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Thursday News Stuff

By Scott on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 at 3:10 am | updates.

First, a big thanks to Senior Photoshop Product Manager John Nack for his Special Guest Blog yesterday, which resounded with so many of my readers. It was an honor to have John sharing his insights and perspective, and a point of view we don’t often get to hear. Now, onto some quick news stuff:

Joe McNally has a great post on his blog about the new Nikon SB-900 Flash, and you’ve got to check it out (here’s the link). Also, Bob Krist does a great interview with Joe about travel photography in the June issue of Outdoor Photographer magazine (click here to read it online).
Two new Online Classes have gone up at KelbyTraining.com; Part III of Dan Margulis’ Picture Postcard Workflow (here’s the link), and a new class from Rick Sammon about On Location Photography (here’s that link).
Next week, on Photoshop User TV, we got a BIG giveaway; we’re giving some lucky viewer a complete Westcott Spiderlite “Scott Kelby Studio Kit” (including 2 TD-5 Spiderlites, two softboxes, a pop-up reversible background, and two lightstands. Watch this coming Monday’s show for details on how to enter (you can watch the show right on the site–click the Photoshop User TV link above).
Our buddy, and Photoshop World instructor, Deke McClelland did a very clever thing that can only be described as a Photoshop Music Video, where he packs literally 101 Photoshop keyboard shortcuts into just five minutes (and better yet—he raps). It’s classic Deke, and here’s the link.
The popular Mac web site, “The Mac Observer” did a review of my new book, “The Mac OS X Leopard Book,” and you can read it right here (spoiler; they gave it a five-star rating).
NAPP’s Executive Director, Larry Becker, is featured interviewed on Mac Edition Radio, and you can listen in by clicking here.

That’s it for today. Have a kick-butt Thursday, and we’ll see ya tomorrow!

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^#1

Scott, don’t want to disparage Dave & Matt, but I certainly missed your “wavy and pointy” hand gestures on Photoshop TV lately. I look forward to seeing you in your middle seat on the next episode.

Michael Van der Tol on July 3rd, 2008 at 7:20 am

^#2

To Michael:
Thanks man. I am on the episode, but I totally forgot to get “choppy and pointy” with my hand gestures. If it’s any consolation, I did do that gesture that’s apparently offensive to people in Europe, but it was totally by accident.

-Scott

Scott on July 3rd, 2008 at 8:47 am

^#3

Scott,

I’m glad you mentioned Deke’s music video. Anybody that uses Photoshop regularly will get a kick out of it. I’m still not 100% sure that Deke isn’t Donnie Hoyle. I wrote about Deke’s music video and Donnie on my blog for any readers interested. http://www.campphotoshop.com/Is-Deke-Donnie-Hoyle

Roger on July 3rd, 2008 at 10:05 am

^#4

Scott,

I like the fact we can sign up for only one month at a time on the Kelby Training. What I was wondering is that will there be a way to purchase a DVD of a particular instructor’s training? I am a student of Dan Margulis and would really enjoy a DVD of his picture postcard method in full on a DVD.

This would keep me from having to continue to purchase your training continually when I want to go back and review something. Yes, I can take notes, but this would take days of reviewing and writing and the time just doesn’t allow it.

Any ideas? Anything in the works?
Pat in Houston

pat flanakin on July 3rd, 2008 at 10:05 am

^#5

Hi Scott!
I really like your books, Photoshop User TV and your blog… I really do, but honestly, sometimes it gets little to much when you hurrah yourself that much when telling us that other bloggers recommend your books. You don’t have to do that, we like your books anyway!

Christian Kahlbom on July 4th, 2008 at 6:14 pm