Hi Folks. The week before Photoshop World is pretty crazy, but it’s all coming together, and I’m pretty psyched. I know some of you will be there, so if you’re there and read the blog, make sure you stop me and say “hi.” Well, here’s what’s goin’ on:
- Witness the birth of a new planet, as Planet Photoshop.com just revealed their new totally updated site, with new features, a streamlined look, and an expanded Photoshop news blog from the Photoshop Lad himself: Mr. Corey Barker. The site has been really growing in popularity this year, and if you haven’t seen the new site, make sure you stop by and check out the Laddy and company. Here’s the link.
- I had a lot of people asking about the rig I used to hold my laptop while shooting tethered during that wedding shoot on Monday. Joe McNally turned me on to the whole rig, and you can find out all the details, complete with a link to the gear, on Joe’s blog (here’s the link to his list).
- For the first time ever, we’re going to have live reporting from Photoshop World direct from the event as it happens, starting with the pre-conference sessions, through the keynote, to the sessions, show floor—you name it. Jennifer Bontempi will be covering the show for us, on our new Live from Photoshop World Blog, and if you can’t be there, this is the next best thing. She’ll have photos, new product news, special announcements, and more so make sure you check in with Jennifer every day of the show, starting on Tuesday with her “Behind the scenes” and pre-conference sneak peeks. Here’s the link so you can join the party.
- National Geographic Traveler had a nice little online article called “National Geographic Traveler’s 10 tips for photographing your family,” and you can check it out right here.
- This week’s new online class on “Kelby Training.com” is from none other than Photoshop Hall of Famer, Eddie Tapp, and it’s called “Creating a Color-Managed Friendly Workflow,” which is a very hot topic right now. In the class, Eddie guides you through simple steps for obtaining consistent, professional results in your digital workflow, including the key color management whether for printing our own images in-house, or sending them out to a professional lab. Here’s the link to his new online class.
- Everybody’s talking about Matt Kloskowski’s new book, “Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop’s Most Powerful Feature,” but now you can hear Matt talk about it himself. He’s did a quick little video clip that tells you, in his own words, what the book is all about, who it’s aimed at, and more. Take a minute to jump over and hear what Matt has to say right here.
- In Matt-related news: I just saw that both Amazon.com and Barnes&Noble.com have my and Matt’s new book, “The Photoshop Elements 6 Book for Digital Photographers” now in stock and ready to ship!
- Lastly, sports and adventure photographer Michael Clark has posted the latest issue of his excellent free online newsletter, and besides being nicely laid out, and full of great info—at the end he includes some really nice photos from his portfolio. Start your weekend right by checking out his newsletter (it’s a free PDF—click right here to check it out).
That’s it folks. I’ll be working on the final preparations for Photoshop World this weekend, but if you need me for anything, you can just give me a shout on my cell phone (The number is 727-415-Yeah-Right). Have a great weekend, and we’ll see you on Monday! :)
