Course Title: Photoshop Elements 8 for the Digital Photographer II
Hours required: 24
Price: $99
Length course offered: 6 Weeks
Instructor: Beverly Schulz [Bio]
Description:
Adobe combines the power of its award-winning technology with the ease of use desired by users who want quick results. In this course, you'll develop an orderly photographer's workflow with options for portrait editing, image distortion, filters, and much more.
Photoshop Elements includes Adobe's award-winning layers, and you'll learn how to make the most of them by combining images with layers and synchronizing artwork, frames, and images to increase your options for flexibility even after your work is finished. You'll also explore the ways you can combine layered work with Elements 8 new tabbed windows feature—a great tool for multi-image work.
With a variety of options for sharing your images such as Flipbooks, slide shows, and collages, Photoshop Elements will be your first choice for image editing. You'll see how and when to use raw images, as well as how to use JPEGs for outstanding prints and projects and how to use the new Recompose tool to size and edit images just the way you want them.
If you haven't fully unlocked the mysteries of Photoshop Elements 8, you're sure to find this course a fun and effective way to incorporate Elements' advanced features into your photography. The hands-on exercises—with help available each step of the way—will leave you with a great feeling of accomplishment!
Goals:
Using advanced features, you'll know how to restore old photos and add a hint of color for a hand-tinted look, as well as how to build high-impact collages with images and text.
Grading System:
Confirmation of Completion awarded with passing score.
School Description:
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Instructor Bio: Beverly Schulz
Beverly Schulz is a freelance photographer and a graduate of the New York Institute of Photography's Professional Photographer's program. She teaches a number of classes in digital photography and has more than 25 years of classroom instruction experience. Her writing and photography have been published in a number of magazines. She has traveled extensively and participated in onsite photography workshops as well as independent photo quests. In addition to teaching and photographic work, she provides consulting services for digital photographers and clients.
