PHOTOSHOP
PHOTOSHOP 101
INSTRUCTOR: MICHELLE MONDRAGON
Recommended for adults and teens. Are you new to Photoshop or just need a refresher? This course is designed to give you a solid foundation in the basics of Adobe Photoshop. Learn about the interface, including where the tools are and how to customize your workspace. You'll learn all of the most important tools as well as how to use layers, masks, selections, filters and more. If you want to learn how to digitally manipulate images or improve the quality of your photos, learning Adobe Photoshop is essential.
Who this course is for:
• The beginning Photoshop student who has little or no experience using the program.
• Perfect for anyone who might feel intimidated about learning Photoshop.
• Experienced students will also find plenty to learn whether its adjustment layers, layer masks, shortcut keystrokes, or ways to navigate through Photoshop.
MATERIALS
• A laptop with Adobe Photoshop loaded. Adobe has a 7 day free trial available to get you started: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/compare-plans.html
• Collection of your own images to play with. (Some images will be provided by the instructor so you can follow along in class with the same photos)
• Notebook
• Folder for handouts
REGISTER NOW: WEDNESDAYS | MARCH 1-22 | 1 PM TO 3 PM | $120
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Michelle Mondragon has been a photographer, graphic designer, and educator in Colorado Springs for over 20 years. Starting as a consumer and event photographer she changed her focus in 2012 to concentrate on fine art still life photography. Her work has been published in several international magazines. Eye-Photo Magazine, Universe d”artistes, Shadow and Light, GSPmagazine, Living the Photo Artistic Life, Awake Photography, and VoyageDenver.
In her creative process she combines the digital and organic art worlds. Often times she will overlay and composite hand painted textures with the digital images. This allows her to take both painting and photography to a different place.
Michelle teaches a variety of classes including fundamentals of photography, digital processing, and digital compositing.