Introducing Pete Collins, The New “Photoshop Guy!”

Friday

May
2011

Hi Gang: We made a little video to briefly introduce you to Pete, who’s not just a great Photoshop instructor, but a real quality person as well.

I hope you’ll join me in welcoming Pete to our community, and make him feel at home. By the way—Matt Kloskowski is his boss, so a few prayers for Pete wouldn’t hurt either. ;-)

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Posted by Scott Kelby

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http://www.scottwiggins.co.uk Scott Wiggins
Welcome aboard Pete!
… can’t believe I beat Ken lol
http://imagesbyjw.com Jan Winther
Yes, at last a new face. The old ones was getting… well, you know… JK ;)
Congrats Pete. Looking forward to see you do your stuff.
http://www.cuerdon.com David Cuerdon
Congratulations Pete!
Enjoy the ride!
hask
Welcome and congrats! Hope to get to meet you at PSW Vegas.
Knowing those guys, Scott and the gang, you’re going to have fun.
Hope you present yourself in the Napp forum, great people there.
Take care and all the best in your new job.
http://www.lightroom-tutorial.de Thomas
Welcome Pete, I look forward to see your tutorials …
http://www.nappmember.co.uk Dave Clayton
Welcome Pete, look forward to your contribution and maybe improve on some of Scott’s jokes. You ‘re going to fit in just fine by the looks of it ! ;)
NAPP just keeps on getting better !
jewelzdezine
Welcome Pete! Looking forward to seeing your tuts! Have fun!
Rui Lopes
Congratulations Pete and by the looks of it you will fit right in.
The best of luck in your new journey
Rui
Ken Z
Congrats Pete, looking forward to your contributions to the team.
And yes, I’ll be praying for you too!
http://www.lightroomers.com Rob Sylvan
Welcome Pete! Good luck on a smooth move down to NAPP HQ. Look forward to meeting you at Photoshop World.
http://www.jaali.com Mark
Welcome Pete. Just from that quick intro I can tell you are going to be a valuable asset to the NAPP & Kelby Training team! Looking forward to seeing your stuff!
PS. Come on over to Australia and bring Scott and the guys too!

TonyW
Welcome Pete
And +1 for the Australia trip!
http://pete@petecollins.com pete collins
I would love to visit…I will put a bug in Scott’s ear :D

http://www.photowalkpro.com Jeff Revell
Pete, congratulations again on your new position as a Photoshop Guy. Now get busy and learn those new Escalation maps so we can stop getting our butts kicked. Remember, it’s all about priorities.

http://petecollins.com pete collins
Jeff, I had it written into my contract that I get to play 4 hours of Call of Duty a day at work, so that I can get good enough at it to keep you alive longer. It is called the “Jeff clause.” :D

Miguel Campos
Congrats Pete.
Looking forward to see you do your stuff.
http://www.trevorjohnston.com/eyemeetsworld Trevor Johnston
Best of luck, Pete! I hear that Kelby guy is ruthless � nothing like the fun-loving teddy bear he plays on TV. ;-)
Trev J.
Julia
Congratulations Pete! I’m writing here from the great city of Birmingham (B’ham to locals), and so proud that you’re representing our city well. Enjoy Tampa and Photoshop and can’t wait to see you on the tube!
http://www.kaishon.blogspot.com Life with Kaishon
Welcome Pete! Thanks for joining this community : )
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52846199@N08/ Neil
So his nickname will be Pistol Pete? lol
Patrick Quinn
Congrats to Pete! We look forward to your classes! The Kelby “Group” rocks!
Kevin Scott
Pete,
Welcome aboard!
- Kev
Chip Dillard
Congrats Pete! I met Pete a couple of years ago at the Kelby Photo walk in Birmingham and got to spend some time that day hanging out with him. Super nice guy and funny! Now maybe you can talk Scott into bringing his Light it Shoot Retouch it tour to Birmingham so us Alabama folks can attend. All Canon shooters will be happy to know that Pete shoots with a Canon.

