• Check out the latest WPPI benefit: DriveSavers Data Recovery is a digital arts data recovery company working with all types of systems. Visit their website, and use the discount code DS77053.
• Don't forget to renew your WPPI membership in order to save $150 on your registration for the 2007 WPPI Convention and Trade Show.
• Look for the 2007 WPPI Program Guide for the WPPI 2007 Convention and Trade Show packaged with your January issue of Rangefinder—it's your complete guide to all of the excitement.
• The deadline is fast approaching for entering the 16 x 20 print and album competitions. Mark your calendars for February 9 for prints and February 16 for album submissions.

Adobe Releases Photoshop CS3 Beta

Adobe Photoshop CS3 beta is now available for download at labs.adobe.com. This software will enable customers to more easily transition to the latest hardware platforms, particularly Apple's new Intel-based systems. The beta is available as a Universal Binary for the Macintosh platform, as well as for Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista computers. The final shipping release of Adobe Photoshop CS3 is planned for Spring 2007.

Packed with new features, Photoshop CS3 beta includes a pre-release version of a major upgrade to Adobe Bridge, as well as a preview release of the all-new Adobe Device Central. Photoshop customers can use Adobe Device Central to design, preview, and test compelling mobile content created specifically for smaller screens. This new tool, integrated in the Photoshop CS3 beta, simplifies and accelerates the creation of mobile content through a preview environment and built-in device profiles.

To use Adobe Photoshop CS3 beta, you must have a serial number from Adobe Photoshop CS2, Adobe Creative Suite 2, Adobe Creative Suite Production Studio, Adobe Design Bundle, Adobe Web Bundle or Adobe Video Bundle. Without a serial number, you can download a two-day trial.

"Digital Artistry With Impact" Photoshop Workshop

Sherron Sheppard will present a five-day creative art Photoshop workshop January 22-26 in the charming art community of Ojai, CA. The workshop is $1095. "Digital Artistry with Impact" is a hands-on Photoshop workshop that goes beyond the mere demonstration of creative art techniques to help you learn how to merge the reality of a photograph with the artistic expression and quality of traditional art. Several styles of art will be explored in The "Digital Artistry with Impact" Photoshop Workshop, including oil painting, watercolor, crossprocessing, SX70 painting, pen and ink, pastels, digital infrared, custom deckle edges, custom burn and dodging, and other artistic styles.

Sherron's knowledge and skills as a traditional artist as well as a digital artist will enable you to take the techniques learned in this class to a higher artistic level and will help you analyze your images from an artist's point of view. For more information and to register, go to www.sheppardphotography.com.

O'Reilly Authors at Macworld Conference & Expo

On January 7, a team of O'Reilly Media's best-selling authors kicks off an event-jammed week with an "Ask the Experts" panel discussion. Best-selling authors and photographers Mikkel Aaland, Stephen Johnson, Ken Milburn and Derrick Story appear at Book Passage, a beloved San Francisco Bay Area independent bookstore just north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Shooters at every level-from passionate enthusiasts to professionals-can learn how to get more from their new digital SLR and point-and-shoot cameras.

Fast-forward two days, when Mac addicts head over to San Francisco's Moscone Center for the annual Macworld Conference & Expo starting January 9. This year's focus on the Digital Lifestyle puts the spotlight on O'Reilly's roster of star authors.

Popular O'Reilly authors Mikkel Aaland, Stephen Johnson, Julieanne Kost, Ken Milburn, Derrick Story and Eddie Tapp will appear at the conference's exciting new Digital Lifestyle Experience booth, centrally located at North Hall. It's dedicated to hands-on demonstrations, training, and tips and techniques on everything from cameras to printers, hosting services, asset management and more.

For more information about these digital photography events and author presentations, including times, location, and contact information: oreilly.com/go/macworld2007.

Joe Buissink and Marcus Bell Tour the Country

Joe Buissink	Marcus Bell

WPPI members Joe Buissink and Marcus Bell will host 11 inspirational seminars throughout the United States, beginning January 22, at the Hilton Long Island/Huntington in Melville, NY. Sponsored by GraphiStudio and Canon, the one-day seminars will cover photographic techniques as well as ways to improve your workflow, marketing and sales. Buissink and Bell create some of the most recognizable images in the world today while also running two of the most profitable boutique studios. Registration is $199. Additional cities on the tour include Pittsburge, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Charlotte, Atlanta, Orlando, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Visit www.photoconferences.com for more details.

In Memoriam: Gene Martin

Over the holidays, our dear friend Gene Martin, a renowned photographer of jazz and rock legends, passed away from an aneurism. Gene has been a WPPI speaker and was to give a two-part MasterClass on location lighting at WPPI 2007. In recent years, Gene befriended guitar guru Les Paul and was commissioned by Gibson to photograph many of the great guitarists who played Les Paul guitars over the years. His work has appeared in Time, Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly, New York Magazine, People, US and U.S. News & World Report. Gene was personable, extremely likeable and well versed in a great many subjects. He will be sorely missed by his WPPI family.

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