I'm a studious fan of earnestly edutational video tutorials. Gotta practice what I preach, right? I just wanted to pass along a tip that if you're into Photoshop at all, you need, need to see Russell Brown's video tutorials. The first time I watched one of his vids, I thought to myself: "What is this guy on?" but then blushed and realized I could turn that around and apply the very same logic to myself. :O

His teachings are sharp, memorable, and funny. He breathes life into staid post-process controls, places context around why he's doing what, and has done a whole series showcasing the amazing magic in CS3, all while cracking the odd joke. He doesn't have background music and he uses a sudden magnifying glass-technique (anyone know how he does it?) instead of the smooth zooms that I prefer, but I'm in awe of the dewd's mastery of his chosen subject, and tho I've never met him, I feel like he's a fatherly figure to me.

Anyway, take my word for it, Russell Brown's the man. And he isn't a spring chicken either: his lineage goes back to Photoshop 1.0 (!), which fit on a single floppy diskette, and now, he's the Sr. Creative Director at Adobe Systems.

More companies need outstanding, knowledgeable, passionate ambassadors like Russell Brown. (Did you know he's in the Photoshop Hall of Fame? Did you ever know that Photoshop had such accolades?)

Maybe someday I will be great like him. Until then, as my Dad said, lot of potatoes to eat, lots of learning to get done. Or as Bruce Lee succinctly put it:

"I'm not a master. I'm a student-master, meaning that I have the knowledge of a master and the expertise of a master, but I'm still learning. So I'm a student-master. I don't believe in the word 'master.' I consider the master as such when they close the casket."