Adobe Powered Magic

Yes, Theresa and I often bounce ideas off each other on projects that we're doing. In combination with other Adobe NDA groups, I've gotten together with others involved. For example: George Reis and I recently started a Technical and Scientific Imaging group in So Cal. Gary Coyne, another ACP is also involved with this group. Through attending some of the Adobe Community User groups in the LA area, I've met several other ACP & UGM, such as Keith Johnson, Anissa Barton-Thompson, Anissa Barton-Thompson, Daniel Kramer,Scott Valentine, Daniel Sofer, and others. Andrew also did a couple interviews with me a while ago. Interview with Chuck Uebele – Photographer & Photoshop Artist. So much has happened to me due to my involvement with Adobe. It's been great!

I was part of the same interview with Adobe back in 2012. I won a guru award for the artistic division the same year Chuck won best of show. We sat next to each other during the keynote. So for starters, Adobe has powered a magic of friendships that inspire me to keep learning and creating.

I've been working in photography for roughly 40 years. When I started, I was very interested in composites like Jerry Uelsmann and others. However, doing this in the darkroom was too slow, too hard, and difficult to achieve what you envision. With Photoshop, all those barriers have come down, and I can pretty much create whatever I envision - including things that can't be photographed. I mentioned this in an interview I had with Adobe back in 2012 that was shown at the 2013 keynote for Photoshop World in Orlando; however, a lot of my comments regarding this didn't make the final cut. Several of us were chosen to be interviewed. I had just won Best in Show for a composite image I did using Photoshop, which was featured on the cover of Photoshop User Magazine. I've won other awards for using Photoshop ranging from illustration, compositing, and to photo restoration.

Adobe's Keynote at Photoshop World Orlando 2013 - YouTube