Photoshop World Vegas sees the return of two beloved instructors, Deke McClelland and Dr. Russell Brown. Plus, it also marks the debut of a new instructor, concert photographer, Alan Hess.

Alan Hess is a freelance photographer and author based in San Diego, CA. His work includes commercial photography on a wide variety of subjects and concert and backstage photography that has appeared in numerous online and print publications including Vintage Guitar and Relix Magazine plus numerous promotional purposes and music packaging.
He is a key contributor to the Lexar Pro Photographer Web site for concert photography and technology articles and has appeared in both Photoshop User magazine and Scott Kelby’s Photoshop Insider Blog.
Alan has written two Digital Field Guides for Wiley Publications: The Sony A700 DSLR Digital Field Guide and The Sony A200 DSLR Digital Field Guide. Both are available in all major bookstores and online booksellers.
Alan is taking the bull by the horns and diving into his first Photoshop World experience with a brand new pre-con workshop and a brand new class!
In his Real World Concert Photography pre-con, you will Learn how to capture high-voltage concert images and overcome lighting challenges in a live photo shoot session. His class, Concert Photography From Capture To Client, covers concert workflow from securing credentials, picking the right gear, shooting just three songs, no flash usage, downloading and editing images, to outputting to website galleries. He’ll cover high ISO, low-light shooting, importing and tagging in Bridge and Lightroom, to editing selected images in Photoshop and creating outputs for different clients.
Visit Alan’s website to learn more about him, see samples of his work, and read his blog. You can also follow him on Twitter.
Our two returning PSW instructors really need no introduction.

Russell Brown at the PSW Boston Keynote Speech
2002 Photoshop Hall of Fame recipient and 2008 Emmy Award Winner, Russell Preston Brown is the Sr. Creative Director at Adobe Systems Incorporated. Dr. Brown shows users how to work – and play – with Adobe software and if you believe his motto, “Learning about Adobe Photoshop should never be boring,” like we do, then you know you’re in for a treat!
Join him on Oct 1 right after the Keynote Presentation for “The Russell Brown Show” and discover the latest Photoshop CS4 tips, tricks and techniques from the man himself!

Deke at PSW Vegas '07 Courtesy of O'Reily DigitalMedia - Click the picture to hear an interview from then
Deke McClelland is a veteran Photoshop instructor with over 80 Photoshop books under his belt, including the popular “… For Dummies” series among many others. His creativity, style and sense of humor truly embody what the Photoshop World experience is all about and we are delighted to have him with us in Vegas!
I could go on about Deke but seriously, go visit his website. You’ll learn a lot and have a blast!
Deke will also be teaching a brand new pre-con workshop called “Photoshop Channels & Masks” and his classes include: What You Missed When You Skipped Photoshop CS4, Understanding the Calculations Command, and Don’t Fear the LAB Mode.
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