Business cards etc.

My posting of photos is getting a bit scarce. This has something to do with me being too slow (read: lazy) in editing busker shots, but it's mostly a product of my being busy with other things, ranging from household chores to plotting world domination (ok, maybe not world domination per se...).

One thing I've been meaning to do for the past -- oh, 3 months or so has been to design business cards for myself. It's taken so long because I didn't quite know where to begin, but tonight I put my patience to the test and sat down in front of a Photoshop window until I came up with something that looked decent.

The brain-wringing eventually led to two designs, or rather, one design in two forms. Both are posted below; I encourage, urge, cajole and plead for comments, suggestions, preferences and/or critique.

(Phone number has been changed for obvious reasons...)

Phantastyk

Since my last post, the following things have happened:
- I've gone out to shoot buskers during Ottawa's BuskerFest last weekend
- I've found religion in the form of Photoshop's dodge and burn brushes
- my computer has become slower than ever

The busker shots have, for the most part, been remarkable failures, reminding me of just how much practice I need before I can pretend I'm any good at action shots or portraits or both. But I did do my damnedest to save some of my shots of Phantastyk, an acrobatic duo (made up of Paul Perreault and Joey Albert) I've been sort of following for a couple of years, whenever I get to catch one of their performances in Ottawa.

For more information on Paul and Joey and their magnificent exploits, please visit their web site at http://www.phantastyk.ca/

Also: please forgive the over-processed look of these shots. I was playing around in Photoshop and I have yet to find a balance between subtlety and "ooh, what does this brush do?"