Image Editing in Photoshop, Elements and Lightroom

January 16, 2012

We offer group and private sessions in Photoshop, Elements and Lightroom.
An outline of each is below for you.
Make your processing easy and fun and not a chore or chaos. Post processing to differing degrees is offered on our Light It, Shoot It, Process It Portraiture Weekend, our Stradbroke Island Night Landscape Tour, Tamborine Mountain Retreat and others.

Intro to Photoshop and Photo Elements
Learn how to process your images, work in layers, re-size, make selections, colour balance and make your images pop! Includes Bridge, Camera Raw, black and white conversion, text and borders and compositing.
Workshop notes given to all participants.
Price: $250.00
Materials required: A laptop computer with either Adobe Photoshop CS5 or CS6 loaded or Elements 10 or 11 (you can download a free 30 day trial), 1GB USB Memory Stick, Notepad and pen; images of your own you may wish to work on. We will supply images for working on tutorials, workshop notes and a statement of attendance.
To book please email us at info@blue-dog.com.au or call 07 5545 4777

Intro to Lightroom 4
Learn how Photoshop Lightroom 4 can save you hours of post processing chaos and why so many are using it. In this full day introduction to Photoshop Lightroom 4 you’ll understand the core features of this powerful program, organising, rating, filtering, bulk processing, basic edits, output and essential time-saving shortcuts. Photoshop Lightroom 4 allows you to establish a more effective and creative workflow so you can focus more time on what you truly love… getting out there and taking photos.
Price: $250.00
Materials required: A laptop computer with Lightroom 4 (you can download a free 30 day trial), 1GB USB Memory Stick, Notepad and pen; images of your own you may wish to work on.
We will supply images for working on tutorials, workshop notes and a statement of attendance.
To book please email us at info@blue-dog.com.au or call 07 5545 4777

‘Intro to Lightroom 4 is a course I extremely enjoyed. I walked away from the day having lots of knowledge. With the way it was presented it easy to understand and I was able to take in lots.’ Ashley H.

One-on-One for Photoshop, Elements and Lightroom
Our one-on-one and small group courses/workshops/sessions are designed around you. We can offer a program specifically for your needs in whatever subject you choose.
Included in our digital imaging is everything from an introduction into photography’s new dark room to advanced techniques.
Location: Tamborine Mountain Studio or at your own work or home in Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast
$150/hour
To book please email us at info@blue-dog.com.au or call 07 5545 4777

Light It, Shoot It, Process It!
Day 1: is a practical session, shooting a range of models.
Day 2: Learn how the professional photographers retouch their portraits for naturally beautiful results in our ‘Portrait Retouching’ tutorial. Our ‘Finishing Touches’ tutorial will show you how to edit your portrait images to set them apart from the crowd. We’ll walk you through creating Actions for skin smoothing and more which will cut your workflow time in half. You’ll then have time to prepare one of your images, with your tutors assistance, for a final print as a 8″x12″ portfolio image. A basic understanding of Photoshop is required please feel free to contact us to discuss skill levels with your tutors if you are unsure.
Price:
Day 1: $465.00
Day 2: $350.00
Day 1 and 2: $770.00 + your free 8×12″ print!!<
To book please email us at info@blue-dog.com.au or call 07 5545 4777