Photoshop World 2008 Recap
Recovering today from the event that was Photoshop World 2008. Arrived home in the late evening (due to time change), and a week of no sleep has finally caught up to me. This was my fourth time out to PSW, and it never fails to be a worthwhile experience. Some highlights from my trip:
- Just met a ton of people, including Twitter peeps Nancy, LeAnn, Dorothy & Jeff. This was really the best part of the trip for me. Not only did I make new business contacts, I had a great time with folks sharing our interests in photography and Photoshop.
- I won a copy of the CS3 Master Collection my first day at the pre-conference. (This would ultimately doom me the next day)
- I was a Photoshop Guru Award top three finalist in the Photo Restoration category. (I would have gladly traded out my CS3 prize for the Guru award)
- I had a chance to chat with Scott Kelby, and had him sign his book for a friend back here in Dallas.
- Afterparty at the House of Blues. Probably the largest showing I have seen this particular event. The club was packed, standing room only. I posted a Flickr photostream of Scott Kelby and the band.
- Tweeting live from the event. I didn’t get as much posting done as I had planned, but a few folks commented on tweets. I’ll have a better plan of attack for next time.
You can click the thumbnails to see the TwitPics.
NAPP reminds me of the employee culture at Southwest Airlines. I’ve yet to meet a NAPP member or employee who doesn’t think the world of the organization. That’s truly a testament to the company that Scott Kelby has built. Twice a year they put on this conference, and it only gets better. If I would have changed anything it would have been some cooler announcements from Adobe, Canon or Nikon. Really, with a captive audience of 3000+, I expected some insider info, not confirmation of rumors learned two months ago.
The only regret I have is I didn’t take any pictures after the House of Blues event. There I was with my new iPhone, twitpicking away, and not once did I grab a photo of the cool peeps I met at the conference. Oh well, next time…
Great updates during the event AJ! The tweets were appreciated. Looks like great fun! Maybe one day I will find time to attend an event!
Hey AJ!
It was soooo awesome meeting you!!
I too have many more plans for live tweeting from the next Photoshop World, but meeting you and “J” (along with the rest of my “tweeps”) was DEFINITELY the highlight for me!
Please tell me you will be in Boston!
Nancy (aka: “NAPP_News”)
Nancys last blog post..NAPP_News: Holy cow, I almost forgot! The Sea Monkeys ~survived~ my absence & are all happily swimming around! =) Thx 2 @remixoverdrive 4 the reminder! on http://twitter.com/NAPP_News
I am such a loser. I just realized that I hadn’t followed you, so I wasn’t receiving any of your tweets at the conference. I did find Nancy, at the very last minute. I would have been really upset to have missed her.
Dawn @ My Home Sweet Homes last blog post..Live from Photoshop World! on http://myhomesweethomeonline.net
Hey! I commented earlier, but I think it was eaten. 🙂
I’m such a loser. I wasn’t following you yet, so I didn’t get your tweets in Vegas. I’m glad I was able to meet Nancy, though.
What was the date for CS”Next”? Was September 23 an announcement date? Surely not a release.
Dawn @ My Home Sweet Homes last blog post..Live from Photoshop World! on http://myhomesweethomeonline.net