Instructor Bios
Photoshop World offers you the opportunity to get instruction and inspiration from more than 40 of the most recognized and respected names in graphic art, digital photography, motion graphics, and Web design. Our roster of instructors includes...
Scott Kelby
Editor, Photoshop User magazine
Conference Technical Chair
Scott is editor and publisher of Photoshop User magazine and Layers magazine (the how-to magazine for everything Adobe). He also is the president and co-founder of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) and president of the software training, education, and publishing firm Kelby Media Group.
Scott is a photographer, designer, and an award-winning author of more than 40 books, including Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers, The Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers, The 7-Point System, The Photoshop Channels Book, Photoshop Classic Effects, and The Digital Photography Book.
Since 2004, Scott has been awarded the distinction of being the world’s #1 best-selling author of all computer and technology books, across all categories. His books have been translated into dozens of different languages, including Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Korean, Polish, Taiwanese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Swedish, Turkish, and Portuguese, among others, and he is a recipient of the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award.
In addition, Scott is training director for Kelby Training and technical chair for the Photoshop World Conference & Expo. He’s featured in a series of Adobe Photoshop training DVDs and has been training Adobe Photoshop users since 1993. For more information on Scott, visit scottkelby.com.
Kevin Ames
Trainer and Author
Kevin Ames is a well-known commercial digital photographer who has written several Photoshop and photography books, including Adobe Photoshop CS: The Art of Photographing Women. His company, Ames Photographic Illustration, has done work for Honda, AT&T, and Westin Hotels. He also writes the "Digital Photographer's Notebook" column for Photoshop User magazine, and is a Photoshop World Dream Team instructor.
Corey Barker
Education and Curriculum Developer for NAPP
Corey is the newest education and curriculum developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He is a graduate of the Ringling School of Art & Design in Sarasota, Fl with a degree in Illustration. Over the years, Corey has worked as a graphic artist in a variety of disciplines such as illustration, commercial design, large format printing, motion graphics, web design and photography. His expertise in Photoshop and Illustrator have earned him numerous awards in illustration, graphic design and photography. Using Photoshop since version 2, his expertise and creativity has evolved exponentially with every new version. Which makes Corey an invaluable addition to the NAPP team.
Peter J. Bauer
Author and NAPP Help Desk Director
Pete Bauer is an author and the Help Desk Director for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). His most recent book is Photoshop CS3 for Dummies . In addition to being an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE), Pete is also a recipient of the NAPP Pioneer Award and a Photoshop Hall of Fame nominee. He writes regularly for Photoshop User and Layers magazines, as well as for a number of graphics-related websites.
Russell Brown
Sr. Creative Director at Adobe Systems Incorporated
As Senior Creative Director at Adobe Systems Incorporated, Russell Preston Brown facilitates the exchange between digital designers and software developers that is so vital to Adobe's product development. Russell is the Emmy Award winning creator of "Dr. Brown's Photoshop Laboratory" (www.tvadobe.com). Always delighting in testing the creative limits of his tools, Russell is the prolific creator of an entertaining collection of Photoshop tips and tricks.(www.russellbrown.com) His double treat of great information presented in a bold, zany style has won him a regular following among beginning, intermediate, and advanced users alike.
John Paul Caponigro
Author, Fine Artist and Contributing Columnist
John Paul Caponigro, author of Adobe Photoshop Master Class, is an internationally renowned fine artist. He is a contributing editor for Camera Arts and View Camera, and a columnist for PHOTO Techniques. Additionally, John teaches workshops for private and select venues, including The Santa Fe Photography Workshops and The Maine Photographic Workshops. A Canon Explorer of Light and an Epson Stylus Pro, his clients include Adobe, Apple, and Kodak.
Frank E. Cricchio
Portrait Photographer and Educator
Frank E. Cricchio is a highly acclaimed portrait photographer and a leading photographic educator worldwide. He has served as President of the Professional Photographers of America , President of the American Society of Photographers, and Director of Education at the Winona International School of Professional Photography. Frank Cricchio has been a consultant to both Kodak and Fuji specializing in both color negative and digital photography.
