Description:
In the spirit of Mark Johnson's educational coffee-table book, Botanical Dreaming, this interactive class encourages you to embrace new creative ideas and explore your outer limits. Join Mark on a thrill-ride into Photoshop's artistic realm. Students are invited to purchase a copy of Mark's phenomenal eBook, The Photographer's Photoshop CS4 Companion, at a discounted rate of $30 (25% off the retail price).

What You'll Learn

• How to use blending modes to create ethereal, soft-glow montages
• The secrets behind multi-image montage
• A method for creating geometric shapes and patterns through rotated and flipped montage
• How to simulate the look of multiple-exposure rotated and zoomed montages
• A simple way to blend an owl into a forested background
• How to use Photoshop's impressive new Auto-Align feature to blend two photographs
• Advanced blending techniques for adding a worn look to text and for bringing a water lily magically to the foreground
• How to move a transparent wine glass from one location to another
• The secret to creating breathtaking multi-panel panoramas
• How to paint with light to add drama to a scene

If you prefer to work on your own laptop, you may bring it, but keep in mind that you must have Photoshop CS4 installed and working properly.  The instructor will not be able to assist you with your own computer.  Additionally, please arrive 15 minutes early to allow time for the instructor to load the working files onto your laptop.

Presented as a Hands-On Intensive:
Longer format (full day or multiple days) in-depth intensive training. Students use our state-of-the-art, fully loaded Macintosh computer lab. For maximum impact and the best student experience all intensives are limited to six participants.

Who Should Take This:
A sound understanding of basic computer operation. The class will be presented in Macintosh OS X.

Instructor:
Mark S. Johnson is one of the most passionate photography and Photoshop instructors you will ever encounter. It is this passion that inspired him to write, photograph, and design the internationally-recognized book, Botanical Dreaming—one of five featured books in Outdoor Photographer's 2008 Annual Landscape issue. Mark's immensely popular eBook, the Photographer's Photoshop CS4 Companion, has helped thousands of photographers from around the globe understand and enjoy Photoshop.

His signature video tutorial series, The Photoshop Workbench, was viewed by half a million unique visitors last year. Mark's recent eBook, Luminescent World, is heralded worldwide as an inspiring guide to creating memorable and imaginative photographs. He has also produced two illustrious DVD's - Jane Goodall’s Message of Peace and Seasons of the Heart (Earth Prayers Two).

Through the Rocky Mountain School of Photography, The Radiant Vista, and Boulder Digital Arts, Mark has lectured in front of countless individuals, including Adobe's Chief Executive Officers, Bruce Chizen and Shantanu Narayen. His articles appear regularly on the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) web site, and his imagery and articles have been featured in Photo Techniques, Nature's Best, and After Capture magazines.

You can find Mark's inspiring video tutorials and books at www.msjphotography.com.

BDA Member Cost: $255.00 ($265.00 after Sunday, June 13, 2010)
Non Member Cost: $285.00 ($295.00 after Sunday, June 13, 2010)
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