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» This weeks KelbyTraining news

I like to keep an update of what’s new in training from the good folks at KelbyTraining (note, I don’t get any perks from them by doing this, I do it just because they’re super). This week there are two new online classes going online.

• First up we have a new class from the great Lesa Snider King and this time on Photoshop Elements. The class is called Practical Photoshop Elements and in it, Lesa will take you though the most practical and non-destructive techniques in Elements. If you are an elements user, this class is definitely for you!
   
• Secondly we have a new class from Taz Tally called Professional Scanning Secrets. In this class, Taz will talk about how to scan properly to get the highest quality results.

If you haven’t been to KelbyTraining I would strongly suggest you go there and look at the classes, books, dvds and more that they offer, they are great. I have my review up of their online training as well.

» New Kelby Training classes this week

 

Kelby Training has this week not just released one, but an amazing number of three new online classes this week! And just because I like Kelby Traning and the guys (and gals) over there are amazing and doing an incredible job (and they are good people as well), there’ll always, every Friday, be this Kelby Training column (if more than one class is added, if there one new added, it’ll be in the news post, unless it is seriously cool)!

Layers styles in Photoshop by Corey Barker

The first class this week to go online is a really good class about Layer Styles done by Corey Barker (the Photoshop Laddie!). It is covering the basics on what you need to know in regards to layer styles and how to work with them as well as what the options are. Swing by the class details today!

From Photo to Graphic Art by Lesa Snider King

I’m a big fan of Lesa’s training but it is hard to get to and find, therefore I’m pretty thrilled to see a class form her up at Kelby Training. It’s called From Photo to Graphic Art and will teach you a number of different techniques to do normal effects to your photos and make them look a little bit different as well as use them in new creations.

InDesign CS3 for Printing by Taz Tally

If you are an InDesign user or rather a new InDesign user and want to be able to learn how to prepare your documents and set them up for printing! Taz is doing a great job with this class and I’d suggest you should go and watch it today, InDesign CS3 for Printing is the name, online now at Kelby Training.

 

» Professional Portrait Retouching Class by Scott Kelby

Today on Kelby Training a brand new class (like most weeks) are launched. This time however it is an amazing class by an amazing man. Scott Kelby is launching his brand new online class called Professional Portrait Retouching Techniques. It’s going to teach you the best ways to retouch your portraits, without making them look unreal or overdone. It’s all the real retouching stuff used by professionals worldwide every day. After the jump you can see a promotional video that Scott did for the class where he himself explains what is covered.

» Thursday News Update

Congratulations to Scott Kelby

I want to congratulate Scott Kelby on the news that his Digital Photography Book Volume 1 is the best selling photography book ever right now! What’s even more is that currently his Volume 2 of the book is selling much more than volume one did for the same amount of time when it was released! Many congrats to Scott on this big achievement!

New online class from Kelby Training - Creative Integration with Taz Tally

Kelby Training has launched yet another new online training class called "Creative Intregration" hosted by Taz Tally. In this class you’ll be walked through how to set up the different creative suite applications to work better with eachother and how to use them together in a good way. I’ve watched most of the lessons in the class and I must say Taz has done an amazing job with it!

Web Design Forums

There are a lot of forums on the web and if you are a web designer, chances are that you might be looking for one to be a member on or you are at some already but want more to be on. Smashing Magazine posted a good list today with a little synopsis following each forum in their list. What they’ve done is listing a couple of forums they like with thumbnail and info.

 

» End of the week news!

 Kelby Training News

• If you are in or around the Hartford, CT area on May 13th you might want to know that Scott Kelby is bringing his Photoshop CS3 Power Tour there! Entry is only $99 or $79 for NAPP members for the one-day seminar! Read more over at Kelby Training.
   
• For a seminar more closer in time, Bert Monroy is bringing his Photoshop CS3 Creativity Tour to Bostan, MI this Wednesday the 30th April! Check up all the details here, as before, entry is $99 ($79 if you are a NAPP member).
   
• There is a new Kelby Training online class released and it is from Joe McNally on how to get better results from a small off-camera flash. You can read more about the class as well as an overview of the lessons right here, or if you are a subscriber already, go to the online player to watch.

Great free Credit Card icons!

Over at Smashing Magazine, they had a really good little resource article filled with great free credit card icons. If you have been shopping on the web you’ve probably seen them already. The credit card icons all over, chances are you might have been wondering where to get them. Fear not though, we have an article link right here.

Really cool Parallax Gallery tutorials

Back a year ago or so when I was a subscriber to a magazine called Web Designer, Nick La of N-Design Studio had this really cool tutorial on how to create a scrolling parallax gallery from scratch in Photoshop and Flash. He now has posted a very similar but a little more in-depth version of the tutorial over at his other website. It is an amazing read, right here!