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Tag: Photoshop Elements

  • Fridays, September 27 – October 25, 9:30 am – 12:00 noon – Photoshop Elements Demystified

    Bring your laptop and artwork to this Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Garden class on five Fridays, September 27 – October 25, from 9:30 – noon, and learn how to transform your images into finished reproductions for cards, collages and posters, as well as for the web.  With guidance from Patricia Buchanan, make color adjustments, tidy up edges and backgrounds, add a watermark, type or add other enhancements.  Solve the mystery of sizing and resolution to meet printing and exhibition submission standards.  Scanning procedures will be covered.  Mouse skills and a basic computer proficiency are required.  Note: Photoshop Elements is a more user-friendly and affordable version of the original Photoshop.  The skills you acquire with Elements are always transferable to Photoshop.  If you don’t already have Photoshop Elements, it can be downloaded for a free 30-day trial period.  Although this will not cover the entire class period, it’s a good way to begin. Thank you www.geekersmagazine.com for the screenshot below.  WCFBG members $150, nonmembers $195.  Register by calling 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu. 

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  • Saturdays, April 13 and April 20, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – Creative Digital Photoshopping

    Award winning photographer, Gail Hansche-Godin, will visit the Petersham Art Center for a two-part program on using creative digital photoshopping techniques. The classes will be held on Saturday, April 13, and Saturday, April 20, from 9 AM-12 Noon. The Photoshop Elements program will be the basis of the instruction, but the ideas reviewed would be useful for anyone. Beginning to experienced photographers will benefit from the class to learn how to create any imaginable work, from funny and whimsical to the classically beautiful.

    Gail will begin the first part of the program by demonstrating image enhancement by adjusting lighting, color and clarity. She will discuss the use of proper work flow and how to use short cuts to speed up the work. Function of tools, using layers, burning (darkening) and dodging (lightening) areas of a photo, removing unwanted areas of a photo, cloning from one image to another (adding images), filters, and converting to black and white will be some of the discussion points. For the second day of the program, participants come back to the class with questions from practicing assignments from the first program.

    The classes will be tailored to the level and needs of each individual participant.

    Gail is a well-regarded teacher and artist who has won numerous awards in international photography competitions. She has had her photographs published in National Wildlife, Massachusetts Wildlife, The Nature Conservancy and Massachusetts Audubon Connections magazines. She is especially passionate about advocating for preservation of our wildlife treasures and natural heritage through photographic art.

    The two-part class is $30 for Petersham Craft Center members and $45 for nonmembers. There are no computers provided but the instructor will demonstrate on her own computer, or participants may bring their own computers. Call the Petersham Art Center at 978-724-3415 to register or for more information. The Art Center is located at 8 North St, just off Rt. 32, near the Petersham Common.

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  • Saturday, March 3, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Beginning Photoshop Elements for Aspiring Photographers

    This Tower Hill Botanic Garden workshop led by Steve McGrath on Saturday, March 3 from 10 – 3 will help participants learn Photoshop techniques and skills, and apply them immediately to their personal photography. Using classroom lecture and interactive student participation, the course will cover optimizing images using layers, tools, color balance, and black and white. Extensive handouts will lead students step-by-step so that skills can be practiced at home. We use Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 for our instructional labs in class. Bring a laptop with a version of Photoshop Elements if you have one. THBG members $60, nonmembers $70. Register online at www.towerhillbg.org.