Around the Web November 23

Be sure to read through this whole blog post – there are LOTS of great Black Friday Deals from me and from some of my partners!

PHOTOGRAPHY

From PictureCorrect: “Animal Eye Detection & Autofocus with Mirrorless Cameras”, “The First Step to a Quality Portrait”, “Planning & Packing Lenses for a Trip”, “7 Tips to Make Your Photos Stand Out”

PHOTOSHOP

From Shutterbug: “PS Basics: 3 Secrets to Perfect Skin Tones”

From WebDesignDev: “10 Tutorials to Create Your Own PS Actions”, “Top 20 Color Application Tutorials”

From PixelBuddha: “Free Newspaper PS Effect” (I think this is a cool one! Not an action – just drop your photo into the PSD file!)

From Pixel2Pixel: “Photoshop Lighting Effect Tutorials”

From WeGraphics: “Dripping Photo Effect”

FREEBIES

From RachelRofe: “List of Free Stock Images & Fonts for Your Designs” (always remember to check the “terms of use” if you are planning to sell your designs).

NEXT WEBINAR – TODAY!

“Creative Smart Phone Editing”

Join me TODAY, November 23rd at 4:00 pm (Eastern Time)

I decided to switch things up and show you some of my favorite creative phone apps. I will demonstrate on my iPhone/iPad, but will also show some apps available for Android phones. I’ll show you how to edit, add textures and more – from subtle to dramatic!

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!

And…don’t forget to grab your copy of the Notes –
includes images used PLUS BONUS SET OF 12 TEXTURES!

CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR COPY!
Reg. $7.50 – on sale for $5.00 (sale ends 11/29/21)

NEW TEXTURES & WORD ART SET!

50% off till 11/29/21. Ho, ho, ho!

Reg. $15 each set – NOW JUST $7.50

This set of Subtle Backgrounds is perfect for adding some light texture to your image. And the B&W Grunge Frame can be added over top of any other texture (from this set or others) to add a light grunge touch and border.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT SUBTLE BACKGROUNDS!

These textures are also great for backgrounds or over the whole image for a light, subtle texture!

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT TEXTURED BACKGROUNDS!

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT WORD ART SET!

BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL ON ALL OTHER TEXTURES, BRUSHES, CROP SHAPES!

On Sunday I promised a sale that would reveal my age…

Now till Cyber Monday (midnight 11/29 ET),

SAVE 62%
with the code BF62 at checkout!

on all texture sets, brush sets, and crop shape sets (other than the 3 new ones above)

BLACK FRIDAY eBook Deal

I have my two eBooks on sale over on the AppSumo site!

Reg. $55 for both books – just $40 for the BF Promo!

CLICK HERE TO GRAB THIS DEAL!

And CLICK HERE to check out their other amazing deals!

DxO BLACK FRIDAY DEALS!

If you haven’t gotten DxO’s Nik Collection 4, now is the time!
Save 50% (reg. $149/now $74.50)
Or, if you have any of DxO’s other versions of Nik, upgrade for just $39.50 (reg. $79)

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE DEALS

(Once on the site, log in to your account to get upgrade pricing)

TOPAZ BLACK FRIDAY DEALS!

Topaz has their “Everything Bundle” on sale for over 60% off!
DeNoise AI, Sharpen AI, Gigapixel AI and Video Enhance AI.
Reg. $359.98 — on SALE FOR $199.98!

Or — Don’t need video — Save 60% on the Image Quality Bundle
DeNoise AI, Sharpen AI & Gigapixel AI
Reg. $259.97 — on SALE FOR $99.99

AND…Use my Link HERE
and the Code MeredithImages at checkout to save an additional 15%!
(Making the bundles $169.98 or $74.99)

If you own any of these products, be sure you are logged in to your account
and you’ll get even better pricing based on what you already own.

LUMINAR NEO!

I’ve been talking about this new product for a while now. I’ve gotten my test copy with the cool new features – Dust RemovalAI; Line RemovalAI; & RelightAI. WOW!

