Where is Ben?

February Photoshop Seminars

I'll be speaking at the following events in February:

• Feb. 19-21-Up to Speed with Photoshop CS3 in Sarasota, FL: Will cover the new features in Photoshop CS3 so you can have an in-depth understanding of the newest features. These include the new palette interface, Smart Filters, the Quick Select tool, Black & White adjustment and redesigned Curves dialog box and much more.
• Feb. 26-Photoshop for Photographers in San Antonio, TX: My normal one day seminar that costs only $99... $79 for NAPP members.
• Feb. 28-Mar. 3-Creative Suite Conference in Miami, FL: I'll be teaching various sessions at this conference which covers all of Adobe's Creative Suite applications (my sessions are only on Photoshop).

FYI: The bus will remain parked in Florida when I fly out to San Antonio.

PSUser Article: Layer Lock Icons

Click here to view a PDF of an article I wrote for Photoshop User magazine that covers the uses of the Lock icons found at the top of the Layers palette.

Nice Article on Photographing Moving Vehicles

I ran into an article yesterday (I think I found it on digg.com ) that has a nice overview of how to shoot cars in motion. It talks about everything from using suction cups to mount the camera to which flash unites and exposure settings to use.

Hanging Out In Florida

I'll be keeping the bus in Florida from now until mid March. So far I spoke at an event in Daytona Beach and then spent two weeks at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre. For the last few days I've been parked at the headquarters for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). I'm currently parked in Bradenton, FL which is about an hour South of Tampa. I'll be hanging out here for a week or so as I work on my CS3 books and then I might head to the Everglades and Keys for a while.

This is my first winter without snow! It feels a bit freaky to be wearing shorts in January (that's a Minnesota boy talking).

Above is a shot I took while exploring Miami Beach. You'll find other shots from the same area after the jump.

Heading to Florida

I'm in Houston and need to be in Daytona Beach, Florida before Sunday. It looks like I'll show up with a dirty bus since I'll have to drive through constant rain. It reminds me a bit of when I entered Oregon.