Dave Cross
Author and Trainer
Dave Cross is Senior Developer, Education and Curriculum for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals and is involved in all aspects of the training that is provided to NAPP members , including the content of seminars, conferences and workbooks. He also creates very popular weekly QuickTime-based tutorials that appear on the members’ website. Dave is an Adobe Certified Instructor in Photoshop CS2 and Illustrator CS2 and is a Certified Technical Trainer.
Prior to joining the NAPP, Dave lived in Canada and trained thousands of users across North America. Dave co-authored Illustrator CS2 Killer Tips and is the author of the Photoshop CS2 Help Desk Book and Photoshop Finishing Touches. Dave writes for Photoshop User magazine, teaches at the Photoshop World Conference & Expo and is the Lead Instructor for the Photoshop Seminar Tour. He is also featured on a series of DVDs and is one of the “Photoshop Guys” on Adobe Photoshop TV.
Jack Davis
Author, Photoshop WOW! Book and Designer/Illustrator/Photographer
Photoshop Hall of Famer, Jack is co-author of the award-winning Photoshop Wow! Books and How to Wow: Photoshop for Photography books , as well as an award-winning designer/illustrator/photographer. He is also a contributing editor to numerous other books and magazines (including Photoshop User) on digital imagery, photography and design. Jack has degrees in traditional Commercial Art and Graphic Design and an MA and MFA in Digital Imagery, and when he's not in front of his Cinema Display in San Diego he's usually on the beach somewhere in Polynesia with his digital camera and analog paints documenting the local color.
Jim DiVitale
Digital Photographer and Instructor
Jim DiVitale has been an Atlanta advertising photographer and instructor for over 20 years. His digital photography has been featured in, among others, Graphis Photo, Print, The One show, Archive Magazine, Creativity, Professional Photographer, PEI, Digital Output magazine, Photo District News, and Photoshop User magazine. His clients include IBM, BP Amoco, Mizuno USA, Genuine Parts Company, Witness Systems, TEC America, and Scientific Atlanta.
Laurie Excell
Photographer and NAPP Photo Gear Desk
Laurie spent the first 25 years of her career in photographic sales helping pros and hobbyists alike decide which photographic equipment best suited their needs. All the while, she was an avid photographer. In 2000 she left sales to become a full-time professional wildlife and nature photographer. She has been published in Outdoor Photographer, Outdoor Photography (UK), Photoshop User, and Layers magazines. You will also find her photography on Audubon calendars, as well as postcards, calendars, and posters for the National Park Service.
As if that's not enough, Laurie also leads wildlife photography safaris in North America and is an instructor with the Digital Landscape Workshop Series, Photoshop World, and Cruising Through Life training extravaganzas. She also runs a business called EQuipmentLady, where she sells photographic equipment on consignment for other photographers when they upgrade their equipment. Oh, and in all of her spare time, she's the Photo Equipment Advice Desk Guru for our very own National Association of Photoshop Professionals.
Helene Glassman
Photographer
Helene Glassman is an award-winning photographer/businesswoman in Santa Barbara, California. She has been awarded the Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman degrees by the Professional Photographers of America and is a Certified Professional Photographer as well. Her company, Imagery Photography, has been a well-respected and successful portrait event studio in Southern California for over 25 years. Educated in music and art at the University of Memphis as well as photography at the Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, her creative juices have been rounded out with a Masters degree in Communications. As is the case with most small businesses, it is her responsibility to create marketing and advertising ideas for the company. Hence, an idea was born out of a need to create and to expand the business.
Joe Glyda
Digital Imaging and Technology Manager
Joe Glyda is a Digital Imaging Advisor for Kraft Foods in Glenview, Illinois. He initiated their digital capabilities back in 1993 and now the Creative Services Photography Studio completes 100% of all their photography digitally using Photoshop CS. Joe is a member of PPA, MIPA, and ASMP. He is on the Advisory Board at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, and was also a member on the Subcommittee for the FIRST group, which created standards for digital photographers for the flexographic printing industry. Joe has been creating photographic images since he was 8 years old and has been working at Kraft for 31 years. He brags that he hasn't used film since 1995.
