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» Thursday Dailies

• Adobe has announced that they are going to have a screencast showcasing the upcoming Creative Suite 4 on the 23rd September. It’s a free signup so Signup Now!
   
• If you’re like me and like WordPress and install it for a lot of clients, you will be interesting in this article over at WP-Candy on Five Ways to Familiarize Clients with WordPress. It might be a pretty simple content management system but can look very daunting at a first look. The ideas are really good and will work for anyone who install WordPress for clients.
   
• I’ve you’re at Photoshop World right now in Las Vegas, you are probably right in the opening keynote and viewing something cool. Hopefully all of us who can’t be there will hear about some of the cool things really soon and as soon as I do, I’ll post the stuff right up here.
   
• Yesterday when I posted about my ten favorites iPhone apps and I wrote about some bugs in Homeworkr. Now after I get an email from the creator of the app asking about the bugs so that he could fix them. I just wanted to acknowledge that they are keen on hearing from you if you have any bugs or feature requests for the app.

That’s it for now, hopefully I’ll be able to post up some Photoshop World news later.

» First September News

 

Today is the beginning of the autumn with September 1st arriving. For all of you US readers, have a great extended weekend with Labor Day today, for all others like me who are in countries where this is a normal Monday, have a great Monday! Here are the news:

• Since we are coming into a new month you might want a new wallpaper calendar. You can find them at a lot of places and in the bonus podcast episode for today, I show you how to create one of your own in Photoshop! I like the ones that David duChemin releases when it comes to photography and for design — there are none better than the ones that Smashing Magazine is putting up.
   
• It’s Photoshop World week this week which is going to mean that there’ll be cool things! For those of you fortunate people that will be able to go there. Unfortunately I’m not going to be there this year either but I’ll be blogging about the goodness that is coming from there of course.
   
• There’s a cool Adobe AIR app being written right now which will when finished with testing be undoubtedly great! It’s an app that allows you to moderate your WordPress comments from your dashboard. The app is currently in closed beta stages but here’s a sneak peak.
   
• The day wouldn’t be complete without a Photography tip from the Strobist. It’s on how to use a flash creatively to light up a forest shoot.Check it out, it’ll not only show you a good technique, but also show you some great works of art.

» Final Day for Photoshop World Early-Bird

If you want to go to Photoshop World in Las Vegas this fall (September 4-6) at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center it’s time to hurry up if you want to save some money. Today is the final day to register for the early-bird which saves you $100! So go over to the Photoshop World website and check that out fast.

Also, the screenshot above is from my Photoshop World Countdown widget that counts down to the event starts (not the pre-con day). It’s available for the Mac Dashboard for free of course. You can download it at this link.

» Friday Goodies

There is no hard explanation to why I never posted anything yesterday, I was just so tired after a long day filled with unexpected things. However some Friday Goodies is always needed before the weekend.

• Scott Kelby posted on his blog, Photoshop Insider, today about his latest book, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 for Digital Photographers and said that it was a complete rewrite of his old (about 95% new stuff). According to himself he’s streamlined his workflow, learnt a bunch of new things as well as learnt the most asked questions and how people use it. I can say that it is going to be a killer book!
   
• Mark your calendars, August 23rd. Something cool is coming. Just mark them and be with me there. No info as of now.
   
• A few votes in the poll are telling me that they don’t know what Photoshop World is so I thought I’d end that right now be telling. Photoshop World is a semi-annual convention for all Photoshop users. It’s held in the US once on the east coast on the spring and then on the west coat in Las Vegas every fall. This time it is coming up in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on September 4th through 6th. It’s an amazing conference and to read more, check out the Photoshop World website.
   
• Finally, if you need a mantra for all those times when clients are being a pain curtsey of my fellow NAPP member Michael. "I get paid either way, I get paid either way."

And with that nice mantra have a nice Friday eve and weekend. I’ll probably get some stuff up over the weekend as well.

 

» Photoshop World Orlando Week

This is the week when Photoshop World Orlando is going to be! Official dates are the 2-4 with the pre-con day tomorrow on april fools day. I really wish I could be over there visiting as it looks to be a real blast! I guess I’ll be able to make it some day. The theme of this year is "The Evolution". Here is an un-official little guide for Photoshop World Orlando!

Schedule

Here is a little mini-schedule to the Photoshop World week. To find out more about the classes and worshops on the day, just click the Schedule/Workshop Information link after the day. To help plan the classes you want to go to, check out Dave Cross’s schedule planner!

