For the month of October, the theme of the contest series has been STUDY…and people have been submitting their images to the Flickr thread in hopes of winning a years’ subscription to the well-respected National Association of Photoshop Professionals. I’ve spoken highly of them before and their educational approach to not only Photoshop, but much of the Adobe family of products, as well as to graphic and web design, oh yeah….and photography… is literally unparalleled. With over 70,000 members worldwide, it’s an impressive organization and I have learned a lot from my own participation in NAPP events, seminars, and their community forums. Winning a year membership to NAPP is like giving a fisherman (or woman) the keys to a lake full of fish, and time needed to learn to use the nets. NAPP membership can literally change your life! Continue reading “Welcome to NAPP!”
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Fly, Teach, Fly!
The adrenaline has worn off, and the inaugural workshop for Learning Lightroom 3 came to an end in Anaheim yesterday! It was a great workshop, and the feedback we got was just off the hook – 9’s and 10’s across the board. What was everyone’s favorite part? Naturally the prizes took the top notch, but a surprising second was our tips and tricks for how to get the most out of Lightroom 3. People really seemed to feed off the suggestions we made for everything from backup recommendations to advanced retouching techniques, and catalog maintenance and image management.
It’s events like these that remind me of my previous career in teaching. It’s so much fun to get out there and share tips and tricks with people – having them see the work flow advantages and the light bulb come on in a big way about what Lightroom 3 has going for it! The adrenaline rush has worn off though, so after nearly 48 hours of high energy, I am about ready to crash…we’ll be back tomorrow with more photo goodness and the next in the podcast series – episode #49! Lots of good stuff there, so be sure to stop in for the show notes and all that has to offer.
Last but not least, there’s still time to register for the remaining workshops in Denver and Seattle, so don’t delay – register today! These two still have the early bird discount of 20% off too, so it’s a super good deal! Over $200 in retail merchandise that everyone gets just for attending, the instruction, the work books, and over $1000 in door prizes including a copy of Adobe Lightroom 3! With this kind of return on investment, it’d be a shame to miss it. Grab seats while you still can!
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Happy shooting and we’ll see you here tomorrow!
A Look Ahead…
Just a few news nuggets today of some things that have been going on and simmering on the proverbial stove for the past few weeks. Many of these are now starting to bubble up to the surface, so here’s a little hint as to what I’ve been up to, and what is ahead for the blog and podcast… Continue reading “A Look Ahead…”
Show Notes for Episode #28
No cheeky title today, just a straight up informational one because the podcast was a super long one with all the news, interview time, and listener Q&A so I’ll stick to the meat and potatoes.
- On the Photo News Beat
- Canon Announces Hybrid IS technology
- Stock Exchange joins Getty Images
- Think Tank Photo Announces a New Bag System
- OnOne Software expecting to release a Remote Capture update soon
- LDP/CB Notes
- The OnOne Software Plugin Suite Ends Friday – last chance to get your best image in the Numbers Contest
- The August Prize is announced: A Bamboo Fun, courtesy from the folks at Wacom
- Exposure Denver Photo Club
- Interview With Matt Timmons – MTM Studios
- Listener Q&A
- The Sony A100 DO Range Optimizer – Bog Segrell from NJ
- Martini Memory Lighting Setup? – Alistair M from New Zealand
- Where do you get the EOS Digital Capture from Canon? – George Maskaly from Nevada
Here’s links, as promised for the show notes to for those coming over from either PLM or iTunes. Please let me know if I missed any (it’s getting late here)…
- Flickr “Numbers Contest” thread – Win a copy of OnOne Software Suite 4.5
- Canon News Feed
- Stock Exchange-Getty Merger
- Think Tank Photo Multi-Media bag
- OnOne Remote Capture News -( thanks to Mike Wong for his blog reports!)
- Matt Timmons Media
- Elinchrom at B&H
- Learning Resource courtesy of Bob Segrell
- Contact Canon Support
A last little bit of blog news – closing in on 2 yrs, 500 posts, and 1000 feeds – I don’t know how this ever happened, but there’s definitely going to be some prizes coming soon in celebration and to say thanks to all the loyal, faithful readers and listeners! I teased the date a few days ago on Twitter so if you’re not on Twitter, get there for extra added value too! Happy Shooting All, and we’ll see you back here again tomorrow!