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AL AUDLEMAN

LAYERS, LAYERS, LAYERS

Are you ready for Photoshop?

This course is called “LAYERS, LAYERS, LAYERS” for a reason. Why? Because it is all about layers. Isn’t that clever? This is a beginning to intermediate level class, and while some understanding of Photoshop will help you greatly, we will not leave anyone behind.

Layers: We will deal with them from all sides: What they are, when to make one, how to may one, why to make one … and then use that knowledge to lay a firm foundation from which to begin to get very creative.

My goal is to make you really understand layers. We will use layers to control retouching. We will learn how to use adjustment layers and layer masks. We will dig deeper into creating composite images, making promotional pieces and price lists, making new backgrounds and stretching existing backgrounds, adding lines and borders to images and how to deepen colors and enhance skies, using layer blend modes and styles, and a serious discussion on the type tool.

Visit Al's web site at www.asaphoto.com

We will delve into the dark world of the Pen Tool! I will make you understand file formats and learn how to batch process raw files … and anything else you really want to know and if I can figure it out! We also will go into using the Bridge for workflow and management purposes.

Your goal is to come prepared! You will need your computer (laptop or desktop), keyboard, mouse (or Wacom tablet) and all related power cords. You can bring a scanner if you want to but it is not required. And don’t forget three very important things: 1) Photoshop CS4 (hopefully!) installed and working (CS3 is acceptable); 2) A working knowledge of basic photoshop to include knowing how to download images, use the image adjustment features, and a good fundamental knowledge of Photoshop’s tools and a basic knowledge of file management; and 3) A great attitude for a week of learning and fun.

A little bit about Al . . .

Al Audleman is a commercial photographer operating out of Brandon, Florida. He has been in the business full time for 28 years serving the aerial, advertising, architectural, editorial and industrial market on a national basis. His client list includes AT&T, Dow-Corning, K-Mart, Holiday Inn Worldwide, Subaru of North America, Taco Bell, Target, EVI Audio, the Whitlock Group, Extron, Wal-Mart and the Danbury Mint. His work has been published in Popular Science, Motor Trend, Southern Living, Sail, Boating, and many others.

Al is past president of the Florida Professional Photographers. A PPA Master Photographer and Photographic Craftsman, he was one of the first PPA Approved Photographic Instructors and has been PPA Certified for 20 years.

Professional recognition includes several PPA Loan Collection images, selection to the Kodak Epcot Center Exhibit, Kodak Gallery and Fuji Masterpiece Awards, Florida’s “Becker Award for Creative Photography,” and the coveted Florida People’s Choice Award. Al has also earned the PPA National Award and SEPPA Award and holds the Georgia Fellowship Degree, the Florida Degree of Photographic Excellence and the Florida Service Award. He was named the Florida Photographer of the Year in 2001 and 2002.

Working on the peripherals of digital imaging since the introduction of photoshop in 1990, he began teaching photoshop to professional photographers in the late 1990s. Al has taught photoshop classes at PPA affiliated schools in New England, Michigan, Georgia, Florida, California, North Carolina, Texas, the Bahamas and Canada. He has been a featured speaker at several PPA International Conventions plus state conventions in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Illinois, Massachusetts, California, Pennsylvania and Vermont.

Amherst Media published his work in December 2004 in a book titled The Photographer’s Guide to the Digital Portrait, Start to Finish in Adobe Photoshop and his technical “how-to” articles are published regularly in professional publications in Florida and North Carolina.