http://www.mattkloskowski.com Matt Kloskowski
And all Nikon shooters here, will be happy to know we finally have an in-house Canon guy to pick on :)

http://petecollins.com pete collins
Canon is better than Nikon
Mac is better than PC
Layers “with” Lightroom is better than “in” Lightroom
Ford is better than Chevy
Right handed is better than Left handed
Is this how I get as many people as possible to be mad at me at once? :D
I need to learn the ways of controversial blog posting, so I can be truly appreciated and despised at the same time:D
http://cindyschober.com/ Cindy Schober
Canon AND Mac user – what a guy! I got my 27″ iMac from the Birmingham Apple Store. (Matt knows there are more Canon users than Nikon anyway). Would love to see some classes over this way too – Pensacola to Birmingham. Welcome Pete – looking forward to the tutorials and humor :-)
http://petecollins.com pete collins
I was trying to be funny with my one thing is better than the other… and trying to pick hot topics that everyone has an opinion on… I am really not that uptight about any of those… except the right-handed thing… you left handers are weird! :D
Now if I really wanted to stir some trouble, I would have said something about Auburn and Alabama! :D

John Swarce
Does this mean Genesis is officially broken up now? Wait, what? Oh, it’s PETE Collins, not that famous British singer! Sorry, that’s what I first read when I saw the headline. :D
Congrats on your new position, Pete. I’m sure you’ll have a fun ride, and I can’t wait to see you “live” on PSU TV, along with anything else they let you tackle. Glad to see that you were wearing a “Flash” shirt. Wearing a cool t-shirt on-air is a requirement for any Photoshop Guy, especially if you’re going to be working for Matt. All of his shirts are CAKB! 8)
–John

http://petecollins.com pete collins
John, I was down in Tampa looking at schools and housing, etc…
and Scott said “Hey, come by the studio and let’s shoot an intro video.”
So of course my first thought was… I don’t have a cool t-shirt to wear. So I went to Wally World and that was the best one I could find… I wanted one in black, so I could be “Cool” like the rest of the gang…but Flash was calling me. I may have to start my own tshirt line just to keep up with these guys! :D
Ps. Seeing myself on video like that is surreal and a bit scary. Good thing Scott got me drunk before we filmed it :D

http://www.c2gps.com Kevin Stohlmeyer
Welcome to the team Pete! Can’t wait to meet you at Photoshop World! Looking forward to seeing you in action. Did Scott knight you in a ceremony using Choppy Pointy? lol.
Cecil Holmes
Are you guys sure? Were there not other better qualified candidates? So, I guess Mr.Hobby Lobby will do… :)
Congrats, Pete! Glad your leaving Alaba…I mean hate to see you go, pal!
Seriously, awesome opportunity, Pete! I know you will do well! Don’t forget the small folks…especially the fat, small folks!
Cecil

http://petecollins.com pete collins
Cecil, I will never forget you and the time we spent in Mexico… Oh wait, that was someone else.
Who are you again?
Now if I can figure out why my Gravatar isn’t working…I would appear much more professional. That is why Scott hired me… for my professionalism. :D

http://www.cecilsphotos.com Cecil Holmes
Pete, I browsed through the comments…this is getting out of hand…and you haven’t even started yet!
Scott, Matt, Corey, R.C, Dave, and the rest of Kelby Media…I am truley sorry. :)

http://ChadzynskiFoto.pl wchadzynski
What kind of instrument is he playing? ;)
Carrie
Welcome!
http://www.tamaginidesign.com/blog Jeff Tamagini
Welcome to the family Pete! See you in Vegas and watch out for the green slime above the door, that RC is a trickster!!!
http://www.shootthethrill.ca Ryan McGvoern
Does this mean that we get to hear less of that Kelby guy? Good Luck Pete!
http://www.morningroad.nl morning road
Hi Pete, I hope you’ll have a good time at Kelby HQ!
I’m sure Matt will be a benevolent overlord… right?

