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Next Meeting: Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

Meetings are generally held at the first Saturday of every month at the Art Institute Of California - San Diego. We start at 1:00pm and continue to 4:00pm. Attendance & membership is free and open to all interested. For directions page for location/map details just click on the "Directions" link to the left. 

Stephen Burns (http://www.chromeallusion.com) will host the meeting

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 "Get in Touch with TouchApps"-- March 19th, 2012 - San Diego Art Institute

We have a special presentation on Monday, March 19th and it's free to attend.  San Diego Photoshop User Group is proud to partner with Adobe Systems as we showcase the exciting new Touch Apps for iPad and Android tablets. Adobe has released a fabulous new set of six tablet apps to unleash your creativity, using your finger or a stylus.

Our presenter will be Sally Cox, Adobe Certified Instructor and Adobe Community Professional. Sally travels the globe teaching people about Adobe software and she loves to share her excitement about the Touch Tools!  Sally's demo will focus on Photoshop Touch, but she'll show the other apps, as well. We'll have extra tablets on hand so you can try out the tools!

When:  Monday, March 19th

Where:  Art Institute of California – San Diego  (Room 145-147)

To Register: http://sdpug_adobetouch.eventbrite.com

Learn more about the Adobe Touch Apps: http://www.adobe.com/products/touchapps.html?promoid=JFQFT

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March 3rd Presentation:

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Presenter 1:  Wacom Is Unveiling A Brand New Product by Stephen Burns (www.chromeallusion.com)

 We have a special presentation planned as Wacom will be unveiling their brand new product first here at the San Diego Photoshop User’s Group.  To find out what it will be make sure that you get in early to get a seat.

 

Presenter 2:  Nature’s Elusive Beauty – Composition for Nature and Landscape Photography by Jennifer Wu (www.jenniferwu.com)

 

 


This inspiring and entertaining presentation is a must see for any one interested in nature and landscape photography. Jennifer will teach you the elements of photographic composition and share her techniques to get those great shots. She will discus five elements of composition. Learn how she selects specific lenses for visual impact. Discover how creating depth in an image creates interest to the image and how isolating the subject will make a striking image. Jennifer will take you on a visual journey through the natural world and cover tips for nature photography. 

The amazing Night Sky: Jennifer will share a some night sky still photographs and timelapse photography. She will provide tips for photographing the stars. This lecture is not to be missed! You can view her images at www.jenniferwu.com .

 

About the Jennifer Wu:

Jennifer Wu, a professional photographer since 1992, is a nature and landscape photographer as well as photographing the night sky and stars.

Jennifer was named by Canon USA to the elite group of photographers, The Explorers of Light.  Canon states, "The Explorers Of Light program is a group of 62 of the world's best photographers, united in their love and passion for photographic excellence. They also share a common desire to contribute back to the industry with a willingness to share their vision and passion with others."  Jennifer enjoys sharing her enthusiasm and passion for nature photography in lectures and workshops for Canon. She is especially proud that Canon publishes her spectacular sky photographs in their professional camera brochures.

Her images, featured in numerous magazines and books, have won a wide variety of prestigious awards. Whenever she is not on nature expeditions at some of the most beautiful locations in the world, she exhibits her images at galleries and art shows.

Jennifer was born in Illinois in 1968, grew up in Davis, California. She moved to Sacramento to attend California State University, Sacramento where she received a BA in Photography. She currently lives in Sacramento.

She taught photography and digital imaging at Sierra College, CRC and California State University Sacramento. She now enjoys leading workshops for Light Photographic Workshops, the Sierra Club, Canon and aFilm International Film Workshops Barcelona, Spain.

 

Presenter 3: On One Software is here in person- by Peter Kinnan

 

I will be demonstrating how to save time in the work flow by utilizing the Perfect Photo Suite 6 to..

·         Retouch portraits

·         Create and work with layered images

·         Add and customize photographic effects

·         Remove unwanted backgrounds 

·         Resize images up to 1000%

 

About the Jennifer Wu:

Bio:  Peter Kinnan is a manager at OnOne software and has been speaking all over the country to photographers, graphic designers and photoshop users.  For the past five years, he has been demonstrating to people how to save time in the workflow by utilizing plugins inside of PhotoShop, LightRoom, and Aperture to avoid time consuming processes and difficult tasks.  When he is not traveling and speaking, he can be found in the Rocky Mountains with his snowboard looking for untracked mountainsides.  


Come early and bring a friend!!!

Enjoy,

Stephen Burns

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