Rafael “RC “ Concepcion
Photoshop Guy
Company
Kelby Media Group
City/State:
Tampa, FL
Your blog/website?
www.Layersmagazine.com (work) & www.aboutrc.com (personal) & www.twitter.com/aboutrc
Favorite Gadget(s):
All of them focus on Music, Photography, and Tech – Korg M3 88 Workstation, CF Martin DC15E, Alwarez Guitar, Line6 Pod, JamVox, Wacom Intuos4 Medium (WACOM RULES!!!), Apple iPad, Nikon D3S and D700 with 24-70 2.8. The one that’s missing is the Elinchrom Ranger and Deep throat Octa.. That’s the everlust one. iPod Touch for portfolios, music, and just in case stuff.
Your cellphone/smartphone (make/model):
Verizon Droid (Android 2.1) – Absolutely love it.. Its taken the place of my ipod quickly and I do so much with it. I have a Iphone at the office, usually just sits in a drawer somewhere. (FWIW: NOT A COMMENT ON the apple/droid debate.. Just a preference. I prefer the Droid)
Won't leave the house Without:
My Droid! That thing has all of my stuff on it. I feel naked without it.
Blogs you read regularly:
Engadget , Scottkelby.com, TheFlashBlog.com, blogs.adobe.com/jnack, terrywhite.com/techblog, Web Designer Wall, Moosepeterson.com, Joemcnally.com/blog, Strobist.blogspot.com, blogsofphotogs.com, Justcreativedesign.com, logooftheday.com(I keep a HUGE list of blogs on Bloglines.com. Being a guy that has to talk about “The Industry” I have to keep current with a lot of things)
Mac or PC: Both:
Mac Side: 17’’’ MacOSX 3.06GHZ Core2 Duo with 8GB of Ram 500GB Hard drive. 4 Lacie 500GB Triple Interace Drives.
PC Side: Dell M6500 Covet Core i7-920XMExtreme 16Gb RAM, 1Tb Raid0 Hard Drive with Nvidia Quadro FX 3800M CUDA
Laptop or Desktop:
Both. I have another Dell in the office. But the 6500 Covet may as well be a desktop. It’s considered a Desktop Replacement, really.
Favorite App/Software:
That’s hard to say. I find myself running through the Creative Suite all the time. I’m the Photoshop Guy that has to know about all of the other apps – so I do a lot of playing. Photoshop/Lightroom would have to be my favorites, followed closely by Premiere. I had always wanted to work on a mini movie. Oh yeah, and I am Tpain. 🙂
Technology that you're most looking forward to that hasn't been invented yet?
[flv:http://terrywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/flyingcar.flv 320 180]
I’d have to say the flying car. As much as I am afraid of heights.. Flying is one of those things I’d love to do.
What do you wear to work?
Jeans, Sandals, Tshirt. We live in Tampa, FL- and I absolutely positively hate weather above 77 degrees. For as long as I can remember, I always wore a bandanna. There wasn’t a picture you could find with me not wearing one. I just don’t think work would be –THAT- understanding.
Favorite Quote:
“Try Everything. Should you ever fall flat on your face, you are still moving forward.”
Favorite Restaurant:
City Fish in Tampa Florida, or Mamas Italian Restaurant in Copaigue, NY (Moved from NY to be down here.. I still miss it very much)
What time do you go to bed?
Usually between 12:30am and 1:00am
What time to you wake up?
6:50am – 7:10am on the dot.
What's the first thing you do when you wake up?
I say hello to my daughter Sabine Annabel. She’s 18 months old. Every morning like clockwork she gets up between 6:50 and 7:00am and crawls over my wife Jenn. She puts her hands on my face and says “Dada!!” Then proceeds to give me a big smack on the lips saying “Muah!” . She leans in and cuddles for about 120 seconds Before she tugs at my hand and moves me into the living room to start Sesame Street. She then points to the coffeemaker and says “Taw-teee” reminding me that I’ve only been asleep for a few hours and need to start my Coffee drip. I’m a big coffee drinker.
Describe your perfect day:
My perfect day would be an endless loop of what happens every morning right now. The two things I’ve always wanted to do in my life was be a teacher, and be a father. That morning routine is a constant reminder of both.. And I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I’d probably add to go out and take pictures and come home and noodle on the keyboard.
Anything else?
Behind every frantic man is a wonderful woman. My wife Jenn is the epitomy of that. She’s a very talented Ballerina, WAY techy (She and I used to bond going over Sinosudial crossfades in CoolEdit Pro/Audition) like me, a wonderful mommy, and an incredible rock of support for what I want to do. She knows how much I love teaching and sharing what I can and there isnt a morning she doesn’t look at me, hand me my cup of coffee and say with her eyes “Go Get em.. “ That encouragement is what got me here, and what keeps me here.
Absolutely great insights into a stud of a man’s life! Thanks Terry for showing love to RC, and RC thanks for all you do to teach and build up those around you. A couple times I’ve asked RC questions through the Layers site and I’ve always gotten great help and support. Seriously, and huge THANK YOU to RC!
Thanks Terry for featuring RC.
RC, you are my favorite photoshop guy due to your depth of knowledge across the creative suite.
That Dell laptop sounds smoking.
Out of all the PS Guys, RC is the rebel. Droid and PC vs iphone and Mac. :)) + he knows he`s ways around ALL the CS. “Restepka!”
Love this! RC, your answers show what an awesome father and husband you are. You’re morning routine is perfect; what a precious little gal you have.
I love how you know everything about everything, even to the extent of using both PC/Mac and iPhone/Droid. You are one of my favorite instructors, too. Your voice is perfect for it.
Only recommendation: that profile pic up there does not show the warm and fuzzy RC I know! 🙂
RC you rock as a teacher. You explain things so very well.