Using Photoshop/Elements/Lightroom/Gimp, Start To Finish

John Milleker, our Baltimore based photographer, blogger and all around
computer wizard will be taking us from exposure to print Saturday, March
27th. To be held at The Anchorage Club on the Coast Guard Base in
Alexandria, VA 9am-5pm.

This class is about Post Processing. After getting one+ usable shot(s)
from each shooting station, John will guide us through post processing
your images from import to print ready. Topics to be covered:

1. Digital Asset Management (Bridge or Lightroom)
2. Opinions on Asset Management, Photo manipulation ethics and
manipulation with clients.
3. Getting photos into Photoshop (Including Bridge)
4. Differences between Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, GIMP Free.
5. Tools, Preferences and tips for setting up Photoshop.
6. Sizing (Rulers, Grids, Rotation, Perspective, Cropping, Resolution)
7. Whoops (Undo, Step Backward, History Palette, History Brush)
8. Layers (Masks, Folders, Transparency, etc..)
9. Histogram and other exposure correction
10. Retouching (Clone, Stamp, Healing brushes – retouch on History and
Layer Transparency as a retouching tool)
11. Plastic Surgery (Liquefy, Glamor Glow, Sharpening, etc..)
12. Filters
13. Masking (Channels, Pen Tool, Layer Masks and the good ol’ Masking Brush)
14. Saving
15. Work flow, saving time, conclusion.

What you will need for the class: Computer, preloaded with Photoshop,
Elements, Lightroom or Gimp. Digital camera. If you’ve got Pocket Wizards,
Cybercyncs, or Ebay triggers, you could help by bringing them and keep the
shooting stations from stealing light.

Shooting starts promptly at 9:30. Please do not spend too much time at any
station. The objective is to get several “similar” images from each
station. This is not a meet up/shoot out, shooting stops at noon. The
models share lunch with us and leave. (Some of the models have expressed
an interest in staying throughout the day, the shooting stations will
remain set up and will be available for use all day.)

Catered lunch will be from 12 to 1pm.

There will be door prizes and giveaways.

Cost: $25.00 per person.

Arriving at the gate: This is a military post! To get a vehicle visitor’s
pass you will need: Valid drivers license, current car registration and
current proof of insurance. Valid DOD/DHS decals/IDs accepted (100% ID
Check). There is street parking, but it’s long walk.

Sign up is here:

www.sjcphotos.com