccino levels in my body causing this crazy behavior; there's meaning in the madness :) I remember ... http://blog.quikeys.com/4-reasons-why-productivity-tools-matter/ It's a Monday morning, but it's worth celebrating cuz ..... ... it's Family Day in Alberta!! Yes Wilma: it's an honest to goodness holiday here in good ol Alberta Canada :)   GO CANADA!! In celebration, I'll be chilling offline with the Cheung-Boyz today thanks to a great reminder from an amazing friend: "Love fiercely ... http://blog.quikeys.com/happy-family-day/ With our 3rd birthday coming up, I thought I'd take you for a walk back in time and share some insights into the creation of what we know and love as QuiKeys. You can skip down to the bottom for a quick glance of QuiKeys past and present, or grab ... http://blog.quikeys.com/a-brief-history-of-quikeys/ Three years ago QuiKeys was launched with the sole function of super-fast Photoshop retouching. Three years ago Lightroom didn't exist and our album design plug-in was just a pipe-dream. Today, QuiKeys solves all the photographer's digital imaging workflow problem with plug-ins for Lightroom, Photoshop and Album Design. Hard to believe our little workflow ... http://blog.quikeys.com/quikeys-turns-3-bonus-free-paperless-office-webinar/ You asked for it, you got it! So glad to announce our next YinYang Workshop with our favorite partner in crime: Huy Nguyen :) For all the YinYang goodness and to find out how to bring YY4 to a city near you, check the website here. http://blog.quikeys.com/yy4-workshop-with-huy-nguyen/ The news continues to come in and quake-ravaged Haiti needs our help.  I'm not skilled as a doctor or rescue specialist, but if you're like me, you're wanting to make a difference. Next Wednesday, join us for fwforum's Mentor Marathon for Haiti. Give to Haiti and spend time online with some ... http://blog.quikeys.com/fwforum-mentor-marathon-for-haiti/