Portrait Retouching Course

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Dates and Days	Course Format	More Information
2012 • May 26	Saturday – 9AM – 4PM $150 plus GST – Hot lunch included	Click here to register

Join Outdoor Photography Canada Magazine contributing editor and professional photographer Paul Burwell for our Portrait Retouching Course that will teach you to use Photoshop (Elements 9 or CS5) to work with portrait images for retouching purposes.

You’ll learn techniques such as skin softening while retaining detail and texture, tricks for enhancing eyes, eyebrows and eyelashes, selective sharpening, body sculpting and how to give your retouches a natural look.

You will need to bring a computer (Mac or Windows, Laptop or Desktop) loaded with the latest edition of Adobe Photoshop Elements or Photoshop CS5 Software.  If you don’t wish to purchase the latest edition, you may install the free 30-day trial version of the software before arriving at the first class.  Please visit Adobe’s web site to download the 30-day trial version.  Contact us with questions.

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About your instructor for the Portrait Retouching Course

Paul Burwell is a professional photographer, writer and educator.  His images have appeared in numerous magazines, greeting cards, advertisements and calendars. He is a contributing editor for Outdoor Photography Canada Magazine where he has a regular column called “Let’s Go Digital!”  In addition to the wildlife photography workshops and tours he hosts worldwide each year, he also teaches a number of photography classes at Edmonton’s Metro Community College.  Paul has been a finalist in both the 2009 and 2010 Worldwide Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition and has been named by Popular Photography magazine as a “top shooter” of wildlife photography in their March 2010 issue featuring a two-page spread of Paul’s photo of a Snow Leopard.

Paul facilitates his workshops and tours in a cooperative and constructive environment.

Prerequisites for the Portrait Retouching Course:

As a preqrequisite, you should be familiar with your computer’s operating system and be able to perform the following tasks without assistance:

• copy a file from one folder to another
• be able to competently work with the computer mouse and keyboard (click, double-click, ctrl-click, shift-click, etc.)

Equipment Required for the Portrait Retouching Course:

At a minimum, you’ll want to have…

• A Mac or Windows computer (either a desktop or laptop) with the latest version of Adobe’s Photoshop Elements or Photoshop CS5 software installed on it.
  • You’ll need to bring this computer to class so that is something to take into consideration when deciding between a laptop and a desk top computer.

This Portrait Retouching Course includes:

• 6 hours of classroom instruction
• Text book (Scott Kelby’s Professional Portrait Retouching Techniques for Photographers using Photoshop) $40 value
• Certificate of completion
• Small group size, limited to 12 participants

Location for the Portrait Retouching Course

• Providence Renewal Centre - 3005 119 Street, Edmonton, Alberta

Costs for the Portrait Retouching Course:

• $150 Canadian Dollars (plus tax) for the weekday course

• $160 Canadian Dollars (plus tax) for the weekend course which includes lunch

Policies and payment information are available here.

For additional information on our portrait retouching course, please contact us electronically.

Phone 780-669-1261 or toll-free: 1-877-778-1745

Dates and Days	Course Format	More Information
2012 • May 26	Saturday – 9AM – 4PM $150 plus GST – Hot lunch included	Click here to register