Canon Controversy and More Discussed with Don Komarechka

This week I had the honor and pleasure of joining my friend Don Komarechka on his podcast, Photo Geek Weekly. The discussions ranged from light-hearted to heavy to geektastic around the world of photography. I also share my pick of the week, which is a camera I absolutely loved. I really enjoyed being on his show. Click through here to check out the show notes of the episode on his page. Or you can just click here to play the episode.

Also, make sure you check out his new book about the world of macro photography. I was gifted the book and it’s UNBELIEVABLE. Get it here. It’s truly a “universe at your feet” when it comes to macro photography

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On-the-Go Design Is Here To Stay and This Adobe Mobile Bundle Proves It

I remember a few years ago when I attended Adobe Max and “Lightroom CC” was announced. I also remember, at the time, Adobe renaming the Lightroom most already had to “Lightroom Classic.” A lot of uproar came from this. Some from me as I didn’t like the idea of putting all of my creative workflow into the mobile space. Turns out, it’s ok and works well for many creative artists. Not all, but many. Today Adobe continues its double-down approach to on-the-go creativity with its mobile design offering for iPad users.

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Creating No Matter Where You Are

If you’re an iPad user that happens to be a graphic designer/artist, getting Adobe Illustrator on the iPad was BIG. Now, the mobile-first initiative is in full swing as Adobe is now bundling Photoshop, Illustrator, Fresco, Spark and Creative Cloud apps in what it’s calling the “Design Mobile” package for iPad.

As usual, the pricing structure from Adobe creative products are based on a subscription model. You can pay an annual subscription fee of $149.99 or monthly at $14.99 per month. Adobe discusses it more on its blog post here.

Signing up for this service has to be done via the Apple App Store. At least at the time of creating this post. Here’s the link for that if you’re reading this on your iPad. Sounds like a nice deal.

Are you signing up? Or are you in the camp that already has the full suite of Adobe creative apps? I’m curious to know how this may affect the full suite subscribers. I pay for the full suite and use a good bit of the apps, but not all of them. So it is definitely a good value for me? What about you? Thoughts?

Adobe Announces More Creative Collaboration Between Its Apps

At the time of this post, I can easily say that I’m a happy Adobe Creative cloud customer. I enjoy using the ecosystem because things work well together in my workflow. I’ll jump from Lightroom to Photoshop easily while working on a photo. I’ll jump from Premiere Pro to Audition when working on a video’s audio within a few clicks. It just works for me.

Today Adobe announced more cohesion and document collaboration options between its apps. This time it’s for Photoshop, Illustrator and Fresco. And quite frankly, this is a total “DUH’ moment. Why wouldn’t have this capability between these apps. Each are graphics-based apps that should easily work hand in hand? And yes this is year 2021, but we’re not out of the woods regarding the global pandemic and working in shared office spaces. We’re still on the remote work type of life. Online collaboration is critical these days.

Image credit: Adobe

I’m not an Adobe Illustrator user, nor am I a Fresco user, but I do think these apps are pretty dadgum cool for digital artists. Especially for those wanting to be mobile and use their iPad for creativity. I do enjoy using Photoshop for my photo post-processing and manipulation. Especially the ability to use custom brushes to enhance the look and mood of my images. Speaking of, have you all tried the Winter Brush Pack from the one and only Kyle Webster?

In other news from the Adobe space, Adobe is offering a discount through February 14th on the Creative Cloud suite. Get it here with my affiliate link. Anyway, I thought this would be a good bit of news for creative artists like my man Adam Eargle. Thanks for checking it out.

They Asked Me To Pour Some Sense. I Tried.

A while back, I was interviewed by some friends of mine. They host their own podcast among doing other things professionally. The show is called Tha Blessin Gone Audio. It’s a show where they talk about a lot of the topical items of the day as well as some pop-culture items such as music, movies, TV and so forth. The main premise is to try to enlighten listeners on some of the madness of the world and help provide comedic relief as well as educate.

I enjoyed my time chatting with these gents, but I do apologize for being a lil’ long-winded and taking up a lot of their show’s time. Check it out below. I appreciate them having me on and sharing my work with their listeners.

BRANDING: My Chat With the Fantastic Miss Mary Jo Foley

No. I didn’t bring up beer with Miss Mary Jo. This is from her podcast on Petri called MJF Chat where she sits down with some interesting people from the world of enterprise tech. Somehow, I was able to weasel my way onto her show. Ha! Kidding. She asked that I join her show to discuss personal branding. Check it out here with full transcript or on the link below. THANKS for the support and I appreciate Miss Mary Jo having me on her show.

Image via Petri and MJFChat

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An Amazing Talent and Inspiration For So Many People

So on yesterday’s recording of This Week in Google, I had the opportunity to share my thoughts and respects for the late Chad Boseman. I appreciate TWiT giving me the chance to share my message. Also, I appreciate all of the support I’m seeing on Twitter. Wow. Some really kind people out there. And the messages are still coming. Thank you, everyone. I’m sure the Boseman family appreciates your kind support of his legacy.

If you’re interested in my brief acknowledgment and condolences shared, you can watch it on YouTube here. Thank you. Be well, yall. DO well, yall.

Official

This morning was the official anniversary of us unloading our moving truck in California. It’s been an unbelievable year. Lots of highs & some unfortunate lows. Thx to the neighbors, TWiT, Petaluma and everyone that has shown love to us. Here’s to prosperity and health.

Ted Chin Challenges You To Create

If you’re a creative artist or aspiring creative artist these days, keeping your creative juices flowing can be a bit of a challenge. Sometimes you have to think outside of the box to get content created. It can be both a thrill or a mound of stress, depending on the day of the week. With that in mind, some heavy hitters in the creative industry have teamed up with Adorama* and Ted Chin to challenge you as a creator to #CreateNoMatterWhat. The challenge is all about creating your world by way of composite photography. This includes a prize packaged valued at over $3000.

This is a free challenge where Adorama has partnered with my beloved Wacom as well as BenQ. Wacom is known for its prowess in pen displays and pen tablets used in the world of illustration and photography. BenQ specializes in beautiful monitors designed for visual artists. And I know yall know how much I love using my Wacom tablets* and the beautiful pen displays* in my workflow.

How Do You Win?

To win, just create a “beautiful world.” However you see your version of a “beautiful world.” Use some compositiing techniques to put scenes and effects together. You can submit up to five images as of now and up to 11:59PM ET on September 2nd.

Let me know if you enter. I’m curious to see what you all come up with. Click below to enter.

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The Honor Of Sharing My Philosophy and Experience with He Shoots, He Draws Podcast

During this pandemic, I’ve had some awesome experiences considering the current state of our planet. I’ve created a lot of content and also had the pleasure to be a guest on several different podcasts - even news segments. This week, an interview/chat with the He Shoots He Draws podcast hosted by Dave Clayton and Alan Hess. I’ve been a fan of this podcast since it first started a few years back. I love the layout and style these gents have presented to their listeners. In a million years, never had I assumed I’d be a guest on a show I REGULARLY LISTEN TO. Truly honored.

Mr. Clayton is a graphic designer and NOW a published author* as well as Adobe Max presenter. Mr. Hess is an AMAZING concert photographer and also well-known for his work at the San Diego Comic Con. Not to mention, all the books he’s written*.

I appreciate Mr. Clayton and Mr. Hess chatting with me and sharing my story. Take a listen below. Be sure to subscribe to their show on Apple Podcasts or whatever your podcast app of choice is. THANK YOU, everyone.

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