September 5-7, 2012 - Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino - Las Vegas
Well, it’s been a fun and productive week here in Las Vegas (which certainly isn’t always the case 
, and Photoshop World 2010 just wrapped up.
(Note: Last night, I went to the Midnight Madness special event, where NAPP gave away an iPad to a very happy winner! Everyone had a blast watching goofy Photoshop contests, ping pong matches, etc. and stayed up way too late…)
My Day 3 began with a presentation by Moose Peterson on landscape photography and post-processing techniques, following which I spent some time on the Expo floor where I chatted with Sandy at Wiley about the California wine country, and with my new friend Hillary, a graphic designer from California.
Then I saw Julieanne Kost’s seminar on automation in Lightroom, followed by Vincent Versace’s demonstrations on simulated lighting and lens blur effects in Photoshop. My last seminar of the day (and of the conference) was with John Paul Caponigro, who gave an enlightening and inspiring presentation about developing creative processes.
This was followed by the Closing Ceremony, during which Larry Becker, the Educational Director for NAPP, acted as MC and introduced some final guest speakers, including Moose Peterson, who presented a slideshow of his work, Dave Cross, who demo’d smart technologies in Photoshop, and JP Caponigro, who talked about the components of digital color.
Larry also gave away a slew of free prizes, while Scott Kelby razzed him behind his back, with funny text on the screens that were behind Larry. Scott’s a funny guy… and quick witted. At one point he got the audience to spontaneously do the wave, much to Larry’s surprise. Maybe the funniest prank was Scott’s instructions for everyone to start taking pictures of Larry, with flash. The whole place lit up at once with popping flash bulbs, to which Larry could only reply “…you ever have one of those nightmares?”… very funny moments. Scott made some closing remarks, introduced and thanked the NAPP staff, etc. and then suddenly, it was over.
This was my third Photoshop World and I really enjoyed it. I learned some cool new stuff, made some wonderful new friends, and caught up with old friends. Thanks very much to Nancy Masse for inviting me to blog during the event! It added an extra, very fun, dimension to the experience for me. Scott Kelby and the Photoshop Guys, and all the staff at NAPP, really put on a first-rate event and I look forward to the next one!
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Nat Coalson is a photographer, teacher and writer based in Denver. For more information and to see Nat’s work visit www.NatCoalson.com, or find him on Facebook and Twitter.
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Thanks for the wrap-up. PSW truly was a fantastic event and learning experience. I highly recommend it.