Ben Willmore has a special gift: an uncanny ability to connect with users of every level and mindset. Whether it’s first-timers taking their first sniff of Photoshop, or razor-sharp nerds and nerdettes who are on the fast track to technical illumination, the common echo that Ben leaves in his wake seems to be "Aha! I finally GET Photoshop!"

To date, Ben has personally taught over 30,000 Photoshop users on three continents. His descriptions of Curves and Channels are thought to be the best in the industry and his breakthrough teaching style of "not-just-how-but-why" has made him the in-house instructor of choice for companies such as Mercedes Benz, Adobe Systems, America Online, the U.S. Air Force,Lexis Nexis and Fisher-Price Toys.

Ben's award-winning, best-selling book, Adobe Photoshop Studio Techniques, is said to be "arguably, one of the best Photoshop books ever written" by Photoshop User’s publisher, Jim Workman. He is co-author (with Jack Davis) of the just released book How to Wow: Photoshop for Photography and creator of the best-selling Master Series videos.

He continues to be a featured speaker at publishing conferences
and events worldwide, including Photoshop World, American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and the Royal Photographic Society of England.
He's a member of the Dream Team for NAPP and writes for numerous digital imaging and photography publications, including a monthly column for Photoshop User magazine. In 2004, he was inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame at PhotoshopWorld. Ben's reputation as the "expert's expert" prompted NAPP's president, Scott Kelby, to say, "When we get stuck, we call Ben!"

Ben is the founder of Digital Mastery, a Photoshop training and consulting firm based in Colorado. Visit his website at www.digitalmastery.com.