New Planet Contest Is Live!

Alright everyone, the newest Planet Photoshop tutorial contest is now live! You remember how this works. Simply go to the contest page (link above) or click here. View the pre-selected tutorials and use any one or combination of the techniques to create a design that is uniquely your own. That’s it. Beyond that, you can be as creative as you like. When finished go to the contest page and click the submit link then follow the instructions. We have a monster prize package which includes a NAPP membership, Photoshop CS4 Down & Dirty Tricks book, and my latest dvd: Photoshop CS4 Design Effects. Entries will be judged on overall impact and overall creative use of the techniques. You have until June 24 to enter, so while there is time don’t put it off too long. Well, now I leave it to you, Good Luck!!!

June 5th, 2009 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (2)

New Pre-Con at Photoshop World

Dave Cross and I are going to be teaching a radical new pre-con session at Photoshop World in Las Vegas this October. It’s called Shoot, Design, Print: Creating a Movie Poster From Start To Finish and the class is pretty much what the title says. We will start by doing a live shoot of a model which we will shoot in many different scenarios. Then we will take those shots and design a complete movie poster discussing various design concepts and techniques along the way. Then you will be able to print your final creation on a high quality printer to take home. This will be a hands-on course and is limited to 40 people. So don’t wait if you are planning on attending. This is pretty much a complete design course from beginning to end and it’s going to be a lot of fun! For more info and to register go here.

June 2nd, 2009 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (2)

Realistic Balloon

This week Corey creates a realistic balloon against a blue sky all from scratch. Inspired by the Pixar’s new movie UP. Continue Reading »

May 29th, 2009 | Corey Barker | Effects, Tutorials | Comments (28)

Back From Richmond | New Joe McNally Tour

I want to thank everyone who turned out for my Down & Dirty seminar in Richmond yesterday. I had a lot of fun and I hope everyone enjoyed it. We had a packed house and everyone was really getting into it. My next stop on the tour will be Toronto on June 26. You can get more info and register by going here.

BIG NEWS! Famed photographer Joe McNally has just kicked off his new seminar tour: Location Lighting Techniques. This tour will take you through the steps of going from bad light to good light with just one flash. If there is anyone on earth who can make gold out of one flash, Joe is the man. Joe’s classes at Photoshop World are almost always standing room only and everyone raves about them. Getting a full day’s photography training from Joe is like Steven Speilberg teaching you how to make a movie. Whether you are just getting started or a working professional, this tour will take your photography to the next level. Click here for tour dates and locations.

May 28th, 2009 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Terminator

This tutorial shows how to take a stock image of a human skull into Photoshop and create a terminator robot. Continue Reading »

May 22nd, 2009 | Corey Barker | Effects, Tutorials | Comments (32)

Layers & Layers | Down & Dirty in Richmond

What’s up everybody! Just wanted to remind all of you that in addition to this site I have a number of free tutorials over at the Layers Magazine website. Not only in Photoshop, but also Illustrator, After Effects, and InDesign. Also don’t forget to check out Layers TV. The weekly podcast hosted by RC Concepcion and myself where we cover topics ranging throughout the Creative Suite. You can watch the show here or on iTunes.

I will be in Richmond, VA next week on May 27 with the Down & Dirty seminar tour. This is the second stop in this newly launched tour and I am very excited to bring it to the city of my birth. Yes, I was born in Richmond. Anyway it’s going to be an awesome day of fun and learning. So if you are in the area, come spend the day with us and get inspired. You can find out more about the class schedule and register here. Hope to see you there!

May 21st, 2009 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (3)

2nd Annual Worldwide Photo Walk Announced

That’s right!! The wildly popular Worldwide Photo Walk is coming back July 18, 2009. Last year the event was an overwhelming success with thousands of people in more than 200 cities participating worldwide. Each city has a leader or group of leaders that guides their group to interesting locations to shoot. Then at the end of the day, all the participants gather to go over what was shot for some feedback. The very best photos are submitted for a chance to win some great prizes sponsored by NAPP. Whether you shoot professionally or juts for fun this event is not to be missed. You can get more detailed information over at Scott Kelby’s blog. There is also a link to the main site where you can see if there is a Photo Walk near you. If not, you can sign up to host one yourself. This event is also coinciding with the upcoming release of Scott’s best-selling book: The Digital Photography Book Volume 3. Which you know—if you have the first two volumes—is and indispensable resource for shooting digital photos in virtually any scenario. More on this as it develops. In the meantime, go and get signed up for the Photo Walk, did I mention that each group is limited to approx. 50 people. Don’t wait!

May 18th, 2009 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Angels and Demons

Corey’s summer movie series continues with this tutorial about recreating the title graphics of the new movie, Angels and Demons. Continue Reading »

May 15th, 2009 | Corey Barker | Effects, Tutorials | Comments (25)

New Blog | Photoshop World Registration Open

Hey folks, got a couple of quick bits of news today. First, OnOne Software has just launched a new blog that covers everything from new products to interviews with prominent photographers and even some tips and tricks. OnOne has always produced some of the most impressive and, in my opinion, the most useful Photoshop plug-ins around. Now they are reaching out and connecting with industry via the blog and it also has the added benefit of letting you see their products in action and how the pros use them. Check it out here.

Early registration is now open for Photoshop World Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay, October 1- 3. If you are planning on attending you will want to take advantage of the early bird registration which saves you $100 off the regular price. We have a whole bunch of new classes this time around and Dave Cross and I are producing a new hands-on pre-con session called Shoot, Design, Print. In this class we will start with a live photo shoot, then composite the shots into a real movie poster, and then finally have it printed to take home with you. So it’s a basically a full design course compressed into 4 hours. This is one is going to be fun! There are only a limited number of seats so act fast and sign up here soon. For more info on other Photoshop World events, click here.

May 14th, 2009 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (1)

Down & Dirty Seminar Lands in DC

Scott Kelby and I were in Washington, D.C. last Friday to kick if off the Down & Dirty Tricks seminar tour. The seminar opened to almost 700 people who were eager to learn the latest Photoshop tricks. The day got off to a bit of a shaky start when we encountered some audio issues in the first class, but they were taken care of in good time and we were able to move forward. From there it was a great show loaded with exciting content and quite a few laughs. Scott himself was teaching this time and I was on hand to assist our team and to help with questions in between the sessions. If you attended the event I want to thank you for coming out on a work day and enjoying this day of learning. This day was the first of many coming up. I will be in Richmond, VA, on May 27 then I will be bringing the tour to Canada. I will be in Toronto on June 26 and then Calgary on June 29. You can register for these dates now by going to KelbyTrainingLive.com.

Also, I saw the new Star Trek movie this weekend and I thought it was really well done. The effects were much more like you would expect them to be and some of the performances were a great homage to the original characters. Also check out my newest video tutorial which cover creating a cool Star Trek movie poster effect that was used for the movie. I will be working on other movie based tutorials as more big summer blockbusters will be coming out soon!!!

May 11th, 2009 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)