I wanted to take a minute and share an example of an image I worked on last night to illustrate the power of Perfect Effects 3. I took this image over the weekend at Multnomah Falls and when I imported my shots into Adobe Lightroom 3, I had high hopes for it however, at first glance, it really didn't jump out at me. And that is where the power of Perfect Effects 3 comes in. I knew that if I applied a small dose of Tonal Contrast, it would immediately cut through the haze created by the misting water. I also amped up the cool tone of the water by applying a Cooling Filter, under the Photo Filters category, and masked out the boulder in the foreground. To further contrast that foreground element from the rest of the scene, I added a Green Enhancer effect along with lightening it up a bit using the Lighter effect under the Color & Tone Category.

In the end, I was left with an image that really got me jazzed and it was all because of the power found within Perfect Effects 3! We hope you enjoyed this little bit of creative inspiration!

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The Digital Photo Workshops offer hands-on, one-on-one training to photographers and hobbysits who want to become better digital photographers.

These 3 day, weekend workshops are designed to sharpen your skills behind the camera and in the digital darkroom. They also offer you the ability to take advantage of a photo workshop without sacrificing a week of work. Workshops begin Thursday evening and wrap up by 2:00PM on Sunday. That leaves you plenty of time to return home Sunday evening.

Click the image below to get more details on these exciting new workshops.

To help answer this, Brian Matiash has recorded a quick video to show you how, on both Mac and Windows operating systems, to access the Perfect Photo Suite 6 from within Photoshop, Lightroom, Aperture and as a Standalone application. Please note, that Perfect Layers 2 is now the main heart of the Suite so when you launch the Suite 6 app, you are starting out in Layers already so there is no need to look for a Layers module to select and open.

Here's a description of the workshop from Seth & Greg.

Learn or improve your studio and location lighting with Greg Gorman, and Seth Resnick for a special one week All shooting and creative workshop in spectacular Mendocino, CA
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World renowned photographer Greg Gorman invites you to join him at the Greg Gorman Digital Workshop in Mendocino, California where Greg shares his knowledge of digital photography in the intimate setting of his home and studio on the Pacific North Coast. Greg's special guest is Seth Resnick who is returning for a third time.

This workshop is ideal for any photographer looking to enhance his/her camera, lighting, color management, image editing and fine art printing making skills. The locations are beyond spectacular with shooting on the rugged coast, amazing sand dunes, the redwood forests, and vineyards.

The workshop provides two professional models from New York and Los Angeles and one on one instruction from Seth and Greg.

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The cost of the workshop is normally $4,250 but if you use the discount code D65 you can save $750 to bring the cost of the 6 day workshop to $3,500. I've talked to several photographers who have been to this workshop in the past and I'm told it's well worth it.

For more information, you can visit Greg's web site at http://www.gormanworkshops.com/Directory.html

Our good buddy, Vanelli, is at it again! This time, he & his friends are heading to the Bahamas for a 4 day/3 night cruise/photography work­shop that will take place from Octo­ber 14-17th, 2011.

And you get a chance to win a ticket to attend!

onOne Soft­ware is spon­sor­ing two partial schol­ar­ships to the Vanelli & Friends Pho­tog­ra­phy work­shop! You pay for the cruise and your travel, ($350.00) and onOne will take care of the work­shop cost – that’s over a $595 value.

Sim­ply explain why you feel you need to attend the work­shop. Entries must be com­pleted by Aug 26, 2011.

Just head over here to enter.

Details of this amazing workshop can be found here!

• The first article by Towner is a fantastic screencast he recorded, showing a very creative way to use Perfect Layers 1.0 to generate a custom photo layout/collage. If you've been waiting to get a sneak preview of Perfect Layers 1.0, look no further than Towner's post!

• Next up is a guest blog post by yours truly (Brian M) and is hosted by the ever-prolific Ron Martinsen. Ron had asked me to create a screenflow using several Perfect Photo Suite products to give a truly unique look to one of my images. Naturally, I went with a grungy UrbEx HDR photo and worked in some PhotoTools and FocalPoint love. You can check out the guest blog post on Ron's blog!

Thank you, Towner & Ron, for including us on your great blogs!

So, we asked ourselves, "Why stop there?" What if we could build on our fantastic Webinar program by including topics that have to do with the business and marketing side of Photography? What if we have some of the best in the industry share their lessons and help shine a light on their own hurdles to help you try to make it?

And what if we could take YOUR questions and concerns and ask our presenters to share their thoughts around them? Wouldn't that be something special?

So, we are happy to announce our latest Webinar series called 'onOne Software Presents'. We've partnered with some of the best in the industry to bring you a new side of Webinar education. We'll tackle the topics around what it takes to be a professional photographer and we'll be working with some very talented artists across a wide range of genres. It's our hope that everyone will gain from this series.

To kick it all off, we're going to be presenting Lori Nordstrom of Lori Nordstrom Studio. Lori has won numerous awards, degrees and certifications including PPA Certified, Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman.  She is a PPA approved business instructor and is a mentor for Studio Management Services. Lori is passionate about educating photographers and seeing small businesses thrive and she is going to share her passion with us here!

So, what do you need to do? First off, be sure to register for Lori's webinar so you don't miss out. Second, we want to hear from you! Send us your questions for Lori either by email (webinar@ononesoftware.com), on our Facebook page, or via Twitter.

It's our goal to provide you with the best educational content possible and this is just another way that we're able to do so.

There are only a few spots left so if you're thinking of going, be sure to sign up soon. More information on this workshop can be found on the Maine Media Workshop web site.

Dave  is an Adobe Certified Instructor and long-time Photoshop Educator and his new Education Center, based in Tampa, Florida is a unique learning center that houses a working photo studio and classroom, and offers hands-on small group workshops on Photoshop, photography, Lightroom and more. Workshops will be taught by Dave Cross and guest instructors such as Scott Kelby, Jason Groupp, Matt Kloskowski, Joel Grimes, RC Concepcion and many other leading industry experts. Training sessions will range from one-day workshops to multi-day boot camps, aimed at beginners through advanced users.

Workshops start in June with more information available at www.davecrossworkshops.com.

Use the discount code "SUMMERSCHOOL" to receive $100 off your first workshop.