http://www.mattkloskowski.com Matt Kloskowski
Hmmm… I like the word “overlord”. I may have to use that one :)

http://www.sjcf.com Darin Augustine
Congratulations Pete, wish you all the best at Kelby Media!!
Jerry Slaughter
Congrats Pete! It couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy….well, maybe it could but you got the job anyway. I’m proud to call you friend….hey, now I know someone famous.
http://www.aboutrc.com rc
Congratulations Pete!!! Welcome aboard the Pirate ship! You’re gonna have a blast here..
and speaking of blast, hurry up and drop that motion sensor will you? Feeling a lit exposed on this side of the house!
RC

http://petecollins.com pete collins
If you will just keep working the flame-thrower, we should have Kowloon locked down in no time.
ps. thanks for caring enough to show up for my video intro… jerk! :D

http://www.kmillerphoto.com Kevin Miller
Congrats Pete! A dream job for sure. Look forward to seeing your stuff.
http://www.kmillerphoto.com Kevin Miller
btw… I hope you play Black Ops.

http://www.mattkloskowski.com Matt Kloskowski
He does. That’s how we met him. We actually have no idea if he’s good at Photoshop or not. All we know is that he’s awesome with an AK-47 with attached grenade launcher :)

http://petecollins.com pete collins
That is a lie Matt, I never use that combo! If you would play with us more instead of being responsible and writing books, you would know I use the M-16 for its long distance range and a red dot sight with a custom recticle (I just like that word) that says “Matt is my Hero!” :D
(I am already trying to suck up to Matt… He has a big ego and quite the task-master!) I mean look at his avatar up there… he is leaning against that wall saying… I am “The Matt Kloskowski!”… :D
http://www.aboutrc.com rc
I found the iron sights to be pretty good on the guns… and prefer to use my Noob tube under there. Though a red dot AND noob tube… *drool*
http://www.kmillerphoto.com Kevin Miller
Man.. I’m going to have to get an x-box just to use it as a job searching tool… Can that be written of for taxes?
Who knows how many job offers I’ve missed out on since the PS Network is still down!

http://www.eludedesigns.com Jonathan Escobar
Welcome Pete! I know you will have fun!
Rob H (RECD Designz)
I can tell just from that brief introduction that Pete will fit in just nicely in Oldsmar :)
Looking forward to learning from Pete. I am sure we’ll get to meet somewhere down the road :)
BTW, was Call of Duty experience a requirement? lol

http://petecollins.com pete collins
The first question Scott asked was…”What is your favorite perk?” :D

http://ajwood.com A.J. Wood
Congrats Pete! Looks like you’re a great fit for the show. I’m sure we’ll all be impressed with your talents. :)
http://www.epdp.co Erick Puentes
Congrats, Pete! A dream job for many and you’re living it. Best of LUCK!
PS-> All you guys must be playing Black Ops on XBox’s, because I am dying on this end not having the ability to get online with my PS3. UGH! ;-)
~e

http://www.aboutrc.com rc
Erick:
There’s no other real place to play COD than on XBox. Most of all of our friends that we get to play they always jump to xbox. Just ask Terry White!
RC

Myles
Congratulations Pete! The real challenge will be if you can actually teach me something. I
I’m kinda stubborn.
http://www.heathrowe.com Darrell Heath
Welcome aboard Pete and look forward to your contribution to the show(s).
h
http://wpstudio.net Tom
Welcome Pete.
If the show is as fun to produce as it is to watch, it should be a hoot!
Mathieu Wauters
Welcome aboard Pete! Just one disadvantage, I heard someone already took the Facebook page “the Photoshop guy”…No idea who did that though!
http://www.bmgent.net Ben Gallant
Pete!! remember who taught you all you know!! lol. proud of you bro.

http://petecollins.zenfolio.com Pete “The Juice” Collins
Who are you? I don’t think we have ever met…
You are nothing to me now… I am too important :D

http://www.bmgent.net Ben Gallant
oh, I guess I thought you were the amazing Pete Collins I knew at one point who hid in some bushes to take pictures of my best friend’s engagement…. sorry, wrong guy!

