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About this Group:

Hello and welcome to Lightroom Tampa Bay.
This group is all about Lightroom and and other Adobe products with which it interacts, namely Photoshop. If you're tired of scoping the web for generic solutions without a face then consider attending one of our meetings, or simply make this your resource for information about one of the coolest applications around.
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Our Main website: www.lightroomtampabay.com

User Group Mgrs: David Rogers & Rob Livingston

2012 Meeting Dates & Topics:

Adobe + NAPP Special Event

When: Friday Mar 08 2013. Time: 5-8.00pm
Where: Lee Roy Selmon's Restaurant 4302 W. Boy Scout Blvd. Tampa, Fl

You are invited to attend a very special social event hosted by NAPP’s Scott Kelby and representatives from the Adobe Community for an evening of networking.
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December Meeting

When: Sunday Dec 16 2012. Time: 12.30-4.00pm
Where: Beef O'Brady's, 8568 Gunn Highway, Odessa, FL 33556

For the final meeting of the year we will join with the Tampa Bay Strobist and Photoshop Collective for a critique session and some post processing tips. Entry to the meeting will require at least one and up to five images. This is a great way to show off your work and get some honest feedback from fellow members so scan your drives for your favorites from this year and load them on a thumb drive.
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November Meeting

When: Thursday Nov 15 2012. 6.30-9.00pm
Where: Park Station. 5851 Park Boulevard Pinellas Park, FL 33781

This months meeting will be presented by local Adobe Certified Expert, Mike Hoffman. Practical Techniques for Blending Layers in Photoshop
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October Meeting

When: Thursday Oct 11 2012. Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Where: Park Station. 5851 Park Boulevard Pinellas Park, FL 33781

Some people learn best by reading then doing and some prefer to watch a tutorial then try to replicate it. While there are many sources for video tutorials to be found online, few come close to the offerings of Lynda.com. In this months meeting we will view a special selection of their videos so members can not only get to learn something cool but also get a sense of how they are presented.
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September Meeting

When: Thursday Sept 6 2012. Time: 6.30-9.30pm
Where: Beef O'Brady's, 8568 Gunn Highway, Odessa, FL 33556

This month we have three members willing to share some techniques and tools that have helped them in their workflow. In no particular order welcome Michael Sheehan, Dennis Ramos, and Rob Livingston.
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Inspiration evening with Andrew Vernon

When: Tuesday July 24 2012. Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Where: Park Station. 5851 Park Boulevard Pinellas Park, FL 33781

This month we will continue to expose local talent with photographer Andrew Vernon.
Andrew works as a portrait photographer in his family owned business but his real strength and passion lies in his landscape work.
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CS6 Launch Party

When: Saturday June 16 2012. Time: 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Where: IADT 5104 Eisenhower Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33634

This month we have a super meeting so big, it has to be done on a Saturday. Teaming up with the Tampa Bay Creative Suite User Group, Tampa Adobe User Group, and the Tampa InDesign User Group there will be several presentations on the new features in the CS6 applications.
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Inspiration evening – Dennis Ramos

When: Thursday May 31 2012. Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Where: Park Station. 5851 Park Boulevard Pinellas Park, FL 33781

Photo composites are extremely popular these days and for very valid reasons, most of which seem to be financial. Acheiving a successful composite however requires patience and planning followed with some digital skills.
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Lightroom 4

When: Thursday March 29 2012. Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Where: Park Station. 5851 Park Boulevard Pinellas Park, FL 33781

You may have downloaded the Beta version and played with it for a while or you may have recently upgraded from a previous version but Lightroom 4 is here to stay. At this meeting we will discover some of the new and improved features.
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Tutorials

Here are a few samples of the latest tutorials from our site.
You'll find more at lightroomtampabay.com.

One to One Previews

A question I often hear or read is “should I create one to one previews when I import my images?” And as with so many questions relating to a personal workflow, the answer is… it depends.
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Content Aware Patch

Content Aware technology was introduced in Photoshop CS4 with the ability to scale an image and have Photoshop work out what should and should not be distorted. It was perfect for those canvas extensions. In CS5 Adobe added Content Aware Fill, where we could simply select a portion of the image that we didn’t want and Photoshop would try to figure out how best to fill and blend seamlessly. The Patch Tool has been around for a couple of versions now but in CS6 it too became “Content Aware”.
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Rename Layers Faster

Adobe works on the “little” things in their programs. They call them JDI or “Just Do It” features. They are not major program changes but are refinements to the programs that users request which won’t require major overhauls. The changes generally impact existing workflows and I for one am glad they began this initiative with CS5. Next time you think “why can’t I just…” consider sending the suggestion to Adobe Photoshop team at the address below. In the meantime take a couple minutes to see how you can name your layers faster.
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Pen Tool Change in CS6

If you regularly use the pen tool to create designs or simply make selections then you are probably very used to the ways available to adjust the paths that you draw. Well when one of those methods inexplicably changes it can be quite frustrating. Fortunately, for this change in Photoshop CS6 Adobe listened to its customers and built in a way to revert the functionality. What I don’t explain in this short video is that its not a preference which means changing it back while you are working (2 clicks) means more productivity.
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