For over 35 years, Dave Cross has been helping photographers and creative professionals maximize their use of Adobe software. He taught his first Photoshop class just two weeks after its release in 1990 and has been teaching Photoshop ever since. Dave holds a Bachelor of Education and is both an Adobe Certified Instructor and a Certified Technical Trainer. He has taught for Adobe, at events such as Photoshop World, the Texas School of Photography, ShutterFest, Adobe MAX, Imaging USA, and at various corporate locations. In 2009, Dave was inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame, and in 2016, 2017, and 2019, he was recognized as an Adobe MAX Master Instructor. Additionally, Dave runs the Photoshop Virtual Summit and the Lightroom Virtual Summit.