David K.
Looks like he’s going to fit in just nicely.
Ken Toney
Pete! Welcome to the jungle! 8-)
Scott, sorry I have not been up to my regular first posts, having some health issues and the doctor suggested I start sleeping. (whats up with that?). I should be back in form soon.
KT

http://www.scottwiggins.co.uk Scott Wiggins
Ken,
Hope you have a speedy recovery, it’s amazing how much better we all feel when we get some sleep.
Scott

Ken Toney
Yes! I’m still going through tests, but I just saw where Pete is a Canon shooter…won’t be sleeping now!
Pete, I’m keeping an eye on you. High standards to keep as a PS Guy. Practice the pointy choppy thing! How about the sarcastic meow, haven’t heard that yet, do you know what CAKB means? Should have been on your job application. Are you a little twisted? If so, you will fit in fine! 8-)
http://petecollins.com pete collins
CAKB
Children Acting Kinda Badly?
Choppy Alligators Killing Babies?
Creative Acrobats Kicking Balloons?
Carnivorous Aliens Knifing Butterflies?
Chipmunk Are Keenly Bashful?
Can’t Ask Kelby Bupkis?
:D
http://twitter.com/napp_news NAPP_News
“Can�t Ask Kelby Bupkis?”
…. I just snarfed coffee out my nose.
http://www.kentoneyphoto.com Ken Toney
Oh, you will fit right in!
Ken Toney
Nancy, is snarfing coffee a French thing? :-)
http://pete@petecollins.com pete collins
It was probably French Roast :D
OK, That was lame… I apologize for the obvious and easy reply… but hey it is Saturday and my brain likes to sleep in.
:D

http://www.malick.smugmug.com Keith Malick
Welcome, Pete! Since Scott didn’t put a link to your website in your intro, here it is for those who would like to see his work:
http://petecollins.zenfolio.com/

http://petecollins.com pete collins
yeah, that is some of work, my real fancy/professional website petecollins.com has had technical issues and life has been a little hectic right now as you can imagine. It is either try to sell a house and move a family of six… or fix a website… wait a minute! Maybe I could get out of some of the work if I claim I am fixing my website… and then I can play Call of Duty! (C’mon guys you know that’s how you think too:D)

http://www.aboutrc.com rc
I think I know a guy…
http://petecollins.com pete collins
Yeah RC… you and I are going to become good friends… as long as you stop knifing me and causing me to level down!

http://jeffreyrease.wordpress.com/ Jeffrey S. Rease (The Chancellor)
Hey Pete! Glad to see the official intro, and thank you for the shout out! I know what Scott said about seeing your resume had to be accurate! If you need a hand with the move…don’t call me…I’ll probably be shooting some beautiful model, of course! ;-) Really, the NAPG is pulling for ya and very proud of ya! Want to go up to H’ville with me for a farewell on Tuesday?

http://petecollins.com pete collins
I would love to Jeff, if work didn’t get in the way…
Man, being responsible is such a bummer.

http://jeffreyrease.wordpress.com/ Jeffrey S. Rease
Oh, that hasn’t stopped me! Oh, wait…

http://williambeem.com William Beem
Pete, Welcome to Florida. It’s good that you’re not starting until June, so you have time to assemble the proper uniform for a Florida summer. You’ll notice that the reason there’s a counter for PSU TV is because people in Florida don’t wear pants. It’s too hot for that.
Perhaps the most important decision you face will deal with footwear. Due to the immense heat & humidity, your toes must be free. The question is whether you’re going to adopt the slide-in or thong shoe. Bear in mind that you are not allowed to switch, so choose wisely.
brandon
Hey was Pete a “plant” at the flash bus tour in Nashville? I’m pretty sure he was the heckler that got up on stage for one of the McNally lighting demonstrations…

http://petecollins.com pete collins
brandon, that was my evil twin, and I have since killed him… :D

http://www.ogrephotography.com/ Michelle Hedstrom
Pete welcome to the Photoshop team! I’m a little scared to see Matt’s ego now that he has his own minion.

http://petecollins.com pete collins
I can see our first collaboration…
The adventures of Overlord and Minion:D

