Well a couple days ago I told you I would tell you about my class at the Art Museum. Thursday night was our last class for a beginning Photoshop class for Photography. Last Spring I started working on a small project at work that I would design and send out our company's monthly eNewsletter. This was a project that I was thrilled to try even though it wouldn't mean more in my paycheck. But as a bartering tool I said I think I really need Photoshop CS3 to do this right. So since May I have had Photoshop but mainly used it to create some very basic things not necessarily use it in photography. When I came across the Erie Art Museum schedule for Fall classes I had been dying to get into the Photography class then by chance I saw this class offered too. I am so glad I took it. The Art museum gets the greatest teachers in. This class was taught by two local professionals. Its funny but when I think of relatively small town Erie, PA I didn't realize the wonderful artistic talent that is here, or how many working professionals there actually are. Ellen Anon who is a freelance photographer and writer and actually authored a wonderful book with Tim Grey called Photoshop CS3 for Nature Photographers. If your into working with any type of photoshop or elements program and want to make the most of your photos check this book out. Art is more of a commercial photographer so he offered a different perspective than Ellens which really gave us a nice mix of what kind of a work flow we could implement in processing. Both of their approaches were similiar on the fact that photoshop isn't going to take your poorly shot photograph and make it great but instead take a great shot and give it that Wow or make it come alive look.
Now in six weeks you cant learn all the program but we were all able to take peices of the lessons and apply them to our work flow when getting a digital file ready to print or share on the web. So here are a few pics and some simple photoshop techniques showing before and after. Thanks for looking. ~Jackie
p.s. Since these were not great photos to start so you probably wont being saying wow!!!!lol But just sharing some improvements.
13 comments:
BEAUTIFUL shots! I'm so glad your class went so well! LOVE that waterfall shot- it feels so peaceful and serene!
Actually, I think these really are cool photos, and AM going to say "WOW!"
I love how silky the water looks! Beautiful :)
Love the stream... very cool!
These are amazing..that second to last shot...wow!
Cari
These are great edits! I love that b/w conversion but the original is so amazing too, beautiful shot.
Cool captures! I like how you changed the color of the leaves.
Those red leaves are so beautiful!
Wow I love what you did with the leaves photo! Amazing!
I think you got some great shots! Have you heard of the Erie Photography Club? I'm thinking about hitting their next meeting which I believe is the second Tues. of November.
Wow...looks like you really learned alot in the class! Don't you just love all the cool stuff photoshop can do!
I love the bw water shot, very cool and just perfect in BW.
WOW these are awesome!
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