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[ 007 ]All my best,Scott Kelby
KelbyOne President & CEO
Editor & Publisher, Photoshop UserWelcome to our “retouching” issue, which was
inspired by your responses to a poll we sent out
about the magazine. The one thing we heard
loud and clear was that you wanted to learn
more about all sorts of retouching, from peo-
ple to things. So, not only did we add a new
regular column from high-end retoucher and
awesome KelbyOne instructor, Kristina Sherk,
but we also thought we’d kick it all off with an
entire issue dedicated to just that.
While you’re checking out the retouching
articles, I hope you’ve noticed that we’ve
been updating the look of the mag through-
out, with an emphasis on a clean, easy-to-
read look, bigger graphics, and a completely
redesigned product reviews section (because
you let us know how important our reviews are to you).
Also in each issue, we now spotlight a member benefit,
so you’ll find new ways all year to make the most of your
membership. We really take the results of those polls
we send out seriously, and I hope you enjoy seeing your
suggestions and ideas taking life right away here in
the magazine.
As we’re about to publish this issue, our annual Photo-
shop World Conference 2017 is right around the corner
(April 20–22) at the Orange County Convention Center in
Orlando. It’s the annual conference for KelbyOne members,
and people come from all over the globe to attend this
annual Photoshop, photography, Lightroom, and lighting
love-fest. If you haven’t made your plans to join us yet, it’s
not too late (plus, as a KelbyOne member, you save $
off a conference pass). Head over to photoshopworld
.com and join us next month in Orlando. It will change you
in awesome ways you can’t imagine (and you’ll have an
amazing time and make lots of new friends while you’re
doing it). Hey, did I mention the super-mega awesome
Stella Kramer was added to the instructor roster? She’s
amazing, and we’re honored to have her at Photoshop
World with us for the first time ever.
As for KelbyOne, we’re hard at work on two big
projects: First, lots of back-end work going on building
the foundation for the next phase of what we want to add
to our community, including one-on-one portfolio reviews
and study groups. Secondly, we’re deep in the middle of
developing an all-new KelbyOne app for iOS and Android
that we expect to roll out in late spring/early summer.WE’RE LISTENING
We’re also working on a list of member-generated ideas
for the site, including a new course-page experience, player
enhancements, and lots of things to just make your overall
experience better. There will be lots of fun stuff to share on
that front very soon.
Our “Gallery at KelbyOne” gala opening is this Saturday,
March 18, and if you’re anywhere in Florida and would like
to come to the opening wine and cheese reception (free
to KelbyOne members) that evening, you can RSVP here.
We’re excited to feature the work of KelbyOne member
Mark Wegner in the gallery, and afterward we’ll hear from
Mark in a look at his work and the man behind the art. You
can see a live webcast here. We’re really excited to have
launched this new gallery where we celebrate and show-
case the work of our members all year long—this is just the
start of our “gallery season” with so much more to come.
Lots of great classes coming up, including some extraor-
dinary courses on Family Photography, my Lightroom
7-Point System, How to Sell Your Images on Adobe Stock,
and so many more. We’re really excited about what we
have coming, and we’re so glad you’re here with us to learn.
A Note from Scott