November 18: Do The Math! by Robin Reid

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18-NOV-2005	Robin Reid

November 18: Do The Math!

San Diego Convention Center

This late registrant was one of about 800 people attending the NAPP Photoshop Seminar conducted by Ben Wilmore today at our convention center.

That is about $79,200.00 gross at $99.00 a pop!!!

I got my money’s worth. He is an excellent presenter, and his section on using RAW and Curves were quite educational for me.

The bottom line, according to Ben, is do use RAW if you can, and even if you don’t he asserts that doing curves takes care of about 90% of the jobs that need to be done in PS.

There was no funny business today (like some of the crazy images I post). It was all about how to get the most out of an image.

Pentax Optio 550
1/550s f/6.5 at 7.8mm full exif

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Guest		25-Nov-2005 18:39
You went - sounds like it was very worthwhile. Maybe next time we can go together?!

CJ Burianek		21-Nov-2005 01:31
Great lines! I love Ben's books - he is very indepth on everything and explains things very well. Glad you had a great time!

Guest		20-Nov-2005 16:36
The lines and shadows on the photos are excellent. A great perspective and composition. :) Gets my vote!

Manfred Bachmann		20-Nov-2005 12:59
Fantastic powerful perspective!

Rochelle Weiss		20-Nov-2005 00:10
Very nice!

JW		19-Nov-2005 20:02
Nice image, and very respectful of your commitment to PS learning.

Gayle P. Clement		19-Nov-2005 15:43
I am so envious. I would have loved to attend this. This is such an unusual shot for you. When I scanned my favorites page(over 150 photographers :-) ) looking for your work I couldn't find it. I had to go back over the pages several times. The session must have activated a new creative section of your brain. Great shot!

Herb		19-Nov-2005 13:40
The stairs to photo shop nirvana. Cool shot

Gail Davison		19-Nov-2005 13:16
I love the shot, Robin. The NAPP Seminars sound like good fun. I think we can join NAPP from the UK but I don't think they bring the seminars over here..... one day!

petesie		19-Nov-2005 12:44
I know she is going up, but if I back away and take her out of the image, it could be going down....an optical illusion that curves did not produce. Great image, Robin. I'm anxious to see all the good things you learned at the seminar.

Lee Rudd		19-Nov-2005 12:23
hey, I recognise these steps! Nice use of angles, lines and shadows!

laine82		19-Nov-2005 08:20
I think I'm more impressed with the camera your using than the money !! All three are interesting & sharp shots, this one is an excellent angle.

shatterbug		19-Nov-2005 06:56
Cool lines and perspective! Looking forward to even more PS wizardry from you! :-)

Focus		19-Nov-2005 05:19
Nice shot....I like the lines and shadows on this......well done.

Guest		19-Nov-2005 04:43
Nevermind the seminar :) I really like the lines and the perspective of this shot.

Cindy Flood		19-Nov-2005 04:31
I will be anxious for any tips that you can pass along. I wish I could have been there.

Karen Leaf		19-Nov-2005 04:16
Sounds like a really great workshop Robin--I do hope you'll be passing along tips in the next few days as I've been diggng around for 5 year old tutorials I remember doing! $79k + for Adobe isn't pocket change. It's too bad the Center cost $100k to rent out (just kidding, I don't have the foggiest)