Seven Quick Things To Know On Monday

Hi Gang: Here’s some weekend stuff that might have slipped by ya:

(1) I did a post over at Exposure.so on the “Classic Cars of Cuba”
I am super-digging Exposure.so as a source for my photographic storytelling, and to that end, I released a post there yesterday about shooting the pre-1960s classic American cars of Havana, Cuba.

If you’ve got a sec, it’s right here: http://bit.ly/1edkDfl

(2) Joe McNally absolutely rocked ‘The Grid!”
Having just come of an amazing night, where Joe taped a class for KelbyOne called “Behind The Lens: An Evening With Joe McNally” (which gained him a roaring standing ovation from the crowd, despite the fact that Joe never touched a camera, or a light, nor even showed a single one of  his images, which gives you an idea of what kind of class it was!), Joe followed it up with a Grid Episode one reader wrote in to us to say:

“Your Grid interview with Joe McNally was the best 80 min of instruction I’ve seen..”

I posted the episode right below so you can see for yourself â” Joe is just brilliant! His class should be live on KelbyOne in about three weeks.

By the way, here’s few images from the taping of our “Behind the Lensâ¦.” class with Joe (click for a larger view):

(3) If you’re interesting in how to do “Focus Stacking”… watch this!
RC did a great tutorial over on our Photography Tips & Tricks show, and if you’ve ever wondered “how’d they do that?” you’re about to learn exactly how it’s done. Thanks RC!

(4) Come spend the day with me! 
I’m kicking off this year’s “Shoot Like a Pro” tour in Tampa in just 11 days, on Friday, Feb. 21st (skip work, come spend the day with me, make it a long weekend, etc.). I’ve already got over 300 photographers signed up for Tampa — why not you! Come and join me (you’ve got nothing to lose — it’s 100% money-back guaranteed if it’s not the best photography seminar you’ve ever attended at any price, period!).

Then it’s on to Atlanta on Monday the 24th and then Phoenix on March 12th. Here’s where ya go to sign-up: http://bit.ly/14bAUDJ  Hope I’ll see you in person at one soon.

(5) Did you see who’s speaking at Photoshop World? That’s right, Peter Hurley!
For the first time ever, we’re are psyched to have the one and only Peter Hurley, teaching at Photoshop World. He is literally one of the hottest photographers on the planet today and here’s what he’s teaching:

Tuesday, April 08, 2014
THE ART BEHIND THE HEADSHOT - TOP 10 TIPS

Wednesday, April 09, 2014
TOP 10 HEADSHOT BLUNDERS

Peter is an amazing, hilarious, and passionate teacher and you can meet him, and learn from him, live this April. Come and meet trainers like Peter, and Zack Arias, and Jeremy Cowart, Joe McNally, Moose Peterson, Jay Maisel,  Dave Black, Joel Grimes, Tamara Lackey, Me, Matt, RC, Pete and Corey (the Photoshop Guys) and many, many more. You’ve always wanted to go to Photoshop World and now it’s in Atlanta (Delta’s hub) so now’s your chance. Register by March 1st to save $100 on a full conference pass. See you there!

(6) Adobe’s John Nack is now Google’s John Nack
One of my favorite people at Adobe, John Nack, is now over at Google. When I first met John he was the Photoshop product manager and over the years he helped steer Photoshop’s development at critical times during it’s development, and I always knew it was in good hands. I wound up working with John quite a bit over the years, and in 2008 we honored John’s contribution to the development of Photoshop by inducting him into the Photoshop Hall of Fame.

John was really passionate about product development and over the years he wound up moving to work on different projects at Adobe, including developing the mobile version of Photoshop, and I’m sure he’ll carry on this passion over at Google where I imagine we’re about to see some amazing thing happen over there. John has an awful lot of friends here at Kelby Media Group, and here on the blog, and we wish him nothing but the very best on this new chapter in his career. You can read John’s farewell post over at his Adobe blog (at this link). Photo by Jeff Schewe.

(7) Lindsay Adler just created something really, really clever for photographers
One of the things I’ve always loved about Lindsay’s work is the amazing styling that goes into her shoots. The dresses are always those “Where in the world did you find that!” type of amazing dresses, and I guess Lindsay realized how much we’re struggling to find New York Style where we live, so she created a resource called “Dream Shoot Rentals” where photographers can rent amazing fashion outfits and really stunning accessories without being in New York (and without the New York prices, which is sweet because I’m renting one for an upcoming shoot for the book I’m working on now).

Anyway, her official launch will be at WPPI in Las Vegas next month but you can follow her fashions now on her Facebook page. Congrats to Lindsay for creating this very clever, and affordable resource for photographers, and I wish her tremendous success!

Have an awesome Monday (I know, that’s a stretch). See ya back here tomorrow.

-Scott

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