John Swarce
O…M…G… I don’t think Scott thought about the huge boost to Matt’s ego now that he has someone to get his coffee in the morning, and massage his feet.
Pete, this could get out of hand! :D
Michelle, all I could picture was Despicable Me when you mentioned “minion”. Wonder if Pete has goggles to wear!
–John

http://blog.richcharpentier.com Rich Charpentier
Congrats Pete! Enjoy the new job, and we’ll all look forward to seeing what you have to share!
Terri
PETE!! I miss you already! You are gonna so rock their world :-)
And to think, I knew you when…..you were only a face in a random picture frame in Hobby Lobby.
Gonna see you at the AL Jubilee in a few weeks? You know the weather will be spectacular since Will has moved to WA state!!
http://janjilek.ic.cz John
Welcome Pete and congratulations for being another PS Guy! :)
Kelly
For once, the kids were speechless as they watched this clip! GREAT intro!!!! So proud!
http://www.donniebelldesign.com Donnie Bell Design
Welcome Pete. Can’t wait to see what you can do!
Sterling
Pete, you beauty! Congrats on the new gig. Looking forward to watching your classes.
http://istockism.com Benoit
Congrats Pete!
Andrea
Welcome Pete!!! Looks like you fit into trouble well around there!
http://NicolesyBlog.com Nicole Young
Congrats, Pete! :)
http://www.pixelsbyedieandco.zenfolio.com Edie
you guys look like you have so much fun—Pete looks like he fits right in.—can’t wait to learn even more. Thanks Scott
Joe Aragon
Congratulations, Pete. Look forward to seeing your work.
Rob Turner
Welcome Pete! Congratulations on the new position. :-)
Shannon Lery
Hi Pete. Congratulations and welcome aboard. Looking forward to getting to know you.
http://www.glyndewis.com Glyn Dewis
Sending Congratulations to Pete from the UK; which I hasten to add is going through the sunniest April and May on record…lol :) Ah geez, now I’ve said that I hope it holds out for later in the month otherwise Dave Clayton and I are soooo for it :)
Seriously though, Congratulations to Pete on getting the job. The standards Kelby Training and the NAPP set are real high so clearly Pete, by getting the job ROCKS!!
Looking forward to catching some new tutorials and watching the team grow over the coming months.
All the best to you,
Glyn

http://www.flickr.com/nornironman David Kelly
Glyn, I hope the weather continues otherwise I’ll be holding you & the Earl of Grey personally responsible should Scott decide not to set foot in 18% Grey skied UK ever again ;-)

http://www.clementscreativeimages.com Michael
And all this time, I was sure that Pete was lying to us! That’s the first honest thing he’s ever told me. Guys, don’t cut him any slack whatsoever. Always try to stay at least two steps ahead of him. Pete, can’t wait to see you on a regular basis!!
http://bluesedgelane.zenfolio.com Omar D. Rivero
Congrats Pete and welcome!
http://www.mitchpix.com Mitch Kloorfain
Pete, I think they will be stealing you for some KelbyTV voice overs too…..Make a second contract!!!

http://www.mitchpix.com Mitch Kloorfain
oh….and welcome!!

Steve W
Dave Cross was not mentioned as a Photoshop Guy…mistake or did I miss something?
Sam
Looks like a great choice for the new photoshop guy. Although it looks like he is going to have to purchase a few black shirts to really fit in.

http://petecollins.zenfolio.com Pete “The Juice” Collins
Maybe I should have everyone send me their favorite black shirts in a size XL and I can start wearing them on the shows, just to keep up with the standard cool factor of the other guys.

http://www.nicholasfranklin.com Nicholas Franklin
Congratulations Pete!
http://gracefulimages.net Alex Grace
Welcome Pete! Can’t wait to see you on psuTV!
http://www.dajuanjones.com Dajuan
Welcome aboard Pete. If you ever find yourself short on what topics to cover, let me know. I have plenty of “how do you do that” questions :)
Rich
I think they cloned Corey!!!!! Was that done with the cloning tool? Just kidding…..Welcome Pete.
http://www.ali-rajabi.com Ali Rajabi
Hi Pete :) ………
Welcome Man …. Best Wishes for you …..
Waiting for your Tutorials :) …..
- Ali
http://www.flickr.com/nornironman David Kelly
Pete,
Many congrats on your appointment as the newest recruit to the ‘PS Guys’ gang :-)
Chris
Sweet Pete!
Marty Fox
Welcome Pete! Looking forward to usurping your knowlege.
http://marcblake.com Marc Blake
Ah…. Pete Schmeet – How do I change the brush to automatically fix my photos while I’m doing other projects? :)

http://petecollins.zenfolio.com Pete “The Juice” Collins
That is the special “Kelby Brush” and if you order now, you get a free set of wind chimes! :D

