Learn how to use computer technology as well as the most highly regarded photography software to improve your digital images and get gorgeous prints! Learn how to edit, modify, and optimize images for printing, web/email use and personal display. Feature selection methods, exposure, color correction, the use of layers, adding text, compositing, special effects and highly realistic photo retouching will all be covered, giving students an excellent working knowledge of Photoshop Elements. We will also try to provide a significant educational discount that allows students to economically purchase the latest Photoshop Elements.

Think about it this way: each time you press the shutter button on your camera, you've finished the design of a new picture. Design? Yup, every picture is a completed design. Up until now, you have probably let just your intuition guide your design. Well... if you were a "born artist," that's great. For the rest of us, it's valuable to consciously recognize that good design is the single most important factor going into creating a successful photograph. In this brand new course, you'll learn - and use - some new and straightforward design knowledge to immediately improve your own photography.
    Prereq: you must know how to use your camera.
Each class will include a shooting assignment, and some of each student’s work will be reviewed in the next class. Bring two of your own favorite photos or digital images to the first class. Great reference materials will be distributed too!