mastery digital
Bristol
A senior engineer from NASA once said that this man gave the best technical
seminar he ever attended. That same year a computer-phobic who had been
struggling with Photoshop for years proclaimed that “He takes the Boogie Man out
of Photoshop!” This seems to be Ben Willmore’s special gift; he has an uncanny
ability to connect with users of every level and mindset. The common echo that
Ben leaves in his wake seems to be “Aha! I finally GET Photoshop!” What’s the
key to truly understanding Photoshop? Ben believes that it’s crucial to wrap
your mind around the core concepts of a feature and understand why that feature
is important before getting into the technical end of it. In teaching
seemingly-complicated techniques, he relates the concepts to everyday knowledge
(like dimmer switches for lighting – See video below) so the mind can connect
them to something it already understands.