Our meeting last night was great! Thanks to Cory, Stuart, Brent, and Paul for presenting, thanks to HTC for hosting, and thanks to everyone who attended.

Here are some links that were mentioned at the meeting:

Adobe Carousel and Photoshop Touch info:
http://www.photoshop.com/products/mobile

Camera Raw 6.5 update and Lightroom 3.5 update:
http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/

This links to Adobe’s update page. The LR and ACR updates were released September 29, 2011, so as of this writing, they should be at the top of the list.

Pixel Bender plug-in:
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/pixelbenderplugin/

Picture Postcard Workflow panel:
http://www.ledet.com/margulis/ppw

Picture Postcard Workflow course on Kelby Training:
http://kelbytraining.com/course/margulis_postcard1/
http://kelbytraining.com/course/margulis_postcard2/
http://kelbytraining.com/course/margulis_postcard3/

These courses require a subscription, but there is also a free 24-hour trial available.

Helicon Focus:
http://www.heliconsoft.com/heliconfocus.html

Brusheezy:
http://www.brusheezy.com/

The Twin Cities Photoshop User Group will meet Wednesday, October 12th, 2011, from 7-9PM at HTC (Hennepin Technical College – Brooklyn Park Campus) – Auditorium. Note that this is a different meeting location than usual.

The address is:
Hennepin Technical College
9000 Brooklyn Boulevard
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445

The auditorium is located on the east end of the campus closer to the entrance, and parking is free and plentiful.

Directions to HTC Brooklyn Park Campus: http://www.hennepintech.edu/about/pages/74

This month’s presenters are:

• Cory Schubert: Pixel Bender and how to use it with printed samples
• Paul Howlett: Puppet Warp and mesh retouching, and non-destructive workflow using Smart Objects
• Brent Growe: Refine Edge masking
• Stuart Block: Noise comparison in ACR and focus bracketing with Helicon software

Q & A session and great give-aways will follow. (Must be present to win.)

Thanks so much to HTC for hosting us this month, and to Paul Howlett for setting up the meeting!

For our October 12th Photoshop User Group meeting, we will not be meeting at MCAD. Instead, we will be meeting at the Hennepin Technical College auditorium. The meeting time is still 7-9 PM.

The address is:
Hennepin Technical College
9000 Brooklyn Boulevard
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445

The auditorium is located on the east end of the campus closer to the entrance, and parking is free and plentiful.

For more information, visit the HTC website (http://www.hennepintech.edu/).

Thanks so much to Paul Howlett for setting this up!

The Twin Cities Lightroom User Group will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, September 14th, 2011, from 7-9PM at Easel Solutions in Saint Paul.

Directions to the Easel: http://www.easeltraining.com/site/locations.html

Jeanne and John Rubbo will present a start to finish workflow from a recent photoshoot.

Q & A session and great give-aways will follow. (Must be present to win.)