Edward C. Greenberg
Lawyer
A graduate of New York Law School, Mr. Greenberg has represented and litigated on behalf of photographers, photojournalists, artists, creators and illustrators out of his New York City office for nearly thirty years. In addition to Jack Reznicki, his clients have included Richard Avedon, Melvin Sokolsky, Jeff Sedlik, Michael Grecco, Chris Usher, The Society of Illustrators and Ford Models. Mr. Greenberg writes extensively on intellectual property issues and is the author of the "Brush With the Law" column which appears on theispot.com. He frequently lectures on legal issues relating to the photography industry and has appeared at, among other venues, Photo Expo in New York.
Mr. Greenberg has litigated and continues to try cases involving lost photography, copyright issues, image licensing, publicity/privacy rights and other intellectual property cases in the federal, state and appellate courts. He represents hundreds of photographers, models, photo representatives, model agents, stylists and performers world wide.
Tim Grey
Microsoft Program Manager and Author
Tim Grey is the "go to guy" for many professional photographers and companies involved in digital photography and imaging. He writes about the use of digital tools in photography for Digital Photo Pro, Outdoor Photographer, and PC Photo magazines, among others. He is the author and co-author of seven books related to digital photography, including Photoshop CS2 Workflow, Photoshop Sharpening, and Color Confidence. Tim is a popular speaker at various seminars and trade shows, among other venues. In his almost-daily "Digital Darkroom Questions" (DDQ) email service, he answers questions from photography enthusiasts and pros. Tim currently works as a Program Manager at Microsoft Corporation, working to help ensure digital photographers get the most out of Windows XP.
Rod Harlan
Director of the Digital Video Professionals Association
Rod Harlan is Executive Director of the Digital Video Professionals Association (DVPA) and Dynamic Media Editor for Layers magazine. He is an author of and contributor to numerous books , countless magazine articles, and is a frequent speaker and trainer at many of the largest conferences and expos. Rod is also the Audio-Visual Director for both the Photoshop World Conference & Expo and the Mac Live Conference and works in all things related to digital video including digital editing, animation, and special effects for television, video, CD-ROM, DVD, and the Web.
Richard Harrington
Editor and Motion Graphic Artist
Richard Harrington is a certified Project Management Professional, Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop and After Effects, and Apple Certified Trainer in Final Cut Pro . Additionally, he has completed Avid's Master Editor Workshop and the Avid Certified Instructor program. His visual communications consultancy, RHED Pixel, creates motion graphics and produces video and multimedia projects. He is the author of Photoshop for Video and Understanding Adobe Photoshop as well as a moderator of DV Magazine’s Photoshop for Video forum. You can find out more about Richard and his blogs at www.RasterVector.com and www.PhotoshopforVideo.com.
Randy Hufford
Photographic Artist
When you call Maui's Institute of Visual Arts, you will hear Randy Hufford answer; "It's a great day in Paradise". He loves to share his enthusiasm! One of Randy's greatest passions is creating and selling his fine art images in Galleries throughout Hawaii and the Mainland. He has earned his Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman degrees from PPA and has been recognized with the Kodak Photographic Excellence Award.
As a result of his constant striving for innovative solutions, Randy has just completed an Educational Tutorial titled "Discover Untapped Revenues hidden within Digital Printing" produced by Software-Cinema. This 5 DVD set outlines, from start to finish; ways to create and market fine art prints.
Located on the beautiful island of Maui, The Institute if Visual Arts, founded by Eddie Tapp and Randy Hufford, is Randy's way of sharing his passion and love for his work and his homeland. It is the founders' dreams fulfilled to have IVA students enjoy the ultimate Digital learning experience in Paradise.
