New skills

Last night I attended a Professionals teaching Professionals Photoshop seminar sponsored by the Maine PPA and held at Robert Akers Photography in Kennebunk. After a few wrong turns because I thought I had the wrong address I have decided I need an iPhone so I can access my email on the go! But on to the new skills I can't wait to try out.

We learned a bit about creating vignettes, fine art modification, selective coloring, creating digital backgrounds and photos with a vintage appearance. We also had a quick raffle for an AlienBee's B400 flash unit which I won! I'm so excited since I never really enter raffles. Back at NEIPP I won a 20x30 Giclee gallery wrap canvas print by knowing a Bruce Lee movie (Enter the Dragon). Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket?

Here's a sample of one of the techniques I learned. Thanks to Russell Caron for sharing his fine art modification process. I can see myself using this for some specialty products here and there once I refine my masking which accounts for the "glow" effect around her sweater and hair.