• Split Toning

    I found Photoshop’s split tone feature in the RAW import dialogue… Continue reading

  • Subscribers to the Given Brothers book

    I thought it might be useful to list the subscribers to the book Poems from College and Country by the three Given brothers (Thomas, Patrick & Samuel Fee), published in 1900. I’ll start here with the Given family names: William J. Givens, 2348 North Twentyfirst Street, Philadelphia. James Givens, 2500 East Norris Street, Philadelphia. Robert… Continue reading

  • Tantalising…

    I’ve been doing a bit of looking into the Given Family history (my mother’s side) and discovered that Google is now including scanned books in its searches. Suddenly a whole wealth of information is available. For example, I have confirmed the story about William (Laird) Mark. But the glimpses that Google Books gives are tantalising.… Continue reading

  • Sudden, not Secret

    I’ve posted another article over at Wideplace entitled: Sudden, not Secret Continue reading