Photoshop Fling II Seminars

Southwestern Caribbean • February 5th to 12th, 2005

 
   
First 15 Mac Users and First 15 PC Users to Register Receive a FREE Photoshop CS Upgrade
     

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2005
BEGINNING INTERMEDIATE
8:30am to Noon -- CLASSROOM 1

Everything Everyone Says They Know About Photoshop (But Very Few Do)

Speaker: Deke McClelland

If you've been using Photoshop for any amount of time, you probably figure you know all the basics of the program. And perhaps you do. But the last time Deke presented this session, one experienced fellow said, "You shouldn't call this a beginning class. I'd never heard of half this stuff." So prepare to learn the basics of Photoshop the right way. It ain't hard; it's just essential.


SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2005
INTERMEDIATE
8:30am to Noon -- CLASSROOM 2

The Creative Workflow

Speaker: Bert Monroy

This session will take you on a tour of the creative workflow process in the preparation of commercial images for a variety of clients. Bert will demonstrate the concept stage by explaining what the client visualizes and the steps to converting those ideas into a finished product.

Bert will then show how the concept is then turned into final art through the use of Adobe Illustrator and the many features of Photoshop.


SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2005
6:00pm to 8:00pm

The Russell Brown Power Hour
and History of Photoshop

Speaker: Russell Preston Brown

Back by popular demand! Yes, it's The History of Photoshop! Mr. Brown will kick off the hour with a virtuoso performance of this classic theatrical event. Prepare for an "altered" view of history guaranteed to make you smile. Immediately following the show, Russell will take you on a wild and wacky ride through some of the key new features found in Photoshop CS. In his own unique (ahem!) style, he will cover some of his favorite new features and reveal amazing ways to use them. Make sure this event is on your schedule.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2005
INTERMEDIATE
8:30am to Noon -- CLASSROOM 1

Photo Adjusting and Optimizing Techniques

Speaker: Jack Davis

Learn a wide variety of essential workflow-enhancing techniques that will turn your standard snapshots into frame-able photographs -- all with an emphasis on quality, flexibility, and speed. These are the essential optimizing techniques that lay the foundation for everything else.


MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2005
INTERMEDIATE
8:30am to Noon -- CLASSROOM 2

Using Illustrator with Photoshop

Speaker: Deke McClelland

If there's one program that's designed to work
hand-in-hand with Photoshop -- not to mention fill
in Photoshop's image-creation gaps -- it's Adobe Illustrator. This tour-de-force vector illustration program lets you draw free-form, resolution-independent graphics that you can use to enhance your Photoshop imagery or bolster layered compositions. Join Deke for an enlightening look at this essential application.


MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2005
INTERMEDIATE-TO-ADVANCED

1:30pm to 5:00pm -- CLASSROOM 1

Photo Retouching and Repairing Techniques

Speaker: Jack Davis

Soften skin (on weathered faces or pristine complexions) and perform five o'clock shadow shavings after the fact, learn to whiten stained teeth, neutralize red eye, unify blotchy skin and swap body parts and even skies.


MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2005
INTERMEDIATE
1:30pm to 5:00pm -- CLASSROOM 2

Painting with Photoshop

Speaker: Bert Monroy

In this session, Bert Monroy, an internationally renowned digital artist, will take you to places you never thought possible with Photoshop. He will leave you with a full understanding of the basic features, and their functionality, to create images from scratch.

Bert will share the techniques he uses in the creation of his photo-realistic images. Paths for shapes, filters for textures, layers for effects, all will be combined to attain final images that will ask the question -- "is it real or is it Photoshop".

Masking? You have no idea what that is all about until you do it with Alpha Channels. How about a Paintbrush that creates a forest in one stroke? A brush for every occasion. The Paint Engine, one of the most powerful features in Photoshop, will be covered in detail. Bert will take you through the processes for creating brushes to produce anything your imagination can conjure up. You will learn how to create specialized brushes to tackle a myriad of problems that arise in retouching and image creation.

Be it a peaceful landscape or a roaring fireplace, you will create them from scratch without the need to hunt for the right place to shoot that photograph or searching through tons of stock shots.

