Photoshop classes are starting to pop up all over town; you bet I'll take credit for that! But I'm not jealous... the more education that is out there, the more opportunities we have.

It's no secret, I LOVE Photoshop. There is nothing more rewarding to me than seeing the light bulb go off over someone's head, or watching the spark of creativity catch fire in someone's eyes. Photoshop has so many applications in a variety of fields, not just design and photography. I was surprised to discover there are specialized classes out there for Forensic Photoshop, Palientology Photoshop, and (my favorite) Underwater Photoshop (don't ask me how they water-proof the laptop!).

As our group continues to grow, I really want to cater classes to the things that you want to know. Of course, the catch-22 with Photoshop is, you have to know what all is in it to know what you're not using, and even after 14 years, I still learn something new every single day ("Oh my gosh, I didn't know it could do that!!!") I think Adobe's engineers must be some kind of freaks of nature... I can barely remember everything on my grocery list, but they thought of EVERYTHING. Okay, okay, maybe not every single thing, but honestly, I have to laugh when someone critiques some tiny aspect of the program. I mean, really??? If the manual actually covered everything the program did, rainforests would be depleted at an astounding rate.

So please, leave a little comment, and tell me what area you use Photoshop for and what you'd like to see in the future. I'm hoping that a strong showing here will draw some bigger names into the Houston area. Maybe even a Texas version of Photoshop World? (hint, hint, Mr. Kelby)