WHEN 2 days, Saturday, September 6 & Sunday, September 7, 10 am-4 pm WHERE New York City, Midtown West LEVEL Beginner PRICE $425 ($400 for ) more info

Course Details

At last, a class for enthusiastic learners who are ready to dive into the world of Adobe Photoshop. Working on individual Mac computers, you'll spend a fast-paced weekend exploring the fundamentals of this powerful image editing application.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Fix images by removing what's not wanted and adding what wasn't there before
• Apply quick and easy techniques to brighten, sharpen, and improve the color of your images
• Combine images in creative ways, replacing backgrounds and warping and reshaping image elements
• Enhance your images with silhouettes, vignettes, and drop shadows
• Understand color modes, file formats, and resolution

By the end of class, you will have:
A working knowledge of Photoshop's most important functions and the ability to edit, enhance, and get creative with digital images.

Admission Requirements
Students should be comfortable working on a Mac. Please submit a letter of interest and work history.

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Instructor Bio

Mara Sachs's Courses

Mara Sachs is a professional photo retoucher and an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop. She has been running her own business since 1990, providing training, retouching and digital production services to the graphic arts community. Mara is an avid meditator and brings her joyful energy, clarity and good humor into her classes.

Testimonials

I started Mara's class with a cursory knowledge of InDesign and by the end I felt like I could design a magazine. -- Matt Townsend, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism student

"Mara's class was extremely helpful to me in learning the finer points of InDesign. She was excellent! She was concise, informative, approachable, and friendly. I highly recommend this course!" -- Jordan Peled, Creative Director GordoGraphics, Inc.

"Mara was a really great instructor. I enjoyed her class and everything she taught was extremely helpful. She was very knowledgeable in InDesign and did an excellent job. I would definitely take another class with her." -- Lori Erickson

"Mara was terrific. She knew her stuff, she knew her audience, and she stayed right on track. The facility was state-of-the-art: a brand-new Mac at every station, an easy-to-see large screen showing the instructors's actions, and a space in which to work." -- Betsy Sturges

"Mara Sachs was a good choice as an instructor. She was very pleasant and knowledgeable." -- Nicole Yanolatos