Training Class Material - 2020

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Blending Modes in Photoshop with Craig Rowen  PDF  VIDEO
Explains how Photoshop blending modes affect the interaction between image layers and how they can be used to create creative effects and tonal adjustments.

Flash Basics with John Lehman
Class 1 introduces the fundamentals of using a flash mounted on the camera, including exposure control, fill flash, and balancing flash with ambient light. Class 2 explains how to position and control external flashes away from the camera to create more natural and dramatic lighting.
 
Class 1 - On-Camera Flash  PDF  VIDEO  Q&A
  Class 2 - Off-Camera Flash  PDF  VIDEO

Visual Design with Larry Petterborg
Explores the core principles of photographic visual design—including seeing, light, shapes, lines, texture, perspective, balance, proportion, rhythm, and composition—to help photographers create stronger and more intentional images.
  Class 1 - Seeing PDF  VIDEO
  Class 2 - Light    PDF  VIDEO
  Class 3 - Shapes and Lines      PDF  VIDEO
  Class 4 - Texture, Perspective  PDF  VIDEO
  Class 5 - Dominance, Balance, Proportion & Rhythm  PDF  VIDEO
  Class 6 - Composition  PDF  VIDEO


Photoshop Layers for Beginners: From Taking Photographs to Making Them with Jerry Schlesinger
Introduces Photoshop layers and demonstrates how they allow photographers to build complex edits and combine multiple adjustments.
  Session 1 - VIDEO
  Session 2 - VIDEO
  Link to Photo Editing Shortcuts          


Ask Me Anything with Dennis Fritsche
A series of informal Q&A sessions addressing practical questions about Lightroom editing, file organization, printing, masking, and advanced photo techniques.

   Ask Me Anything Notes HERE

   
Videos

    DCC May 28, 2020     Various
    PPC June 11, 2020      File Structure and Storage
    DCC June 16, 2020     Local Adjustments and Masks in Lightroom Classic
    PPC June 25, 2020      Healing Brush, New Lightroom Features, other
    PPC July 9, 2020         LR/NIK Interface Improvements, LR Print Module Settings, Reset Adjustments, LR Local Adjustments
    PPC July 23, 2020       Local  Adjustments and a Different Approach to Black and White Processing - Dennis Fritsche
    PPC October 8, 2020  Chromatic Aberration, Focus Stacking


Other Training and Special Programs

  • PPC Orientation with Carol Barlow (August 27, 2020):  VIDEO
  • Beginners' Guide to Instagram with Heidi Phillips:  VIDEO
  • Flying Things and Close-Up Things with Bob Malish (Canon):  VIDEO
  • Fujifilm Presentation on Close Up Photography with Matt Weintritt:   VIDEO


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