Look who I spent the day with!
That’s right- it’s my good friend, Scott Kelby of Kelby Training, Photoshop Magazine, and a zillion books! I say my good friend, because Carol and I sat front row center, oohed and ahhed over his editing techniques, laughed at his jokes, and sat next to someone who actually knows him and is pictured in his newest Photoshop book. None of the other 450 attendees could say that!
We weren’t among those who asked him questions at the break, but we did generally stalk him, paparazzi-style (except with short lenses and better ethics). Here is Scott at one of the breaks; Carol is stalking him on the right. The shadow people were lined up to actually speak to him.
Scott is a fantastic presenter and incredibly skilled at photography and photo-editing. The topics ranged from editing in Adobe Camera Raw/Lightroom to portrait retouching to creating panoramic images to HDR and more. We had a fabulous day and learned a lot (none of which I attempted to do tonight on these photos)- and, after it was all over, we were brave enough to crawl up on the stage (yes, crawl- don’t ask. . .) to have our photo taken by our other new friend, also named Scott, the one who actually knows him.
All these photos were taken at ISO 6400. You would think they would have better lighting for a room full of photographers!
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What a fun day and I really did learn a lot. I’m glad you used the shadow shot. I couldn’t get mine to look right. And I was happy to find a third shot of the three of us on my camera that was usable. And the first shot of Scott is really great. Nice expression, comp and lighting.
OOHHHHhhhhhhhh! LUCKY you! I’m so happy you had this opportunity. It looks like you had a blast too!
You and Carol look like sister in this photo. Love seeing you smile.