Luminar Neo ships this Winter! Grab your deal now – 30 day guarantee starts when the product is shipped!

Offers for artists who own Luminar or Aurora:

$49 for 1-seat license for Luminar Neo (1 seat = 1 computer)
$54 for 2-seat license for Luminar Neo (2 seats = 2 computers)

CLICK HERE FOR THESE SPECIAL PRICES!

If you are new to Skylum Products:

$59 for 1-seat license for Luminar Neo (1 seat = 1 computer)
$69 for 2-seat license for Luminar Neo (2 seats = 2 computers)

$88 for 1-seat license for Luminar Neo + Luminar AI
$108 for 2-seats license for Luminar Neo + Luminar AI

CLICK HERE FOR THESE SPECIAL PRICES!

Bundles for new users:

$47 for 1-seat license for Luminar AI + Morning Till Night Sky Pack
$59 for 2-seats license for Luminar AI + Morning Till Night Sky Pack

$69 for 1-seat license for Luminar Neo + Aurora HDR
$89 for 2-seats license for Luminar Neo + Aurora HDR

$98 for 1-seat license for Luminar AI + Luminar Neo + Aurora HDR
$118 for 2-seats license for Luminar AI + Luminar Neo + Aurora HDR

CLICK HERE FOR THESE SPECIAL BUNDLES!

Sale Prices Now through Nov. 29, 2021

BARNS & BACK ROADS WORKSHOPS

BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL –
SAVE $50 ON A 2022 WORKSHOP!
USE CODE BBR50 at Checkout!

Save $50 on a 2022 Barns & Back Roads Workshop (either on Deposit or Full Payment).

2022 SPRING & FALL DATES NOW BOOKING!

Come visit us and share the beauty of East TN! Join me for a workshop – limit 3 attendees per session. Travel the back roads of TN with me and photograph our great finds including old barns, houses, churches, cars, and beautiful scenery. Possibly throw in some cows and antiques too!

SPRING 2022 DATES (all but one have 3 spots open at this time)

April 22-25, 2022 (FULL)
April 28-May 1, 2022
May 4-7, 2022
May 11-14, 2022
May 18-21, 2022

FALL 2022 DATES (all but one have 3 spots open at this time)

Sept. 21-24, 2022
Sept. 28-Oct. 1, 2022
Oct. 12-15, 2022
Oct. 19-22, 2022 (FULL)
Oct. 26-29, 2022

We also have 2 guest rooms so there is an option to stay here if you wish (see website for details and fee).
There are also 2 hotels within 5 miles of our house.

Take a look at our website for info HERE, and sign up HERE or through the link on the workshop page.
Feel free to email me with any questions at Hazel@MeredithImages.com.

IF YOU HAVE A GROUP OF 3 AND WOULD LIKE TO DO A WORKSHOP ON DATES NOT LISTED, CONTACT ME AND WE’LL SEE IF WE CAN SET IT UP!

Workshop and event cancellation policies can be found HERE.

WINTER VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Mark your calendars so you don’t miss our
3rd Virtual Creative Photography Conference
on Feb. 26 & 27, 2022!

SPEAKER LINE-UP & TOPICS:

Mark Battista – “Simple Solutions for Still Life”
Jordan Blackstone – “Portrait Painting using PS (People & Pets” & “Pixels to Fine Art”
Lori Lankford – “In-Camera Creativity” & “The Beauty of Texture Photography in Nature”
Don Rosenberger – “Why You Should Be Shooting Infrared” & “Getting Close”
Shelly Roy – “One is not Enough: Multi-Photo Layouts”
Kate Silvia – “Get Creative with the Nik Suite” & “Introduction to Photoshop Layers”
Dave Meredith – “Fun Compositing with Photos & Digital Art”
Hazel Meredith – “Creativity with Plug-Ins & Phone Apps”
& “Using Textures, Brushes & Crop Shapes”