Photoshop Book of the Week

I’ve noticed a lot of people asking what good books on Photoshop there are out there. Well I thought that I would start by highlighting a book each week. This week I am recommending Katrin Eismann’s Masking and Compositing book. It’s a remarkable book on generating complex selections, color correction, using layers and masks, and creative compositing. This book is intended for the intermediate to advanced user. The book also has a companion web site where you can download the tutorial images to practice the techniques yourself. Find out more about this book here.

June 19th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Trash the Dress

This is a site my fellow Photoshop guy Dave Cross was telling me about. It’s called Trash The Dress, and it’s just what it sounds like. This photographer take brides after their wedding is all over and photographs them in odd places like in the water, in the mud, at the beach, and even on fire. It’s a really creative way of shooting a common subject in a very different way. I guess the real challenge is getting a bride to trash her wedding dress. Check it out here.

June 15th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

VIVA LAS VEGAS!!!

Registration for Photoshop World in Las Vegas is open. September 6-8 we will be kickin it on the strip with thousands of Phototshop fanatics just like you and me. Come join Scott, Dave, RC, myself and so many others for the Photoshop love fest of the year. Find all about the expo and class schedule and how to register here. C’mon you gotta go, it’s VEGAS!!!

June 13th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Bert’s New Painting

Bert Monroy has just posted his newest digital painting on his website. Its called Lunch in Tiburon and, as usual, its amazing. He first revealed this piece in Boston at the last Photoshop World. You can spend so much time staring at this piece and marvel at the detail. Its remarkable what can be done in Photoshop completely from scratch.

June 11th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Spotlight: Eddie Tapp

Eddie ia an award-winning photographer and Photoshop Hall of Famer. A regular instructor at Photoshop World, Eddie consistently dazzles the crowd with his amazing photography and Photoshop instruction. I had the pleasure of interviewing Eddie at the last Photoshop World in Boston and he is just an enjoyable guy with wonderful creative insight. You can find out more about Eddie here and view his gallery here.

June 7th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

For you newbies out there…

My fellow Photoshop guy Matt Kloskowski has just released a new online training course: Photoshop CS3 Layer Essentials. In this course you will learn the basics of layers and how they are important to master right away. Because if there is one thing common among all Photoshop images is that they are all composed of layers. You can find out more about this course and others at photoshoptraining.com.

June 5th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Photoshop 3D & Google

From John Nack’s Blog:

I’m pleased to report that Adobe has teamed up with Google on 3D, enabling Photoshop CS3 Extended to browse the Google 3D Warehouse, then download 3D models right into Photoshop. The upshot is that Photoshop users now have direct access to a large & growing repository of free, community-driven 3D content.

The plug-in and more info are available on Adobe Labs. (Note: The team is working to fix a bug found in the Windows version at the last minute. Therefore the Mac plug-in is up now, and the Windows version should be up tomorrow.)

June 1st, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

News From Adobe

Adobe has released Camera Raw 4.1 for both the Mac and Windows versions of Photoshop CS3. It features expanded support for additional cameras and has improved noise reduction and sharpening capabilities. You can get more info and download the update here.

Also, Adobe is offering a momentous discount (33%) to all NAPP members that purchase Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom™ between May 1, 2007 and August 30, 2007 through Adobe’s online store. When you do the math, it means that current US NAPP members can purchase Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 for $199 (a savings of $100) throughout the entire summer (Canadian and International members read disclaimer for restrictions).

May 31st, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

Extended Plug Ins from Strata

Strata, makers of the powerful 3D app Strata 3D CX, have three new plug-ins for Photoshop CS3 Extended that will be coming out soon. They are Strata Design 3D[in], Strata Foto 3D[in], and Strata Live3D[in]. Strata Design 3D[in] will allow you to create and edit 3D models from scratch utilizing the same 3D rendering technology as found in the full version of Strata 3D CX. Strata Foto 3D[in] lets you generate a 3D model from multiple photographs of any given subject. In Strata Live 3D[in] you can create full, interactive 3D content for websites and PDF documents. These plug-ins are going to be a great way to take full-advantage of the 3D capabilities inside Photoshop CS3. You can find out more about Strata and these plug-ins here.

May 29th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)

RC in the House!!

Well, just in case you hadn’t heard yet – All of us here at the NAPP welcomed a new Photoshop Guru: Rafael Concepcion. Rafael (he prefers RC) comes from New York and brings another dimension of creative content. He made his introductory appearance on this week’s episode of NAPP TV, and will also be generating all new content for NAPP publications and websites. I may even be able to get him to do something for us here at Planet Photoshop.

Also, we will soon be expanding the scope of our video tutorials with all new Photoshop CS3 Extended content. We will be getting into some creative applications of 3D and Video, with a few surprises along the way. Stay tuned…

May 25th, 2007 | Corey Barker | Blog | Comments (0)