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Geeks are Sexy…. Photoshop, Computer, IT, nerds, programmers, coders, hackers, slackers, internet surfers, graphic artists, you know the type…

20 November 2007

Ah… Yes… Geeks are sexy!
Have you seen our Guru’s on Youtube?
iJustine does a great job of describing the age old question…. Why Are Geeks Sexy? What is a geek? And you know you are a geek when….
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There are 10 total in the series… so keep watching or check out the xTrain youtube channel
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Photo Shop, Photography, Digital Photography, Digital Dark Room, Photo editing

20 November 2007

Do you have a passion for Photography? How about Photoshop?
xTrain.com is now offering world class training for Digital Photography, Photoshop, Digital SLRs, and all the other tools that a photographer needs to know in order to enhance their craft!
Courses in this trac include:
Photoshop Laboratory Free Classes by Russell Brown

Secrets of the newest version of Photoshop […]

Online Training: Digital Photography, Photoshop CS3, Adobe LightRoom

19 November 2007

Do you have a passion for Photography? How about Photoshop?
xTrain.com is now offering world class training for Digital Photography, Photoshop, Digital SLRs, and all the other tools that a photographer needs to know in order to enhance their craft!
Courses in this trac include:
Digital Photography Hot Shots by Rick Sammon

A comprehensive A-Z digital photography and […]

Free Photoshop Training Online: Portrait Retouching by Dr. Brown in the Photoshop Laboratory

16 November 2007

Are you looking for Photoshop Retouching Training?

The latest addition to Russell Brown’s classes on xTrain provides our students with solid instruction enabling them to master Photoshop CS3 without the boredom of typical online video training.

The most important facial editing features are covered by Dr. Brown…

Teeth Whitening
Wrinkle Removal
Skin Tone Touch-ups
Spot Healing
Stubble Removal
Face Blending

This fun and […]

Online Training: Online Marketing- Media, SEO, Social Media, Podcasting

15 November 2007

Do you want to learn more about:

Online Marketing?

Pay Per Click Advertising?

Social Media Advertising & Marketing?

Podcasting?

Search Engine Optimization (Not just website metatags)?

Online PR?

Then I have the solution for you! Online courses designed specifically for you to learn any of the above topics. Our courses, all facilitated by industry experts, social media guru’s, online marketing engineers are […]

Dr. Brown’s Photoshop Laboratory: Reviews are in! Online Training is enjoyable

6 November 2007

Ok Guys! What do you think? Dr. Brown’s Photoshop Laboratory, a Free Online Photoshop Class with xTrain class has really started to stir up some great feedback! What do you think? Take a peek at the shows, then rate and review the classes!
Ratings & Comments on xTrain.com are easy!

Rate any of our classes on a […]

GeekBrief.TV #251 Podcast, powered by xTrain Today!

1 November 2007

Wow! What a great day! Hostess Cali Lewis of GeekBrief.TV joined us in the studio on our live set @ xTrain. It’s a state of the Art Virtual set and to take it to the next level we used the power of Skype video to create 2 cool podcasts! This is a behind the virtual […]

RPG CONCEPT ART, Online Training - Digital Art with Ron Lemen in Painter X on a Cintiq

30 October 2007

We posted a new class today. Actually, it’s a class in a series that we are doing in digital Arts.
Traditional Drawing in a Digital Realm. All classes are done by Ron Lemen in this course and we’re really excited that he has chosen xTrain to do these very popular classes.

©2007 Ron Lemen
About the Class: RPG […]

You know you’re a digital photography geek when…

25 October 2007

Last week we were at a conference in NYC. It was fun, it was great, there were a LOT of people. But I’ll have to say of all the people to receive Dr. Brown’s Photoshop Laboratory - There were a few things that stuck out in my mind when we met them… here’s a re-cap…
We […]

Digital Photography Tourist: NYC - Online Training Useful

18 October 2007

So today we had an awesome visit in the city. We walked around Times Square, went to the Empire State Building, watched the Bryant Park area get shut down due to a major construction accident, and went to B&H Audio, Camera, Etc Warehouse, etc.
One of the things that entrigued me most about Times Square was […]