Stephen Johnson
Photographer, Instructor and Designer
A photographer, teacher and designer, Stephen has been teaching and working in photography since 1977. His books include "At Mono Lake", the critically acclaimed "The Great Central Valley: California's Heartland" and "Making a Digital Book" . He runs his own photography, publishing and design company. Current projects include "With a New Eye", his groundbreaking and historic all digital national parks project and a new book on digital photography.
Stephen's pioneering work in digital photography, desktop color separations and digital imaging has included software and product development for clients such as Apple, Adobe, Eastman Kodak, Leaf, Ricoh and SuperMac. His work with Adobe includes the creation of the duotone curves shipped with their Photoshop software. He was named to the Photoshop Hall of Fame in 2003. Johnson's photographs have been widely published and collected internationally.
Lesa Snider-King
Trainer, Writer & Chief Evangelist for iStockphoto.com
As the founder of the free creative tutorial web site, GraphicReporter.com, and chief evangelist for iStockphoto.com, Lesa is on a mission to teach the world to create better graphics . She writes for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Planetphotoshop.com, Macworld Magazine, and Layers Magazine. Lesa is also New York Times technology columnist David Pogue's personal assistant, and the production editor/graphics goddess of his Missing Manual series. You can catch her Graphics Tip of the Week live each Wednesday night on YourMacLife.com.
Matt Kloskowski
Author and Educator
Matt Kloskowski is the Education and Curriculum Developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He has authored and co-authored 5 books on Photoshop and Illustrator , and teaches an advanced Photoshop course for Sessions.edu. In addition to being an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop, and Macromedia Flash Certified Developer, Matt is a regular contributor to Photoshop User and Layers magazines and writes weekly columns for several digital imaging websites.
Julieanne Kost
Graphics Evangelist, Adobe Systems
Joining Adobe in 1992, Julieanne has learned her craft through hands-on experience and now serves as the Senior Digital Imaging Evangelist. Spanning digital imaging and illustration, her role includes customer education, product development, and market research. She is a frequent contributor to several publications, a speaker at numerous design conferences and tradeshows, and a teacher at distinguished photography workshops and fine art schools around the world.
Julieanne is also the author behind Window Seat – The Art of Digital Photography and Creative Thinking, the founder of jkost.com and the creator of the Adobe Photoshop CS training DVDs published by Software Cinema.
George Lepp
Outdoor & Nature Photographer, Lecturer and Author
George D. Lepp has been capturing beautiful photographic images throughout the U.S. and around the world for over 35 years. For more than 25 of those years he has been sharing his acquired photographic and biological knowledge with other aspiring photographers . His dedication to sharing his knowledge on the latest digital methods for capturing, optimizing, and printing images is most evident at his Lepp Institute of Digital Imaging.
Jay Maisel
Photographer
Photographer Jay Maisel's career spans 40 years. His name has become synonymous with vibrant color photography that uses light and gesture to create countless unforgettable images for advertising, editorial, and corporate communications . In addition, his pictures appear in books and art collections. Included among his many awards for excellence are the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame, American Society of Media Photographers' Photographer of the Year Award, and the International Center of Photography's Infinity Award. A graduate of Cooper Union and Yale University, Jay continues his education by teaching younger photographers at workshops, seminars, and lectures around the world.
Dan Margulis
Author, Prepress Manager, and Color Authority
Dan Margulis is internationally regarded as the leading authority on color correction. He is the author of Professional Photoshop, which, since its first edition in 1994, has become the unofficial bible of the prepress and printing industries . His column, "Makeready," which focuses on practical production issues, appears in both Photoshop User and Electronic Publishing magazines. Formerly a professional prepress manager with over 20 years experience heading electronics departments at high-end trade shops, he now offers small-group, hands-on color correction classes in the U.S., Canada, and Europe in four different languages. In September 2001, Dan was one of the first three persons named to the Photoshop Hall of Fame of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals.