April 1 - Pre-Conferance Day [Workshop Information]  
April 2 - First Day: Opening Keynote, Tech Expo Opening, Classes [Schedule Information]
April 3 - Second Day: Tech Expo, Classes [Schedule Information]
April 4 - Final Day: Tech Expo, Classes, Wrap-up and Giveaways [Schedule Information]

About The Tech Expo

Even if you haven’t registered for the full Photoshop World Conference but live in the area nearby, you can still go and visit the Tech Expo, where most of the companies in the market will be having a both. There are also free mini-classes right on the show floor, and of course the taping of Photoshop User TV, live! To get into the Tech Expo for free, just follow this link, to get a free Expo Pass that is $20 otherwise! Also present on the tech expo is the Help Desk, live on the floor as well as a lot of other cool things.

• Bonus Classes
• Free Expo Pass
• Help Desk Live
• Exhibitors

Special Photoshop World Events

There are a lot of special events that are happening on Photoshop World and on of the more famous one, apart from the opening keynote, is the Hall of Fame where two new people get inducted there, right in the keynote. Now you also have the very cool Portfolio Reviews where you get the chance of getting your portfolio reviewed by the best artists in the industry!

If you are going to Photoshop World yourself, why don’t you check out the Dinner with a Stranger where you get the chances of meeting a fellow photoshop person while having dinner. If that isn’t for you, then perhaps the Photoshop World After-Hours party is? After the closing of the day you have the big after hours party where there’ll be loads of entertainment. Don’t forget either, that you always have Midnight Madness, the fun event and you gotto to read the deal because I’m not going to tell you here.

Can’t be there? Check the live blog!

If you, like me can’t attend Photoshop World this time around, then you should definately be subscribing to and checking out the live blog from the event! For the first time ever the event is going to be fully blogged on, by Jennifer Bontempi, so go and check out the Photoshop World Blog!

Finally, if you are not going, or if you are going and need to still your need for Photoshop World stuff, go and check out the Photoshop World Movies and Photo Galleries from previous years!

I think that’s it for my little Photoshop World Orlando guide and I hope all of you guys that will be going there are going to have a blast there!

 

» Learning Wednesday

 Today will be all about learning new things, whether it be Photoshop, Lightroom or web things, I have some learning links saved up for you for today!

• Kelby Training has released a brand new online class that is called "Retouch a portrait in 15 minutes" by Vincent Versace. It is a great class where you’ll learn the secrets to quick and good portrait retouches that is actually used in a workflow environment. I’ve watched the first few lessons in the class myself and I think it looks great! Not for the beginner though but for someone who knows their way around Photoshop.
   
• If you are planning on visiting Photoshop World coming up to Orlando, April 2-4 this spring you should note that the date of the early-bird registration closing is coming up in about ten days. It is a $100 saving, so if you are planning on going to Photoshop World, you should register soon (and to prevent it from selling out before you register!). 
   
• If you are looking to learn a little about Photography then you should go ahead and subscribe to David Zisers totally free newsletter. A new edition is just out and you can click here to subscribe. Also check out his blog, Digital ProTalk!
   
• Over at Smashing Magazine, they have today listed 45 more excellent blog themes. They’re some really good themes so if you are into design, it is a very nice read!

» Tuesday Update Galore

I’m back to the normal schedule this week with my news postings so here are the Tuesday Updates coming to you right now!

Firstly, if you are looking at entering one of the best photographic workshops you are likely to encounter, you’ll be looking at an exclusive workshop with one of the best photographers of today, Jay Maisel, and itt will take place Monday, December 17 to Friday December 21, from 9am to 10pm each day. The cost for this (meals included) is $5,000 and it is limited to just nine people, first come, first served! Get more info by sending a mail to jay@jaymaisel.com or by calling 212.431.5013. Also, if you haven’t seen Jay’s work, check out his website here!

Website to guide you in computer spec building

If you are looking to build a new PC and you need a little help on the specs, check out the website called “Recommended Spec“. They have a Basic, Mid and High spec for a wide range of applications, Audio, Graphic, Gaming etc and could be a useful resource if you are looking to build a computer in near future.

Photoshop World ‘08 Spring - Orlando, Florida

Photoshop World ‘08 the east-coast or spring edition has been announced and it is going to be in Orlando, Florida from April 2-5 where April 1 is going to be the pre-con day! Go over to the Photoshop World website to read more about the exciting event!

Want to win a copy of Lightroom?

If you are feeling up to win a copy of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom then you ought to check out the latest edition of Photoshop User TV from the NAPP folks! The prize is amongst others a full copy of the software (other prices being a NAPP membership, iPhone Book, iStockPhoto cap and more)!!

Finally…inspiration!

To cap of with some inspiration I’m going to leave you looking at two sites depending on your interest. If you are interested in some cool photography, take a look at the website of Andy Hornby who is a very talented photographer shooting many interesting photos!
If your interest lies in cool websites, you really need to take a look at 2Advanced Studios. These guys are really awesome and their company site is just real stunning! So go and have a look at it right now