Walnut Creek Guide to Arts + Rec Fall 2014

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Digital Media & Photography A D U LT

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Lighting Techniques Made Simple

NEW | Lens in the Landscape

Lighting is the basis for all great photographs. Uncover the

In this five-week course, students will cover the basics of

mysteries of light. Hands-on course for beginners with any type of

landscape photography through three field trips into local

camera. The instructor will bring all types of lighting and camera

wilderness areas and two sessions of digital image management.

equipment and demonstrate different techniques for lighting any

Two sessions of the class will cover post-processing techniques

subject matter including portraits, jewelry, pets and more! We

in Photoshop and Lightroom and how to plan for extended

will discuss indoor and outdoor lighting techniques and include a

photographic trips.

Saturday morning outdoor photo shoot.

INSTRUCTOR : Reagan Pufall

INSTRUCTOR : Greg Hazard

LOCATION Civic Park, Park Place

LOCATION Youth Art 2, Shadelands Art Center

$93: 4 classes

$115: 5 classes

Class 26852

Mon

6:30pm-9:30pm

10/13-11/3

Field Trip

Sat

9:00am-1:00pm

10/25

Class 26717

Sat

1:00pm-5:00pm

9/20, 10/4, 10/11

Field Trip

Sat

3:00pm-7:00pm

9/27

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Introduction to Photoshop Elements

NEW | From Screen to Frame

Photoshop Elements is a wonderful image editing program with

This course will cover creating framed work from digital

most of the features of Photoshop which are directed primarily

photographic files using a high-quality large format digital printer.

to the photographer. Concentrate on those features needed

The first portion will cover prepping for and then printing while

to edit your digital images: navigate your way around the

the second half will cover some DIY framing and what to look for

program, viewing and saving your files, resizing and cropping,

in getting work professionally framed. Some materials will be

understanding layers, image adjustments, using levels, hue/

provided.

saturation, color balance, selecting and editing tools to work on photographs. Assignments allow students to practice the tools and

INSTRUCTOR : Reagan Pufall

techniques learned in class.

LOCATION Civic Park, Park Place $87: 5 classes

$35 supply fee due at first class

Class 26718

5:00pm-8:00pm

Sun

9/21-10/19

INSTRUCTOR : Tom Crews LOCATION Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center $87: 6 classes

Class 26558

A D U LT

Exploring Landscape Photography Discover how to see, create and share the magic of local wild landscapes in an autumn photo-exploration of Mt. Diablo’s hidden

Wed

6:30pm-9:00pm

10/8-11/12

A D U LT

Photoshop Made Simple

canyons. Two Saturday slide lectures and field sessions provide

Are you frustrated by how complex Photoshop seems? This class

composition, exposure tools and practice creating beautiful

will show beginners how to achieve beautiful editing in Photoshop

landscape photos in afternoon and sunset light. We’ll critique

the easy way! No layers, no complex commands to follow--just

photos from the first session in the second class, discuss more

straightforward ways to make your images look beautiful! Laptop

locations and offer resources for continued learning. Materials list

computers with Photoshop CS3 are provided if you do not have

online at www.arts-ed.org.

Photoshop on yours. Bring your own images on a USB thumb drive or memory card. The instructor will also Photoshop an image

INSTRUCTOR : Sue Reynolds

from each student as you follow along step by step on your own

LOCATION Annex C, Shadelands Art Center

computer.

$93: 2 classes

Class 26851

Sat

2:00pm-7:00pm

10/18-10/25

INSTRUCTOR : Greg Hazard LOCATION Youth Art 1, Shadelands Art Center $87: 4 classes

Class 26854

Tue

6:30pm-9:30pm

9/23-10/14

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