Talking 'Shop

Dave discusses whether you should or shouldn't take Adobe certification exams for Photoshop. (Spoiler alert: there are pros and cons) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Dave Cross discusses how perhaps instead of immediately asking for a tutorial or a pre-built preset or action, we try it ourselves. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Dave Cross and Blake Rudis discuss the big changes to the latest version of Adobe Camera Raw, and how to get over any dislike of the new look and start taking advantage of the new features. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Got some time on your hands and you want to experiment in Photoshop, but don't know where to start? Dave shares 12 (13 actually) mini projects to get you started on the road to learning through experimentation and "playing around" with new tools and features. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Dave talks about how an experience with new (to him) software apps lead him to appreciate the way Adobe does things with consistency, and how we can apply consistency to how we use Photoshop. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Dave talks about the 5 "dangerous" things you should not do in Photoshop. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Dave shares a simple strategy to use your time to practice and learn new things in Photoshop --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Dave chats with Lisa Carney, a professional beauty and entertainment retoucher about key tools and techniques, personal projects, practicing, and how slowing down might make you faster in Photoshop. Oh, and Footloose. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Dave shares how his inability to swim almost kept him from graduating college, and how that experience can be applied to how we learn Photoshop. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Dave and Jesús chat about all kinds of Photoshop topics, even sharing their most embarrassing videos. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Dave reminisces about the 30 year history of Photoshop. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Two DCs on one show! Dave Clayton and Dave Cross chat about how graphic design can (and should) play a role in photography, how to use Adobe Stock as a source of inspiration, self-assignments and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Get inspired to create conceptual photographic artwork during this chat with Sebastian Michaels! Dave and Sebastian chat about having a vision, planing out a photo shoot and how thinking backwards from Photoshop can make things easier and help you to be more creative. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Most people hate failure. Dave discusses how failing in Photoshop is not such a bad thing, that you shouldn't see failure as an indication of your Photoshop knowledge or skill. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Dave expands on the idea of Thinking like Photoshop, in particular how we should think about covering up instead of removing. And he recommends that you become your own stock photo agency. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Dave talks about what it means to be an advanced Photoshop user, or to use an "advanced" technique. And how the heck do we decide if something is advanced or not...and what is a hack? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Dave takes a look back at the last decade and how things have changed with Photoshop, thinks out loud about what might be coming, and offers suggestions for your Photoshop learning resolutions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Dave discusses one of the most over-looked yet easy to implement ways of saving time: Presets. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

Dave chats with Speaker and Author Colin Smith about emerging technology in Photoshop , AI and the creative process. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message

The Thanksgiving episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dave-cross-talking-shop/message