DFW Events – Week of Aug 31st

Good afternoon all. Here’s the short list of events happening in Dallas/Ft. Worth this week:

Digital Photography Club – Tuesday, September 1st at 7pm: Come out to the Mini-Expo. Local vendors will be on hand to talk about their wares.

Light Tec – Saturday, September 5th at 4pm: A special photo shoot at the Grayson Hill Winery.

DFW Twitter Meetup – Saturday, September 5th at 4pm: Using Google Reader for Twitter Branding.

That’s the wrap for this week folks. Feel free to contact me if you have future events planned, or if you would like me to add your usergroup to my community page.

Top 4 Ways Christians Can Unleash People’s Expectations

Today at Abundant Life Church, our Student Pastor, Donnie Culpepper, asked parents to release their expectations on their children so that God could unleash the potential of this next generation.

The statement about expectations really took hold of me because throughout this past month the message has been about saving our city. Pastor Hennigan challenged the church body to step out and take an active role in delivering God’s message. Based on independent studies, church bodies will dwindle away to almost nothing in the years to come, and 2050 marks a date that would see significantly less people in the Word of God.

I believe a key part to reaching out to people is an understanding of expectations. [Read more]

Canon Live Learning in Dallas

Greetings & Salutations!!!

I’m excited to announce Canon will be presenting its Live Learning workshops in November, and I have a discount code to pass along to you. Tell them A.J. sent you when using the code DFW09 to get $25 off the Mini-Conference. You can learn more & register at: www.usa.canon.com/canonlivelearning

Here’s a brief description of the events:

Mini-Conference: Saturday, November 7th 9AM-6PM
Maximize Your EOS – Canon Pro Rep Bobby Malish
EOS HD Video Basics – EOL Bruce Dorn
EOS Speedlite System Creativity and Techniques – JVS (Joseph Victor Stefanchik)
Landscape/Nature Photography with EOS – EOL Adam Jones

Shaping Light with EOS Speedlites Workshop: Sunday, November 8th 9AM-5PM
with JVS (Joseph Victor Stefanchik)
JVS is an award-winning photographer that has photographed weddings, portraits and news for the past 20 years. From grids to gels and ring flashes, by using Canon’s Speedlite system JVS will show you new and exciting ways to breathe light into your images. The day will be balanced between instruction and experimentation with models in a professional photography studio.

Creating HD Video with the Canon EOS System: Sunday, November 8th 9AM-5PM
with EOL Bruce Dorn
Respected director and photographer Bruce Dorn will guide a small group of participants through each integral part of the HD video production process. You’ll learn the essentials of directing, lighting, camera operation and be introduced to editing. You’ll work directly with Bruce to create, direct talent and shoot a short video.

Looks to be a great season of learning coming this fall. As your humble Adobe Instructor, I’ll be passing along the latest industry updates & savings I find.

DFW Events – Week of Aug 17th

Good afternoon all. Here’s your list of events happening in Dallas/Ft. Worth:

DFW Social Media – Monday, August 17th at 7pm: Tonight’s presentation is all about LinkedIn. Cost $3.

Richardson Internet Entrepreneurs – Tuesday, August 18th at 7pm: meeting at Cafe Brazil to discuss social networking and buying email lists. Cost $3.

Texas Glamour Club – Tuesday, August 18th at 7pm: dinner meeting at Twin Peaks in Lewisville with Darryl & crew.

Digital Photography Club – Wednesday, August 19th at 7pm: Photo & Critique night at the studio with Darryl & crew. Cost $5.

Texas Glamour Club – Saturday, August 22nd at Noon: Pool-A-Palooza II. Come join Darryl for round #2 of this popular workshop. This event will be indoor & outdoor. Cost $249

That’s the wrap for this week folks. Feel free to contact me if you have future events planned, or if you would like me to add your usergroup to my community page.

ReTweets – Is Twitter Breaking Community Features

According to yesterday’s blog post, Twitter has plans to work retweets (RTs as they’re used) into the online application. According to Dan Zarrella this is a summary of the change in function, “Twitter plans to add a button to the Twitter web client that says “Retweet” that will allow you to send the same exact Tweet, withno editing, to your followers. Your followers will see the original poster’s avatar and name, even if they’re not following them, and the only indication they’ll see that it is a ReTweet will be a small line of light gray text underneath it.”

I saw a sputtering of tweets today on the topic, and I’m inclined to jump on the #SaveReTweets bandwagon. However, if we’re to assume Twitter has the interests of the community in mind, I would like to add some helpful critiques. [Read more]

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