Deke McClelland
Author and Trainer
Formerly an art director at one of the first service bureaus in the U.S., Deke McClelland is a best-selling author on the subjects of computer graphics, digital imaging, and electronic design. Since the publication of his first book in 1987 (Desktop Publishing Type & Graphics), Deke has overseen the creation of 80 technology and design books, which have been translated into more than 20 languages with 3 million copies in print. His current book titles include Adobe Photoshop One-on-One, Adobe InDesign One-on-One, and Photoshop Elements for Windows One-on-One (all Deke Press/O'Reilly Media). He also hosts the DVD-based training series Total Training for Adobe Photoshop, Total Training for Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop Elements Unleashed (all Total Training). One of the most award-winning writers in the business, Deke received a total of seven honors from the Computer Press Association. In 2002, he was inducted into NAPP's Photoshop Hall of Fame.
Joe McNally
Photographer
Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed American photographer and long-time photojournalist. From 1994 until 1998, he was LIFE magazine's staff photographer, the first one in 23 years. His most well known series is the "Faces of Ground Zero—Giant Polaroid Collection," a collection of 246 giant Polaroid portraits shot in the Moby c Studio near Ground Zero in a three-week period shortly after 9/11. A large group of these historic, compelling life-size (9x4�) photos were exhibited in seven cities in 2002, seen by almost a million people. The sale of 55,000 copies of the exhibit book, printed by LIFE, raised over $2 million for the 9/11 relief effort. This collection is considered by many museum and art professionals to be the most significant artistic endeavor to evolve to date from the 9/11 tragedy.
Some of McNally's other renowned photographic series include: "The Future of Flying," cover and 32-page story, National Geographic magazine, December 2003. "The Bolshoi Ballet" This LIFE series of Bolshoi Ballet images resulted in the creation of one of McNally's most well known images, "Ballerina on the Rooftop." "Olympic Nude Series" A highly touted series of photos depicting the United States 1996 Olympic team as a series of nude figure studies, published in LIFE.
McNally is known worldwide for his ability to produce technically and logistically complex assignments with expert use of color and light. He conducts numerous workshops around the world as part of his teaching activities, and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious Alfred Eisenstadt Award for outstanding magazine photography, as well as Pictures of the Year International, and World Press Photo Foundation Award (awarded first place in Portraits in 1997). Most recently, McNally has been selected as one of 10 photographers worldwide to work on promotion of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Bert Monroy
Author and Contributing Columnist
Bert Monroy is considered one of the pioneers of digital art. His work has been seen in many magazines and scores of books. He has served on the faculty of many well known institutions, lectured around the world, written many books and appeared on hundreds of TV shows. Bert hosts a weekly podcast called Pixel Perfect for Revision3.com.
He co-authored The Official Adobe Photoshop Handbook, the first book on Photoshop plus many other books since. His latest books, Photoshop Studio with Bert Monroy: Digital Painting has gotten critical acclaim around the world. Bert writes a column for Photoshop User and Layers magazines.
Bert serves a client list that includes Apple Computer, Adobe Systems, AT&T, American Express, Pixar Animation, Disney Animation and Lockheed/Martin. Bert has also worked in the motion picture industry for Industrial Light and Magic, Pacific Data Images, and R/Greenberg.
In 2004, Bert was inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame.
Chris Orwig
Pro photographer, Interactive Designer, Author
Chris Orwig is a pro photographer, interactive designer, author and on the faculty of the renowned Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA. Moreover, he brings unique perspective, creativity, authenticity and passion to all that he does . His publications include of a number of best-selling training titles at Lynda.com: Enhancing Digital Photography with Adobe Photoshop CS & CS2, Photoshop CS3 for Photographers: Essentials Training, Photoshop CS3 for Photographers: Creative Techniques, Photoshop Lightroom Essentials and more! Out of all of these creative endeavors, one of Chris' favorites is having the opportunity to speak at various national and international Photoshop and Interactive design conferences.
Chris traces his creative roots to growing up in Northern California where his backyard opened up to rolling hills, oak trees and creeks. Chris grew up in a home that was designed/built by his father and filled with art created by his mother. From the get go this environment nurtured in him an insatiable desire for discovery, a knack for creativity and a desire to live a full and meaningful life!
