 A NOTE FROM SCOTT

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

There’s a lot going on as we head into the last quarter of the year. First, I just got back from Salt Lake City where I did a presentation for the grand opening of the new building at Pictureline, Salt Lake’s photography store since the ’80s, and I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed getting to present to an in-person audience. I met lots of KelbyOne members and saw some old friends. Thanks so much to everybody who came out.

My next in-person speaking event is a keynote talk at B&H Photo’s first-ever OPTIC West conference out in Monterey, California, November 6–7, 2022. It’s my only West Coast gig of the year, and I haven’t been out to California since before COVID, so I’m really looking forward to it (and to finding the nearest In & Out Burger when I’m out there). There’s an amazing team of teachers at the conference, including a special keynote from National Geographic photographer, Frans Lanting, where he’ll present his new book and photo project. You can attend in person or online, both of which are free.

We just announced our next conference (and our last conference of the year), and I think the timing is just perfect. It’s The Travel Photography Conference and we’ve put together an all-star crew of instructors, and we’re welcoming some fantastic new instructors who have such great info to share. It’s going to be an incredible learning experience and we want you to be a part of it. It’s coming up October 25–26, 2022. It’s all online and each day has two tracks. The whole conference will be archived so you can rewatch any classes you want to see again, or catch any sessions you missed. If you want to attend (and you totally should) click this link. Also, you can check out the official trailer where I explain more about the conference by clicking here.

Adobe MAX (Adobe’s big annual event) is nearly here and, as I mentioned last issue, it’s when Adobe usually releases a bunch of new Lightroom and Photoshop features. So, if history is any indicator, we’ll soon have lots of new goodies to learn and apply to our workflows, and of course, we’ll have all the coverage and education here in the mag and online, so keep an eye out for the Adobe MAX keynote on October 18.

Next week, I’m super-excited to be off to the Tuscany region of Italy to lead a travel photography workshop with KelbyOne instructor Mimo Meidany. We’ll be doing a lot of location shooting, a bunch of postprocessing in the classroom and, of course, we’ll be sampling some incredible Italian food (could include some wine; hey, ya never know). I’m going early and bringing a KelbyOne video crew with me to record some travel photography online courses for you guys. There will be lots of cool stuff in these courses, so I can’t wait to share them with you.

It’s going to be a fun October, and I’m glad you’re here along with us for the journey. It’s going to be a great one!

All my best,

Scott Kelby KelbyOne President & CEO Editor & Publisher

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