by Alan Hess | Jan 3, 2017 | News
If there was a way to sum up 2016, it was the year that nothing went quite as planned. The year started out with a shakeup as a book I was contracted to write on the Nikon D500 was canceled due to changes at the publishers parent company. Many of the editors and...
by Alan Hess | Jul 27, 2016 | News
My first Photoshop World was back in 2002 when i went as an attendee. It changed the way I used Photoshop and it motivated me to take my photography to the next step. In 2009 I was invited to present at Photoshop World in Las Vegas for the first time and I just...
by Alan Hess | Aug 20, 2015 | News
What a week! I’m back in San Diego after a crazy whirlwind week at Photoshop World in Las Vegas. This was my eleventh time as an instructor, so here are my top 11 moments from Photoshop World 2015. I have also added some photos that I took over the week in Las...
by Alan Hess | Jul 18, 2015 | News
Photoshop World is just a few weeks away and this year looks to be one of the best ever. This year I am presenting on a wide variety of subjects both before the conference, during the conference and on the expo floor. Here is the breakdown of my presentations: Monday,...
by Alan Hess | Sep 8, 2014 | News
Last week I attended Photoshop World in Las Vegas. It was an amazing week of Photoshop and photography instruction along with a huge dose of motivation to come back home and create. It was also a personal milestone as it was the 10th Photoshop World as an instructor....
by Alan Hess | Apr 22, 2014 | News
Another Photoshop World is in the bag. This year Photoshop World was held in Atlanta for the first time and it was a great experience. This was my ninth time as an instructor, but the first time that I taught in the actual Photoshop track. More on that a little later....
by Alan Hess | Feb 21, 2014 | News
It’s hard for me to believe but Photoshop World is less than 2 months away. For the first time ever, Photoshop World will be held in Atlanta at the Cobb Galleria Centre. And for the first time, i have a special discount code that will get you $50 off the...
by Alan Hess | Sep 11, 2013 | News
There has been a lot made of the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription business model. Mainly that the deal wasn’t great for photographers. It was a great deal for those working in creative fields where they used two or more of the Adobe products, but for...
by Alan Hess | Sep 9, 2013 | News
Last week was Photoshop World in Las Vegas. This was the eighth Photoshop World I have attended as an instructor and my tenth overall. It is a fantastic conference that I think every photographer or digital artist should go to art least once. There was a lot of great...
by Alan Hess | Jun 18, 2013 | News
At 8pm Pacific time on June 17, Adobe released the new versions of their applications, the Creative Cloud collection. Cue the cheering and applause. OK, that might be a little over enthusiastic. The reality is that you might want to wait on downloading new version of...
by Alan Hess | Apr 22, 2013 | News
Last week was Photoshop World. Thousands of photographers, graphic designers, digital artists, students, teachers, animators, retouchers, and those that just like to experiment with Photoshop gathered in Orlando for four days of inspiration and education. This was my...
by Alan Hess | Jan 17, 2013 | News
Photoshop World is coming up in April. This time around it runs from 4/17 to 4/19 in Orlando Florida. There is also a pre-conference workshop day on 4/16. Check out this video for a look at what Photoshop World is all about. This time around I am teaching a concert...
by Alan Hess | Apr 1, 2012 | News
If you have never been to Photoshop World, then most of this post will seem really bizarre. What other conference puts on a keynote that changes themes every year, hires professional impersonators, produces fake commercials and gets Adobe to showcase its new...
by Alan Hess | Sep 14, 2011 | News
If you have ever been to a Photoshop World, you know what a production the keynote is. If you haven’t been to a Photoshop World, the next one is in Washington DC for the first time and I am sure will be something memorable. The last Photoshop World took place in...
by Alan Hess | Apr 4, 2011 | News
There are two distinct parts to Photoshop World; the classes and the Expo. The expo floor is where the sponsors get to ply their wares. It is also the place where people can talk to the actual people who create the products that we use everyday. I wanted to do a post...
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