Getting Started with Photoshop
Instructor: Lavonne Hall | Tuition: $328 (Members) $385 (Non-Members)
Dates: Wednesdays, July 22 - August 12 | Time: 6 PM - 8:30 PM | Class Size Max: 10 | Requirements: Access to Adobe Photoshop is required
Images © Lavonne Hall
Course Overview
Adobe Photoshop is a robust photo editing software with unlimited creative options to produce beautiful imagery. It may seem intimidating at first but this introductory course will focus on simple ways of navigating the software and developing best practices for image enhancements. Topics will include workspaces, non-destructive editing techniques, tonal adjustments, basic layer and retouching strategies, and file formats. Each week, students will be given assignments intended to reinforce the lesson covered in class, which will be reviewed in the following class. At the end of this course, students should feel more confident using the tools in Photoshop for creative and engaging images.
If your desired tuition option is unavailable, please email info@penumbrafoundation.org and we will do our best to accommodate you. If the entire class is sold out, we can add you to the waitlist.
Lavonne Hall is extremely active in the photography and film communities and has been for over 25 years. She is a fine art photographer, a social butterfly and an educator at the International Center of Photography among other educational institutions. She demos Lightroom and Photoshop for Adobe and Wacom at various events and has worked closely with many well established artists and creative companies. She thrives on keeping up with technology by testing out all kinds of innovative software and equipment.