Shoot Video Like a Pro
As with photography, good videography requires a bit of know-how; there's more to videography than just taking the camcorder out of the box and pressing Record. Luckily, I know how, so here's a list of ways you can improve your home movies. You won't come out Spielberg on the other side, nor even Lucas, but now your video submission to America's Funniest Home Videos will look a lot better.

Unleash your inner Spielberg with our Crash Course and Advanced Course on videography.

Mastering the ins and outs of effective filmmaking is no easy task. Still, whether you're taping a wedding or shooting a birthday party, you can take a few steps to ensure your movies don't look like the amateur videos found on YouTube. Before you pick up your camcorder, however, learn what the pros already know about successful cinematography. That means not only packing extra tapes and charged batteries, but also planning your shots, optimizing lighting conditions, and, most important, learning when to say "cut."

WEEKEND INTRODUCTORY CLASS
Sundays 4 Hour Class from 2 to 6 pm

1. Know Your Camera
2. Be prepared to Shoot
3. Use a tripod
4. Raise the lights
5. Ace the audio
6. Set up your shots
7. No digital zoom!
8. Shoot B-roll
9. Edit your Video
10. Present your work

20 DAY ADVANCED CURSE
Tuesdays and Thursdays 8 to 9 pm

1. Principles of Video Filming
2. Knowing Your Equipment
3. Design a Story Boards
4. Make a Script
5. Understand SD and HD
6. Creative Lighting
7. Adding Sound
8. Introduction to Video Editing Software
9. Creating your Test Film
10. Directing and Selling your work

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Learning Adobe Photoshop Basics

Learning Adobe Photoshop can be a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be! Adobe Photoshop Basics is a crash course consisting of eight self-paced lessons that will give get you up and running with a good start. It won't teach you all there is to know about Photoshop--that can take years--but it will give you a solid foundation.

The Graphic Studio offers a regular schedule of Photoshop for Photographers workshop sessions, based in San Antonio, Texas. These sessions include intensive instruction in Photoshop techniques as applicable to photographers; we won't waste your time and effort on information used by graphic designers, but of little value to photographers! We cover topics including scanning, working up your images in Photoshop, and printing: in other words, the complete Photoshop workflow from scanning to final print. If you are a digital photographer, don't worry...we have everything to help you too.

It's important to note that you will receive personalized individual attention. A limit of 6 participants per class ensures that everyone receives plenty of time for questions to be discussed and for techniques to be demonstrated on a personal level.

WEEKEND INTRODUCTORY CLASS
Sundays 4 Hour Class from 8 to 12 noon

1. Functions of your Program
2. Editing your photographs
3. Understanding Layers
4. RGB and CMYK
5. Using Filters and plug-ins
6. Design Newsletters and Advertising Flyers
7. Printing your Artwork

20 DAY ADVANCE CURSE
Tuesdays and Thursdays 8 to 9 pm

1. Welcome to Adobe Photoshop
2, Touring the interface
3. Arranging panels
4. Changing screen modes
5. Making geometric selections
6. Using adjustment layers & the Adjustment panel
7. Using the Spot Healing Brush tool
8. Touring the Camera Raw interface
9. Combining one image with another
10. Adjusting colors
11. Cloning trees
12. Adding a couple of adjustment layers
13. Creating a dark and stormy sky
14. Sharpening the focus of the image
15. Adding text
16. Directing and Selling your work

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