Unless otherwise specified – classes are limited to 10 students. Cost is $49 for PPC members, $69 for non members. All classes are credited with the Business and Arts Program.
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February 19
Tashia Peterman – Rancho Santa Margarita
Photoshop Retouching – Seeing, Correcting and Enhancing
Class is from 9:30am to 5:00pm
48 Calle De Los Ninos,
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Retouching is an art of seeing light and color and knowing how to manipulate them to take an image from acceptable to exceptional. In this class Tashia will not only show you what tools to use and how to use them, she will also show you what things to look for in your image that will distract and take away from your images and to visualize what will enhance and improve your images.
You will be given her set of tool presets to work with and keep for retouching your images along with a few textures to use for overlays and retouching. Bring a laptop and a thumb drive along with a notepad and pen. You may bring a file of a headshot, a small family portrait and potential print comp image with you to work on.
Max Students:12
February 26
Scot Benton – Sacramento
Underwater Portraiture
The class will start at 9am
Millennium Sports Club
4242 Sports Club Drive
Shingle Springs, CA 95682
Plan on getting wet with Scot doing portraits underwater.
February 26
Paul Speaker – Upland Riverside
Photoshop
Class will be from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Color by Collier Studio
1667 N Mountain Av, Suite 120, Upland, CA 91784
This will be an intermediate level Photoshop class, intended for those who wish to become more proficient in the use of Photoshop CS5. Students should bring a laptop with Photoshop loaded, and a notebook to take notes. The instructor will provide files to work in class. Subjects to be covered include an overview of the Layers Palette/Panel, making selections, and how to organize your files for the ‘hasty retreat’. Students are encouraged to bring one or more files of their own which illustrate a problem they are having with Photoshop, which needs a solution. If students do not own Photoshop CS5, please download a free trial copy from the Adobe website (good for 30 days). It is expected that some of the new features of CS5 will be covered, including Puppet Warp, Content-Aware Scale, and more. Actions and other tools developed in class will be part of the student’s copy of Photoshop, and will be useful in future projects.
February 26
Ann Gordon – El Sobrante
Pets and People
Class will be from 9:00am-4:30pm.
Gordon Photography
20 Powder Bowl Court, El Sobrante, California 94803
Americans spend more than $45 billion dollars a year on their pets with another 28 billion spent on their equine cousins. These companion animals are part of the family, surrogate children, and best friends. Because of their status as members of the family spending on pets has been somewhat insulated from economic pressures weighing on other consumer-discretionary items. Learn to tap into this market and enjoy working with these rewarding and inspiring subjects. Ann Gordon. CPP, will cover animal psychology and management, owner management, posing, lighting, and tips and tricks for getting that perfect expression from the four-legged types. We’ll take some time to share ideas for marketing to this niche market and decide whether this a good fit for your business plan.
March 18
Robin Swanson – La Canada-Flintridge
Quickbooks 101
Class is from 9:00am to 5:00pm
4626 Crown Ave
La Canada, CA 91011
Robin will teach you the ins and outs of the most popular business software so that you can spend more time behind your camera and not in front of the computer or the IRS doing your paperwork. Robin’s fun style will make bookkeeping fun.
March 18
Neale Adair – Redlands
Senior Portraits
Class is from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Adair Photography
1235 Indiana Ct. ste. 108
Redlands, CA 92374
Neale will take you from posing and shooting the seniors to his style of retouching. If you shoot seniors, this is a class you don’t want to miss.