 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2005
Monday, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

The Tasty Side of Camera Raw

Speaker: Russell Preston Brown

You've heard about it. You've read about it. Now learn how to cook with Adobe Camera Raw! If your camera can shoot in the Raw format, then you can learn how to set it up. If you can't shoot Camera Raw, we'll loan you an Olympus digital camera all ready to go. Venture out on your digital safaris at each port of call and return to class, where you'll process your Raw images. Discover the secrets of using Camera Raw and feel confident about achieving quality results, quickly and easily.

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At the end of class, you'll be ready to go out on assignment and get pictures that can be included in your very own books! Be sure and check out Russell's Art of Creating Hand-made Books class on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.

 


TUESDAY, FEB. 8, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 9,
AND FRIDAY, FEB. 11, 2005
6:00pm to 8:00pm

The Art of Creating Hand-made
Books with Photoshop

Speaker: Russell Preston Brown

It's time to put your creativity and new-found Photoshop knowledge to work! After returning from your foray ashore each day, you'll have the opportunity to craft a hand-made book of your photos under the tutelage of Cap'n Brown. In class, we'll learn how to plunder the bounty of Camera RAW images. Bring your treasured photographs -- Cap'n Brown will provide paper and all other supplies necessary to make your books. And arrrr, maties, beware! A good time awaits us all!

Classroom topics:

(This class will be sponsored by
Epson America and Redriver Paper.com)

 


THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2005
INTERMEDIATE-TO-ADVANCED

8:30am to Noon -- CLASSROOM 1

Filters and Masks

Speaker: Deke McClelland

Photoshop's corrective filters rank among the program's oldest and finest capabilities. Besides permitting you to sharpen the contrast of an image, blur away the defects, and generally make a photograph look better, they can help you hone in on exactly those details that need help the most. Combined with Photoshop's Masking function, filters make it possible to separate even the most complex foreground subject from its background and composite that image into a new setting. Sound amazing? You have no idea.


THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2005
INTERMEDIATE-TO-ADVANCED

8:30am to Noon -- CLASSROOM 2

Photo Enhancing and Embellishing Techniques

Speaker: Jack Davis

This session is about how to go beyond what was captured to communicate what was experienced -- by seeing how to change focus with Lens Blur, create diffused glows and extend density with Advanced Blending, make images "pop" with instant High Pass Dodging and Burning, and "massage" your photo to
perfection with tonal, color and gradient Layer Style "filters".


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2005
ADVANCED

8:30am to Noon -- CLASSROOM 1

Creating Special Effects with Photoshop

Speaker: Bert Monroy

Creating realistic textures, the effects of lights and shadows, and the ability to make an image jump off the page will be covered in this session. Filters? There are many of them in Photoshop. What happens when you use them for other than their intended purpose? What happens when you put a few of them together? You will create images that are more realistic than a camera could ever achieve.

The ability to bend things on a curve has been one of the most asked-for features, yet it has always been there. Bert will demonstrate the use of the Displace Filter to make controlled, fluid distortions. The Liquify Filter will also be explored for distortion effects. Distorting with the Transform function will be explored for perspective matching and the creation of realistic reflections.


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2005
INTERMEDIATE

8:30am to Noon -- CLASSROOM 2

The Wow Factor: One-Click Solutions in Photoshop

Speaker: Jack Davis

Quick and easy ways to use Photoshop's built-in presets (and hundreds of complimentary Wow presets that will be provided in class) to create special effects on-time and on-budget.


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2005
ADVANCED
8:30am to Noon -- CLASSROOM 2

Layers and Non-Destructive Edits

Speaker: Deke McClelland

There are few things in life so beautiful as the non-destructive edit. By relegating color adjustments, focus enhancements, and even large-scale modifications to independent layers you ensure less damage to your images and a greater range of creative freedom. "Going parametric," as it's sometimes called, takes a little extra discipline. But the effort you expend today will be rewarded tenfold tomorrow. Join us and make your future self eternally grateful.