Whether you scan your images, have a digital camera or get them in a CD when developing, editing your digital photos is a mainstay in the computer world.    We will show you how to make your good shots look extraordinary, well at least look better.   You will quickly learn how to edit the size, content, color and quality of your digital pictures.  We will show you how to crop, enhance; color, sharpness and contrast as well as add text.  All of this and more can be done using Adobe Photoshop Elements the number 1 consumer photo-editing software in North America. 

NOTE!  Even though we use Adobe Photoshop Elements, the skills can be transferred to other software as well. 

Some of what you will learn in class:

• Learning the Elements work area
• Tools
• Palettes bin
• Undocking
• Color modes
• Image resolution - for print & web
• Adjustments
• Brightness
• Contrast
• Rotating
• Straightening (look at your horizon line)
• Converting a color image to back and white
• Compositing two images (making a black and white image have color)
• Adding borders
• Adding Text
• Adding Meta data
• A little understanding of computer workflow
• Sharpening
• Saving
• Printing
• And finally you will fix an image using the tools we have discussed