Photoshop cafe Newsletter

Welcome to the November issue of CAFE CUP, the newsletter from PhotoshopCAFE.com. Just a reminder to add this email address to your address book so that you can see all images and your CAFE CUP won't get lost in spam blockers.

This month we have some new product announcements, reports from the road, discounts and of course some great Photoshop Tips. Thanks for supporting PhotoshopCAFE this year and I really hope that your enjoy the tips. Don't forget to take advantage of the discount code and order your videos in time for the holidays!

Is it possible to get quality Royalty free stock photos for $3? Sure is, check out istockphoto - They also have Flash movies and Illustrator files.

Photo Plus Expo New York
This was a great trip! With over 20,000 photographers hungry for all the new gear and news in the industry, this was a great location for us to Launch our new title, Digital Photographer's Special OPS. The booth was constantly flooded with people checking out the PhotoshopCAFE training videos. I also did a unscheduled presentation at the Wacom booth, which was a hit because I opened up the floor for tutorial requests and we covered everything from an impromptu collage to lighting effects.

Did you know that you can send a password Protected image through Email using Photoshop?

Did you know that a lot of the hard work you do can be done automatically by Photoshop while your doing something else?

Do you need to organize your images and be able to quickly search through 1,000’s of photos to find the right one. Do you need to submit images to stock agencies, publications or anywhere online? Perhaps your concerned about protecting your images on email or online? This video is jammed full of insider secrets. You'll learn all about metadata, security, creating galleries, and portfolios easier than you thought. The automated workflow will shave hours off the process. This is all the essential information that’s hard to find and now it’s explained in simple language.

Award winning designer and best-selling author, Colin Smith will be your personal coach. You will love his easy to understand, conversational style that will “just make sense”. Learning doesn't have to be boring, you will have a lot of fun as you tear through these unique tutorials.

This fast loading CD ROM/Download contains over 2 hours of sharp 800 x 600 video. The advanced interface frees you up, instantly jump to any of the lessons with complete control over the playback. All the image files are included, so you can follow along at your own pace! Also included: 19 Bonus Actions from actionFX.com.If you are a photographer or designer who uses Adobe Photoshop and Bridge, this video is one of the best investments you can make.

Check out Special OPS

Don’t forget the special discount. Save an additional 10% on ANY of our training disks and downloads CODE: PSNL1106

I have had a lot of people ask me when the new PhotoshopCS2 Type Effects will be available on CD for our store. The wait is over, they are now in stock and ready to shop! Order now

Seeing what Layer you are working on

Have you ever wanted an easier way to change layers and work on them?
With the Move tool selected, choose “Show Bounding box” from the options bar. The active layer will now have a dotted box around it.
Hold down the Cmd key (Ctrl PC) and click on an object to select its layer.
The bounding box will allow you to see which layer is active. As a bonus you can drag the handles on the bounding box to make transformations to the layer such as scaling and rotating..

I have created a new page where you can view over an hour's worth of video tutorials for free. This is a sampling of the content from my 7 different titles produced over the years. There should be something for everyone here. Check out the free Photoshop videos

Yippie! My new book is finally out. It was unveiled at Photoshop World and Flash Forward. I was told that this was the #3 best seller at Flash Forward. This is for beginners and intermediate Flash users.

I follow the same approach that I have with Photoshop training. You will learn how to create all the cool things you have seen with Flash without all the confusing jargon. Make all kinds of animation and transitions, things will sparkle, metal will shimmer and you will even make realistic moving smoke. Learn how to build entire sites in Flash… 2 ways! Easily add video, green screen effects and all kinds of video effects to web pages. Want to create an old-time looking video in Flash? No problem. Add sound, music, dynamic scrolling text, email forms, galleries etc. In total there are over 70 fast paced, recipe-style projects. All source files are included on the CD. If you have always wanted to learn Flash or know the basics but looking for some really awesome techniques to make your work look like the pros.. this is the book for you

I have decided to take the plunge and start a blog. Check it out news, opinions, resources and other stuff related to design and photography.

http://www.photoshopcafe.com/blog

Duplicating color stops in the Gradient editor
Have you even struggled to exactly reproduce a color stop in the gradient editor? This is especially noticeable when the beginning and end colors are a bit different in a radial gradient. To make an exact copy of a color stop simply hold down the alt/option key and drag a color stop (those little triangles) now instead of it moving you will be dragging out a duplicate. Very handy for fast custom gradients.

If you would like to schedule Colin Smith for an event please contact us

Thanks for tuning into the CAFE Cup and remember: Create don't Steal! See you at the cafe