Free Photoshop Training, Free Digital Photography Training with Rick Sammon

15 October 2007

Hiya folks!
Just wanted to drop you a note and let you know I’m headed back to NYC! (Some of you may know that I spent a significant part of the year in Manhatten working on an awesome project). And now xTrain is headed to the 2007 PDN PhotoPlus International Conference +Expo on October 18-20, 2007. 
 xTrain’s […]

xTrain.com Learner’s Submissions

12 October 2007

Today we want to showcase some really cool works by our learners at xTrain.com.
Just so you know - Anyone (with an account at xTrain) is able to submit an exercise (a hands on activity with our classes) or their portfolio pieces for review and commenting by peers and gurus!
Here are some of my fav’s today:

Exercise […]

Snap Shots to Great Shots with Rick Sammon

8 October 2007

Hey! Look the Digital Photography Podcast show features Rick Sammon and his Digital Photography Hot Shots course with xTrain!
As a bonus we also get to hear from my esteemed husband about his baby: xTrain!
Check it out here! 
Want to see some of Rick’s Classes in his
Digital Photography Hot Shots course?
Check out his free Silhouette class or […]

iJustine: Training with xTrain.com on her Skateboard

5 October 2007

HI Guys!
This blog is live from the xTrain control room!
Justine is doing training from atop of her skateboard!
Here’s a recent pose just for fun:

Check out our Tour page for more great iJustine videos!
And just in case you haven’t heard. If you’d like to learn more about skateboard deck design, Ron Lemen does a great class […]

Meet Me in NYC: PhotoPlus, Digital Photography Conference

3 October 2007

Ok. So We’re going to The Photoplus Conference for Digital Photographers. Wanna meet someone cooler than me? How about our spokeswoman and some of our Creative Gurus?! Yes, I’ll be there, but please forgive me as I will be up to my eyeballs in giving out our famous Dr. Brown’s Photoshop Laboratory. And I’m not […]

Photoshop CS3: Simplified & Easy by Ben Willmore - FREE Class today!

1 October 2007

Hi guys!
Just wanted to drop you a personal note and let you know Ben Willmore’s Free class has been uploaded to xTrain.com.

It is new and all about the Quick Selection Tool in CS3. I personally don’t know how we ever lived without this tool. No more magic wand guessing what areas or color shades, […]

Playboy Evolutions Photoshop: Video on youtube

1 October 2007

Ok. well. Nice headline right? For me, it’s got 2 of the big keywords. Playboy & Photoshop. And that’s what makes it a nice headline. Playing off of everyone’s dream model retouching…
In my world those are HOT HOT HOT Topics!

Sure we do Photoshop Training, and one day Playboy artists, digital photographers might find us. Until […]

HDR Mastery Course - AMAZING Photographs

25 September 2007

Have you seen Ben Willmore’s HDR Mastery course yet?
I found 2 awesome exercises that our learners submitted through xTrain. I am very excited to show them off, I hope they don’t mind. They’re Beautiful!

Copyright Brent Williams, member online community of xTrain.com

Copyright April Andrews, xTrain.com community member
I just want to add, that Ben Willmore did a […]

Silhouette Class by Rick Sammon

22 September 2007

Today we posted a new free class at xTrain.com. It is one of my favorites. Wait.. Most everything on xTrain is a favorite. Anyway!
I just wanted to share with you access to Rick Sammons quick and easy Silhouettes class.
It really captures the magic of the production we have at xTrain.com. There are 4 main reasons […]

What is Edutainment?

19 September 2007

Edutainment (Ed-u-tain-ment)
Looks funny doesn’t it?
Well. Today we declared 3 of our shows… Edutainment….
Dr. Brown’s Photoshop Laboratory! Starring, Dr. Brown of Course!

What defines this show as Educational?
Well - Dr. Brown teaches us many Photoshop CS3 & Photoshop CS3 Extended techniques by experimenting with many popular photo enhancing techniques.
How is it Entertainment?
Well, we have interaction with […]

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