Happy Tuesday everyone. Just wanted to point out a couple of quick things to get your Tuesday going.

Learn CS3 Right From Adobe!
This looks awesome. Adobe is holding a series of eSeminars to show off the Creative Suite 3 Design premium and how it applies to your workflows. There are a couple of dates available and the best part about eSeminars – it’s all FREE.

Click on this link to check out the eSeminar Series here

Overused Design Elements
Jacob Cass pulls out a cool list of overused design elements. Perhaps this will get you thinking a little bit about design and how sometimes, a trend can just be overused… repeatedly.. often… well, you get the picture.

Click here to check out the Overused Designs Listing Via Just Creative Design

Free Lesson by Joe McNally
Now, you are probably thinking that this lesson is going to be a long video with world famous (and one of my personal idols) Joe McNally regaling us with some wonderful day in the life stories. Well, it’s partly true. Joe -does- have that knack of taking you into one of his stories, but he ALSO works in a quick lesson on how to work the light when it isn’t available. This is a sample of what is to come in Joe’s newest book endeavor, The Hot Shoe Diaries, which I would put on your “I have to get it” list as soon as possible.

In his lesson on the blog, Joe goes through the process of making some light when there is none available. Whenever I am asked about why I admire his work so much – two words come to mind: Tenacity and Speed. Being able to watch someone work really hard to get a shot is a joy. Being able to assess a situation and think through a setup for a shoot in a really, really short amount of time inspires me to do the same. You get both in spades when you watch the man work:

Useful Joe McNally Links

1. Click on this link to check out the free lesson on how to Make your light.
2. If you want to learn from a collective of masters in an awesome environment, look no further than the Digital Landscape Workshop Series. They have some great events coming up. So if you’re looking for a class and portfolio cred, this is where to get it.
3. If you want to take your photography skills to the Nth degree, a location change is what you need. Get some international flair & Master Class Level instruction at the VSP Workshops. The dates and locations are sure to inspire envy amongst the most seasoned photographers.

Obviously, to work with him 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, right in your living room, look no further than Joe McNally’s classes on Kelby Training!

That should get the creative juices flowing. Have a wonderful day everyone. We’ll see you guys back here tomorrow morning!