MICHAEL PLISKIN’S CLASS SCHEDULES – NOW LIVE ONLINE!

Online Lightroom Classic Basics Workshop
Importing and Organizing (Import & Library Module)

(LIVE on Zoom and recorded for later review)

An online 4-session class through the Creative Photo Academy of Paul’s Photo.

Classes are held online using ZOOM.

You will learn how easy it is to:

• import digital photos into your computer from a memory card
• sort and rate the photos
• organize them and create collections of your favorite
• export them for lab printing, emailing or social media.

Online Lightroom Classic Basics Workshop
Editing your photos (Develop Module)

(LIVE on Zoom and recorded for later review)

An online 4-session class through the Creative Photo Academy of Paul’s Photo.

Classes are held online using ZOOM.

You will learn how easy it is to:

• Edit RAW files
• Adjust Exposure, Color, Shadows, Highlights
• Retouch photos
• batch process many photos at once
• Learn the amazing new selection masking tools
• print photos in all kinds of interesting ways from passport photos to picture packages to contact sheets
• export them for lab printing, emailing or social media.

Online Lightroom Classic Basics Workshop

(LIVE on Zoom and recorded for later review)

An online 12-session class through the Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP).

Classes are held online using ZOOM.

• import digital photos into your computer
• sort them
• organize them
• edit RAW files
• Adjust Exposure, Color, Shadows, Highlights
• Retouch photos
• batch process many photos at once
• print them in all kinds of interesting ways from passport photos to picture packages to contact sheets
• export them for lab printing, emailing or social media.

NEW COURSE!
Unlocking AI with Adobe Lightroom

(LIVE on Zoom and recorded for later review)

An online 4-session class through the Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP).  Each session will be 90 minutes.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have become an important part of the photo editing programs we have long used to hone and perfect our digital images.  All versions of Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop have now incorporated many new features and capabilities with the help of AI.  
This course will explore how to use the various AI-enhanced features, such as:
• Masking
• Adaptive Presets
• Removal of unwanted elements
• Lens Blur

Photoshop Basics Workshop Photoshop 101

(LIVE on Zoom and recorded for later review)

An online 4 -session class through the Creative Photo Academy of Paul’s Photo.

NOTE: Classes are held online using ZOOM.

You will learn:

• How to use Adobe Bridge to organize your photos.
• Photoshop’s selection tools, brushes, cropping and resizing, retouching tools,
• Layers – what they are and how to use them
• Color Correction
• How to use Camera Raw for editing your images
• Layer Masks for combining and editing images
• Selection Tools and how to use them
• And much more, including an introduction to the new Adobe Firefly AI technology!

Photoshop Basics Workshop  Photoshop 201

(LIVE on Zoom and recorded for later review)

An online 4-session class through the Creative Photo Academy of Paul’s Photo.

NOTE: Classes are held online using ZOOM.

You will learn:

• Using adjustment layers and masks for more accurate editing
• The easy way to use curves to match colors
• Using the new Selection and Masking tools
• Creative ways to use the Type tool
• Creative Filters
• Using the new Generative AI tools for deleting, filling, and more. 
• Using filters and layer styles to change a piece of flat art into a realistic 3D-like image.
• And much more

Lightroom Classic- A First Look for Beginners
Importing and Organizing
In-Person Class

2 seperate 3-hour classes at Precision Camera – Southpark Meadows Mall on the basics of Adobe Lightroom Classic.

In the first class we will learn how to import your photos to the computer using Lightroom Classic’s powerful Import module. We will then learn how to edit, sort, rate, and organize our photos, make collections of the best ones, and then export them as jpgs to use in emails, social media, web pages and more.

Lightroom Classic- A First Look for Beginners
Developing and Color
In-Person Class

In the second class we will learn the amazing Lightroom Develop module where you will see how easy it is to edit RAW photos, retouch them, batch process multiple images and turn them into masterpieces!

Photoshop 101 and 201 – A First Look for Beginners

In Person Class

Two 3-hour classes (Register Seperately for each) at Precision Camera – Southpark Meadows Mall on the basics of Adobe Photoshop

In the beginning Adobe Photoshop class we will learn how to use Adobe Bridge to organize your photos.   Then we will explore Photoshop’s selection tools, brushes, cropping and resizing, retouching tools, and more.  It sets the foundation for a lifetime of Photoshop fun!

In the second class (register separately) we will learn more about how to use Photoshop’s powerful Layers and masks to edit and blend images, add and edit type layers, use filters, and how to use adjustment layers for non-destructive photo editing.