Ever heard of Photoshop? Ever heard of Photoshop World? Ever heard of NAPP?
I know most of you reading this on any regular basis, has heard of Photoshop – it is simply the best post-production tool ever created (okay, so that’s my opinion – but oh, the things you can do in Photoshop!)!
Funny how the more I know about Photoshop, the more I have to learn, the more creative and robust the program itself becomes, the more new things can be done with it . . . and therefore the more time one could spend using it (like days on end) . . . the more I try to capture in camera so I don’t have to spend the time there! There is an oxymoron in here somewhere!
Well Photoshop users convene at this huge event several times a year called Photoshop World – one on the East Coast, one on the West Coast. It is a plethora of information, classes (taught by some of the biggest names in the industry – incredible stuff!), workshops, vendors/tradeshow exhibitors, etc. all geared to Photoshop. And NAPP is the association (National Association of Photoshop Professionals) relative to Photoshop – and membership has some great benefits, especially continued education and updates.
Scott Kelby, president of NAPP, is hosting a worldwide photo walk this Saturday, July 18th. The invitation to participate came through my membership in NAPP, but I think this may be open to anyone – and it’s free!
What is a photo walk? Or more specifically, what is Scott Kelby’s 2nd Annual WorldWide Photo Walk? Photographers, amatuers and professionals alike, from all over the world, walk for several hours with camera in hand, taking pictures from places near and far – groups of 50 photographers each, converging on the world to shoot the globe in a day. The latter is not the goal, the goal is the photo walk itself, the global thing is just my spin on it.
There are two in Santa Barbara this year: one lead by Chuck Place, called the Santa Barbara Farmer’s Market; and the second will be lead by Micheal Randles, called the Santa Barbara, CA walk beginning at the Art Museum. Each have plenty of room for more people, so go to Scott’s Photo Walk website and sign up for this walk!
It’s a great way to get out from behind the computer, get outside yourself, shoot with other photographers, mingle with peers and enthusiasts, and shoot things you may not have dared to before – plus, each group will have plenty of photographers with experience should you have an issue or want to try something new, but just don’t know how.
Why register? each participant gets to submit 2 photos at the end of the day (actually you have up until July 25th to submit them) which goes into a huge competition with lots of cool prizes. This is one of those “just do it” things. This is one of those opportunities to be part of something bigger than yourself!
So, even without my good camera, I have signed up/registered to participate in the Farmer’s Market walk with Chuck Place. I will let you know how it goes on Sunday, after the walk.
Join me! Join the worldwide photo walk on July 18th!