Introduction to Adobe Photoshop

with Scott Stulberg, travel and stock photographer

Join us for an introduction to the basics of image editing with Adobe Photoshop, the industry standard photo editing software package of professionals & amateurs everywhere.The days of the traditional darkroom are long gone and have been replaced by software that gives you unlimited ways to produce some of the best images of your life. Photoshop is a photographer’s best friend and is the main tool for photographers around the world looking to better their images.

This 3 hour seminar will focus on understanding the basics of Photoshop and walk you through why this program is so useful to all photographers. You will go over basic tools function, common operations, cloning, sharpening, color correction, resizing and much more. From bringing your images in from memory cards to saving them the correct way, this class will handle the workflow of using Photoshop the easiest way possible. You will learn how to set up Photoshop the right way and which tools are the ones you need to know about. This class is designed to take the mystery out of using this powerful software.

Scott Stulberg is a digital photography and Photoshop instructor at UCLA Extension and also teaches online at BetterPhoto.com. He travels the globe shooting stock for magazines and publications worldwide with his work represented by Corbis and Gettyimages. He is a contributing writer for Shutterbug Magazine and loves teaching people around the globe how to improve ones photography and Photoshop skills.

Some of the topics covered will include:

• Setting up Photoshop

• Working with memory cards

• Raw vs. jpeg

• Working with Bridge to edit your photos

• The essential tools you need to know

• Resizing and cropping

• Power of working with layers

• How to save your files

• The basic workflow of Photoshop

• Backing up your files

• Understanding plug-in filters

• Basic retouching

• Saving your files for the web

Join us for an in depth look into this incredible software and why it is used by so many people around the globe. Whether you already own Photoshop or are thinking of purchasing it, this class will help you understand how to make your photos look their best using this software. Learn why Photoshop is a photographers best friend!

Prerequisite: Experience with Macintosh or MS Windows95 or above, and a working knowledge of photographic principles is strongly recommended. You can bring your laptop but a notepad is highly recommended.

You may see his photos by visiting his website at asa100.com