District 196 Community Education

This course covers the basic and intermediate editing techniques for photographers using the current version of Adobe Bridge and Photoshop.The course is designed for students to possess the basic knowledge of digital photography (shutter speed, aperture, ISO and histograms) and should consider taking my Basic Digital Photography Class and How To Use Your DSLR Camera prior to enrolling. Students will start off in the field, shooting the first half of day one, break for lunch and return to the classroom to set up and download the necessary software on their laptops to start the course. On day two, students will learn the basics with some advanced features of Adobe Bridge and Photoshop. Students will also get to print one 21”x14” sized,

Details: • Students will have an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the field, shooting using their cameras Saturday morning. • After lunch, students will return to classroom and download Adobe Bridge and Photoshop on to their computers. • Students must open an Adobe Cloud software account in order to use their software. Students can open account here: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/ for $19.99/month or wait three days prior to class to open and take advantage of the 7 day free trail. • Students will learn to edit and print one image on Sunday using their skills assisted by the instructor. • Students will take home one 21”x14” image printed on 22”x17” Canon Lustre Glossy Paper