Steve
Congrats, Pete!
De Olkiewicz
Congrats again IPete we are gonna miss you around the NAPG best of luck!!!
Gary
Welcome and good luck Pete. Look forward to see what you have to offer. It looks like you’ll fit in with the other cut ups there. :)
http://www.stephanpot-photography.com Stephan
Welcome and good luck Peter!
http://tsoukalosphotography.blogspot.com/ Mihalis Tsoukalos
Welcome!!
http://www.danbrien.com dan brien
Is Dave Cross gone? What happened???
http://www.danbrien.com dan brien
But hey, welcome aboard Peter!
http://www.lesterjerah.net Lester J
Welcome Pete and the best of luck!
http://www.ice-imaging.com Kevin Halliburton
Looking forward to getting to know you Pete. Congratulations!
http://photoshopediter.blogspot.com PhotoshopEditer
Poor guy. I wonder if they told him who his boss would be. But nice to have a new Photoshop Guy.
Edouard Montfort
Cool
Cosmo Hicks
Congratulations Pete, welcome to the gang. Apart from the quality of your information and entertainment which will no doubt be great – they wouldn’t have hired you otherwise – watching the others cope with T-shirts that aren’t black will be fun in itself. I’m looking forward it all. I hope you are as well.
Cheers CH
http://www.PhotosBySergio.com Sergio B
I think your next acquisition ought to be a “Photoshop Gal”
http://www.scottygraham.blogspot.com Scoty Graham
Pete….welcome, and congrats….will you now become a Gator fan now that you are living and working in Florida??
I too was wondering what happened to Dave Cross? Is he still a Photoshop guy? Or will he secretly be Matt’s new boss now that Matt is a boss?
http://petecollins.com pete collins
Dave is still around… I have not killed him, nor replaced him. I think I would have to become a Canadian citizen before any real Machiavellian antics took place…and that IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! (Becoming a Canadian citizen that is… murdering and usurping power is still optional :D)
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Dennis Sharp
Can’t wait until I see your totorials
RogerT
So if Corey is the Photoshop laddie, what will Pete’s nickname be? :-)

http://petecollins.com pete collins
I suggest “Sir” or “Your Royal Excellence” but I am not sure they will make the cut. :D

http://pmburrow.redbubble.com/ Phillip Burrow
Congratulations Pete! I’m really looking forward to learning from you.
kat gilbert
welcome, Pete- lookin forward.
p.s. to NAPP– when will there be a “Photoshop Gal?”
http://www.watherwax.com richard watherwax
Sorry, Pete…wou won’t fit in until you buy a BLACK shirt!
R. Watherwax
Donna Kirby
Looking forward to seeing the new kid on the block. What a dream job, working with the best of the best. See you at PSW Vegas 2011
http://www.hendricksportsphoto.com John R Hendrick
Pete,
So happy to see you landed the job, outstanding! Welcome to Florida and I’m certainly looking foward to seeing you on track soon at Daytona, Sebring & Miami-Homestead.
Give a shout when you can. JRH

http://petecollins.com pete collins
Looking forward to seeing you!

http://blog.benjirama.com Glenn Robelen
Hey – does this mean Kelby is not going to be involved in PS, nada mas?

http://petecollins.com pete collins
We can’t get rid of him…we have tried… he is like a fungus!
No worries about him not being around.

James Carey
Greetings to Pete from Kelowna, BC Canada…..I’m the guy who was wearing the Canada Flag shirt during the taping of Photoshop User TV and the Grid @ PS World in Orlando.
The new Kelby Training App really rocks too. Just makes my iPad totally indispensable,
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