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If you have Windows Vista on your computer, you have what it takes to make your own digital movies. In this course, you'll learn how to use the Movie Maker program that's part of Vista to create your own movies and slide shows complete with special effects, custom background music, sound effects, and narration. You'll discover how to add your own titles and sound effects. And you'll find out how to share your movies through e-mail, YouTube, CDs, and DVDs.

Photographing Nature with Your Digital Camera

Jump into the world of nature photography! In this course, you'll master taking beautiful outdoor photos of everything from landscapes to specific nature items such as water, flowers, trees, animals, and more. Along the way, you'll learn all about digital camera equipment, telephoto photography, and even macro photography. With plenty of examples and opportunities to share your work, you'll be shooting breathtaking photos in no time!

Photoshop Elements 7 for the Digital Photographer II

Adobe's Photoshop Elements 7 is full of outstanding features for advanced editing. Once you've learned the basics, you're ready to see how they all work together for detailed editing, building collages, restoring old photos, and more. This course is designed for those already familiar with cropping, printing, and color adjustments, as well the various selection tools. If you're ready to take your photo-editing skills to the next level, join us and see what more you can do with the advanced features of Elements.

Introduction to Photoshop CS4

Learn to use Adobe Photoshop CS4 to edit images, process photos, and create original graphics. Whether you're a photographer, graphic artist, or just want to alter old family photos, Photoshop is the program for you! This hands-on, project-oriented course is filled with detailed, step-by-step instructions you'll have no trouble following as you master editing photos, creating basic paintings, and preparing your images for printing. Discover how to improve photographs by removing flaws, correcting for poor exposure, or adding new elements using the newest techniques Photoshop CS4 offers. You'll even find out how much fun it can be to paint again - without any mess to clean up. And, best of all, you don't need to have any artistic ability or prior Photoshop experience to take this course.

Discover Digital Photography

Join us and explore the world of digital photography! This course provides an introduction to the fascinating technology that catapulted the photographic world into the 21st century. We'll discuss the basics of digital photography, equipment, software, the digital darkroom, printing, Internet and e-mail use, along with commercial and personal applications. You'll learn what you need, what you can do, and what fun you can have. Whether you're new to photography or a longtime professional making the change to the digital world, this class will provide an introduction to new opportunities.

Secrets of Better Photography

Secrets of Better Photography Designed for both film and digital photographers, this course is filled with tips and tricks to help you take better photographs. You'll learn the basic technology that all cameras use, and you'll receive helpful information on exposure and lighting. You'll also explore strategies for taking excellent photos in all types of situations, including portraiture, landscape, macro and still life.

Travel Photography for the Digital Photographer

Travel Photography for the Digital Photographer The lure of travel is surpassed only by the inevitable desire to bring home pictures and share your adventures. Join us and discover the world through a photographer's eye. This course will address the tools and tricks that enable digital photographers to capture scenes from around the world and bring them home. We'll share various examples from destinations across the globe, and expand your knowledge of techniques for shooting digitally and working with the images after you get back.

Photographing People with your Digital Camera

Photographing people can be fun, exciting and complicated! This course will make taking beautiful pictures of adults, children, and babies simple. Don't be nervous if you're new to digital photography, because we'll start with the basic principles you need to know in order to become a skilled people photographer. You'll discover the best way to shoot faces, fix common close-up problems, and use digital photo editing techniques to retouch your photos and make other improvements. Next, we'll move onto portrait and formal group shots, where you'll learn how to organize people, which angles to use, and which to avoid. You'll become proficient in action photography, and you'll also learn several fun and creative ways to photograph children and babies. You'll even gain expertise in filling your photographs with imagery, setting moods, and creating themes. Rounding out your training, this course will allow you to edit and improve your photos with Photoshop Elements 3.