Photoshop:InFocus

February 2007 Newsletter // News, Links, Inspiration, and more!

Welcome to the new Photoshop & Lightroom InFocus February Newsletter! This is going to be an excellent year as Adobe is scheduled to release some amazing software. One of the releases I am most excited about is Lightroom. Thus, I've decided to expand this newsletter to include information about Lightroom once it has been released.

Check out these cool links to see the new logos for the Adobe products coming out this year - adobe cs3 logos in flash carousel and adobe logos as a color wheel how cool is that!

News

+ Photoshop In Focus is fully redesigned - check it out

+ Stay tuned for the release of Lightroom by Adobe - I can't wait!

+ Are you interested in receiving some photographic inspiration once a month? Click here to sign up for my monthly photographic newsletter

+ I have finally redesigned my visual journal - check it out!

+ Throughout my creative journey I've been inspired by a number of people, books and ideas. I have found it to be incredibly helpful to have a community of people who enrich who I am, by way of sharing ideas and recommendations. Curious to see what inspires me? Check out my creative recommendations - photography books, magazines/journals, camera equipment, computer gear, design, teaching and more!

Links

Photoshop Links
Some great in depth resource files - Adobe Evangelists
Photoshop Support -Advance Sharpening Tutorial

Photo Links
An amazing photographer - Always a source of inspiration - Rodney Smith
With a touch of humor and an eye for the humane - Elliot Erwitt
A hub for great sites - Stephen Birchmore

Photo Contest Communication Art Photography Annual 2007 - ENTRY DEADLINE: 03.13.2007 - Communication Art

Design
2006 - 365: AIGA Year in Design 27 - AIGA Site

Book Highlight - Logos

All creative pros need well designed marketing collateral. This book will help your brand stand out from the rest. This latest edition in the best-selling annual Letterhead and Logo Design series features the most innovative and exciting work in the field from well-known design leaders, new design firms, and cutting-edge artists. A great source of inspiration.

Letterhead and Logo Design 9

Inspiration

Not just a wall... its a witness of time

“To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” - Elliott Erwitt

Orwig's Corner

Some of you may have heard me mention that when I was a kid my cool artist mom took my bro, sister and I on a field trip to a Hostess factory. I was amazed at watching how a cookies and twinkies were made. I could believe that twinkies started off as ordinary stuff, yet the end result was extraordinary. When I was a kid, I didn't know why we went to the factory. Now as an adult I understand. My mom was teaching us about the creative process. Since those early years I have always been fascinated with how people create just about anything. Pablo Picasso and his creativity has had a huge impact on me. Click here to watch a movie of the process Picasso went through to create one of his paintings - it is amazing!

Cheers!

Chris Orwig

sojournphotos.com - photography

chrisorwig.com/today - visual journal (updated regularly)

chrisorwig.com - photography

solimarstudios.com - interactive design firm

photoshop and lightroom training by chris o. - lynda.com

brooks institute of photography - where i teach

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