Author Archives: Bob Killen
The Adobe Creative Cloud
Sunshine through the Cloud! I spent an hour on line with Paul Trani, Adobe Creative Cloud Evangelist and got a full bore explanation and demonstration of “The Creative Cloud”. If you are not already up to speed on this new … Continue reading
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Lightroom 4 Complete– Very Complete!
Wow! Lightroom 4 continues to amaze me every day— on the job and in the classroom. And yep, there are lots of ways to learn about this powerful, creative tool box full of magic sliders and panels. Tutorials abound online, … Continue reading
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Lightroom 4: 2,000 images and 12 weeks later
With each new edition of Lightroom or Photoshop, I find myself on day-one to be disoriented, distracted and then at the end of the day delighted. So it is with Lightroom 4— and though many glowing words are already in … Continue reading
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Block’s Block
During the opening of the latest student art show at Calumet in Santa Ana I paid particular attention to the comments (as I always do) of the guests as they reviewed the various works. Some found solace in the lonely … Continue reading
New Visual Voices Take Their Place
We opened the Emerging Growth Artists show at Calumet Santa Ana and filled the house with guests, other interested artists, and a few reviewers. The show was a success, and I spoke for Art Morgan who could not make the … Continue reading
Six Views
There is nothing more gratifying then to see our student’s achieve emerging and exciting success. That is exactly what has happened to my fine art students that completed the Calumet University’s Fine Art Photography program, the photographic and visual arts education … Continue reading
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Mind Benders: Lightroom 4 Beta
This is not exactly a mind bender, but more of a mind solver and that’s the new soft proofing process in Lightroom 4 Public Beta. A few things stick here and there, this is a beta after all, but all … Continue reading
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Mind Benders
After class, students in my Photoshop, Lightroom, and other Adobe software applications often poke me with questions that they find a challenge to get straight in their heads. I call these mind benders and I’ve concluded that if they are … Continue reading
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North Stars
In the fine art photography series that I teach, new artists often tell me that they are following my work, but wonder whose work I follow. It’s a great question and one that I can answer easily. But, before I … Continue reading
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Michael Gordon and the Mojave Preserve
Let me encourage you to get out to the Kelso Depot in the Mojave National Preserve. Once inside this historic visitor center drop downstairs to the Desert Light gallery for a great photographic exhibition. Michael E. Gordon has become our … Continue reading
