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New Lightroom 2 Courses
So we all know about the recent release of the new Lightroom 2 and the all-new learning center produced by Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski. In addition to that, Matt has also released some new courses over at the Kelby Online Training site. One is the Lightroom 2 Power Session. This course will get you up to speed on all the newest features in the new version and have you implementing these new features in your workflow in no time. There is also Lightroom In Depth, this three part course delves into specific techniques sorting and cataloging, developing and editing, and then printing and showing your photos. These courses are for perfect whether you are just beginning or a veteran Lightroom user. Get more info on these courses here.
Also more cities have been added to the Worldwide PhotoWalk hosted by the NAPP. Check it out and see if your city has been added.
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John Esberg said on — August 4, 2008 @ 6:42 pm
Hmm, it looks like a lot of people will be posting training on how to use the new program. It would be interesting to see how many people jump on this idea.
Markus Jais said on — August 5, 2008 @ 1:59 am
Yesterday I watched the videos at the Lightroom Learning Center and I think they are awesome.
Scott and Matt have done an amazing job here and I highly recommend it to everyone interested in or using Lightroom 2.
Alexandra said on — August 7, 2008 @ 6:33 am
These online video tutorials are incredible….Scott and Matt are awesome and I want to thank them profusely for doing this. I am about to buy all their DVD’s soon.
Thank you,
Alexandra