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OnOne Releases Plug-In Suite 5

November 20th, 2009 | Corey Barker

Earlier this week OnOne Software, Inc. released the new Plug-in Suite 5 for Adobe Photoshop. Designed to solve the most common problems facing photographers in the areas of color correction, enlarging, masking and professional photographic effects, the Plug-in Suite 5 combines full versions of six essential software tools in one affordable package: FocalPoint 2, PhotoTune 3, PhotoFrame 4.5 Professional Edition, PhotoTools 2.5 Professional Edition, Genuine Fractals 6 Professional Edition and MaskPro 4.
With support for Photoshop CS2, CS3 and CS4 the onOne Software Plug-in Suite 5 now includes the new onOne Panel which provides quick access to all products, Windows 64 bit support and the ability to access select plug-ins from within Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 and Apple Aperture 2.1. Plug-in Suite 5 will be available in November.—From the press release.
You can learn more and order or download a trial today by going to the OnOne website.

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Adobe Creative Suite Tour Coming to San Diego

November 18th, 2009 | Corey Barker

California is really in for quite a treat this Friday as Dave Cross and RC Concepcion will be bringing the all new Adobe Creative Suite Tour to San Diego this Friday, November 20. If you haven’t yet heard of the this new tour it’s a day long excursion into the Creative Suite. Join RC and Dave as they take you through some integration techniques using programs like Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and InDesign among others. If you ever wanted to know the best practices for working between two or more Creative Suite applications, this is the tour for you. For more info and to register click here. After San Diego the tour rolls on to Boston on December 1st and then Washington DC on December 2nd with more dates coming soon. Keep checking back at the Kelby Training Live site for more updates.

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Down & Dirty on the West Coast!!

November 16th, 2009 | Corey Barker

That’s right, I am off to the West Coast tomorrow for a two-city run on the Down & Dirty seminar tour. First stop is San Francisco. I couldn’t be more excited about this one. I love San Francisco. So many cool things to see out there. I am also planning on hooking up with a few friends while there. Should be an interesting time. The seminar is being held at the South San Francisco Convention Center on November 18. Click here for more info. Hope to see you there! After that the next stop is Seattle, WA. I am really looking forward to this one as I have never been before. This time we will be at the Washington State Convention Center on November 23. There’s still a few seats left for both seminars. Secure yours today. Click here.

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Down & Dirty in Chicago | Photoshop.com Mobile

November 9th, 2009 | Corey Barker

Well the Photoshop Down & Dirty tour continues with my next stop being Chicago this Friday, November 13. Come on out an join us and see what everyone is talking about as we explore some of the newest and coolest Photoshop techniques around. It’s a fun day of learning and it will recharge your creativity. There is still room but it goes fast. Click here to register.

Also Adobe has just recently released the new Photoshop.com Mobile App for the iPhone and the new Android smart phone. This is really cool because it’s give you the ability to make fast edits to your photos right in your phone. It also has a direct link to your Photoshop.com account online so you can upload and share your photos with anyone. Click here to see me demo these features on an Android smart phone. Click here to download the Photoshop.com mobile app to your iPhone, Android, or Blackberry now for free.

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Back from Cruising!

November 2nd, 2009 | Corey Barker

Back in the office finally after teaching on a seven day cruise through the Caribbean. This shot I took when we were docked in Curacao. This event was presented by Cruising Through Life and Matt Kloskowski, Dave Cross, and I all had a great time learning and laughing with all the attendees. We made stops in Aruba and Curacao. Really interesting places and hotter than you can imagine!!! When we weren’t soaking up the sun, we were in the classroom having fun with Photoshop. I hope everyone had as much fun learning as we did teaching. It was a really great group of people and we all had a blast! Although I think we all would agree it’s nice to be back home!!!

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Lightroom 3 Learning Center and Free E-Seminars

October 23rd, 2009 | Corey Barker

Well as most of you know Adobe released the public beta for Lightroom 3 and, as usual, the NAPP has put together a new learning center for this new version. Get up to speed fast by learning about all these new features from Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski. There is even an exclusive interview with Lightroom product manager Tom Hogarty. It’s just loaded with all kinds of good stuff to get you ahead of the game in no time at all. Here’s the link.

Also Adobe is going to be hosting a free eSeminar on November 10, 2009. The seminar is titled The Future of Design and will explore the many facets of using the Creative Suite to take your ideas into new and exciting directions. Whether you are a designer, creative director, or just curious about the Creative Suite you will want to check this out. The best part, it’s free!! Click here for more info and to register.

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In Minneapolis Today!

October 21st, 2009 | Corey Barker

So today I am in Minneapolis, MN for the Down & Dirty seminar tour and I couldn’t be more excited. Once again I am in a new city for the first time even though I got here later in the evening and didn’t get a chance to see much. Not even the famous Mall of America. Oh well, perhaps next time. Anyway I am really excited to be bringing the tour here. If you are coming out to join us today be prepared for one kick-butt day of Photoshop training. It’s going to be fun! If you are not here in Minneapolis and curious if and when the tour is coming to your city, click here to see where the remaining tour dates will be. We have quite a few more between now and December. Register fast. These shows fill up quick!

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Next Stop For Down & Dirty: Minneapolis

October 14th, 2009 | Corey Barker

That’s right! Mark your calendars, if you haven’t already, for the next stop of the Down & Dirty Seminar tour is in Minneapolis, MN on October 21. That’s one week from today. I am very excited to bring the tour to Minneapolis because, well, I have never been and I must see if the Mall of America is all it is cracked up to be. Anyway if you are in the area, please come on out and join for the day as we explore some of the coolest Photoshop techniques around. You can find out more and register by going here. Hope to see you there!

Also don’t forget you still have a couple weeks to enter the “So You Think You Can Teach Photoshop” contest being put on by the NAPP. This is your chance to show the world how well you can teach Photoshop. Hey, you never know until you try. Click here if you worthy of the task.

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In Portland for D&D | Congrats to Adobe Founders

October 8th, 2009 | Corey Barker

Well my west coast tour continues. It began last week in Las Vegas for Photoshop World then I hopped over to Los Angeles to teach a couple sessions at Adobe MAX. Which, by the way, Mark Hamill made an appearance at one of the general sessions. Can you believe it? I saw Luke Skywalker in person. Anyway, now I am in Portland for the Down & Dirty Seminar Tour tomorrow and then I will finally be heading home. While in my travels I have come up with a load of new ideas for great tutorials. So be looking out for those in the coming weeks.

I also wanted to take a moment and give a big congrats to the founders of Adobe System Dr. John E. Warnock and Dr. Charles M. Geschke. Who, earlier this week, were presented with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation by President Obama for their contributions to the desktop publishing revolution. I personally want to thank them because without them, I would not be here writing this blog. Way to go guys!!!

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Speaking at Adobe MAX today!!

October 5th, 2009 | Corey Barker

So I had a blast at Photoshop World last week in Vegas. I hope everyone enjoyed my sessions as much as I did teaching them. You can see some photos of Photoshop World over at Scott Kelby’s blog. It was such a great crowd, but I am hardly done. I am now in Los Angeles to teach a couple of hand-on classes at the Adobe MAX conference. We are at the famous L.A. convention center which has been seen in a number movies. Of course, being the big movie fan that I am, it just makes things that much cooler. In fact, the hotel I am staying in is the same one they shot the famous horse chase scene in True Lies with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Isn’t that cool!!!! Anyway, if you are here at MAX and see me walking around come up and say Hi! Well that’s it for now. Have a great Monday!!!

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