BE NICE TO FAMILY & FRIENDS
  Have you ever had someone post a photo of you on Facebook and wished they hadn’t because you did not look so good in it. They say it is not what you shoot but what you show that makes the difference. If you just show your best photos people think you take great photos. I also like to show only photos that people look good in. That’s where you can use photoshop to make them look better and with our techniques it is quick and easy. Trust me they will appreciate it.

CAMERA DOESN’T CAPTURE YOU
  People say a camera captures you but that is not true. It captures a split second in time. If their head is turned it may have lines in it, when it is not turned it doesn’t. Those neck lines can be temporary ones existing at the moment the camera took the picture and gone the next.
  If a teenager has a blemish in a photo and the next week it will be gone, to me that is a temporary thing that can be removed from the photo. When talking with a person you don’t see all the things in their face that a camera captures. I have worked on photos of friends and been surprised by the things on their face that I had never noticed.

SLIMMING A PHOTO
  A person can lose weight so I don’t consider their current weight to be who they are. If there is a bulge I may take it out which is quick and easy to do. The position their body is in can make a difference. How much you slim someone in a photo is up to you.

HOW WILL YOU BE REMEMBERED
  The photos that you print and frame may look better with a little softening. I actually find the lines in a person’s face distracting sometimes from their personality in a photo. If you were having a painting made you probably wouldn’t ask for some lines to be put back in or made harsher. A photograph can be a combination of photography and art using photoshop.

ENJOY HAVING YOUR PHOTO TAKEN
  Most people hate to have their photo taken because of how they look. Photoshop can help people look better and that can encourage them to have their photo taken. Some movie stars don’t allow un-retouched photos in magazines. I think we all deserve a little star treatment.

SOFTENING LINES VS REMOVING LINES
  Forehead lines can be thicker at times than others and the lines around the eyes can increase when a persons smiles big. Forehead and neck lines I eliminate, lines around the eyes I soften to leave them there so it looks natural but softer. The technique I teach lets you decide how much of the line shows and how much is hidden.

SIMPLE TECHNIQUES USUALLY SKIPPED
  You can’t get there from here can apply to software if steps are skipped. I try to put in the little details that help a person who has no computer experience. There are also Photo Software details that are different than regular computer software that I give the background on with tips and shortcuts.

LEARN TIME AND DATE
  Some film cameras could be set to print the date they were taken on the front of the photo. Digital cameras also capture the date photos were taken and we show you two ways to find that date.

CREATE FOLDERS WITHIN FOLDERS TO ORGANIZE PHOTOS IN
  You need somewhere to store your photos and we show you how to create folders to put your images in on your computer. We also show you how to create folders inside of folders to help you organize your photos in sections.

WHITEN TEETH NATURALLY
  Sometimes people have teeth that can use a little whitening. You can go to the dentist and get whitening trays and gel for about $200. but we can show you how to do it in a photo for friends and family. Once again our technique lets you choose how white you want the teeth to be so it can look natural.

CROPPING PHOTOS FOR THE PHOTO LAB
  Some of my friends who work in photo labs ask me to please explain cropping to people. When you crop it needs to match the print and paper sizes. We show how to crop in Photoshop to fit standard print sizes for the lab.

KEEPING PHOTOS SAFE WHEN TRANSFERING THEM
  You can lose photos and fry your memory card if you make this common mistake. We show you one of the main ways to keep your images safe when transferring them from your camera to your computer or the kiosk at the photo lab. A woman in one of my classes said she had fried 3 memory cards and didn’t know why until she took my class.

USING LAYERS
  Layers is one of the most powerful features in Photoshop but also one of the hardest to understand. It took me a while to figure it out but once I did it is my favorite Photoshop feature. Most of what we do in the class involves layers and it is one of the reasons I choose Photoshop over other photo software.

LEARNING ASSIGNMENTS
  Our learning assignments pause the class so you can try what you just learned in Photoshop. You can have our class and Photoshop open at the same time and go between them easily using the bottom bar on your computer screen. When you are ready you just click the Continue button to go to the next lesson.

NEW PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS
  If you are starting a new photography business you want to create the best product possible. If a mom asks you to take the scratch off her 2 year olds nose or blemish off of a teenager you need to know how to do that. Photoshop CS costs about $699. You can do most of what you need with Photoshop Elements which is about $89. online. Using Photoshop Elements and our Photoshop classes will let you take care of your customers needs and create a more valuable product that you can charge better prices for.

DATING WEBSITES
  If you are putting up a photo on a dating website we suggest using a little Photoshop on it but not to overdo it. Softening lines while still leaving them in will make you look better and still look like you so you don’t surprise the person when they meet you. For family albums or Facebook you may add a little more softening of lines but for dating you may want to soften a little less.

VERY QUICK FIXES
  You can take out a blemish in 2 seconds. Neck lines in about 10 to 30 seconds. Soften the lines around eyes in 30 to 40 seconds. The Photoshop techniques we teach are quick and easy to use.

VERY QUICK CLASS
  Taking our class online means you can take it at your convenience. You don’t have to leave the house and it is in four 15 minute sections so you can take it in parts when you have a few minutes. You can retake the lesson if you didn’t get it and go at your own pace. You have a one month subscription so you can fit it into your schedule.