Digital Photo Editing Made Easy

The 6 steps to making the most out of every photo you've ever taken, in minutes

Learn to perfect your photos on the computer in less than 4 jargon-free hours.

• Includes our unique "cheat cards", customised to the software that you use - without having to read the software manual
• Lots of hands-on practice with your own photos whether you bring your own laptop or use ours
• Use any software from Photoshop to the free Google Picasa (see the list of software below). You don't even need to have your own software yet - try them all on our computers to find your favourite
• Convenient venues and dates all over Brisbane
• Perfect as a stand-alone course, or combine it with our Basic or Advanced photography courses.
• Your place is a 1-year pass - after coming on the course, you're welcome to come back again for a free refresher or two, so you don't need to worry about remembering everything on the day.

What will you learn?

Add life to all your photos

Go from this (exactly as it came from the camera)	To this in just 3 minutes on the computer - this is much closer to how the scene really looked

You often get odd colours with photos taken indoors. This is what came from the camera.			Just 30 seconds' play on the computer gave perfect colours and brightness
This photo looks good straight from the camera			But in less than a minute you can make it a photo that would look fantastic on a huge canvas on the wall

Print your photos confidently anywhere

Are your prints and albums coming back lighter or darker than you expected? Are the colours right? We show you how to set up your monitor and judge the brightness properly, so you can confidently order expensive albums, posters, and canvasses for the wall.

Make stunning black-and-white photos

What came from the camera	Make black-and-white shots with parts in colour in 3 minutes

Black-and-white photos often start out flat, grey and lifeless. This is what came from the camera			10 minutes of editing on the computer gave this
Go from this			To this in 2 minutes

What came from the $88 camera	30 seconds later on the computer

Fix problems and get rid of distractions

Banish red-eye, get rid of distracting things in the background, and (if you really want to) do some minor plastic-surgery on faces.

Make montages in seconds

Imagine how your photos would look on the wall as a huge montage.

Never lose your photos again

A picture is only worth a thousand words if you can actually find it again. Learn quick ways to organise and backup your photos to stop your computer becoming a digital shoe-box of lost pictures - without spending all day doing it. And once you've followed our quick ways to back-up your photos, you'll have the best night's sleep you've had in years.

And there's no unexplained jargon... we promise.

We keep classes really small (maximum of 6) so everyone gets personal attention and their own computer to use, but booking in advance is essential. Call us on 3255 8811 or click here to book.

How much does it cost?

1-year pass and cheat cards for your your choice of software: $210

2 people*: 1-year pass and cheat cards for your choice of software: $200 each

3+ people*: 1-year pass and cheat cards for your choice of software: $190 each

* all group places must be booked together and paid together (but you don't have to book on the same course or date)

Gift certificates are also available, and can form part of group bookings.

Who is the workshop for?  Beginners through to intermediate.

When and where are the workshops? This page lists the times, dates, venues, directions, parking details, and wheelchair accessibility of each workshop. Workshops last three-and-a-half hours, and you can choose from a variety of venues across Brisbane.

What software or computer do I need?  None! We have a range of photo editing software on our fleet of laptops, and you can choose the software that you prefer to use on the course - or try out several to find your perfect companion. If you have a laptop with software already on it, you're welcome to bring and use that.

What software can I learn?  Here is the list of software that we teach at the moment:

Google Picasa; Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0, 9.0 or 10; Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.0, and Adobe Photoshop CS3, CS4, CS5 or CS5.5. All have their own strenghts and weaknesses - we cut through the marketing to show you what they're good for.

Can I work on my own photos on the course?  Absolutely - that's the point of our courses. It's not much fun improving someone else's photos. Please bring your photos on a memory stick or on your laptop.

What do I need to know already?  How to get photos from your camera onto your computer. If you don't know how to to this, Brisbane City Council runs free course on this in many of their libraries. Click here for details of their courses.

How technical does it get?  Not at all. If you're one of the 95% of people who just want great photos without all the maths and jargon, you've come to the right place.

What's not covered?  Downloading photos from the camera to the computer (Brisbane City Council has free courses covering this already in many libraries).

PC or Mac?  At the moment, the course is for PC only, or "Windows" computers. We're working on adding Mac-specific software soon.

What should I bring?  A selection of photos that you'd like to work on. If possible, bring the original photos as they came from the camera, but it's OK if you don't know how to - we can work with whatever you're able to bring. If you have a laptop with photo editing software on it already, you're very welcome to bring that, but it's not essential.

Dean who?  Dean Holland brings 20 years' experience in photography, 15 years' experience as a trainer, and has a PhD in how to make it a doddle for people to learn scary technical stuff (seriously!). He's an author in 3 books related to adult learning, and has run hundreds of workshops in 7 countries in 2 languages.

Phone us on (07) 3255 8811 or click here to book.

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