Chris' work is widely sought after and can be seen in various national publications. He enjoys a diverse and varied client base having worked with companies like Disney, Adobe, Nissan and others. Chris is extremely proud to partner with Adobe, Epson, Wacom, Nik Multimedia, onOne Software and Really Right Stuff. More importantly, Chris approaches design and photography as a way to get more out of life. As he explains, "I subscribe to Marc Riboud's perspective that 'Photography is savoring life at one hundredth of a second.' When I create a photograph or a design piece I strive to create visual poetry. Poets are able to say in 10 words what novelists say in 10,000. Ultimately, after reading a poem, we simply do not have more information we have more experience. In the same way, I aim to distill idea, concept, vision, experience and emotion into poetic, provoking, intriguing and beautiful imagery."
For more information visit chrisorwig.com
Moose Peterson
Wildlife Photographer, Author, and Educator
A Nikon Legend Behind the Lens, Lexar Elite Photographer, recipient of the John Muir Conservation Award, Research Associate with the Endangered Species Recovery Program, published in over 130 magazines worldwide, author of 23 books, and lecturing across the country to thousands upon thousands of photographers barely covers the work and goals of wildlife photographer Moose Peterson. One of the original Nikon shooters to receive the D1 in 1999, Moose embraced this new technology becoming the only wildlife photographer in the world to shoot strictly digital in the early years. A beta site for all the major hardware and software manufacturers, Moose continues his main goal of photographing the life history of North America's endangered wildlife and wild places using the latest tools. Creative innovation of new techniques, both behind the camera and the computer, is the driving force behind his photography and goals.
Jack Reznicki
Commercial Photographer and Author
Jack Reznicki is a commercial people and children photographer based in New York City. His creative problem solving has helped promote products and services for many companies such as Tylenol, The Wall Street Journal, Hyatt, Toys "R" Us, Kodak, Reader's Digest, Crest, AT&T, Playtex, and several Time magazine covers. Additionally, he is the author of several books on commercial photography including Studio and Commercial Photography ( part of the Kodak Pro Workshop Series). Jack's insights to professional photography can be found every month in Petersen's PHOTOgraphic magazine with his popular "Pro Vision" column, and his insightful articles also appear in Professional Photographer magazine. Currently Jack is a board member of Professional Photographers of America (PPA).
Andrew Rodney
Author and Trainer
Andrew is owner of The Digital Dog, a digital imaging training and consulting business located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Andrew Rodney, aka the Digital Dog, has successfully provided services and training to photographers, designers, print shops, government agencies, as well as fortune 1000 companies since 1993. Andrew has written in the following publications: PDN, Publish, Photoshop User, Digital Photo Pro, Electronic Publishing, Digital Output, MacWeek, and Professional Photographer. Andrew is the author of Color Management for Photographers, Hands on Techniques for Photoshop Users”published by Focal Press. He lectures around the country on many aspects of digital imaging and color management. The Digital Dog is devoted to the understanding and adoption of color management.
Andrew has been a Beta for Adobe Photoshop since version 2.5 and is currently an Alpha tester for Adobe Systems. Andrew is one of the principle partners of Pixel Genius LLC, a company that has created such products as PhotoKit and PhotoKit-Sharpener. Andrew was named a "Top 40 Photoshop Expert" by Wacom Technologies. In 2007, Andrew was inducted into the NAPP Photoshop Hall of Fame. Andrew’s web site can be found at www.digitaldog.net.
Tom Ruark
Adobe Sr. Computer Scientist
Thomas Ruark is a Senior Computer Scientist and a scripting guru. He has been on the Photoshop team for 11 years and has contributed greatly to many different parts of the application. If he's not coding you'll catch him working on a crossword puzzle or hoopin' it up on the basketball court.
Rick Sammon
Author/ Instructor
Rick Sammon, who hosts five classes on Kelby Training, has published 28 books, including Face to Face - The Complete Guide to Photographing People, Idea to Image, Rick Sammon's Travel and Nature Photography , Rick Sammon’s Complete Guide to Digital Photography 2.0, Rick Sammon’s Digital Imaging Workshops and Flying Flowers - the beauty of the butterfly. In October 2008, Rick’s 29th book will be published: Exploring the Light - Making the Best Possible In-Camera Exposure.
