New Online Magazine: Creative Studio (CAFE)
I was looking through my latest email CAFE Cup news from PhotoshopCAFE and noticed that Colin just launched the first issue of his new online magazine, Creative Studio (CAFE).
For this inaugural issue, Colin has assembled an awesome group of experts to talk about what’s new in CS4. It’s more than just a listing of new features, they go in-depth to really show how some of the newest features work and how they will help you improve your workflow.
In other news, I was reading Scott’s post the other day about AllTop.com and how they are now letting you create your own page of RSS feeds. Scott links us to his page to see the blogs that he checks up on every day and I was pleasantly surprised to see that I am on his list! Very cool!
And speaking of Scott, I was reading the blog of my buddy Rob Jones of Towner Jones Photography and he recently posted about the judges for the “On Assignment” contest. I was asked to be on the panel of judges but when I saw that the other members were Scott and Photowalker Extraordinaire Jeff Revell, I was humbled.
I never want to sell myself short but I am always amazed when movers and shakers in the digital photography community take notice of what I’m doing here in my little corner of the web or when others count me among those same individuals whom I hold in such high esteem.
So, thank you Scott! And thank you Rob! for such honors.
“On Assignment” with Towner Jones Photography
This summer, our friend Rob Jones of Towner Joens Photography is hosting a really cool photography contest.
Here’s the rundown:
The contest, like always, is open to amateur and professional photographers alike. However, that’s about the only thing it has in common with our regular monthly contest.
The biggest difference is – you get to choose your theme. The goal is for you to pick something that you can get excited about. And… something that will inspire you to take multiple pictures. You see, another key difference with this contest is that we’re looking for a series of photos, instead of a single shot.
To participate, you’ll need to send an email to onassignment@townerjones.com with your name, address, and “theme of choice” no later than June 30th. Once you submit, your theme will be reviewed and upon approval you’re “On Assignment” to capture 10 to 20 images related to your theme! (Only images captured during the contest dates qualify)
Next, on July 31, you’ll submit one of your photos (from your themed collection) to give the rest of us a “sneak peak” of what you’ve been working on. (Actually, we’ll be posting some selected photos from the “sneak peak” on the web – but three months is a long time to wait and we’ll be excited to see you’re great work, you’ve got to give us something!)
Finally, on August 31, you’ll submit all of your final photos for final review. (Details for submission will be emailed to all our registered contestants)
Photos will be judged on three categories: General Appeal (50%), Creativity (25%), and Relation to Theme (25%)
Rob has generously invited me to be a member of the team of judges he is assembling to go through all of the entries and select the grand prize winner.
For complete contest details, and a list of prizes, visit Rob’s website and get moving!
P&P Weekly: #100!!!
Welcome to week #100 of The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll’s P&P Weekly!
That’s right! last week we hit 800 posts and today marks the centennial edition of The P&P Weekly!
Thank you to each and every member of The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll for helping make this publication, and the community as a whole, what it is. And a very big thank you to Andy Smith of Visual Realia, our longest standing member who has been with us since P&P Weekly #3. Andy, your support has meant a lot!
The Geographic Composition series is now open to anyone who would like to contribute. A special welcome to our newest participants! And I hope some of you are inspired to join us next time. Our upcoming themes – and their posting dates – are:
- Week #42 – December 1: “The Letter Q”
- Week #43 – December 16: “Signs of the Season”
More details about Geographic Composition.
In the meantime…
Click here to become a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. A great resource for training, tips, and connecting with other creatives.
And as always, take a moment to grab one of the chicklet links to show your support for this blog and, for blogroll members, be sure to pick up your P&P Blogroll Member badge link.
Finally, here are some of my favorites from what’s been happening in the bottom half (L-W) of The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll:
- Jennifer of Laughing Lion Design – “5 Day Photoshop Brush Extravaganza“
- Matt of Lightroom Killer Tips - “Video – The Adjustment Brush Color Swatch“
- Mike of Mike Palmer Photography – “Holiday Portraits Pt 2“
- Dave of New York Photography – “Atlantic City-1990“
- Heather of One Shot Beyond Photography - “The Most Special Bond“
- Matthias of Pabst Photo – “A Good Morning“
- Jim of PHOTOBLOG by Jim Larimer - “Cottonwood“
- Crash of Photographer Interviews – “Joel Grimes“
- Clayton of Photographic Design – “Jamestown“
- Scott of Photoshop Insider - “Lots of Book News“
- Jeff of PhotoWalkPro – “Wednesday Around the Web“
- Troy of Ramblings Around Texas – “End of the Season for Insects“
- Roger of Roger Madsen Photography – “Stretching“
- Sam of Samuel Barr Photography – “Still Holding Out…“
- Shawn of SDuffy Photography – “Happy Veteran’s Day“
- David of Strobist – “On Assignment: WiMAX“
- Terry of Terry White’s Tech Blog – “How do you recycle your old gear?“
- Richard of The Airstream Chronicles Continued – “First Impressions: Lightroom 2 and the Z3100“
- Derrick of The Digital Story – “Girl Stops to Light“
- Dewdrop of The Flight of a South Georgia Storm Chaser – “Mammatus“
- Andy of The Global Photographer – “Photo of the Day“
- Rob of Towner Jones Photography – “Back to Basics: Exposure“
- Michael of travel+photography – “Fall Color in Arkansas“
- Lori of VirtualPhotographyStudio.com – “Sell Your Photographs But Don’t Give Away Your Rights“
- Andy of Visual Realia – “Foot and Fist“
- Stephen of Watch This Space – “Camp at Lanmannalaugar, Iceland“
- Scott of Weekly Photo Tips - “Model Photography“ – I especially like shot #3
- Aaron of What the Duck - ”WTD #607″
- Ben of Where is Ben? – “Nominee in B&W Spider Awards“
- Christopher of Written By the Light – “Why We Love Digital“
Please be sure to visit the great blogs of our other members found in the sidebar. And if you would like to be considered for The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll, email Jason.
