Hey all - thanks for the well wishes. The speculation? I could do without that, but it is what it is.

Here's the skinny. I needed a new challenge. Loving Poser has kept me engaged on and off for 20 years. But there are a few other things I love. Photography. VR. Hardware, gear and gadgets. I joined Lytro as their Director of Product Marketing, my first day is February 9th. Lytro is working on some very innovative technology that's in its infancy. Plenoptics. Light field photography. They're a great, well funded company in start-up mode. They need someone with my skills. It's a lovely new challenge that I'm stoked to be able to dive into. My head and heart both need that.

Here's where I'll be moving: https://www.lytro.com/

Parting is bittersweet. There's a family of folks who I've worked with for two decades, grown up, survived alongside. And then there's this crazy Poser product family, the pinnacle of personification.

I let the team know months ago that I was planning a change so they could prepare. They have been. The change will be good.

Have a little faith, please?

Cheers,

Steve Cooper

Lytro is doing some very cool stuff, stuff I'm extremely interested in. I'm glad they're getting you. :) When it comes to speculation, you have to be pretty special to become the center of a conspiracy theory. Hats off! 

And good luck!

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PoserPro 2014, PS CS5.5 Ext, Nikon D300. Win 8, i7-4770 @ 3.4 GHz, AMD Radeon 8570, 12 GB RAM.