Rick writes for PCPhoto, Outdoor Photographer and Layers magazine. He is also the author of the Canon Digital Rebel XT lessons on the Canon Digital Learning Center and is a Canon Explorer of Light.
Rick gives more than a dozen photography workshops (including private workshops) and presentations around the world each year. He also presents at Photoshop World, which Rick says is a “blast.” When asked about his photo specialty, Rick says, “My specialty is not specializing.” Visit www.ricksammon.com
Jeff Schewe
Advertising Photographer and Consultant
Jeff Schewe is the co-author of Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS3 published by Adobe Press/Peachpit and a member of the NAPP Photoshop Hall of Fame. An award-winning advertising photographer by trade, he is known as a digital pioneer and has been a long term alpha/beta tester for Photoshop, Camera Raw and Lightroom. Jeff is also a founding partner in PixelGenius, LLC makers of the PhotoKit™ line of plug-ins. He is the editor in chief of PhotoshopNews.com.
Fay Sirkis
Portrait Artist, Photographer, and Instructor
Fay Sirkis is an internationally recognized portrait artist, photographer, and instructor. She speaks at training conferences and events throughout the US and Europe.
Fay’s studio is in New York and she is a contemporary digital artist with a background in traditional fine art. Fay attended the Pratt School of Professional Studies in New York City where she became certified in Graphic and Web Design. Fay also attended Rockhurst College CE in New York City where she earned her certification in printing and pre-press.
Fay has been honored by Canon as a "Canon Print Master" and her paintings are featured in numerous Canon marketing campaigns. Fay currently trains for Canon at conferences and trade-shows throughout the US.
Fay is a Painter Master, Beta tester, and on the Advisory Committee for Corel Painter. She was instrumental in the launching of Painter IX and X. Her work is featured in Corel's Painter Masters Art Gallery, as well as their numerous ad campaigns.
Fay is a member of the Photoshop World Conference & Expo "Dream Team” of instructors, produced by the National Association of Photoshop Professional's. Her tutorial on "Photo Painting" with Photoshop and Corel Painter was the featured article at Photoshop World Boston in 2007, and in Photoshop User Magazine. She is best known for her simplistic way of teaching, making the learning curve in the digital world easy to master.
Her commissioned portraits and paintings are held in private collections internationally, and also exhibited in museums and art galleries. Fay is the founder of "Fays Art Studio," a high-end commission portrait painting studio, as well as a digital art training and consulting firm based in New York.
An accomplished Portrait Artist, Photographer, and Instructor, Fay Sirkis provides her students with simple recipe's to transform photos into beautiful paintings! Learn how to paint like a Master with Fay Sirkis as she shares the secrets and techniques behind her signature style of "Photo Painting".
To see more of Fay's work, please visit www.faysartstudio.com.
Taz Tally
Author, Teacher, Consultant, and Contributing Columnist
Dr. Taz Tally is President of Taz Tally Seminars, a computer publishing, consulting, and training company. Taz is the author of numerous books including his most recent book Acrobat and PDF Solutions, as well as Electronic Publishing: Avoiding The Output Blues a textbook on electronic publishing fundamentals and Postscript file preparation, and Avoiding The Scanning Blues a comprehensive guide to desktop scanning, which was chosen as a featured selection of the DoubleDay book club. In addition, Taz has published the UMAX MagicScan Manual, and SilverFast: The Official Guide, which are distributed worldwide.
Eddie Tapp
Photographer, Lecturer, Consultant, and Author
Eddie Tapp is an award-winning photographer, lecturer, consultant and author on digital imaging issues. As an award-winning photographer with over 20 years of experience in computer technology , Eddie has been actively involved in educating and consulting with corporations, studios, and agencies in the applications of digital imaging workflow, color management, pre-press, and digital photography globally.
