FAQ

Last update: February 25, 2012

BASICS

How old are you?

I'm 19 :)

When is your birthday?

November 28

Where do you study?

Trinity University of Asia - St. Luke's College of Nursing

What is your course?

BS Nursing :)

What is your height?

I stand 5 feet 7 inches :)

What is your shoe size?

I'm a size 8. Size 39 in Asian sizing. :)

How do you pronounce your surname?

Ajose [a.hoh.se] Also, it's Charlene Ajose, not Charlene A. Jose. Most people are confused kasi :P

LAYOUTS

What program do you use to make your works?

I use Adobe Photoshop CS2 (I also have CS3 and CS5, but I still use CS2)

Which version of Adobe Photoshop is better?

I don't really think it's up to the program. Let's say you have the latest version, but have no knowledge with the fundamentals of the program. It's like having tons of shoes in the wrong shoe size - it's sad and useless. As I always say, it's never the program that makes a good work of art - it's the artist himself. :)

Did you make your own banner? How?

Yes. I drew the design on paper, took a photo and colored it in Photoshop. I might make a tutorial on this soon, when I find the time, that is. :)

Where do you make your animated .gifs?

Adobe Imageready :)

How do you make an image with a transparent background?

Save the file as a .png instead of .jpg

Where do you get your brushes?

I just type "Free Adobe Photoshop brushes" in Google :)

Where do you get your fonts?

I just type "Free *type of font here* fonts" in Google. (Example: free cute fonts, free handwritten font, free serif font)

PHOTOGRAPHY

What camera do you use?

I use a Nikon D90 and an Olympus Camedia C4040ZOOM :)

What lens do you use?

The Nikon D90's kit lens :)

What webcam do you use?

Please view this post :)

How do you post process your photos?

I'm sorry. I currently have no answer for this because I am very inconsistent with editing photos *must change this* and I jump from one post-processing technique to another. In a way, you can say I am still "looking for my style" :)

OTHERS

Are you open for collaborations?

Yes. Please send an e-mail to chrlnajose@yahoo.com

Are you open for design requests?

Yes. Please send an e-mail to chrlnajose@yahoo.com

I sent you an anonymous message via Tumblr Ask. Why do you take so long to reply?

I am against spamming, so I thought of a way to not spam the dashboards of my followers every time someone sends me an anonymous question/message. That is why I only answer anonymous questions every 22nd of each month.* You can view all my answers here. Anyway, if you are in a hurry and need an immediate response from me, please send them to my Formspring because I open that everyday. You can also send an e-mail to chrlnajose@yahoo.com :)

*I sometimes publish anonymous questions when I have to. See example here.

Do you have a disclosure policy?

Please view this post :)