Click on the class date to view class details and register. Class dates without links are not yet open for registration. This series repeats every six weeks year round.

Class Fees: $85 per session. Classes meet 6 - 9 pm unless otherwise noted.

Adobe Photoshop Launch Pad: Photoshop 1

Learn the basics of editing digital images with Adobe Photoshop in this three-hour intensive workshop for beginning digital photographers. This is the first workshop in the Photoshop for Photographers series.

Wednesday, April 23

Wednesday, May 28

Wednesday, July 2

Photoshop for Photographers 2: Mastering Layers & Selections

In order to harness the power of Photoshop's advanced editing features, you need to learn the skills necessary for creating precise selections. This class gets you up to speed quickly through hands on projects demonstrating pro level selection techniques. You will learn how to create multi-layered files then resize, transform and alter individual layers.

Wednesday, April 30

Wednesday, June 11

Wednesday, July 9

Photoshop for Photographers 3: Layer masks and Adjustment Layers

Learn the basics of Photoshop Layers, Masking techniques, and refining corrections using Adjustment Layers in this intensive three-hour workshop. Prerequisite for this class: Photoshop for Photographers 2 or equivalent knowledge.

Wednesday, April 2

Wednesday, May 7

Wednesday, June 18

Wednesday, July 16

Photoshop for Photographers 4: Retouching Workshop

Learn precision retouching techniques, including use of Clone Stamp, Healing Brush, and Patch tools. Plus, you will learn how to fine tune the behavior of these tools using advanced Blending modes.

Wednesday, April 9

Wednesday, May15

Wednesday, June 25

Wednesday, July 23

Photoshop for Photographers 5: Advanced Curves and Sharpening

Learn how to get the most from Levels and Curves, Photoshop's most advanced tools for accurate color and tonal correction. This workshop also explores sophisticated sharpening techniques.

Wednesday, April 16

Wednesday, May 21

Wednesday, July 30

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Digital SLR & Camera RAW Field Workshop

A one-day intensive course in the field and classroom, using digital SLRs and advanced Adobe Photoshop Camera RAW workflow. Bring your DSLR Camera - we provide the computer workstations and software! This class is appropriate for beginners, as well as more experienced users with new cameras or transitioning to digital from film SLRs.

Class meets Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Fee $145 per class

Saturday, April 19

Saturday, May 10

Saturday, May 31

Saturday, June 14

Saturday, June 28

Saturday, July 26

Capture More Light - Advanced High Dynamic Range Photography

The high contrast of normal sunny daylight scenes is often hard to capture with a single shot. HDR photography circumvents these limitations by combining multiple exposure values in a single image. This multi-day workshop teaches all the ins and outs of handling a higher dynamic range and of course also the limitations of this technique. This special workshop is taught by Uwe and Bettina Steinmuller of Digital Outback Photo.

Class meets Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 - 8:00 pm., Fee $495

Coming Again in the Fall!

Take Your Photography to the Next Level

Advanced class for experienced photographers on improving your seeing, searching for and composing your images. Day two is dedicated to improving your images through the finer points of editing, including a discussion of the tools we use.

The leader for this workshop is George Barr. George is a fine art photographer of more than 40 years experience, has been published in Lenswork, Black and White Photography and Outdoor Photography (U.K.), has written for Outback Photo and Luminous Landscape and recently published his acclaimed book “Take Your Photography To The Next Level”. Check out George's portfolios.

George along with co-leaders Uwe & Bettina Steinmueller and Brad Polt-Jones will lead two street photography sessions for the workshop participants. You will work on capturing your own images through the guided assignments.

Class meets Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 - 8:00 pm., Fee $495

Saturday / Sunday, April 12 & 13

Below you'll see a list of classes including upcoming class dates. Click on the class date to view class details and register.

Advanced Digital Printing Clinic

Sharpen your Photoshop skills in a unique one on one workshop environment. Limited to only 4 participants, spend an entire day editing and printing your own images with the state of the art Epson 4800 printer. Receive custom instruction in both Color and B&W digital processing from Adobe Certified Expert Brad Polt-Jones. This class is suitable for all users with a basic knowledge of Photoshop.

Class meets Saturday from 10:00 - 5:00 pm., Fee $185

Saturday, April 5

Saturday, May 3

Saturday, June 21

Advanced Black and White Digital Clinic

Learn how to capture images for optimal black and white results. This six-hour workshop covers the best techniques for converting an image to black and white while retaining dynamic range, and black and white printing options. Hands on work with your own images.

Class meets Saturday from 10:00 - 4:00 pm., Fee $145

Based on demand. Send an email if you are interested.

Complete Adobe Lightroom - Start to Finish

Digital photography lets you take thousands of low-cost images. The only problem is storing and organizing them for fast, easy access. A well-designed system lets you make the most of your digital images and avoid chaos and frustration.

In this workshop, you will learn how to design a logical file structure, create an easy-to-use naming system, use “metadata” to simplify tracking images from program to program, and integrate image management into your workflow using Adobe Lightroom software. Master the RAW conversion tools. Learn how to set-up batch processing, roundtrip editing of images from Lightroom into Adobe Photoshop CS3, and output final versions of your master files via the Print, Slideshow and Web modules.

Class meets Saturday from 10:00 - 4:00 pm., Fee $145

Monday, April 14

Saturday, April 26

Saturday, May 24

Saturday, July 12

Nikon Wireless Lighting

Featuring the Nikon Wireless Creative Lighting system. This lightweight, portable lighting system offers flexibility and creative solutions for the digital photographer. This class covers all aspects of the Nikon system, including the built-in Commander modes of supported cameras, the SB-800 as commander, and the SU-800 as commander.

Newly designed four-hour class, including lecture, demonstration and hands-on elements. Appropriate for the advanced amateur or the professional transitioning to digital.

Friday, April 4

Canon Wireless Lighting

Featuring the Canon Wireless Lighting system. This lightweight, portable lighting system offers flexibility and creative solutions for the digital photographer. The class covers the Canon system, including the ST-E2 as commander, and the EX580 II speedlight as commander. Suitable for all Canon digital SLR's.

Newly designed four-hour class, including lecture, demonstration and hands-on elements. Appropriate for the advanced amateur or the professional transitioning to digital.

Friday, April 18