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This March 30 – April 1 will be my 14th Photoshop World and it is one of the things I look forward to most each year. I can’t imagine how many miles of tradeshow carpet I’ve tred, but I’ve dusted off my top 10 list of things you can do to get the most out of your time there.

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Well, I fired up the random number generator and it picked commenter number 6 as the winner of the Taking Stock give away! Congratulations to Tolga! A signed copy of my book will soon be hopping half way around the world to the beautiful land of Turkey. Thanks to everyone for your interest in the book, and best wishes for a prosperous new year to you all!

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I was excited to learn that my friend Nicole S. Young was giving away a copy of my latest book Taking Stock (she wrote the Foreword)! All you need to do is leave a comment on her blog (Note: It is only open to US residents). So, since she’s got the US covered, and in the spirit of the holiday season (there’s even a Christmas tree on the cover!), I will give away a copy to one lucky winner anywhere outside of the US!

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One of the many hats I proudly wear is a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) Help Desk. The Help Desk is a member benefit that allows you to send in all of your Photoshop and Lightroom related questions and get an answer back from one of us in less than 24 hours (typically same day).

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I had the pleasure of chatting with (fellow NAPP member) Jason Anderson over at Canon Blogger about Lightroom, NAPP, the Perfect Picture School of Photography, and my latest book (due out in August) on stock photography.

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Getting ready for my 11th Photoshop World event and remembered the 1o Tips for Photoshop World I wrote last time. While all the tips are still good for Orlando (yes, still bring water even though it isn’t a desert) I did want to update a couple.

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My latest guest post is up on Photofocus, and I’ve rounded up the ten most important things you need to know about using the Adjustment Brush.

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A simple local adjustment preset to quickly set all sliders to zero.

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I spent some time walking around the expo floor at ImagingUSA this morning. Wow! It was huge. Way bigger than Photoplus and Photoshop World. It just went on forever. One of the coolest things I found was called “the Polester”, no, not a portable pole dancing kit, but rather a telescoping pole with a mount for your camera at the top.

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Ever since writing Lightroom for Dummies I’ve had the idea to teach a class based on the most common topics people are asking about. Topics they are either not finding covered in books or seminars or are just not covered in a format that allows them to ask questions and learn while doing. To that end I am extremely pleased to have the opportunity to teach that exact course in an online format through the Perfect Picture School of Photography (PPSOP)!

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One of my goals has been to develop my blog enough to get listed on Lightroom.Alltop.com alongside many of my Lightroom heroes, so it was an awesome sight on Tuesday when I spotted my own post in the Alltop widget on my blog!