{"id":14581,"date":"2013-05-11T08:39:19","date_gmt":"2013-05-11T12:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=14581"},"modified":"2013-05-11T08:39:19","modified_gmt":"2013-05-11T12:39:19","slug":"photoshop-creative-cloud-confusion-for-sure-but-is-it-a-ripoff-or-a-boon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/05\/11\/photoshop-creative-cloud-confusion-for-sure-but-is-it-a-ripoff-or-a-boon\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop Creative Cloud&#8230;.  Confusion for Sure.  But is it a Ripoff or a Boon?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>BIRDS AS ART Bulletin #439<\/h3>\n<p>BIRDS AS ART Bulletin #439 is online now.  It can be accessed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdsasart.com\/2013\/05\/10\/birds-as-art-bulletin-439\/\">here<\/a>. Seven never published images, each with our legendary BAA educational captions and lots of great features: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Texel Holland IPT Report<\/li>\n<li>Short Notice, Dirt Cheap, In-the-Field Nickerson Beach Photographic Instruction with Arthur Morris<\/li>\n<li>Dynamic Nature Photography Teaching Team<\/li>\n<li>Japan in Winter<\/li>\n<li>New York City\u2013On Location with Denise Ippolito &#038; Arthur Morris<\/li>\n<li>Bosque del Apache 2013 IPT: \u201cThe Complete Bosque Experience<\/li>\n<li>Next Year In Holland<\/li>\n<li>Affiliate Links<\/li>\n<li>Canon EOS-5D Mark III User&#8217;s Guide<\/li>\n<li>Used Camera Gear<\/li>\n<li>IPT Highlights<\/li>\n<li>IPT Info<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Short Notice, Dirt Cheap, In-the-Field Nickerson Beach Photographic Instruction with Arthur Morris<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=center>\n<p>This American Oystercatcher chick was photographed on May 30, 2010  with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/542293-REG\/Canon_2746B002_EF_800mm_f_5_6L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA80056LISEF\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA80056LISEF\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 800mm f\/5.6L IS USM Autofocus Lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732113-USA\/Canon_4409B002_1_4x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA14XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA14XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter)<\/a>, and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV (now replaced by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>).  ISO 400.  Evaluative metering +2\/3 stop: 1\/1250 sec. at f\/8 in Manual Mode. Central sensor\/AI Servo\/Rear Focus on the bird&#8217;s eye and re-compose.  Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2011\/09\/13\/rear-focus-tutorial\/\">here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a good chance to find and photography tiny American Oystercatcher chicks on the Short Notice, Dirt Cheap, In-the-Field Nickerson Beach Photographic Instruction trips.  See immediately below for details. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=3147&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Short Notice, Dirt Cheap, In-the-Field Nickerson Beach Photographic Instruction with Arthur Morris.  May 14 (am\/pm) &#038; 15 (am), 2013. (Yes, that is soon.)  6-9:30 am\/4-7:30pm. This one is priced so low that you need to <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> for the rates. Limit 4\/session. 3 1\/2 openings left.<\/h2>\n<p>Payment in full due immediately.  If you would like to join me please get in touch via <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> or call me at 863-692-0906.  Breeding American Oystercatcher and Piping Plover (small chicks possible).  Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls, Sanderling, and other shorebird species.  Early-arriving Least and Common Terns, and breeding plumage Lesser Black-backed Gull likely.  Courtship and mating behaviors; flight. Learn digital exposure and creative image design. <\/p>\n<p>With only one photographer signed up for Tuesday morning, and another for Tuesday afternoon, you have a great chance to take advantage of some private or practically private instruction with me this week at give-away prices.  <\/p>\n<h3>Photoshop Creative Cloud&#8230;.  Confusion for Sure.  But is it a Ripoff or a Boon?<\/h3>\n<p>In a Photoshop.com blog post <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/photoshopdotcom\/2013\/05\/breaking-from-tradition-photoshop-cc.html\">here<\/a>, Maria Yap, Senior Director of Product Management, recently announced that&#8211;well, I am not sure exactly what they said.  