A.J. Wood - The Adobe Wan» user group http://ajwood.com Instructor • Photographer • Life Enthusiast Mon, 21 May 2012 20:23:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 DFW Events – Week of Sept 28th http://ajwood.com/2009/09/dfw-events-week-of-sept-28th/ http://ajwood.com/2009/09/dfw-events-week-of-sept-28th/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:06:16 +0000 A.J. Wood http://ajwood.com/?p=1386 Good morning all. A quick shout out to Firgs who’s a bit under the weather today. I’m a guest blogger there this morning, and you might want to read the Top Five Reasons Firgs Rocks. OK, here’s the list of events going on around Dallas/Fort Worth this week. Some fun Halloween themed photo events for you to checkout, both family & pet friendly:

Digital Photography Club – Tuesday, September 29th at 7pm: Photo share & critique night. Join the crew for some pizza as they exchange ideas about what’s good & what can be improved in your photography. Cost $5

Digital Photography Club – Wednesday, September 30th at 7pm: Spook-tac-ular photo shoot. Darryl has some great Halloween sets created for the family. Bring your kids on by or Darryl will provide his children as stand-ins. Cost $25

Texas Glamour Club – Thursday, October 1st at 6pm: Elvira themed photo shoot with model Farrah in the lead spooky diva role. Cost $39 adv/$49 door

Digital Photography Club – Saturday, October 3rd at 11am: HDR Photography & Lone Star Car Show, join the group for a look at HDR photography and some great cars. Cost $17

NTPC – Saturday, October 3rd at 11am: Car & Bike Show in Princeton, TX.

I’ll be throwin’ down in Vegas this week with the gurus at Photoshop World, but will see what kind of NAPP swag I can bring back. As always, if there is a local event I missed, or community group I should know about please leave a comment so I can add them to my weekly updates. Make it a great week!

]]> http://ajwood.com/2009/09/dfw-events-week-of-sept-28th/feed/ 0 DFW Events – Week of Sept 21st http://ajwood.com/2009/09/dfw-events-week-of-sept-21st/ http://ajwood.com/2009/09/dfw-events-week-of-sept-21st/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:01:19 +0000 A.J. Wood http://ajwood.com/?p=1377 Good morning everyone. Here’s the rundown of events happening in Dallas/Ft. Worth starting with yours truly speaking tonight:

DFW Social Media – Monday, September 21st at 7pm: Come out tonight to Dave & Busters as I give a presentation on Social Media tools including SocialOomph, Ping.fm, CoTweet, and others. Cost $3

NTPC – Monday, September 21st at 7:30pm: Low light photography field trip. Cost $15

Texas Glamour Club – Tuesday, September 22nd at 7pm: Hangout with Darryl & crew at Kerr’s Winghouse for some social chat on photography and other stuff.

Digital Photography Club – Wednesday, September 23rd at 7pm: Part 3 of the Lightroom Core Series. Join me at the studio for the final segment of my  seminar series. Output is the topic, but don’t think I forgot about exporting. Cost $25 adv/$40 door

NTPC – Thursday, September 24th at 7:30pm: Join the photo club at Fuddruckers in McKinney for an informal gathering of photographers and photo enthusiasts.

Texas Glamour Club – Saturday, September 26th at Noon: Probably the largest workshop (based on location) this year. Come join Darryl as he gathers the Dallas, Austin & Houston chapters together. This event will be indoor & outdoor. Cost $249

DFWWP – Saturday, September 26th at 4pm: DB Ferguson is on hand to show you how to build your blog community. Cost $3

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.

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Richardson Entrepreneurs – Tuesday, September 15th at 7pm: get together and network with like minded folks.

Digital Photography Club – Wednesday, September 16th at 7pm: Lightroom Core Series – Part 2, Develop Module – I’ll be delivering a 2hr seminar on how to use Lightroom’s Develop module. Part 1 was a big hit, and I’ll be repeating the series in October & November. Cost $25 adv, $40 door

Texas Glamour Club – Thursday, September 17th at 6pm: The lovely & talented Betzu is at the studio for a private club shoot. Cost $199

DDPMG – Saturday, September 19th at 6am: Join the club for the Plano Balloon Festival. Great photo opportunity if you’ve never been.

DFWAUG – Saturday, September 19th at 11am: Adobe AIR with Scott Filloon. Learn what the buzz is all about, and why this is a hot development platform right now.

NTPC – Saturday, September 19th at 8:30am: photo outing at the Classic Car Show.

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.

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Texas Glamour Club – Monday, September 7th at 7pm: Darryl & crew meet tonight at Kerr’s Wing House in Dallas. It will be an evening to kick back, drink a cold one, and gab about photography.

Digital Photography Club – Wednesday, September 9th at 7pm: Lightroom Seminar – Part 1, Organizing in the Library. I’ll be delivering a 2hr seminar on how to use Lightroom’s Library module. Cost $25 adv, $40 door

Texas Glamour Club – Thursday, September 10th at 7pm: Photo Share & Critique Night. Join the guys & gals as they share images from the last photo shoots, and get constructive feedback for improvements. Cost $5

Digital Photography Club – Friday, September 11th at 7pm: Bridge vs Lightroom vs Elements. It’s the showndown you’ve been wondering about. I’ll be talking about where & when you need each piece of software. Cost $25adv, $40 door

Texas Glamour Club – Saturday, September 12th at 1pm: Club shoot with Angela Ryan. Cost $99

Digital Photography Club – Sunday, September 13th at 12pm: Join us for a Texas Rangers game!

DDPMG – Sunday, September 13th at 6:30pm: Get the latest Canon news direct from a Canon rep. Cost $5

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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I’ve had a few folks hit me up on Twitter asking what my intentions are for the blog. I think it was just a ploy to see if I get more consistent with posting. As any blogger will tell you, there are highs & lows, and points where outside forces intervene. I’m not going the way of the white rabbit, but I have been lapse in consistent content.

OK, what I’m not going to do is write a blog post about not posting. Suffice to say, content is coming. Long time readers know, where there’s a will there’s still a blog. For the time being, you can count on the weekly events post every Monday.

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Digital Photography Club – Tuesday, July 21st at 7pm: Darryl & crew will be at Hard Eight BBQ for some good grub and conversation.

Richardson Internet Entrepreneurs – Tuesday, July 21st, at 7pm: meeting at Cafe Brazil to discuss social networking and buying email lists.

Digital Photography Club – Thursday, July 23rd at 7pm: Photo & Critique night at the studio with Darryl & crew.

Texas Glamour Club – Saturday, July 25th at 1pm: Get your freak on! A wild & sexy fetish shoot for those willing to venture over to the dark side.

DFW WordPress – Saturday, July 25th at 4pm: Giovanni Gallucci expands on the SEO secrets that he shared at WordCamp Dallas. At the Art Institute of Dallas.

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.

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Digital Photography Club – Tuesday, July 14th at 7pm: Pet Photo Night. Darryl is going to setup two stages one for dogs, and one for cats. Feel free to bring an iguana or rabbit if you’re so inspired. Cost $35.

Texas Glamour Club – Wednesday, July 15th at 7pm: Join Darryl & crew at Hooters downtown for the usual dinner & lively conversation.

Worldwide Photowalk – Saturday, July 18th all day. I’ve linked my previous post for locations around the metroplex. If you haven’t signed up now’s the time. No cost.

Texas Glamour Club – Sunday, July 19th at Noon: Lunch, Ladies & Lingerie. Darryl’s redefining the term, “lunch & learn.” Barbecue & workshop cost is $199.

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.

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