About Us

What We Do

Every weekday we produce a new tutorial, article, quiz or product review with a connection to Adobe Photoshop.

Unlike many sites we don’t like to run a tutorial that teaches you how to make a certain thing, we prefer to have a look, in-depth, at ways of using our favourite software. You won’t find any “Make This … ” type posts at TipSquirrel.com.

We like to include the whole Photoshop family and include Photoshop, Photoshop Extended, Lightroom, Camera Raw and Photoshop Elements within our pages.

The Photoshop Nuts

Janine Smith
USA
Janine Smith, an author on Lynda.com, is the owner of Landailyn Research & Restoration in Fort Worth, Texas.Janine honed her skills in restoring badly damaged photos in the restoration trenches as a volunteer with Operation Photo Rescue. Her work is well-known in the world of genealogical & historical societies, museums, libraries, university archives and non-profit organizations. Janine’s articles on history and photo restoration frequently appear in online newspapers and magazines, and, of course, on TipSquirrel.com. She is a sought after lecturer on photo restoration and preservation to libraries, genealogical and historical societies. Janine’s mission in life has been to teach others how to do the best photo restoration possible.

Michael Hoffman
USA
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Richard Harrington
USA
A certified instructor for Adobe and Apple, Rich is a practiced expert in motion graphic design and digital video. Rich is a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals Instructor Dream Team, and a popular speaker on the digital video circuit. Rich is an internationally published author. His book, Photoshop for Video, was the first of its kind to focus on Photoshop’s application in the world of video. He is also a contributing author for Apple’s Aperture, iLife ’09 and iWork ’09, Video Made on a Mac, and Producing Video Podcasts. If you want even more Photoshop training, check out his book Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS4. If you have an iPod touch or iPhone, you can get Rich’s Training in your Pocket

Gavin Hoey
UK
Gavin has been a regular contributor to Digital Photo Magazine in the UK since 2003 where he writes “how to…” techniques on photography and Photoshop Elements. His Photoshop lectures are always in demand and he can often be seen popping up at camera clubs all over the UK.

Dan Moughamian
USA
Dan Moughamian is an experienced photographer and digital imaging professional with over 16 years of Photoshop experience. His latest title is Adobe Digital Imaging How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques for Photoshop CS5, Lightroom 3, and Camera Raw 6 (Peachpit).

Simon Rudd
UK
Simon Rudd is a freelance writer and artist specialising in Photoshop tutorials as well as Horror, the Macabre and Fantasy themed pictures. He frequently writes for magazines and websites.

AJ Wood
USA
Father, Teacher, Photographer, Life Enthusiast. As an Adobe Community Professional, A.J. has been an enthusiastic representative in the creative community for several years. His passion for teaching has led him to be considered the #1 Adobe Instructor WORLDWIDE more than once. Students enjoy his straightforward teaching style, and the ability to communicate ideas in the simplest of terms. His passion for training is only matched by his community participation. An active NAPP member, A.J. is the acting Dallas Chapter Leader for the Acrobat &InDesign user groups, Presenter for DFWAUG (Dallas/Ft. Worth Adobe Users Group), and has been a guest speaker on campus at the Art Institute of Dallas, Westwood College & Collin College. You can follow A.J. on Twitter, join his Facebook page, and catch the latest insights on his blog.

Andie Smith
USA
Andie Smith is a Dallas-based freelance photographer, specializing in editorial and fine art photography. Andie’s favourite artistic expression has always been photography. As a child, she fell in love with the art while vacationing with her family. Even now, when she looks at those photos, she is instantly transported back in time to experience those moments again – the sights, the sounds, the smells, the people. It is Andie’s hope that her photography evokes a similar response in all her clients. She realized photography was more than just a hobby while studying graphic design at The Art Institute – Dallas. Andie knew she had the skills to succeed as a photographer, so she jetted off to southern Florida where she studied photography at The Art Institute – Fort Lauderdale. Andie’s favourite photography subjects are aircrafts and Americana (especially main streets).

Glyn Dewis
UK
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Richard Hales
UK
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