FROM THE EDITOR...
IT’S A NEW DAY!!
Dave Stabley
Editor / Publisher
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ast month MN CliQ Magazine celebrated its One Year Anniversary. In that issue I alluded
to some changes and additions that would be coming in the new year, and I am elated to
announce...they are here!
First, something that should appeal to almost everyone: PHLEARN!! Beginning in this issue
we will be sharing photography and Photoshop tutorials created by Aaron Nace and his team
at Phlearn (pg. 94). I have been a Phlearn subscriber for years, and their in-depth tutorials
can show you how to master some of the most difficult problems you may come up against
while shooting, and editing your images. I highly recommend them.
On a more “global” note, I am introducing a new feature this month called “Compositor’s
Corner.” Unlike our regular features which utilize images from New Mexico artists
exclusively, Compositor’s Corner will be spotlighting this art form from contributors around
the world. As part of that, NM CliQ Magazine has arranged with Jesús Ramirez of the
PhotoshopLearningChannel.com to present some of his compositing training. The first of
those training classes is included in this issue (pg. 10).
I am proud and honored to say that as part of the “Compositor’s Corner” we have a couple of
submissions by Andrea Costantini (pgs. 18-19). If that name is not familiar to you, perhaps
you are acquainted with his on-line magazine “Photographize” (www.photographize.org). It
is a wonderful, artsy, thoroughly amazing magazine that I think you will love, and just like NM
CliQ Magazine, it’s free to read.
Warmer weather is here, and with it comes some of the best group shoots of the year. I have
heard of one that involves a trip to “Arches,” which should produce some phenomenal images!!
I am always looking to feature work from these collaborations, so if you get something good,
be sure to share it here. Keep the “Little Black Dress” shots coming, we love them! If you
are a photo compositor yourself, send in some of your best creations to be included in the
next issue.
The themes for next month are: Summer Solstice, Fathers, Bikinis, Beaches and just about
anything else that has to do with Summer. Remember, you can’t be in NM CliQ Magazine
unless you actually submit your work.
Until next month, COLLABORATE, it makes great art!
Dave Stabley
Editor/Publisher
NM CliQ Magazine
www.nmcliq.com
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NM CliQ Magazine | May 2016