{"id":7150,"date":"2019-03-19T17:35:15","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T21:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aboutrc.com\/?p=7150"},"modified":"2019-03-19T17:41:42","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T21:41:42","slug":"update-2-new-books-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/?p=7150","title":{"rendered":"Update: 2 New Books &#038; Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With a couple of months in the rearview, I thought it would be a good time to sit down and take a second to share some of the things that I\u2019ve been working on as of late.\u00a0 Social media for me as of late has just been that &#8211; social.  Posts of me as a dad, food, or random foolishness.   &#8211; so I figured it was time to share what i&#8217;ve been up to on the work front.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(The picture above is at the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Bronx Documentary Center (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bronxdoc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bronx Documentary Center<\/a> where I got to spend some time with a photographer I really admire &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Joe Conzo (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/rcweb.co\/2Wan8xi\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Conzo<\/a>.  Aside from being an amazing shooter &#8211; he is literally <a href=\"https:\/\/rcweb.co\/2WcUtaH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"the man that took Hip Hop's baby pictures (opens in a new tab)\">the man that took Hip Hop&#8217;s baby pictures<\/a>.  His pictures of the Bronx in the 70s and 80s remind me of my childhood. Make sure you check his site out!)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Syracuse University Rocks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1936\" height=\"1089\" src=\"http:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1730.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1730.jpg 1936w, https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1730-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1730-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1730-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1730-570x321.jpg 570w, https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_1730-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1936px) 100vw, 1936px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Things have been going swimmingly at Syracuse University.&nbsp; I\u2019m teaching multimedia storytelling, and loving the work that my students are producing.&nbsp; Separately, I\u2019ve been focusing on getting students up to speed on all things Adobe &#8211; Photoshop, Lightroom, Indesign, Illustrator, Audition, and Premiere.&nbsp; That alone has made for some really long days, and several sleepless nights.&nbsp; The students all make it worth it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Freelance Clients That Cannot Be Named<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"http:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Freelancing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Freelancing.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Freelancing-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Freelancing-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Freelancing-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Freelancing-570x321.jpg 570w, https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Freelancing-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of all of the stuff that i&#8217;ve been doing in school &#8211; I still have my company out creating content &#8211; just not in the spaces you would expect it. The usual photography\/tech stuff still applies, but i&#8217;ve spent more time working on general video production &#8211; and have added a couple of cool Government projects that have kept me quite busy. &nbsp;As with government work &#8211; I can\u2019t really share what Ive done there &#8211; but Its been really cool to be able to bring to bear everything I know on training, storytelling, and production into a new way.&nbsp; I\u2019ve enjoyed that a lot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Two New Adobe Classroom in a Book series Completed&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2books_1600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2books_1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2books_1600-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2books_1600-250x150.jpg 250w, https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2books_1600-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2books_1600-570x342.jpg 570w, https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2books_1600-600x360.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve followed me for any time, you know that the thing that really drives me to do what I do is the love of education.&nbsp; I love to teach &#8211; and any opportunity to do so is really a moment of joy for me.&nbsp; As a longtime Adobe user, one of the dreams that I had was to be able to bring all of my teaching skills to bear on writing books to help students in schools, universities, and in the general public.&nbsp; I\u2019m excited to say that I\u2019ve finished writing not one but TWO books that are now a part of the Adobe Classroom in a Book series &#8211; the official training curriculum for Adobe.&nbsp; The <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC Classroom in a Book (2019 Release) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Adobe-Lightroom-Classroom-Book-Release\/dp\/0135298652\/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Photoshop+Lightroom+Classroom&amp;qid=1552686540&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-4\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC Classroom in a Book (2019 Release)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>is aimed to get students up to speed on everything Lightroom with proven workflow strategies that I\u2019ve developed in teaching thousands of people worldwide.&nbsp; The<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Adobe-Photoshop-Lightroom-Photographers-Classroom\/dp\/0135495075\/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Rafael+Concepcion&amp;qid=1552622286&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-2\"><strong>Adobe Photoshop CC and Lightroom CC for Photographers Classroom in a Book (2nd Edition)<\/strong><\/a> is aimed at individuals wanting to get a taste of both Photoshop and Lightroom and understand how to work with both of these incredible programs in their photographic workflow.&nbsp; What makes me even more excited is knowing that I can bring these books right into the classroom at Syracuse University, using them as part of their digital curriculum to bring up to speed students that want to take the very best pictures.&nbsp; I\u2019m excited for you guys to check them out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These last few months have had me with my nose to the grindstone getting all of these projects out &#8211; but I\u2019m excited to say that it has been totally worth it.&nbsp; I can\u2019t wait to share them with you, and can\u2019t wait to share all of the other photo and video projects I\u2019m working on next.&nbsp; It\u2019s full speed ahead over here &#8211; and I am ever grateful for that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to all of you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With a couple of months in the rearview, I thought it would be a good time to sit&hellip;","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7150","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blog","8":"cs-entry"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7150"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7150"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7165,"href":"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7150\/revisions\/7165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}