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Recently, actually while I was at Photoshop World, Adobe said that we were now allowed to say that we were beta testing Photoshop CS5, and we could start showing some of the images that we had processed. So, I have been going back through some of my work, and picking out some of the items that I thought were good, and showed how CS5 was able to improve your artistry. This image was shot a few hours after it had stopped raining, and the sun had come out. It was mid day, so the sun was high in the sky. The picture was taken with my e520 ƒ6.3, 1/125 sec, and ISO 200, with the lens at 14mm.  The image on the left is the original image, the one on the right is after working with it in CS5.

I have been back from Photoshop World for a couple of days now, and some of the items are starting to sink in for me. Of course I will probably need to go back and review my notes, the notes in the textbook, and of course download all the goodies that the instructors were able to share. Then I might have a real chance to understand some of what I learned, and possibly learn from the notes of the sessions that I was not able to attend.

I think that is one of the biggest benefits of PSW, the book of all the instructors notes that you get. And this year, by attending the first ever attendee orientation session on Tuesday, I think that I learned one of the most helpful tips – Leave the big book in your hotel room, and go to the sessions with just a notebook for your own notes. Not only did this save me from lugging around a telephone book with me, it allowed me to focus on what the instructor was saying and not trying to follow along with the notes provided.
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Ok, so we are a few days into 2010 now, and I have come to a few conclusions.  Taking my hopes and dreams into consideration, I am making plans for the coming months in an effort to fulfill them.

First, I want to build on the knowledge that I acquired in my recent photography class.  The best way to do this is to get out and take pictures.  I know that some people last year made a commitment to post a new picture everyday, on twitter at least.  Most of these people, as best as I could tell, were self-employed photographers.  Meaning that they had the ability to do whatever they wanted, or were able to find customers for.  I don’t have that luxury, so I am only committing to at least 1 photograph every week.  But my goal is to also talk about the photograph, how it was taken, and why I chose to take it. Read the rest of this entry »