Busy start to the new year
It is one of those days when it seems like there is not enough hours in a day, but I have been able to accomplish most of the things I planned to do today. Listen and watched almost all of the podcasts pilled up in iTunes and edit a few photos. I am reading more and more about my new favorite software from Adobe called Photoshop Lightroom. I have decided to use it from now on after spending a few days in December to learn as much as I can about it. I am totally in love it, not only it holds a my catalog of close to 10,000 digital photos but also allow me to quickly work with RAW file, add keywords, manage most of other settings and of course its Develop module is so easy and handy to use. Mind you I still have to learn more tricks and quick tips for it, but so far it looks like it will be a must-have tool for me from now on.
Winter time is a perfect time to brush up on some new knowledge or at least dust of some old I might have forgotten about by now. I really want to master Photoshop CS3 so besides all the handy podcasts and tips web sites, I may start taking some online classes from Kelby Training. For only $19.99 USD per month you get to access on demand to all of their online courses from Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Lightroom, Adobe Illustrator , Adobe inDesign to Photoshop Elements! This is great deal and you watch each class whenever you feel like for as long as you pay the monthly membership to access them. Scott Kelby together with Matt Kloskowski and Dave Ross have a fantastic PhotoshopTV podcast as it is already, and it is pleasure to watch to those guys each week. I have actually ordered Scott's book called: The Adobe Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers today as well since I often need a good and quick reference guide for specific tasks. I have check it out in person last week when I was at the bookstore, and it is a buy! (order it online for a lot less) Here is little more about it:
"Are you ready for a Photoshop book that breaks all the rules? Updated for Adobe Photoshop CS3, this top-selling book breaks new ground by doing something for digital photographers that's rare--it cuts through the bull and shows readers exactly "how to do it." It's not a bunch of theory; it doesn't challenge readers to come up with their own settings or figure it out on their own. Instead, it shows them, step by step, the exact techniques used by today's cutting-edge digital photographers and retouchers, and it does something that virtually no other Photoshop book has ever done--it tells you flat-out which settings to use, when to use them, and why. Including coverage of all the newest features of CS3--such as nondestructive Smart Filters, Vanishing Point with Adustable Perspective Planes, Automatic Layer Alignment and Blending, and a streamlined interface--The Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers is full-color, graphically rich, and contains project-based examples of every key step in the digital photography editing process. Integrating all the newest features of Photoshop CS3 into the book's workflow, Scott shows readers how to work with their images like a pro, from importing to organization to correction to output. Readers will learn all they need to know to create stellar images using Photoshop CS3."
Speaking about Amazon shopping... I also added another book to the order, it is called: The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss. Billy a friend of mine from Flickr/Facebook has brought it to my attention. Apparently it is a great read and full of great ideas. And judging by the content of Tim's blog it should be worth reading. In a nutshell I am looking forward to January even if it freezing cold like today (-23C with the wind)!
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