P&P Weekly: #98
Welcome to week #98 of The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll’s P&P Weekly!
As I mentioned in last week’s P&P Weekly, to make each edition more manageable, I have split the Blogroll roughly in half and will now be alternating coverage between the two groups (A-J and L-W). I think this will make things a bit easier and help ensure that there will, in fact, be a posting each week.
I also noted last time that I am reinstating a policy I had once held regarding members who haven’t been posting on a regular basis. I do not revoke membership in The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll but I want to be sure that visitors are being linked to members who maintain regularly updated blogs.
Therefore, I will take your blog’s name off of the list – hiding it from view, not deleting it – if I see that your blog has been idle for more than 2 months. I monitor most of the member blogs with Bloglines so I should notice when you begin posting again, but if you notice that you are not being covered even though you have returned to posting, please let me know so I can show your blog in the list once again.
The Geographic Composition series, as seen last Friday, is now open to anyone who would like to contribute. A special welcome to our newest participants! And I hope some of you are inspired to join us next time. Our upcoming themes – and their posting dates – are:
- Week #41 – November 14: “Old Numbers”
- Week $42 – December 1: “The Letter Q”
More details about Geographic Composition.
In the meantime…
Click here to become a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. A great resource for training, tips, and connecting with other creatives.
And as always, take a moment to grab one of the chicklet links to show your support for this blog and, for blogroll members, be sure to pick up your P&P Blogroll Member badge link.
Finally, here are some of my favorites from what’s been happening in the bottom half (L-W) of The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll:
- Jennifer of Laughing Lion Design – “New Logo – We Paddle“
- Matt of Lightroom Killer Tips - “Presets – Graduated Filters“
- Mike of Mike Palmer Photography – “Test Elephant“
- Dave of New York Photography – “Steam and Rain (34th Stree)“
- Heather of One Shot Beyond Photography - “Coming Soon: Sarah“
- Matthias of Pabst Photo – “In the End…“
- Crash of Photographer Interviews – “David Ziser“
- Clayton of Photographic Design – “Pittsburgh at Night“
- Mike of Photography Reloaded – “My Forgotten Camera“
- Scott of Photoshop Insider - “Monday News Update“
- Jeff of PhotoWalkPro – “A Few More Thoughts on HDR“
- Troy of Ramblings Around Texas – “Rare Early Morning Mist“
- Jennifer of Robin’s Woods is shutting her blog doors. Sorry to see her go. Good Luck Jennifer!
- Roger of Roger Madsen Photography – “Postcard image of the Eiffel Tower“
- Sam of Samuel Barr Photography – “I love to see good things happen to good people“
- Shawn of SDuffy Photography – “Smithsonian Photo Contest“
- David of Strobist – “On Assignment: Reluctant Poet“
- Terry of Terry White’s Tech Blog – “Photobuddy“ for the iPhone
- Richard of The Airstream Chronicles Continued – “Today’s Little Tidbits“
- Derrick of The Digital Story – “Street Shots from New York City“
- Dewdrop of The Flight of a South Georgia Storm Chaser – “A Golden Weekend“
- Andy of The Global Photographer – “BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year“
- Rob of Towner Jones Photography – “Event – White House Summit on International Development“
- Michael of travel+photography – “For Sale“
- Lori of VirtualPhotographyStudio.com – “Smoke Photography Study“
- Andy of Visual Realia – “Farm Truck“
- Stephen of Watch This Space – “Patterns in Light“
- Scott of Weekly Photo Tips - “PhoDOGraphy“
- Aaron of What the Duck - ”WTD #599″
- Ben of Where is Ben? – “My Images All Over Epson’s New Printer“
- Christopher of Written By the Light – “North Shore: Minnesota Photo Safari Portfolio No. 2“
Please be sure to visit the great blogs of our other members found in the sidebar. And if you would like to be considered for The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll, email Jason.
