Twin Cities Photoshop & Photoshop Lightroom Users Group
The Twin Cities Photoshop User Group usually meets the second Wednesday every other month (February, April, June, August, October, December) to discuss all things Photoshop.
The Twin Cities Lightroom User Group usually meets the first Wednesday every other month (January, March, May, July, September, November) to discuss all things Lightroom.
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Upcoming Meetings
Twin Cities Photoshop User Group
- 7-9PM, Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
- MCAD - Auditorium 150
Come down for news, tips, discussions on Wacom tablets with Weston Maggio and Cedric Hohnstadtwill will be discussing some of his recent work and then will give a demonstration on how he uses Photoshop and a Cintiq to create illustrations and character designs. A Q&A session will follow. .
Cedric Hohnstadt is a local freelance character designer and illustrator. He has over ten years of experience creating characters for ad campaigns, animation, and toys and games. His past clients include Disney, Big Idea, Crayola, Scholastic, Exxon/Mobil, and General Mills. He has worked with licensed characters such as Goofy, Donald Duck, Winnie the Pooh, Curious George, VeggieTales, and Little Einstiens. Recently Cedric designed characters for several episodes of "3-2-1 Penguins!", a Saturday morning animated series on NBC.
Twin Cities Lightroom User Group
- 7-9PM, Wednesday, January(Date: TBD)
- Minnesota Center for Photography
Past Meetings
Information and notes on past meetings.
Other Announcements
We're always looking for people willing to give lectures and demos. Let me know if you can volunteer in any way.
Sponsors
The Twin Cities Photoshop and Lightroom User Group is sponsored by Easel Training.
Additional contributors include: Adobe Systems, Ben Willmore, Lynda.com, Deke McClelland, Peachpit Press, Total Training, Lens Babies, Andrew Rodney and NAPP.
We're looking for more contributors. If you're an author, trainer, or business, and would like to promote your wares through giveaways, discounts, or by presenting, please contact me to make arrangements.
Benefits
Group members are entitled to a 20% Discount on both year-long subscriptions to the Online Training Library. See flyers at meeting for details.
Group members are entitled to a 30% discount on O'Reilly, No Starch, Paraglyph, Pragmatic Bookshelf, SitePoint, and Syngress books purchased directly from O'Reilly. Members are also entitled to a discount on O'Reilly conferences and tutorials.
Place an orders online at www.oreilly.com or by calling (800) 998-9938. Members should use discount code DSUG.
Save 30% on all Adobe Press titles and receive free ground shipping in the continental United States. Visit http://www.adobe.com/adobebooks.
Layers Magazine is packed with tips, tricks, product reviews, and helpful tutorials. Group members receive a discounted rate of $14.95.
Go to http://www.layersmagazine.com/ to subscribe. New subscribers: LYRN-1NYIU. Renewal Subscribers: LYRR-1NYIU.
Of Local Interest
Other User Groups
- Twin Cities InDesign User Group - The TCIDUG is a loose network of professional colleagues sharing and learning best-in-practice methods that optimize the effective use of Adobe InDesign.
- Minnesota Flash User Group - Your primary source for Flash information in the Twin Cities area.
- Twin Cities Cold Fusion User Group - Your primary source for ColdFusion information in the Twin Cities area. The local user group community is 456 members strong!
- Minnesota Maya User Group - The MN-Maya group discusses Maya and 3D subjects.
- Mini'app'les' - a nonprofit computer user/education group serving users of Apple Computer products in Minnesota since 1979.
Photographic Associations
- Minnesota Center for Photography - MCP's mission is to support and promote the creation and appreciation of photographic arts.
- The American Society of Media Photographers Twin Cities Chapter - a regional and statewide resource for hundreds of photographers of all levels of experience and interest.
- Twin Cities Area Council of Camera Clubs - the Twin Cities Area Council of Camera Clubs, and its fifteen affiliated clubs, promote continuing education and fellowship for persons interested in photography. TCACCC sponsors four internationals, the Minneapolis-St.Paul international exhibition of photography, nature circuit, print circuit, color slides, and botany. in the spring, a weekend of programs and an interclub competition.
- Minnetonka Camera Club - one of the first clubs in the metro to embrace digital photography and is a leader in digital imaging technology. The club’s members have produced thousands of local, national, and international award winning images over the 50 years of its existence.
Misc.
- MNSpeak - A Local blog Aggregator
