Announcing the June 2006 Meeting of the Adobe User Group of Atlanta

UPDATE: We will be giving away a copy of Photoshop at this meeting! You must be present to win!

We are excited to announce the very first meeting of the Adobe User Group of Atlanta. Phew! Finally!

Although we will all miss the old Macromedia User Group, we won't stop covering Flash, Flex, Dreamweaver, or Director. But starting this month we will also be covering such great products like Photoshop, InDesign, and Acrobat. And, in that line of thinking, this month's meeting features Photoshop and is being presented by local Photoshop instructor Jim DiVitale. If you want to see the latest version of Photoshop in the hands of an advanced users, here's your chance. See the details below for details about Jim and what he will be presenting..

Also, we have a new permanent meeting location! Starting this month we begin meeting at the SCAD Atlanta campus starting this month. And I want to thank the folks at SCAD for donating there meeting space to us!

WHAT: The June 2006 Meeting of the Adobe User Group of Atlanta
WHEN: Thursday, June 22, 2006 -- 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
WHERE: Savannah College of Art and Design - Atlanta
DIRECTIONS: Written directions on the SCAD site, Google Maps
WHO: Jim DiVitale presenting Advanced Image Composting for Advertising Photo Illustration and Fine Art
RSVP: Please RSVP
Cost: Admission is free.

About the Presentation:

In this 90 minute program, Jim DiVitale will demonstrate start to finish Adobe Photoshop CS2 techniques used for creating both photo illustrations and fine art applications. Emphasis will be on time saving "non destructive" procedures, layer masking, alternative approaches, color management, and special effects for both print and web.

About the Presenter:

Jim DiVitale has been an Atlanta commercial advertising photographer and instructor for over 25 years. During the last thirteen years, Jim has specialized in digital photography and computer photo illustration for ad agencies, design firms, and corporations nationwide. His award winning digital photography has been featured in "Graphis Photo," "Print," Create Magazine, Layers, "Archive Magazine," "Creativity," "Professional Photographer," "Digital Output Magazine," "Rangefinder" and "Photo District News." Jim has lectured before audiences at Mac Design, Seybold, Photo Plus, Photoshopworld, Imaging USA, ASMP, WPPI, HOW Design, and World Council of Professional Photographers. He has made presentations to students and facility at Art Schools nationwide including Brooks Institute, San Francisco's Academy of Art, and The Portfolio Center. As a member of NAPP's Instructor Dream Team since 2000, Jim writes a monthly column on digital capture for "Photoshop User Magazine." For the last six years, Jim has been creating Adobe Photoshop Training CD's with Software Cinema that are shown at Photoshop Training Expos across US and Europe. His clients include IBM, BP Amoco, MizunoUSA, Genuine Parts Company, AT&T, Doc Marten, Brother, Witness Systems, JP Morgan Financial, Toshiba/TEC America, Carter's, Coca-Cola USA, and Scientific Atlanta. See more of Jim's work at www.DiVitalePhoto.com and www.portfolios.com/DiVitalePhotography .