Class 1: Digital Picture Basics-

March 22, 2007 - 4:30 to 7:30pm

Topics covered:

• Basic Digital Photography Skills-Kodak Tips
• Downloading and organizing photos
• Editing-Quick Fixes
• Printing your photos and email techniques
• Creating photo Masterpieces: slideshows, VCD's , photo album pages, cards, postcards and calendars.
  Notes for class 1

Files needed:

• Red Eye
• Skywalker Ranch pictures: pic1, pic2, pic3, pic4, pic5, pic6, pic7, pic8, pic9, pic10, pic11,

Image and Format Options

Class 2: Photoshop Techniques-

March 29, 2007 - 4:30-7:30

Topics Covered:

• Tools, layers and pallets
• Creative Cropping
• Text, Layer Styles and Filters
• Digital Picture repair and restoration
• Removing and changing backgrounds

Files needed:

• Old Photo
• Kansas field
• Clouds
• Daffodil

Tutorials

• Castle Lesson
• Layers and Shapes Lesson
• Photo Editing and Backgrounds Lesson
• Digital Picture Art Lesson

Class 3: Advanced Photoshop Projects-

April 5, 2007 - 4:30-7:30

Topics Covered:

• Backgrounds and gradients
• Composite pictures-collages
• Changing desktop wallpaper
• Advanced drawing tools and digital art

Files Needed:

• Olympics pictures: bobsledding, curling, hockey, mens slalom, Olympics logo, Sasha Cohen

Tutorials:

• Composite Pictures Lesson