Robert Seat - Photoshop   www.photobyseat.com

“Photoshop for the Portrait Photographer”
Session one: Basic level

Jumpstart your Photoshop skills and make Photoshop your best friend.  Robert will introduce you to the basics of Photoshop and its tools then guide you through a complete production workflow. After learning how each tool works, you will create fully retouched and enhanced portraits in a minimum of time.  Students leaving the class will be working with layers, layer masks, adjustment layers, selections and other powerful features found in Photoshop.  Each student will create actions for vignettes, soft focus, conversions to black and white and sepia, and more.  You will create composites and fine art images that look like they took forever.  The goal is successful workflow, image enhancements, creating new products and presenting them to your clients.

Prior knowledge of Photoshop is not necessary, but you must be comfortable with your computer and its operating system.  The class is designed to help you understand how and why Photoshop works the way it does.  Each student will take home the bonus “JUMPSTART CD” with special templates, actions, and textures. Also on this CD is the complete Workbook with instructions on all lessons and the files used in the class.

You will need your own computer (laptop or desktop) with mouse and a current version of Photoshop installed.  Make sure that your computer is working and trouble free (hint:  de-fragment your hard drives).  You must have adequate free hard drive space (about 1/3 free). A graphics tablet, such as a Wacom Intous, is highly recommended.  Also bring the installation disks for your operating system and Photoshop (in case you suffer a system crash).

For over 32 years, Robert has been photographing families in the Batesville, Arkansas area.  He has successfully made the transition from traditional photographer and lab technician to the world of digital imaging.  He has adapted many of his skills as a traditional retouch artist into an effective production style for the digital age.  Robert has created new interest from his existing client base by adding a custom handcrafted look to his portraiture.  With this new technology, new products can be presented to his clients in a way that really sells.  Robert has been teaching digital workshops since 2001 and demonstrating numerous methods of making Photoshop work in a portrait studio.