You will be happy to know that the number of content pages from last year has grown significantly (it doesn’t do any good to count the ad pages, if you don’t count the contents pages, which is what we both care about most).

For example:

• The April/May 2007 issue had 67 pages of content
• The April/May 2008 issue has 93 pages of content

That’s a content increase of 39% year-over-year.

But beyond that; having a healthy magazine with robust paid advertising is actually very important for our members. Here’s why: When we launched NAPP 10 years ago, Photoshop User was only published four times a year. The first issue was only 36 pages, and NAPP membership was $99.

Today, 10 years later, it’s published 8 times a year, it’s over 100+ pages, but your NAPP membership is still only $99. I can’t think of many things that cost the same today as they did back in the 1990s, and part of the reason is that we sell advertising in Photoshop User.

Paper costs have risen nearly 40% in just the past two years, and postal rates costs have gone up considerably as well, but we still haven’t raised membership dues, and each year we add more content, more values to the web site, more discounts, and plain more of everything without raising the membership dues a penny. It’s not easy to do, but we’re really committed to making NAPP, and Photoshop User, the best value in Photoshop Training, Education, and News in the world.

Pat, thanks for your concern (for keeping us honest), and for being a NAPP member. It means more to us that you might think.

All my best,

-Scott Kelby
Editor and Publisher

http://www.photoshopuser.com/members/portfolios/view/image/118031

Affectionately Photoshopuser
Ken

The portfolio of Regis is really amazing. Makes you think that he has some really good lenses or he defies living Thanks for sharing.

Question for the Nikon 800 that you talk about from your previous post. Where can we find it?

Cheers,
Gilles

I have CS2 and I bought the 7 steps book, but when I make a digital negitive in lightroom it is not opening in CS2. Why?

I bought the new nike software for 199.00 when I was going to buy CS3 upgrade. I still do not see why I should use it if I have the new 3 filters.

I have a D50 Nikon why is D60 better. Deb

iView uses the embedded JPG in the RAW file to create the gallery. Just navigate to the large JPG file sub-folder in the folder created for the web page.

I have used it with my D200 and it is pretty handy. I think it is fine with all newer NEF files. It just doesnt support anything before the D70 like the D100. It doesnt alter the original NEF at all so its safe to try.

Frank

Just a note while I was perusing the latest issue of Photoshop User magazine. I noticed it was thicker than usual; then I counted the number of ad pages and this had increased from where it was a year ago. I really do not care how thick the magazine gets, however, I would certainly hope that content isn’t suffering for the fact that it seems the use of this magazine for ad profit appears to be increasing quite a bit.

Can you comment on this?

Thanks,
Pat in Houston

-Bob from Beantown