by A.J. Wood

DFW Events – Week of Sept 14th

Good afternoon all. Here’s the list of events happening in Dallas/Ft. Worth this week including part 2 of my Lightroom Core Series. Speaking of Lightroom, have you downloaded the 2.5 update yet? Be sure to update Adobe Camera RAW to 5.5 as well. Use the update options in Photoshop & Lightroom or download directly from the Adobe website.

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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DFW Events – Week of Sept 7th

Good afternoon all. Hope you’re enjoying the Labor Day weekend. Here’s the list of events happening in Dallas/Ft. Worth this week including a Lightroom Seminar presented by yours truly:

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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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.

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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.

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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.

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