Michael Dunmire:

I’ve worked as an IT Professional in Central PA since 1994, and currently work in Harrisburg for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. I’m a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) and the Central Penn Adobe User Group (CPAUG). I’m also the Admin of the New Cumberland, PA Flickr Group, and am currently enrolled in the Complete Course in Professional Photography at the New York Institute of Photography.  I recently hosted the 2^nd Annual Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk in New Cumberland.   I’ve lived in Central PA my entire life and currently reside in New Cumberland with my wife and daughter.

I use Adobe products daily in all facets of work, including; Lightroom 2 , Photoshop CS4, Dreamweaver CS4, and Captivate 4.  As a photographer, I prefer to do most of my work within Lightroom, and rarely find a need to work in Photoshop, unless I have a specific need that Lightroom can’t fulfill.  I shoot with Canon gear, partially out of brand loyalty, but mostly because lenses are expensive and aren’t interchangeable with other brands.  My photography interests range from landscapes to portraiture and still-life to abstract.  My work can be found on the following sites:

·         Website: http://www.MichaelDunmire.com

·         Photoblog: http://michaeldunmire.blogspot.com

·         Flickr Photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaeldunmire

Lightroom 2 Presentation Summary:

We will cover The Five Rules of Adobe Lightroom, along with the 5 Mudules; Library, Develop, Slideshow, Print and Web, but will spend most of our time working with the Library and Develop Modules.  We will also discuss some of the pros and cons of using Lightroom vs. Photoshop.  Other topics that will be covered; Importing Photos, Rating your Photos, Filtering Photos,  Importing Presets and Creating your own Presets, Catalog and File Management, Best practices, Tips, Tricks, Shortcuts, etc.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 software is essential for today's digital photography workflow. Now you can quickly import, process, manage, and showcase your images — from one shot to an entire shoot. With Lightroom 2, you spend less time in front of the computer and more time behind the lens.

Welcome Camera Club members! As a special welcome, we'll be holding a raffle just for you.  Every Camera Club member who attends this meeting will receive a ticket for a chance to win one of three books from our book publishing partners: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2: A Digital Photographer's Guide or How to Cheat in Photoshop Elements 7 from our friends at Focal Press or the book Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2: Visual QuickStart Guide from our friends at Peachpit Press

CPAUG members will have a chance to win one of three Photoshop books from our book publishing partners: Creative Photoshop CS4 from Focal Press, Printing with Adobe Photoshop CS4 from Focal Press, Art & Design in Photoshop from Focal Press, Adobe Photoshop CS4 on Demand from Que/InformIT or Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book from Adobe Press.

And the Grand Prize?  An onOne Software Plugin Suite that enhances Photoshop - valued at $599!

Cookies and Sodas will be provide.

Please RSVP below or email cpaugManager@gmail.com so that we know how much refreshments are needed.  Thanks.

Map (Accurate):
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=470+Friendship+Rd+Harrisburg,+PA+17111&daddr=&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=40.249665,-76.826348&sspn=0.007075,0.014538&ie=UTF8&z=17

Meetings are always free of charge and open to the public.

Helpful Links from Michael:

     New Cumberland, PA  Flickr Group
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1157733@N22/

·         National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP)
http://www.photoshopuser.com/

·         Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk
http://www.photoshopuser.com/

·         Central Penn Adobe User Group (CPAUG)
http://cenpennaug.blogspot.com/

·         Adobe Lightroom 2
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/

·         Lightroom Killer Tips
http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/

Thank you to Michael Dunmire for presenting, Art & Computer Aid for the nice meeting space, onOne for our raffle grand prize and Focal Press, Peachpit Press, Que/InformIT and Adobe Press for the books provided.

Here are the additional links from last night that were either part of the presentation or discussed during or after the presentation:

Michael Dunmire
http://www.MichaelDunmire.com (website)
http://www.michaeldunmire.com/lrtemplate.html (Mike's LR presets)
http://michaeldunmire.blogspot.com (photoblog)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaeldunmire (flickr)
http://www.beyondsecond.com/artists/?id=383 (B2)

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2
http://www.adobe.com/lightroom

Lightroom Killer Tips - Matt Kloskowski (NAPP Resource)
http://www.lightroomkillertips.com

Julieanne Kost - Adobe digital imaging evangelist
http://www.jkost.com

John Nack on Adboe blog
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack

Victoria Bampton - LR shortcut lists
http://www.lightroomqueen.com
http://www.lightroomqueen.com/lrqshortcuts.php

NAPP - National Association of Photoshop Professionals
http://www.photoshopuser.com

Scott Kelby (President of NAPP)
http://www.scottkelby.com

Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photo Walk - Lightroom training
http://worldwidephotowalk.com/lightroom

Joe McNally's blog
http://www.joemcnally.com/blog

David Ziser's blog
http://www.digitalprotalk.blogspot.com (He's going to be in Philly on 10/13 and Baltimore 10/14)
http://www.digitalwakeupcall.com

Ben Wilmore
http://www.thebestofben.com
http://www.whereisben.com
http://www.digitalmastery.com

There was also a discussion about managing multiple catalogs.  Here is one of the articles that talks about how to do this effectively:
http://www.layersmagazine.com/working-with-database-catalogs-in-lightroom.html

Books I recommended and had with me last night:
www.amazon.com/Adobe-Photoshop-Lightroom-Digital-Photographers/dp/0321555562
www.amazon.com/Digital-Photography-Book-Scott-Kelby/dp/032147404X
www.amazon.com/Digital-Photography-Book-2/dp/0321524764
www.amazon.com/Digital-Photography-Book-3/dp/0321617657 (just released, didn't have it with me last night)

Additionally, this is the school that I'm attending for my Complete Course in Professional Photography studies if anybody is seriously considering pursuing photography as a career or just wants to learn how to take better photos.

New York Institute of Photography
http://www.nyip.com