Vital Stats:
Age 46; born in Lakeland, Florida; resident of the Tampa Bay area.
Occupation:
Editor and Publisher of Photoshop User Magazine, Editor-in-Chief of Layers Magazine; Editor and Publisher of Darkroom magazine (the new magazine for Adobe Lightroom users), training director and instructor for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour, President National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), CEO of KW Media Group, author of a string of bestselling technology books. Conference Technical Chair for the Photoshop World Conference & Expo, author of numerous Photoshop training DVDs, and co-host of PhotoshopTV. 10 jobs, little sleep.
Last Book Read:
True believers: The Tragic Inner Life of Sports Fans, by Joe Queenan
Favorite Films: (In no particular order)
The American President, Notting Hill, 48 Hours, True Lies, Austin Powers, Trading Places, The Sting, Dave, Beauty and the Beast,
Arthur, Groundhog Day, The Spy Who Shagged Me, Grease, Pretty Woman, Stripes, Galaxy Quest, and just about any good romantic comedy.
Favorite Bands/Musicians: (In no particular order)
Kenny Loggins, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Frank Sinatra, Boston, Vivaldi, James Taylor, Duran Duran, Eddie Money, Kiss, Chicago, and most disco songs from ‘78 thru ‘84 with the notable exception of “I Will Survive” and “I Love The Nightlife”
Favorite Restaurants:
Copagna’s Dugout Italian Restaurant in Clearwater, Charley’s Steaks in Tampa, Los Mariachis in Clearwater, Morton’s of Chicago,
In/Out Burger, Maggiano’s Little Italy, Johnny Rockets, Flemings Steakhouse, Carmine’s on West 44th in NYC, Il Fornaio in Burlingame, Olga’s Kitchen in Southfield, Cheesecake Factory, and Ristorante Bravo in Ft. Lauderdale.
Interests/Hobbies:
Photography, TaeKwondo, Karate, Travel, Piano, Writing, Commercial Aviation.
Favorite Magazines:
Black Belt magazine, How, Outdoor Photographer, Airliners, Professional Photographer, Design Graphics, Digit, and PDN.
Favorite Foods:
Penne with meat sauce. In/Out Burgers, Peccadillo with yellow rice, Filet mignon stuffed with Maytag blue cheese, Spaghetti Aglio and Olio, my wife’s salad (known locally by friends and family as “The Salad”), the Prime Rib End Cut at Mortons, Chinese food, and the 1905 salad from the Columbia restaurant.
Latest Projects:
Just finished “The Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers” from New Riders Publishing.
Accomplishments:
Won the Benjamin Franklin Award for my book “The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers,” was named “The #1 Bestsellling computer/ technology author in the world for the past three years straight.” Earned my black belt in Tae Kwondo. Played in a rock band in Europe, started my own successful business, married the girl of my dreams, and have an absolutely wonderful little boy, and an amazing little baby girl. I’m one happy puppy!
Favorite TV Shows: (in no particular order)
Seinfeld reruns, My Name is Earl, Lost, Everybody Loves Raymond, 24, Scrubs, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Pimp My Ride, Saturday Night Live, and King of Queens.
I Stay Home to Watch:
Tampa Bay Bucs away games.
Computer Setup:
A 15″ Apple MacBook Pro, a G5 Quad Desktop with a 30″ Apple Cinema Display, an Epson R2400 printer and an Epson 3800 printer.
Favorite Software Programs:
Adobe Photoshop CS3, iTunes, Adobe InDesign, Keynote, Firefox, and Adobe Lightroom.
Favorite Diversion:
I love going to Disney World or Universal Studios with my family, and just hanging out. I also love to kill an afternoon at Barnes and Noble and CompUSA.
Favorite Web Sites:
ESPN.com, The New York Post’s Page Six for Hollywood gossip, Buccaneers.com, SI.com, Woot.com, MacMinute.com, and Jossip.
Biggest Thrill:
Seeing the birth of my son and my baby daughter, and seeing my beautiful wife walking down the aisle to marry me (18 years ago).
Personal Philosophy:
You never go wrong by doing the right thing.
Scott is the award-winning bestselling author of more than 26 books on Photoshop, digital imaging, and technology.
His books include “The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers,” “Photoshop Down & Dirty Tricks” “The iPod Book” “Photoshop Classic Effects”, “Macintosh: The Naked Truth,” Photoshop Photo Retouching Secrets,” and “Photoshop Killer Tips” (among others). He is also creator and series editor for the “Killer Tips” series of books from New Rider Publishing.
Scott has been named the #1 bestselling author of computer and technology books in the world today, across all computer book categories, both in units sold and dollar volume (according to Neilsen Bookscan), and Scott was awarded the book publishing industry’s prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award for his book “The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers.”
His latest book takes Scott outside the technology arena. It’s called “The Book for Guys Who Don’t Want Kids: How to Get Past the Fear of Fatherhood” published by Fair Shake Press.
For more information on Scott’s books, visit ScottKelbyBooks.com
Scott has been creating Photoshop training videos since 1994, when he released his first VHS training video: Photoshop Down & Dirty Tricks, which became an overnight hit. Scott’s easy-going style and plain English presentation make learning Photoshop fun and easy, and tens of thousands of his videos are now sold all over the world. Since then Scott has created dozens of different topic-specific DVDs on the latest versions of Photoshop, and these DVDs can be found at www.photoshopvideos.com
“The Most Popular Photoshop Seminar in the World!”
Scott is Educational and Training Director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour, which he co-founded in 1993. There are currently four different tours on the road in 2005, and you can see Scott training live on the Down & Dirty Tricks tour (inspired by his bestselling book of the same name). These tours visit major cities across the United States and the UK.
Click here for a list of upcoming cities and dates.
Scott has trained nearly 1,200 Photoshop Professionals at a time accross the country at locations like the New York City’s Jacob Javitz Center and Las Vegas Mandalay Center.
Photoshop Elements Techniques Newsletter
Scott is the co-founder of Photoshop Elements Techniques newsletter, available by subscription. Get more info at their site.
Layers magazine
Scott is the Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Layers magazine, The How-To magazine for everything Adobe®, on newsstands nationwide, or available by subscription. Visit the official site for more info.
Photoshop User magazine
Scott is Editor-in-Chief of Photoshop User magazine, the “how-to magazine for Adobe Photoshop users.” It’s the official publication of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. For more info visit the NAPP Web site.
Darkroom Magazine
Scott is Editor and Publisher of Darkroom magazine, the “how-to magazine for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom users.” published 8 times a year by the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). More about Darkroom.
Nikon Digital Pro magazine
Scott is Editor-in-Chief of Nikon Digital Pro magazine, the magazine for Nikon Professional Shooters.” The magazine (formerly known as “Capture User”) is produced by KW Media Group, and is published by Nikon USA. Official Website
Mac Design Magazine
Scott co-founded and was Editor-in-Chief of Mac Design Magazine, the graphics magazine for Macintosh users, which has since been relaunched as “Layers Magazine, the how-to magazine for everything Adobe.” click here.
