Hey everyone! Things are full speed ahead in getting ready to head out to Photoshop World March 24-26 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando! I’m pretty excited to be amongst some wonderful instructors to teach the latest and greatest in Photoshop and the web. One of the things that i’m -really- psyched for is the pre-con that I am doing with Matt Kloskowski “HDR Crash Course”. There are still 3 seats left, so I figured it was a good time to let you guys know a little bit about what we’ll be doing there:
If you’re headed to Photoshop World, make sure you check out this class!
Stroboscopic Pool Shot
I was really excited about this one!! A couple of months ago my friend Keith Winn came to me with an idea to try to pull off a shot with a Trick pool player named Rob “The Hurricane” Peacock. After several weeks of thought.. planning, 5 1/2 hours of setup I was able to get the effect I was looking for in one shot.
Click here to go to my personal site and read more about the LEAP shot, and see two videos associated with it. A special thanks to Keith Winn and David Rogers for collaborating with me to get this piece.
Contest Alert: Photographers Forum The Photographers Forum website is running a contest that can net you 2 grand in prize money. The great part about their Spring contest is the that the categories are wide open. If you are an amateur photographer and you have a cool photo, submit it! I’m always encouraging photographers to get out there and post there work – it’s a great way to get noticed!
Hey everyone, Happy Monday! Today I am happy to hear that there are two really cool additions that I think you’d be very interested in.
Topaz Adjust 4 Topaz Adjust is one of those products that sits on the computer of many a digital artist (myself included). it takes a regular picture and just makes it pop out an incredible amount. I spend a lot of time doing creative photography, so for me the unique look of detail enhancement and color manipulation that it brings to the table is just awesome. Theyve revamed the UI, added new algorithms, and have created additional presents in this new version – Topaz Adjust 4.
“Topaz Adjust 4 uses unique technology that automatically adapts to different image conditions like light, detail, and color,” said Albert Yang, president of Topaz Labs and original designer of Topaz Adjust. “This has important implications. Other tools make the same standard adjustments to every single photo they’re applied to.In contrast, Topaz Adjust 4 tailors the adjustments specifically to the photo in question. This gives it the flexibility to ditch the cookie cutter enhancements and create some truly fantastic and unique photo effects.”
For more information, click on the More link below. I cant wait to start playing with it!!
Wacom Releases the Cintiq 21UX
Very quickly on the gearlust list for me is this one, the new Wacom Cintiq 21UX. I happen to thin that the change that Wacom did to the Intuos4 made me a constant tablet convert. Where i would only use the tablet for very specific things before, it has become that thing that just never leaves my table. The only complaint that i’ve ever had on it is just “I want more.. bigger.. sharper.. better.. I want to make my retouching workflow faster”
The Cintiq 21UX is poised to deliver that in spades. Theyve taken things like sensitivity (1 gram of pressure for really smooth response), 2048 levels of pressure, Rear mounted touch strips on a rotatable, reclinable color accurate surface. The pen even responds to tilting for crying out loud! I am stoked to see the color on the display!
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
Hey everyone! Im finally back in the saddle from San Francisco and hanging out at the Photoshop 20th Birthday celebration! I had such a great time out there meeting the engineers of one of our favorite applications, as well as some of the luminaries using Photoshop today. All in all it was great, but you don’t have to take my word for it!
Special thanks to Terry White for not only reporting on it, but also doing a kick butt job on the presentation.
Now moving onto Photoshop World!
One of the things that I liked about being in San Francisco was the amount of camraderie that existed between engineers, fans, and presenters. This is something that will happen again very very soon at Photoshop World in Orlando on March 24-26!
Click here to go to the Photoshop World website to register for it.
We Now Have an Iphone App!
To be able to answer the calls of many people trying to get their heads around the Photoshop World conference, its classes, instructors, and social events, we were able to get out there and develop an Iphone app that you can use for it! Exciting!!
Keep in mind that on Friday the early bird special is gone, so if you want to save 100 dollars on the registration, you better do it soon! Pro Pass and Party tickets are also getting scarce!!
This Thursday February 18, Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski, Dave Cross, Corey and myself will be ringing in Photoshop’s 20th birthday with a great celebration at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. We’re all running full speed ahead of the bash, but I wanted to make sure to let you know that even if you’re not in San Francisco – we’ve totally got you covered!
All of the Photoshop Guys (myself included) will be on stage giving some talks about Photoshop, as well as Adobe’s Julieanne Kost, Terry White, Russell Brown, and Adobe VP John Loiacono and many more! There will even be some cool “surprise” guests on hand as well!
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
This Thursday February 18, Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski, Dave Cross, Corey and myself will be ringing in Photoshop’s 20th birthday with a great celebration at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. We’re all running full speed ahead of the bash, but I wanted to make sure to let you know that even if you’re not in San Francisco – we’ve totally got you covered!
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