Attention......Summer 2008
Free Summer Photo Workshops
2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Prairie Lakes Community Center
515 East Thacker Street
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-391-5711
Prairie Lakes Community Center is located one block
West of Wolf Road on Demster/Thacker Street in Des Plaines.
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June – 23 Fred Drury
will demonstrate various software/hardware packages
used to calibrate and profile your monitor and
projectors. Fred teaches at College of DuPage and is
a regular contributing author on digital imaging to
the PSA Journal.
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July – 14 Bailey
Donnally will demonstrate his award winning
techniques for combining images. His award winning
photographs all look so natural that no one can
really tell if he used more than one photo to
produce these stunning images. Bailey will do this
same workshop at PSA in Portland, OR this Fall.
Bailey wins prints of the month, prints of the year,
tops in PSA Salons around the world. His photographs
are a creative work of art.
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July – 28 Mark Southard
will demonstrate techniques for getting better white
balance in your camera and also introduce new
techniques for Elements/Photoshop.
Mark teaches in Door county WI, New England, PSA in
Portland and in the Chicago area. Mark’s creative
images are to die for.
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August – 11 Bill Brown
who has been a professional photographer since high
school, will show his methods for making better
selections. Selections can be very time consuming
and frustrating for many of us. Bill is one of the
leaders and founders of the Elgin, Fox Valley Camera
Club and run a Summer instruction program on Tuesday
nights. Bill was one of the innovators that started
the Panoramic Division in CACCA’s 2008 Salon. |
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2006 - 2007 Top Winners
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Print of the Year |
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Morning Light by Tony Parakka |
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Slide
of the Year |
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Bryce Canyon by Norb Wrobel |
For other Print and Slide
Winners go to Competition Winners on this
website. See the top three photographers (point scores) in each
category. Congratulations to all photographers that submitted work
during the year.
Course Description
The Des Plaines Camera Club pays for the rent of the
club meeting room by offering various programs for the Des Plaines Park
District. Here is a one week series of classes on Adobe Photoshop
Elements in January 2008.
Digital
Photography “Hands On” Classes
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Featuring Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0 |
Monday through Thursday - October 20, 21, 22, 23 - 2008
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Prairie Lakes Community Center
515 East Thacker Street
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-391-5711
Jerry Hug, Photographer/Teacher
Assisted by Members of the Des Plaines Camera Club
This class
is for beginning, intermediate and advanced users of Photoshop Elements
who want to learn how to use or get further into the wonders of this
outstanding software that permits one to use the digital technology to
make better photographic images.
This is not a class on how to
use your computer. You must have basic computer skills such as: the
ability to turn on and use your computer for basic tasks, to e-mail, to
use your mouse, insert a CD or DVD into your computer and open files,
know how to save files on your computer etc.
To take this
class you must have a Laptop Computer with Adobe Photoshop Elements (4,
5, or 6) already installed and ready to use on your computer.
You will learn how to maximize the look and appeal of everyday images
and you’ll learn how to optimize photographic images to the level of
fine art.
Topics will include understanding Photoshop Elements
icons, tools, filters, resolution, file size, cropping, coloring, photo
restoration, photo collages, converting color images to black and white,
image sharpening for maximum print quality.
You are encouraged
to bring your favorite images on flash drives, memory cards, or CD’s for
use in class assignments and exercises.
You may register on
line, by phone (847-391-5700) on in person any time after December 10,
2007. Cost is $55. For Des Plaines residents and $75. for non-residents.
To go on line:
http://www.desplainesparks.org/ for online registration
Additional questions about the class curriculum contact Jerry Hug at
jerryhug@comcast.net
Please pass this information on to anyone that may have interest in
Photoshop Elements.
