Private Live Online Adobe Photoshop Lessons

Understanding the Basics - goes over how to navigate the interface, basic shortcut keys, adding text, working with images, and other features to get you up and running as quickly as possible.
Layers - shows you how to combine multiple images, resize them, split them apart, and add in color boxes.
Selections - starts by showing how to remove simple images from a photograph and finishes by showing how to select out strands of hair and change the background.
Color Correction - goes from simple corrections to in depth theory. It uses this theory to fix complicated photographs, change the color of a shirt from yellow to green, and even turn part of an image into black and white.
Object Removal - isn't just about how to remove a pimple. It covers removing wires, large objects such as a fencepost, and even how to get rid of something like a date stamp when it is in front of a person's face.
Beauty Retouching - I show you how to remove wrinkles, increase the size of an eye or decrease ...

I can teach the very basics of Photoshop, including layer use, tools, hotkeys and navigating the different options.

I've used Photoshop mostly during my employment at Disney Research and during my undergraduate study at Carnegie Mellon University. I mostly used it for digital illustration.

I've been designing for over ten years dating back to Photoshop 6.0 (yikes!). I look for eager students to understand what they're doing as oppose to just memorizing. I will listen to your goals and adjust the curriculum to your needs. Whether it's working with Photoshop for the first time to getting advice for a project you're currently working on, I can assist you with your needs. I have lots of energy and love students with a sense of humor! Let's start having fun!

I have an extensive knowledge of Photoshop, its tools and how to implement them to create final images. From basic Graphic Design Layouts with typography to complete Digital image manipulations and Photo Retouching I am prepared and equipped with the knowledge to guide you on learning this fantastic digital image processing tool to create your visions into reality.

Get the most from your lessons with guidance from a credentialed Adobe Education Trainer. I'm a full-time photographer and instructor. I hold three credentials from Adobe, including Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

POPULAR TOPICS: Adjustment layers — Selections — Masking — Blending modes — Composites — Healing brush — Patch tool — Content-aware fill —Smart filters — Camera raw filter — Luminosity masks — Text — Free transform — Plug-ins

Students have told me they appreciate the way I simplify complex topics and keep lessons fun and efficient. Lessons are customized to each student’s learning style, pace, and interests. I've taught Photoshop to students of all ages and abilities, including many who are new to online lessons.

Students can learn the basics of Photoshop and all its applications in the professional world. Students can choose to learn graphic design, photo editing, drawing and animation or a combination of these. Lessons are structured around the student's desired application of photoshop