COMPUTERS

Photoshop 1

with Stephen Moore

Mondays, June 24-July 1
5:30-7:30 pm
$40

Introduce yourself to the most powerful digital photographic editing tool in the world! We will use Adobe Photoshop CS4 to improve lighting in photographs, edit and retouch images, and create original artwork. You will leave this class with a firm understanding of the basic tools and processes of Photoshop. Basic computer skills required. Limit 10 participants.

Photoshop 2

with Stephen Moore

Mondays, July 8-15
5:30-7:30 pm
$40

Increase your digital imaging abilities by learning a few tricks of intermediate Photoshop. This course will focus on image manipulation, compositing, editing, and customizing by using advanced techniques. Learn some tricks to improve the speed of your workflow and experimenting with digital painting techniques for creating custom artwork. Completion of Photoshop Basics or basic Photoshop skills required.
Limit 10 participants.

Introduction to InDesign

with Stephen Moore
ALL AGES

Mondays, July 22-29
5:30-7:30 pm
$40

Adobe InDesign has become the industry standard for print design. We will learn the basics of InDesign and practice its applications as a graphics editor and arrangement tool. Learn to create original publication materials such as signs, banners, fliers, and brochures. We will discuss how to organize multipage documents such as magazines and catalogs. Previous experience in Adobe programs Photoshop and/or Illustrator is recommended but not required. Basic computer skills required. Limit 10 participants.

Adobe Boot Camp

with Jessica Merriman

Friday, August 9
10:00 am-4:30 pm
$110 (includes lunch)

Join us for a jam-packed day dedicated to learning the basics of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign (programs in the Adobe Creative Suite). We’ll edit images in Photoshop, create a design in Illustrator, and incorporate both of these programs into a larger InDesign document. Whether or not you already have a project in mind, you’ll leave the boot camp with a flyer, brochure, newsletter, or another useful piece that you created! Please bring a photo saved onto a portable flash drive (or email it to yourself so you can access it from the lab). Great professional or personal development opportunity. Basic computer skills required. Please register by Wednesday, August 7 to guarantee a lunch.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Photography Level 1

with Camilo Quintana

Tuesdays & Thursdays, June 18-July 9 (no class July 4)
5:30-7:30 pm
$90 ($240 total if you sign up for Levels 1, 2, & 3)

Come and learn how to understand your digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera. Bring your DSLR camera, and we will talk about how your camera works and discuss basic rules of composition. In-class exercises and group critiques of your work will give you new criteria on taking remarkable photos. This class will give you enough knowledge to go from taking a picture to making a story.

Photography Level 2

with Camilo Quintana

Tuesdays & Thursdays, July 16-August 1
5:30-7:30 pm
$90 ($240 total if you sign up for Levels 1, 2, & 3)

Once you know the basics, this class will help you loosen up bit more with your camera so you can make your own decisions instead of your equipment making them for you. We will start using aperture priority and shutter priority to comprehend the aperture and speed of your camera. This will help you to understand the manual mode, giving you a whole new experience when taking photos. Bring your DSLR camera, and we will do assisted exercises and group critiques.

Photography Level 3

with Camilo Quintana

Tuesdays & Thursdays, August 6-22
5:30-7:30 pm
$90 ($240 total if you sign up for Levels 1, 2, & 3)

Take your photography to the next level by learning how to administrate, conserve and develop your image library. We will use Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, which administers and helps create amazing images that will inspire, inform and delight your audience. We will continue with assisted exercises to help shoot and develop your project. We will end with a project that will be exhibited at the Carnegie Center. Please bring your DSLR camera.