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Adobe Creative Cloud Event

The confetti and streamers have long been cleaned up from last years Adobe Creative Cloud party. It’s been a year since Adobe went all-in with the Creative Cloud. This is where you get regular updates, rather than waiting 18 months for a new version.  CC can be installed on more than one computer and activated on 2 at a […]

Aerial Photography and video with the GoPro and DJI Phantom Quadcopter

I just got back from Photoshop World. It was huge success and I had great feedback from all my classes. I have posted some of the videos from the Pre Conference session that I taught with Adobe’s Principal Creative Director, Russell Brown. It was aerial photography and video with the DJI Phantom Quadcopter. I have […]

Photoshop CS6.1 and Creative Cloud advice in our Free Magazine | CS6 Super guide is here

I’m very lucky to count among my friends some of the best and most influential Photoshop and Creative Suite users and instructors. Because of this, I’m able to pull in some favors and assemble an amazing team of writers. The CS6 guide has the best that we have ever had and the pages are jammed […]

Learn Lightroom 5 in 15 minutes

September 10, 2014 By Colin Smith Leave a Comment

Learn Lightroom 5 in 15 Minutes flat! Yes, it’s true. I created a video that shows you Lightroom from scratch, empty install all the way through enhancing a whole collection of images. Grab a cup of coffee and watch (It might take longer to make the coffee than it takes to learn Lightroom) ift.tt/1qiVDPX… BTW, […]

lr4photoshop

September 8, 2014 By Colin Smith Leave a Comment

What am I missing? Lightroom for Photoshop Users Some really great tools are here for working on your photographs. Learn how to have the freedom to experiment with virtual copies and presets. Share your images easily with export presets and built in social media sharing tools. ift.tt/1qycrkY See it here: flic.kr/p/p8AaRS

Colin Smith is a best-selling author, trainer, and award-winning digital artist who has caused a stir in the community with his stunning Photoshop work. He is founder of one the world’s most popular Photoshop resource sites, PhotoshopCAFE.com, which boasts over 30 million visitors. With over 18 years of experience in the creative industry, Colin was formerly Senior Editor and Creative Director for VOICE magazine. He is a regular columnist for Photoshop User magazine. He has been featured in most major imaging magazines including, Computer Arts, Macworld, After Capture, PSD Photoshop, Advanced Photoshop, Photoshop Creative, Digital Photographer, Web Designer magazine and a host of … [Read More...]