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Create a Digital Album

Learn to use Picassa, a free program that automatically locates all of your photos (even those you forgot you had) and organises them into albums. Covers basic fixes and enhancements for photos, printing photos and making gift CDs. Create a slide show and add music. General computing skills required. Prerequisites This course is designed for people who can already use Windows, Windows-based programs…

Digital Enhancing with Photoshop Elements

Good camera work is only part of producing great photos. Almost all digital images benefit from some enhancement. Using Photoshop Elements, learn to bring out the best in your images. Starting with the automatic “quick fix” edits, progress to using more advanced features: layers, selections, masks… Finally, learn about the amazing cataloguing feature, which allows you to easily create…

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Digital Imaging Introduction

The perfect place to start. Learn to upload images from a digital camera, scan pictures, incorporate images into documents and attach them to email, print and burn to a CD/DVD. Basic computer skills (use a mouse, open and save files) required. Course description A basic understanding of digital imaging allows you to fix and enhance your photos, share them more easily with friends and family and print…

InDesign Introduction

The desktop publishing industry standard. Get to know the interface, set up documents from scratch, work with frames, and import and edit text. Learn about typography and why the right type selection is so critical to your design. Good computer skills required. Course description Learn the basics of using Adobe InDesign, the industry standard desktop publishing software. What your course will cover*…

Lightroom Introduction

Enjoy a quicker and easier workflow with a powerful cataloguer and editor. Edit and create virtual copies and store related photos in multiple albums, thus saving space. Easily create emails, slideshows or web galleries. Integrates seamlessly with Photoshop. Good computing skills required. Text book included in price. Course description Lightroom is the newest and most exciting addition to Adobe’s…

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Photo Editing - Expanding Beyond the Basics

A project based course extending your knowledge in using Adobe Elements. A series of mini-projects will take you through techniques such as – blending modes, adjustment layers, faking layer masks, selection techniques, and creative use of filters and layers. A sound knowledge of computing basics and Photoshop is experience necessary to make the most of this class. Course description image…

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Photoshop Elements - Continuation

Building on the foundation provided in Enhancing Your Digital Images, this course covers the more advanced features available in Photoshop Elements. Using a case-by-case approach with actual examples, learn about refining selections, creating flawless composites, using masks and layer blending modes, as well as tips and tricks. The aim of the course is to provide you with an easy, efficient and…

Photoshop Level 2 (Intermediate)

Explore more of Photoshop. Learn about masks and channels, moving layers between files and applying adjustment layers. Correct and enhance digital photos, adjust camera RAW files and use advanced compositing techniques to create photo montages. Photoshop Introduction or equivalent experience required. What your course will cover masks and channels moving layers between files and applying…

RAW Files: How to Capture & Process Them

Want your final photographs to look the best they can? Learn to work with your images before your camera manipulates the data. This course will teach you to manage and manipulate RAW data files to correct mistakes in your original photos. Good computing skills required. Text book included in the price. Course description Nowadays we’re all familiar with Jpeg files: the industry standard for…

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Scanning 35mm Slides and Negatives

Get your slides and negatives out of your old shoeboxes and onto your computer, so you can view, touch up, catalogue and print them. Learn how to get the best scans you can, by choosing the right colours, removing colour casts and restoring faded images. General computer skills (file management, use of Windows and basic applications) required. Course description In this course you will learn how…