As Adobe's Worldwide Creative Suite Design Evangelist, a lot of people walk up to me at trade shows or send me emails saying "I would love to have your job!" Well here's your chance to show Adobe and the world how great you are:
Calling all Photoshop gurus…
we are hosting a contest to find The Next Photoshop Evangelist and it could be YOU! To enter, you’ll need to submit a video showing us your Photoshop skills. The Grand Prize Winner will Win a trip to Photoshop World in Spring 2011 to demonstrate their video tutorial LIVE!
Here's a tip: having the coolest technique in the world doesn't mean much if you aren't good at explaining it to others. So while I'm sure that there are people out there that can do amazing work in Photoshop, to be an evangelist also means getting people excited and making them believe that they can do it too!
So let's see if you can impress me, because I am one of the judges
Although we got rained out on Saturday, we didn't let that stop us and those that could make it on Sunday (plan B) came out for a great time. This year we walked the Detroit Zoo for a change of scenery. In 2008 and 2009 we did Downtown Detroit and since not a lot has changed in 2 years, I wanted to try a different locale. The Zoo is one of those places that you can go every day and get something different because not only do you have the change in seasons, but you also have the "animal activity" factor. Depending on when you go and the mood of the animals you'll either catch some great shots of them interacting with each other or sleeping It will be great to see what everyone submits, here are a few of mine for kicks:
Although my walk is completely full with a waiting list, there are still plenty of walks you can sign up for around the world. Just head over to photowalk.com and who knows, you may capture the winning shot tomorrow.
If you're going on a photowalk tomorrow don't forget:
your camera (I know, but I had to say it)
extra charged batteries
extra memory cards
water
more water
umbrella
the lens you think you might want, but don't want to carry, but will be mad that you didn't bring
a tripod if you really want a super sharp shot, unless you just don't want to carry it (I hear ya).
comfortable shoes
lens cloth
GPS (I'm a geotagging freak, ignore me)
take the stuff out of your bag that you know you won't need (it's heavy enough as it is).
a good attitude
your best smile
a backup point and shoot camera just in case your pride and joy has technical difficulties
Have fun!
P.S. Things come up!
If you can't make it, that's fine. We understand. No hard feelings. If you can't make it though there is someone else dying to have your spot. So please login to the site and click the Leave this Walk link above the map to free up your slot for the next person on the waiting list! It's the right thing to do!
Continuing on the success of the Wired Magazine App for iPad released in May, Adobe plans to make the tools used to create that publication/App available to the general public later this summer. Check out more details here and here.
Some photographers keyword their images religiously. Some don't. Some even go as far as to put in Title's, Descriptions/Captions and other useful metadata in their images, others could care less. I think that the reason people don't take the time to add metadata to their images is that they don't see a benefit. Up until now you were told that the benefit would be so that you could more easily search for your images and while that certainly still holds true, if you've got a good organized catalog and folder system setup in Lightroom then you probably don't have many problems finding your images. Right?
Now there's another reason to use metadata
With the introduction of InDesign CS5, designers and layout artists around the world can now have InDesign pull in the info directly from your photos AUTOMATICALLY and have it appear right along side your images as captions. So if you've taken the time to describe an image just right and you've put your copyright info in and given your photo a descriptive title, your vision both visually and textually will appear in the layout.
Scott Kelby has released his NEW Lightroom 3 Book for Digital Photographers and just like his last book on Lightroom, this one is a must read as well. Scott uses his usual straight-forward, I'm talking to one of my friends style to walk you through the ins-and-outs of be productive with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3. I know the amount of time that Scott puts into his books and not only does he find just the right words to explain a topic, but he also spends a great deal of time finding and shooting just the right image to make his point.
Here's a quick video on how to turn a map that you create with Adobe Illustrator into an Interactive Map on the web using Adobe's New Flash Catalyst CS5.
I'm such a tease. I know. Although that is Lightroom 3 being displayed on my iPad, it's actually running on my MacBook Pro. Check out how I did it here. I know it's not what you were hoping for, but it's pretty useful nonetheless. Also great for wireless client review in your studio.
To all my Audio loving Mac buddies, Adobe's Worldwide Creative Suite Evangelist -- Jason Levine gives us a special Technology "Sneak" Preview of Adobe Audition for Mac. Check out these two videos:
I will cover the technology, gadgets, events and cool toys that have affected me in some way. I will also give recommendations on the products that I have actually used.
I will cover the technology, gadgets, events and cool toys that have affected me in some way. I will also give recommendations on the products that I have actually used.
