Rangefinder Magazine
December 2006

O’Reilly’s 2006 Photoshop Cook-Off by Editorial Staff
 

	Grand Prize Winner: Suzanne Pitts has made it her personal mission to bring the fine art of editorial photography to its fullest potential using her natural eye for detail, beauty and composition.

Aiming to inspire creativity and discover new and promising talent from the ranks of the 4,000,000+ Photoshop users, O’Reilly Media, Inc. this year held the 2006 Photoshop Cookoff. Entries were created using recipes from one or more of the five O’Reilly Photoshop Cookbooks: Photoshop Retouching Cookbook for Digital Photographers, Photoshop Blending Modes Cookbook for Digital Photographers, Photoshop Photo Effects Cookbook, Photoshop Filter Effects Encyclopedia, and/or Photoshop Fine Art Effects Cookbook.

The winners were recognized with awards and fabulous prizes, which were presented at an event at PhotoPlus Expo in New York on November 2, 2006. For a full list of winners, and more information on the contest and the Photoshop Cookbook series, visit www.oreilly.com.

Fine Art Effects Winner: Ben Grace is an artist and graphic designer working digitally and in traditional media, from oil painting to photography.

Blending Modes Winner: Karen Swaty has been teaching herself Photoshop for the last five years or so, and confesses that she now dreams in layers.

Retouching Winner: Sara Frances’ extensive mix of photographic interests spans photojournalistic, documentary, portrait, architectural and graphic art styles, generally with an alternative twist that captivates mind and eye.