Welcome To Photoshop Philly!
Welcome to Photoshop Philadelphia! Photoshop Philadelphia is The Official Photoshop User Group for the city of Philadelphia. Before we get going I would like to introduce myself to you, my name is Nathaniel Dodson and currently I run Tutvid.com which is a free video tutorial website and I do a lot of Photography, Web & Graphic Design, as well as a fair amount of work with Flash/Actionscript.I run the group with Tony Profeta, a new media designer with over 10 years industry experience. He is the owner of PDA Media, an interaction design and production firm and a professor at Philadelphia University School of Design and Media. Tony is my Co-Manager and together we have spent the past few months carefully planning what we want to do with the group, focusing on how members can benefit from the group and future visions we have for the group. If you live in or around the Philadelphia/Tri-state region and you use Photoshop there will be something for you at our monthly meetings. We are a new group and as the meetings happen and progress your feedback will be greatly appreciated and there will be things that change from meeting to meeting (of course, all for the better!).
Our Vision:
We do want to let you guys know some of what we are planning so we can all, together, have something great to look forward to. By joining us every month you will be immersed in a rich creative experience with an oppurtunity to engage with both local and national Photoshop users. Learn to take advantage of the latest and greatest features and techniques used by Photoshop pros all around the world and socialize with local creative professionals. Here is a short list of what we envision for the Photoshop Philadelphia group:
- Hold consistent, quality, and organized meetings every month.
- Ensure that the group is open to Photoshop users of ALL skill levels.
- Offer live training every month, by local and/or national Photoshop gurus.
- Hold lots of fun, interactive events where you can get involved and win prizes.
- Provide an environment where you, “The Photoshop guy/girl” can socialize with like-minded creatives.
That's really only the tip of the iceberg, we have a whole lot of plans we're working out and we are very excited about the potential of this group!
I’m a Member, What's Next?
Now that you are a member of the Photoshop Philadelphia group there are a few immediate things to do. First you want to follow our Twitter feed to stay in the immediate know, and if you use Facebook you can become a fan over there as well (all these links are available below). After that be sure to join the Adobe Group on the Adobe Group page using your Adobe ID; your Adobe ID is a free username and password that allows you to download all kinds of great stuff from the Adobe site and Adobe Exchange, it also will allow you to join the “official” group page. After that go ahead and forward this email to Photoshop-using friends and co-workers and encourage them to sign up and join the cause. Lastly, be to show up at the live events, they are going to be great and we really will need your feedback on making them better, and better, and better!
