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[ 7 ]All my best,Scott Kelby
KelbyOne President & CEO
Editor & Publisher, Photoshop UserI have lots of cool things to share this issue,
so let’s get to it! Last issue, I talked about
our new KelbyOne Mags app for reading
this magazine and our sister publication,
Lightroom Magazine, and it’s been an over-
whelming hit with our members. I wanted to
share a quote from one member who went
on Twitter and wrote: “I downloaded the
app last week. What an improvement. I had
pretty much given up reading the magazines
because it was so inconvenient, but I have
already read the latest issue and [am] going
back to earlier issues. Great job! Actually, it is
the best reading app I have used!”
I wish I could take the credit, but it was
Chris Main and Erik Kuna who worked to
make this app a reality, and then take it further than any
of us imagined it could go. But we actually have more app
news: The all-new, from-the-ground-up version of our
other app. (Yes, we have two apps—one for reading the
mags, and one that lets you take KelbyOne courses offline
so you can watch them when you don’t have Internet
access, or really slow access, like when you’re on a flight.)
Well, we’ve been testing the new app internally (and yes,
it’s for iPhone and Android), and it’s stable enough to
start having beta testers look at it.
To find beta testers, we’re looking to the awesome
members involved in the KelbyOne Community section
of the website. These folks (the most helpful folks in the
world) are totally engaged with their membership and us,
and I know they’ll put this baby through its paces in a
big way before the full release to the membership. So if
you’re an active member of the Community, keep an eye
out for your beta release invite for the new KelbyOne app.
In other news, we’re very, very excited to once again
announce the winner of our contest where one talented
KelbyOne member (and a guest) will be flown to Flor-
ida for her own solo gallery showing at “The Gallery at
KelbyOne.” We had members enter from all over the
world, and I’m thrilled to announce that our winner is
KelbyOne member Melanie Kern-Favilla. Her stunning
images of flowers absolutely captivated the judges, and
we can’t wait to see her images hanging on the walls of
the gallery. Her gallery show opening is at 7 p.m. on Fri-
day, July 21, and we’ll be broadcasting a live, one-hour
interview with Melanie at 8 p.m. that evening from our
events theater. Keep an eye on your email inbox for moreCALLING ALL BETA TESTERS
details as we get closer. Congratulations, Melanie! We
can’t wait to share your wonderful work with the world.
One more thing, and then I’ll let you get to the mag. If
you’re not visiting the KelbyOne Insider blog (the link is in
your dashboard), you’re missing out on lots of cool stuff.
One thing that’s really resonating with our members is our
Member Challenges—you have to check it out on the site
(go to page 12 to learn even more). While you’re on the
site, check out the latest member discount from Macphun.
They just added a 15% discount on their Luminar plug-in
(that’s what I’ve been using since my Nik Collection started
to die, which has been happening to a lot of folks lately).
Sadly, Google announced that they wouldn’t be updating
the software any longer for people who can’t get it to work.
In short, it’s dead, but I have a new class on how to use
Luminar coming out at the end of June, so you can make
an easy-and-painless jump from the old to the new.
Whew, that’s a lot of stuff, and I’ll have a whole lot
more next issue. In the meantime, thanks to everyone who
tells their friends about KelbyOne, who gives us a shoutout
on social, or is active in the Community. You guys rock!
Now you can check out the mag—it’s a pretty good one. ;-)
A Note from Scott
Kalebra Kelby