Jeff Tranberry
Adobe QE Product Lead
Jeff Tranberry lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jeff has worked at Adobe Systems for 7 years and is currently QE Product Lead on Photoshop. He is also an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE), a scripting evangelist and a qualified nerd who collects comic books.
Vincent Versace
Photographer, Trainer, and Contributing Columnist
Vincent Versace is a recipient of the Computerworld Smithsonian Award in Media Arts & Entertainment and the Shellenberg fine art award, a six-time nominee to the Photoshop Hall of Fame and the best-selling author of Welcome to Oz a Cinematic Approach Digital Still Photography with Photoshop. His work is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of American History. Vincent was the original host of the Epson Print Academy. He is the photographer of Immediate Assistants Medical Rescue Go team and one of the members of the photographic team of Eco-Challenge. He was commissioned by the San Francisco Presidio National Park to create a permanent collection of art for the park. He is an American Photo Magazine Mentor Trek instructor. and has led photographic workshops to San Francisco, Burma, Vietnam, India, Morocco, Costa Rica, Santa Fe, Egypt, Cambodia, Mongolia and Australia. Vincent is former member of the board of directors of Los Angeles chapter of the American Photographers Association and is also a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals "Instructor Dream Team" and teaches regularly at Photoshop World as well as being a regular instructor for the US Navy Combat Camera School, the Maine Photographic Workshops, Santa Fe Photographic and Palm Beach Photographic Workshops. He is a founding member of the Epson Stylus Pros, Xrite Colorotti, Lexar Elite Photographers and a Nikon Legeond Behind the Lens. He is the former artist in residence for Altamira Group and former consultant to the president of Kodak's Digital & Applied Imaging Group. Vincent is able to leap tall buildings in a single bound and on the weekends is a part-time super-hero and short-order cook.
Terry White
Technical Resources Manager, Adobe Systems, Inc.
Terry White- Director, North America Creative Pro Technical Sales for Adobe Systems, Inc. Terry has been with Adobe for over a decade and has extensive knowledge of Adobe’s Creative Professional product line.
In his current position, he leads a team of Solution Engineers and Product Specialists that focus on Professional Publishing, Web Authoring and Digital Video/Audio. Terry is an Adobe Certified Expert and Creative Suite Master. He has been active in the industry for over 20 years and is the founder and president of MacGroup-Detroit - Michigan’s largest Macintosh users group and is a columnist for Layers magazine and X-Ology Magazine. Terry is the host of the top ranked Adobe Creative Suite Video Podcast. He is also the author of Secrets of the Adobe Bridge and co-author of The iPhone Book and InDesign CS/CS2 Killer Tips. Terry is a key presenter at major industry shows around the world.
Ben Willmore
Author, and Instructor
Ben Willmore is author of the award-winning, best-selling book, Adobe Photoshop Studio Techniques and co-author of another bestseller, How to Wow: Photoshop for Photography . His hit seminars, "Photoshop Mastery" and "Photoshop for Photographers", have established Ben as one of America's favorite Photoshop instructors. He has personally helped over 30,000 design and photography professionals make the transition from blindly following step-by-step techniques, to "Aha! I finally GET Photoshop!" His breakthrough teaching style of "not-just-how-but-why," has made Ben the in-house instructor of choice for companies such as Mercedes Benz, Adobe Systems, America Online, and Fisher-Price. He's a member of the Dream Team for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), a featured speaker at design and photography conferences in America, England ,and Australia, and writes for numerous digital imaging publications, including a monthly column for Photoshop User magazine. In 2004, Ben was inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame.
David Ziser
Photographer, Lecturer, and Trainer
David Ziser, an internationally-renowned wedding photographer, has shared his knowledge with tens of thousand's of photographers in five languages and in 14 countries worldwide. Studio Photography acclaimed "Award winning photographer, David Ziser, is showing the world how to take wedding pictures." The Dallas Morning News extolled Ziser as "wedding photographer extraordinaire." David is one of 97 worldwide who hold the highest honor of "Fellow" bestowed by the American Society of Photographers.
