Scott Kelby
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Kelby is editor and publisher of Photoshop User and Layers magazines, president and co-founder of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP)National Association of Photoshop Professionals
The National Association of Photoshop Professionals is an organization founded by Scott Kelby and has more than 75,000 members worldwide. It is primarily for users of Adobe software including Photoshop as well as other programs like InDesign, Illustrator and Lightroom.- Photoshop User Magazine :The...
and is president of Kelby Media Group, an Oldsmar, Florida
Oldsmar, Florida
Oldsmar is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,910 at the 2000 census. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the population to be 13,401 as of 2008....
-based software training, education, and publishing firm.
Kelby is a photographer, designer, and the award-winning author of more than 40 books, including Photoshop Down & Dirty Tricks, The Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers, The Photoshop Channels Book, Photoshop Classic Effects, The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers, The iPod Book, The Digital Photography Book, and The iPhone Book.
His books have been translated into dozens of different languages. The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers won the 'Professional/Technica/Computers' section of the 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award from the Independent Book Publishers Association.
He is the training director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour and conference technical chair for the Photoshop World Conference & Expo. He is featured in a series of Photoshop training DVDs and has been training Photoshop users since 1993.
In the fall of 2007, he created Kelbytraining.com to bring much of his training material into one easy-to-find location.
In 2008 he started the "Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk". In 2009 this consisted of communal photowalks
Photowalking
Photowalking is the act of walking with a camera for the main purpose of taking pictures of things that the photographer may find interesting....
in 900 cities.
Photoshop User TV
Since the fall of 2005, Scott Kelby has co-presented the video podcast Photoshop User TV, named after his organization's flagship magazine. The 30-45 minute show, which began life as "Photoshop TV" (and was briefly "NAPP TV"), is available for viewing and download each week at PhotoshopUserTV.com. During the show, Kelby and his NAPP friends/coworkers talk Adobe PhotoshopAdobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems Incorporated.Adobe's 2003 "Creative Suite" rebranding led to Adobe Photoshop 8's renaming to Adobe Photoshop CS. Thus, Adobe Photoshop CS5 is the 12th major release of Adobe Photoshop...
news and tutorials in a witty, bantering style. Aside from Kelby, these people figure prominently into the show's success:
- Dave Cross, Senior Education and Curriculum Developer, National Association of Photoshop ProfessionalsNational Association of Photoshop ProfessionalsThe National Association of Photoshop Professionals is an organization founded by Scott Kelby and has more than 75,000 members worldwide. It is primarily for users of Adobe software including Photoshop as well as other programs like InDesign, Illustrator and Lightroom.- Photoshop User Magazine :The...
- Matt Kloskowski, Education and Curriculum Developer, National Association of Photoshop ProfessionalsNational Association of Photoshop ProfessionalsThe National Association of Photoshop Professionals is an organization founded by Scott Kelby and has more than 75,000 members worldwide. It is primarily for users of Adobe software including Photoshop as well as other programs like InDesign, Illustrator and Lightroom.- Photoshop User Magazine :The...
Scott Kelby, Dave Cross, and Matt Jessica Kloskowski are often referred to collectively as the Photoshop Guys.
- Corey Barker, Education and Curriculum Developer for the National Association of Photoshop ProfessionalsNational Association of Photoshop ProfessionalsThe National Association of Photoshop Professionals is an organization founded by Scott Kelby and has more than 75,000 members worldwide. It is primarily for users of Adobe software including Photoshop as well as other programs like InDesign, Illustrator and Lightroom.- Photoshop User Magazine :The...
and the Executive Producer of the popular tutorial site Planet Photoshop - Rafael "RC" Concepcion, Education and Curriculum Developer, National Association of Photoshop ProfessionalsNational Association of Photoshop ProfessionalsThe National Association of Photoshop Professionals is an organization founded by Scott Kelby and has more than 75,000 members worldwide. It is primarily for users of Adobe software including Photoshop as well as other programs like InDesign, Illustrator and Lightroom.- Photoshop User Magazine :The...
As of the fall of 2007, Corey Barker and RC Concepcion host the sister video podcast Layers TV, which covers a broad swath of Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems Incorporated is an American computer software company founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Jose, California, United States...
creative products.
- Stephanie Cross, News Anchor and iPod Flea girl.
In addition to these regulars, the show often brings on prominent creatives to discuss their techniques, including Photoshop Hall of Famer Deke McClelland
Deke McClelland
Deke McClelland is an American author and expert in Adobe products, most notably Photoshop, but also Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop Elements.- Books Authored by McClelland :- Video Training by McClelland :- Awards :...
, digital photorealism
Photorealism
Photorealism is the genre of painting based on using the camera and photographs to gather information and then from this information creating a painting that appears photographic...
artist Bert Monroy
Bert Monroy
Bert Monroy is an American artist best known for his skill in using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.Monroy is considered by most PixelPerfect viewers to be one of the pioneers of digital art. Much of his work is photorealistic...
, and photographers Rick Sammon, Moose Peterson
Moose Peterson
B. Moose Peterson born in Ohio, USA, is a well-known wildlife photographer whose work has been published in over 130 magazines world wide. Moose was one of the first wildlife photographers to embrace digital SLRs, which were once thought unsuitable for wildlife and nature photography given some of...
and Vincent Versace.
Photoshop User TV is consistently ranked among the top podcasts on iTunes
ITunes
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.