In This Issue

  1. Welcome
  2. This Month's Prizes
  3. Resources

Welcome
I want to welcome back for our September newsletter. I will be doing a some hand's on training with group members this month - if you are interested, send me an email. There is no seminar this month, but there are two prize drawings.


This Month's Prizes
This month I will be giving away a book (courtesy of Peachpit press) and a NuLOOQ device (courtesy of me). The contest is to be the first person to tell me what Photoshop was originally called. The first two members to successfully answer this will win a prize.


Resources
Here are some resources for learning Photoshop.

NAPP
Membership for one year is only $99 and in addition to getting 12 issues of their magazine, you will often get a free dvd, booklet and cd filled with training videos, samples and tutorials. You also get various discounts on car rental, services at Kinko's, as well as a website filled with thousands of tutorials. If you think you might be interested, pop on over - you will love it.

Canon Photoworkshop
Canon has some online learning for their EOS camera.  Some of the training is generic enough for any camera.  You may want to give it a look.

Free Web Seminars
I came across a bunch of seminars from Adobe - check them out.

Stock Photos
Some people have asked me about using photos from the web and other sources in their work.  Please remember to always ask permission before using images from a website just like you would from a book or magazine.  If you cannot get permission from someone, you may have to buy some images - if so, here are some possibilities.

www.istockphoto.com contact me for a code good for 3 free credits
www.shutterstock.com promo code: Psu10
www.fotolia.com promo code: 3A23Q71 (5 free bonus images)
www.photos.com  
www.bigstockphoto.com promo code: PU226 (2 free images)


Closing
Here ends our newsletter - I hope you found it to be helpful and interesting. I am willing to go in whatever direction everyone wants just take a moment to send me your thoughts. Was this too basic? Too advanced? Just right? Drop me a line at stjacobphotoshop@klompy.net and let me know. If you have a question send it in and I will give you something.

Thank you very much.