Something to the effect that soon you will not be able to purchase a Photoshop boxed set for a given price as we have been doing for quite some time.  Folks are now invited to pay $19.99\/month for Photoshop Creative Cloud ($9.99 for the first year for current CS-6 owners).  Those payments need to be made forever.   <\/p>\n<p>Everyone is confused and there has been a firestorm of negative reaction on the web.  <\/p>\n<p>One question that I have not been able to find an answer for is &#8220;If I pay my $20 and get a copy of whatever Photoshop onto my computer, what stops me from stopping paying and continuing to use the program?  I do understand from reading their frequently asked questions <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/photoshopdotcom\/2013\/05\/answering-your-questions-about-photoshop-cc.html\">here<\/a>, that you do not need to be online to use Photoshop Creative Cloud.   <\/p>\n<p>Questions are welcome but I am not sure that I will have any answers.  And I am not totally sure that Creative Cloud is either a bad thing or a ripoff.  But I am not sure that it is a good thing either.  As always, time will tell. <\/p>\n<p>Feel free to chime in with your opinion, or better yet, with facts. <\/p>\n<h3>Next Year In Holland<\/h3>\n<p>Despite a 100-year record cold spring with very few tulip fields in bloom this trip has been a spectacular success.  The colors and variety of tulips at Keukenhof simply stun the mind and the senses. Denise and I are planning our Holland trip for next year: the  Keukenhof Creative Tulip Photography IPT with a Touch of Holland.  If you are a Happy Camper who is interested in joining Denise and me next spring, please shoot me an <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center>.  Details will be announced soon. <\/p>\n<h3>New York City&#8211;On Location with Denise Ippolito &#038; Arthur Morris May 25 \u2013 26, 2013, 2-day Workshop-$495<\/h3>\n<p>Join Denise Ippolito and Arthur Morris for a two-day creative workshop in the Big Apple. This exciting adventure through the streets of NYC will begin with an informal get-together at our hotel on the evening of May 24th.  This will give us all a chance to get to know each other before we hit the streets in the morning for our first exciting photo shoot. We will explore China Town, Little Italy, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, Grand Central Station (tripod permit included) and much more during our two days together. The emphasis will be on street photography, seeing and capturing dynamic images, and expanding your creativity using a variety of in-camera techniques including HDR and Multiple Exposure. <\/p>\n<p>Please contact me via <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> for complete details and the itinerary. <\/p>\n<h3>Bosque del Apache 2013 IPT: \u201cThe Complete Bosque Experience.\u201d NOV 26-DEC 2, 2013. 7-FULL DAYS: $3399.  Co-leader: Denise Ippolito. Introductory Slide program: 6:30 pm on 11\/25. Limit: 12.<\/h3>\n<p>Tens of thousand of Snow Geese, 10,000 Sandhill Cranes, ducks including point-blank American Wigeon and Wood Duck, amazing sunrises, sunsets, and blast-offs.  Live, eat, and breathe photography with one of (if not the) world&#8217;s premier photographic educators at one of his very favorite locations on the planet.  Top-notch Photoshop instruction. This will make 19 consecutive Novembers at Bosque for me.  Nobody knows the place better than I do.  Join us to learn to think like a pro, to recognize situations and to anticipate them based on the weather, especially the sky conditions, the light, and the wind direction.  Every time we make a move we will let you know why.  When you head home applying what you learned will prove to be invaluable.  Includes all lunches and the Thanksgiving Buffet at the Crowne Plaza in Albuquerque. I hope that you can join me for what will be an unparalleled learning experience. <\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdsasart.com\/include-pages\/ipt-updates\/\">here<\/a> for registration info and the complete IPT schedule.  Scroll down for complete Bosque IPT info.  <\/p>\n<h3>Typos<\/h3>\n<p>On all blog posts, feel free to <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> or leave a comment regarding any typos, wrong words, misspellings, omissions, or grammatical errors.  Just be right. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Support the BAA Blog. 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