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A Note from Scott building a strong community
You’ve probably noticed that here in the mag, over on our sister site LightroomKillerTips.com, and just in general at KelbyOne, we’ve been adding more and more coverage and tutorials on Lightroom Mobile. Obviously, this is great news if you’re a Lightroom Mobile user, but of course, we know many of you aren’t editing on mobile yet. Even if you’re not editing on mobile right now, one thing we all kinda realize (whether we want to admit it to ourselves or not), is that at some point we probably will.
I know some of you are shaking your heads as you read this, but there’s a lot of “bigger picture” stuff surround- ing the “why” we might want to consider editing like this. There have been a bunch of changes in Lightroom Mobile, and Adobe’s mobile strategy in general, which might make you a little bit more open to the idea. So much so, in fact, that we did a special Members-Only Webcast on why Lightroom Mobile is the next big thing (and why you don’t want to be left behind). The webcast was on Wednesday, January 25, but if you missed it, I hope you’ll go watch the rebroadcast (in the sidebar on your KelbyOne Member Dashboard, click on Webcasts and you’ll find it there). The webcast wasn’t about which sliders to push and how to use the app (we have entire classes on that, including one from Adobe’s own Lightroom Mobile Product Manager Josh Haftel himself). This is about the bigger picture (no
pun intended, though I’m not above that), and I think you’ll find it well worth your time.
Aside from that, the big news at KelbyOne is the intro- duction of our online community built around our classes. Each class now has its own forum, so you can discuss the class with other KelbyOne members, and even with the instructors who pop in to answer questions. Since we qui- etly launched it in “beta-testing mode” a couple of weeks ago, it has just taken off like a rocket! The feedback has been phenomenal. It’s a very welcoming, helpful, friendly community with instructors and other members helping each other, and it’s a beautiful thing to see and experience.
To join the discussion, just go to any class, and under the course description, click the orange “Discuss this Course” button. There’s no extra password or username to create— you can jump in, start a conversation, or join an existing chat. We’re really excited about this new community and all the ideas we’re getting on everything from new course ideas to ways we can enhance the member experience, and I encourage you to give it a try (I’m in there every day talking directly with members and folks who are taking my courses).
There’s lots going on in the Lightroom universe, so I’ll have lots more to share next issue, but in the meantime, we a killer issue for you here—hope you find it helpful.
All my best,
Scott Kelby
KelbyOne President & CEO
Editor & Publisher, Lightroom Magazine
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