How To Create Your Own Content! - Live From San Francisco on April 25th

Each Thursday four industry experts guide you through a LIVE interactive experience! Join us this week to learn more about how to build social media campaigns, how to pair your content with Adobe Firefly, and how to create incredible custom type animations.

9am PST – Content in a Flash: Learn how to scale your content and find new audiences during this livestream. Use Adobe Express with Adobe Firefly to design social media campaigns quickly with scroll-stopping imagery.

10am PST – From Photo to Post: Reimagine your photography with the help of Adobe Express and Photoshop! Retouch and edit your photos and then get them ready to post on social media with overlays, typography and animation.

11am PST – Create Your Own Bio Carousel: Use Adobe Express to create a carousel to introduce yourself to a new audience. Combine headshots, typography, color, and design elements to stay on brand and reach a new community.

12pm PST – The Perfect Portrait: Join Idara Ekpoh as she shows your how to create a pixel perfect portrait. Retouch, add lighting, and tone your photos to stand out.

Try out Adobe Express NOW: https://adobe.ly/tryAdobeExpress

Subscribe to Adobe’s Podcast: https://adobe.ly/inthemaking

Join the Adobe Firefly Beta: https://adobe.ly/42Ig3XP

Join the Adobe Firefly Discord Server: https://adobe.ly/3KaLVgp

Learn more: https://adobe.ly/3LZFfmG
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00:00 Start
33:15 Creating a thumbnail in Adobe Express
1:03:55 Who is Kristen?
1:05:30 Choosing fonts
1:11:00 Logo details
1:13:10 Adobe Generative Recolor Tool
1:20:30 Using Adobe Firefly
1:28:10 Adding a logo to a mockup
1:35:30 CC Libraries in Adobe Express
1:36:40 Creating an Instagram Story
2:01:40 Who is Charmaine?
2:07:00 Generating a template
2:10:00 Editing a post in Adobe Express
2:25:30 Adding animations
2:47:40 Adding services information
2:53:55 Adobe Express Scheduler
3:03:06 Idara’s intro, portfolio
3:04:21 Personal photo shoot overview
3:05:50 Idara’s process
3:06:22 Adobe color profiles
3:08:57 Adaptive presets in Lightroom
3:11:32 Making adjustments to adaptive preset
3:14:36 Bringing image into Photoshop
3:15:24 Remove background using select subject and adding a gradient
3:18:36 Personal projects vs client projects
3:20:06 Selective color adjustment
3:26:15 Adjusting the gradient and exporting
3:27:06 Copying settings from one photo to another in Lightroom
3:28:17 Saving a custom adaptive preset
3:30:24 Adding linear gradient and color adjustment to second photo to match first
3:33:39 Changing shirt color using selective color and layer mask
3:36:49 Adjustment brush
3:38:46 Exporting edited photo
3:40:04 Photoshop Beta overview, benefits of personal work
3:42:12 Lightroom adjustments to color and tone
3:44:45 Importing to Photoshop Beta, removing and generating backgrounds
3:50:24 Adjusting the opacity of the final background
3:51:01 Setting up Instagram post in Adobe Express, bringing in photos
3:53:57 Sharing to social media, caption
3:55:44 Starting on second shoot, edits in Lightroom
00:23 Intro and show overview
04:01 Mental health, practicing compassion
06:02 Setting realistic expectations for yourself
10:15 Talking to your friends about what makes you unique
11:34 Managing perfectionism
15:26 Nick and Andrew’s boundaries
18:20 Project Andrew gifts himself every year on his birthday
20:23 Establishing healthy boundaries
23:38 Reframing, focusing on strengths and accomplishments
26:23 Office hours awards
29:06 Engage in self-care activities
31:13 Mental health tips for creatives, focus inward
34:44 Seek inspiration, not comparison
39:13 Practice gratitude and mindfulness
41:59 Using Firefly to generate images representing your individual mental space
46:59 Re-generating using style and structure reference
50:19 Generate similar