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By Scott on Monday, March 17th, 2008 at 6:07 am | updates.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day everybody! Hope you had a great weekend; here’s what’s up:

  • First up, is an update on my Lighting Gear FAQ: I need another day to get it together, and I hope to have it up tomorrow. I hope. Fingers crossed. Etc.
  • Saw a great tip on Chase Jarvis’ blog, on a deal offered by the Copyright & Trademark office, that lets you officially bulk copyright as many images as you can fit on a DVD for just $45. I’ve been gathering up images all weekend. Here’s the link to how to apply for copyright, courtesy of the ASMP.
  • We are just a scant two weeks from when I head out to Photoshop World Conference & Expo in Orlando, and I’m hoping you’re going to join me there. If you haven’t signed up for a pre-conference workshop yet, here’s three that I think would be fascinating:
  1. The Canon Live Studio Workshop, with Eddie Tapp and Jack Resnicki. This is basically a workshop on how to set-up and light a fashion shoot from scratch, with a complete studio set-up and live model for the shoot, so you see everything happen right in front of you. Eddie and Jack are just great, and I sat in for an hour or so of the one they did in Boston, and it was packed with great info. There’s only a few seats left for this one.
  2. Digital Photography Primer: Learning to Use Your Digital SLR (with Laurie Excell. Yes, that Laurie Excell!). She did this same class (with a slightly different name) in Vegas last year, and people were literally stopping me in the halls to tell me how much they got out of her class. She knows gear inside and out, and she makes it easy and fun to get the most out of your investment in camera gear. Highly recommended.
  3. Photographic Exhibition Workshop (with living legend, Stephen Johnson). I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a workshop that teaches you the insider techniques on how to prepare your photos for a gallery exhibition. Stephen has a unique insight into this world, and if you ever dreamed of having your work at a gallery showing, this is a workshop that will be worth its weight in gold. Stephen is amazing—you’ll learn a ton.

For more info, or to register for these workshops, visit PhotoshopWorld.com.

  • Want to see what happens when Photoshop retouching goes bad? You’ll get a kick of out “Photoshop Disasters.” Worth a quick visit to start your St. Patty’s with a smile (here’s the link).
  • Just a reminder: set your Tivo’s (and DVR’s) to tape this week’s episode of Photoshop User TV; it airs each Wednesday at 1:30 am on Fox Business Network on Cable TV and Direct TV.

Have a great Monday, drink some green beer for me, and we’ll see you back here tomorrow! :)

P.S. Scroll down for those long-awaited photos from Jeff Revell’s Photo Walk up in DC.

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    1. #1

      Don’t you mean Thursday at 1:30 AM?

      Or has the show moved a day earlier?

      Gerry O'Brien on March 17th, 2008 at 6:22 am
    2. #2

      Hi Scott,

      Could you get Laurie Excell to do that same class on Kelby Training? I am excited to get to spend a week with her & Moose Peterson in August. I hope to learn a great deal.

      See ya,

      Mike

      Mike on March 17th, 2008 at 6:26 am
    3. #3

      So I scrolled down… and didn’t find any pictures. Something went wrong?

      Mike on March 17th, 2008 at 6:54 am
    4. #4

      Scott,

      A PDF of the lighting week with FAQ would be a nice download. Great stuff last week!

      Brian

      Brian on March 17th, 2008 at 9:52 am
    5. #5

      Scott,

      Copyright, fair use, altering of images, taking images off the web, etc. has been a hot topic in the NAPP forums recently, with lots of opinions, and potential misinformation flying around. With NAPP’s resources, how about a “Users Guide” to copyright, and a list of “Can do” and “Can’t do” with images? Also, I think it would make a great round table discussion if you got some of the “big guys” in the NAPP/Kelby Training lineup to talk about the issue, as well as your personal experiences with copyrights, and being ripped off…

      What do you think?

      Dave

      Hexabuzz on March 17th, 2008 at 10:25 am
    6. #6

      Speaking of copyright violations, and other bad things that happen to good photographers and designers…

      Check out:

      www.youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com/

      Dave

      Hexabuzz on March 17th, 2008 at 10:30 am
    7. #7

      I agree, I could use some simple,stupid guides about copyright.

      Or as we say in hillbilly country; my copyright is my right to to copy…….

      By the way, I got 2 (NEW never opened 16 gig flash/scandisk) for sale. $250 each.

      Ken
      www.photoky.com

      KenL on March 17th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
    8. #8

      I agree with Dave! Definately cool to hear a bit from you guys.

      PS: PSUTV is a day later, remember ;)

      Erik Bernskiold on March 17th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
    9. #9

      Happy Evacuation Day from Massachusetts (Holiday in Boston,Dorchester and Cambridge only but I’ll celebrate anyways. For those who may not know March 17th 1776 was the Day that the British Army left Boston ending the 11 month siege that started on April 19th 1775.).

      Scott,

      I’m surprised you didn’t mention Adobe’s Evacuation, I mean pull back of Lightroom 1.4.

      See Matt’s Blog - http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2008/lightroom-14-update-is-pulled/

      Peter Marcaurelle on March 17th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
    10. #10

      yes the dum dum’s guide to copyrights would be great!

      heather p on March 20th, 2008 at 2:15 pm

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