Tomorrow’s Special Guest Blogger is…. - 5:57am

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…..a really gifted Dallas, Texas-based photographer, Austin Mann.

I met Austin in New York the day before the Photo Plus Expo, and besides being a really nice guy, he’ an incredible photographer (go check out his online portfolio right here).

I got a preview of his post for tomorrow, and he shares a few stories about seeing something you want to achieve, and going for it, and it’s a wonderful mix of inspirational and practical thinking, and it’s the perfect post to take us into the Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend, so make sure you check back tomorrow.

Programming Note: Thursday is Thanksgiving Day here in the USA (a day we take to give thanks for our blessings, which include eating loads of Turkey and watching American-style football. Our offices are closed for the rest of the week (and I took this whole week off anyway to hang out with the family), so I won’t be posting again until Friday for a weekend wrap-up. I’ve got lots to share then, so I hope you’ll join me back here.

In the meantime, even if you don’t celebrate a formal Thanksgiving Day in your country, why not take a few moments on Thursday to pause and be grateful for all the blessings we have. We’re all very blessed to share this common love of digital imaging, and I’m very grateful that you stop by here once in a while to see what’s up. Happy Thanksgiving!

The Wait is Over: Photoshop User TV is Back!!!! - Yesterday

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It’s back baby—Photoshop User TV, the weekly show for Adobe Photoshop users kicks off our new season with more Photoshop tips, techniques and tutorials in less time than ever, with an all-new format, a new set, and a brand new look (and you can watch this week’s episode right here!).

COOL GIVEAWAY ALERT: We’re kicking off the new season by giving away a Westcott Spiderlite TD-5 Studio Lighting kit (courtesy of our friends at FJ Westcott). Just watch the show to see how to enter (there is no trivia question—just sign up to win at the Web address we give you on the show). Good luck!

Also, even though we’ve been on a construction hiatus, we’ve been posting special abbreviated “best of” and highlight shows (including our full-length “Live from Photoshop World” show), and you can watch those on the Photoshop User TV Web site (here’s the link).

NOTE: If you want to catch every episode for free, you can subscribe using Apple’s iTunes and watch it right there on your computer, or download it onto your iPod. Here’s the link.

It’s Here: My Fourth Annual Gonzo Holiday Gear Guide (Part 1) - Nov 22

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That’s right folks, I thought I’d use this Holiday week as a kick-off for my releasing my Fourth Annual Gonzo Holiday Gear Guide (well, that and the fact that it’s the cover story on the current issue of Photoshop User magazine which most NAPP members already received in the mail).

Anyway, it’s here and this year I tried to include lots of affordable gear (which isn’t as easy task when it comes to gear), but don’t worry—I did keep a few items in there for the rich doctor or personal injury attorney on your Holiday Gift List.

To read the Gift Guide right here online, click right here.

NOTE: I named this Part 1, so I can add some extra Part Two stuff that we didn’t have room to fit in the printed magazine edition of the Gift Guide. Look for Part 2 next week.

Special “This Weekend Only” Deal on OnOne Software’s Photoshop Plug-in Suite 5 - Nov 19

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Hey gang—the huge success of last week’s MPIX.com deal really paid off, and we’ve been in contact with a number of companies who are willing to give you guys a “This Weekend Only” special discount.

This week, the fine folks over at OnOne Software are offering readers of my blog $200 off their new “Plug-In Suite 5″ which includes the most recent versions of their award-winning Photoshop Plug-ins:

1. Genuine Fractals for resizing
2. Mask Pro for removing unwanted backgrounds
3. PhotoTune for color correction
4. FocalPoint for selective focus
5. PhotoTools and PhotoFrame for amazing photographic effects

The suite is regularly $599.95, but until this Sunday (Nov. 22nd) at midnight EST you can take $200.00 off using the following Coupon Code:

PSINSIDER

Thanks to Mike Wong and everybody at OnOne for making this smoking “This Weekend Only” Deal available to my readers!

Thursday News Stuff - Nov 18

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Howdy folks. First a quick thanks to photographer Bruce DeBoer for his inspiring Guest Blog post yesterday here on the blog. Very cool stuff! Now, onto the news!

Nikon releases FREE “Learn & Explore” iPhone App
This one slipped by me, but luckily John “The Snake” Barrett dropped me a line to let me know that Nikon has released a FREE iPhone App called “Learn & Explore,” which not only has tips for using your Nikon camera, but it also has access to back issues of “Nikon World Magazine” (John let me know that the issue I’m in is there as well—in the Winter of 2009 Issue—click on Roadmaster—so if you didn’t get to catch it in the magazine itself, now you can not only read it on your iPhone, it even lets you listen to my audio slideshow as well). Also, John pointed out that, although he’s a Canon shooter, he liked the App because many of the photography tips applied to his Canon gear as well. You can download it free direct from your iPhone, or by clicking here. (Thanks John for the heads up).

Catch Lesa Snider’s New “Elements 8 for Digital Photographers” Online Class
Photoshop World instructor, and author of “Photoshop: The Missing Manual” Lesa Snider has just released an online class at Kelby Training Online on the newly released Adobe Photoshop Elements 8. Lesa is a terrific teacher (which is why we have her training at Photoshop World), and her classes are always top-rated, so if you’re into Elements, make sure you take her new online class. Here’s the link.

NAPP Member’s work featured in the Smithsonian Museum
Larry Becker turned me on to the news that NAPP member and Nature Photographer John Reiter has the incredible honor of having two of his images hanging in the Smithsonian Museum (two 4’ x 6’ images). His nature photography is just awesome (which is why it’s hanging in the Smithsonian, right?), and if you’ve got a moment to see some really great work, drop over to his Web site and take a quick look at some of his images (here’s the link). A big congratulations to John!!!

It Finally Happened—We taped Photoshop User TV Yesterday!
It’s a Holiday miracle—we taped the first show of our totally revamped, new set, new everything, new season of Photoshop User TV, and it’s set to air next Tuesday! I’ll be posting the entire show here—-so you can watch it right here on my blog (it’s much shorter than before, but with WAY more content than ever), and we’re pretty excited about the new look and feel. Hope you guys like it, too!

Don’t Miss RC and Dave Cross in San Diego Tomorrow
They’ll be there doing our Adobe-sponsored “Adobe CS4 Creative Suite Unleashed Tour” and if you can get there—you don’t want to miss it. Here’s the link.

Following Up the MPIX Discount Deal Tomorrow!
Last weekend’s MPIX.com “This weekend only” discount deal was such a huge hit, that I’m working on putting together a different discount (from a different vendor) for this weekend for you guys. Hope to have details tomorrow (I’m keeping my fingers crossed—could be a good one!).

That’s it for today, folks
Have a great day everybody, and I hope to see you here tomorrow.