Scott Kelby

Scott Kelby (born 1960 in Lakeland, Florida) is an American author and publisher of periodicals dealing in Macintosh and Personal Computer software, specifically for design professionals, photographers, and artists. He is married and is a Christian.

Biography

He is editor and publisher of Photoshop User and Layers magazines, president and co-founder of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) and is president of Kelby Media Group, an Oldsmar, Florida-based software training, education, and publishing firm.

Kelby is a photographer, designer, and the award-winning author of more than 40 books, including Photoshop Down & Dirty Tricks, The Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers, The Photoshop Channels Book, Photoshop Classic Effects, The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers, The iPod Book, and The Digital Photography Book.

His books have been translated into dozens of different languages, including Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Korean, Polish, Taiwanese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Swedish, Turkish, and Portuguese, among others, and he is a recipient of the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award.

He is the training director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour and conference technical chair for the Photoshop World Conference & Expo. He is featured in a series of Photoshop training DVDs and has been training Photoshop users since 1993.

In the fall of 2007, he created Kelbytraining.com [http://www.kelbytraining.com] to bring much of his training material into one easy-to-find location.

Photoshop User TV

Since the fall of 2005, Scott Kelby has co-presented the video podcast Photoshop User TV, named after his organization's flagship magazine. The 30-45 minute show, which began life as "Photoshop TV" (and was briefly "NAPP TV"), is available for viewing and download each week at PhotoshopUserTV.com [http://www.photoshopusertv.com] . During the show, Kelby and his NAPP friends/coworkers talk Adobe Photoshop news and tutorials in a witty, bantering style. Aside from Kelby, these people figure prominently into the show's success:

* Dave Cross, Senior Education and Curriculum Developer, National Association of Photoshop Professionals
* Matt Kloskowski, Education and Curriculum Developer, National Association of Photoshop Professionals

Scott Kelby, Dave Cross, and Matt Kloskowski are often referred to collectively as the Photoshop Guys.

* Corey Barker, Education and Curriculum Developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals and the Executive Producer of the popular tutorial site Planet Photoshop
* Rafael "RC" Concepcion, Education and Curriculum Developer, National Association of Photoshop Professionals

As of the fall of 2007, Corey Barker and RC Concepcion host the sister video podcast Layers TV, which covers a broad swath of Adobe Systems creative products.

* Stephanie Cross, News Anchor and iPod Flea girl.

In addition to these regulars, the show often brings on prominent creatives to discuss their techniques, including Photoshop Hall of Famer Deke McClelland, digital photorealism artist Bert Monroy, and photographers Moose Peterson and Vincent Versace.

Photoshop User TV is consistently ranked among the top podcasts on iTunes.

Bibliography

Scott Kelby is one of the most prolific authors in the computer/graphic arts industry. Below is a list of books (not exhaustive) he has authored or co-authored:
* 2000 "Photoshop 6 Down and Dirty Tricks"
* 2001 "Photoshop 6 Killer Tips"
* 2001 "Photoshop 6 Photo-Retouching Secrets"
* 2002 "Mac OS X v. 10.2 Jaguar Killer Tips"
* 2002 "Macintosh...The Naked Truth"
* 2002 "Photoshop 7 Down & Dirty Tricks"
* 2002 "Photoshop 7 Killer Tips"
* 2002 ""
* 2003 "Adobe Photoshop CS Down & Dirty Tricks"
* 2003 "Mac OS X Panther Killer Tips"
* 2003 "Photoshop Elements for Photographers"
* 2003 "The Adobe Photoshop CS Book for Digital Photographers"
* 2003 ""
* 2003 "The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers"
* 2003 "The Photoshop Elements Book for Digital Photographers"
* 2004 "InDesign CS Killer Tips"
* 2004 ""
* 2004 "Photoshop CS Killer Tips"
* 2004 "Photoshop Elements 3 Down & Dirty Tricks"
* 2004 "Photoshop in Motion with Final Cut Pro"
* 2004 "The iTunes for Windows Book"
* 2004 "The Photoshop Elements 3 Book for Digital Photographers"
* 2005 "Digital Photography Killer Tips"
* 2005 "Getting Stared with Your Mac and Mac OS X Tiger"
* 2005 "InDesign CS2 Killer Tips"
* 2005 "Mac OS X Tiger Killer Tips"
* 2005 "Photoshop CS2 Down & Dirty Tricks"
* 2005 "Photoshop CS2 Killer Tips"
* 2005 "Photoshop CS2 Power Session"
* 2005 "Photoshop for Wedding Photographers Personal Seminar Interactive DVD Training and Guide"
* 2005 "The Book for Guys Who Don't Want Kids"
* 2005 ""
* 2005 "The Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers"
* 2005 "The Photoshop CS2 Channels Book"
* 2006 "The Digital Photography Book, Volume 1" - ISBN 9780321474049
* 2007 ""
* 2007 "The Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers"
* 2007 "The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers"
* 2007 "The Photoshop 7-point System"
* 2008 "The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2" - ISBN 9780321524768

External links

* [http://www.photoshopuser.com The National Association of Photoshop Professionals]
* [http://www.layersmagazine.com Layers Magazine: The How-to Magazine for Everything Adobe]
* [http://www.scottkelby.com Scott Kelby's Website]
* [http://www.kelbytraining.com KelbyTraining.com]
* [http://www.photoshopusertv.com Photoshop User TV]
* [http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1179147 Peachpit.com Interview with Scott Kelby]