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Lesa’s Video Courses

I love recording training videos and I've done a lot of them. These videos vary in length and price. Some are free and some aren't so be sure to scroll through the complete list to see what's available (click here to subscribe to my YouTube channel). That said, those that do cost money are a terrific value, especially the Craftsy.com courses (of which there are three), as they include an ongoing Q&A aspect so you and I stay connected as you learn. Also, check out these five free 5-minute videos that Adobe had me record on Getting Started with Photoshop for Photography.

Photoshop Deep Dive: Adjustment Layers

In this full day deep dive, I'll teach you how to use one of my favorite Photoshop features: adjustment layers. They're quite literally one of the most useful features in the program for non-destructive editing. For example, you'll learn how to use adjustment layers to correct exposure and turn full color images into beautiful black-and-whites. You'll also learn how to change the color of literally anything in an image, create gorgeous color tints, high contrast effects and a lot more. You'll also learn how to use the layer masks that tag along with them.

Photoshop Deep Dive: Selections

So many selection tools, so little time. In this full day deep dive, I'll teach you how to use each one of Photoshop's selection tools to grab irregular areas, how to select by shape and color using various tools, how to perform quick selections, as well as how to select tough stuff such as hair and fur using the Refine Edge dialog box. Regardless of what you need to select, I'll show you how! Here's what people are saying about the course:

Photoshop Deep Dive: Adobe Camera Raw

The Camera Raw plug-in comes with each version of Photoshop, though unless you're shooting in raw format, you may never encounter it. As you'll learn in this full day deep dive, correcting images in Camera Raw is far easier than it is in Photoshop. In this class, you'll learn how to correct exposure, create beautiful black and white images, split-tone effects and more. You'll also learn one of the slickest sharpening tricks ever—how to restrict sharpening to only the highest contrast edges. 

Photoshop CS6 New Features

In this intensive look at the new features in Adobe Photoshop CS6, you'll learn practical yet non-destructive editing techniques you can use every day. This 3-day course is a perfect companion to my previous Photoshop CS5 four day intensive course, which is also on creativeLIVE. In this course, we'll dive into advanced filters such as Puppet Warp, Liquify, and Lighting Effects, which all take advantage of the new processing power of Adobe Photoshop CS6. I'll also spend a full day covering how to edit video using tools you're already familiar with.

Photoshop Editing Habits to Break, Part 2 - FREE 10 minute video

In this FREE 10 minute video, you'll learn even more frequent editing habits worth breaking in order to work more efficiently in Photoshop, using updated techniques... including how to use empty adjustment layers!

Photoshop Editing Habits to Break, Part 1 - FREE 10 minute video

In part one of this FREE 10 minute video, you'll learn two frequently-used editing habits worth breaking in order to work more efficiently in Photoshop. I hope you enjoy it! Don't forget to check out part two as well.

How to Fix Animal Eyes - FREE

In this short but sweet FREE video, you'll learn how to use Photoshop to fix animal white, green, or golden eyes by rebuilding the pupils. Thankfully, it's easier than it sounds! This technique also works in Photoshop Elements.

Pushing photos through text and other shapes - FREE

In this FREE video, I'll teach you how to easily use Photoshop to push photos through text and shapes. This technique works exactly the same way in Photoshop Elements, too. I hope you enjoy it!

Photoshop CS5 Intensive

In this special 4-day workshop, you'll dive deep into Photoshop CS5 to learn practical and non-destructive editing techniques you'll use every single day. You'll also learn the "why" behind the "how". While this course uses Photoshop CS5, the techniques are applicable to later versions as well as to Photoshop Elements. Here's what people are saying about the course:

The Power of iPhoto '11

In this fun day-long workshop, you'll learn about the most practical iPhoto '11 features, and a slew of tips and tricks. The class is informative yet entertaining and you'll fully understand the "why" behind the "how". You'll also gain control over your photo library, and understand how to turn the photos you have into the photos you want! 

Photoshop Elements 9 for Photographers

In this class, you'll learn practical editing techniques you'll use every day with the affordable Adobe Photoshop Elements. By the end of this informative day of learning, you'll be able to turn the photos you have into the photos you need. You'll also learn how to move throughout the program and editing modes to suit your specific skill level and discover how to easily perform basic edits such as fixing animal white-eye, mastering Levels for color correction and understanding resolution once and for all.

Elements 8 for Digital Photographers

In this full day class on KelbyOne.com, I'll guide you through everything you need to know about editing non-destructively in the Elements 8. You'll learn practical editing techniques that you'll use every day, how to adjust images in Camera Raw and Elements' QuickEdit mode, and three different ways to use Levels in Full Edit mode. You'll also discover how to make your prints look their very best!

Practical Photoshop Elements

In this class, Lesa leads you on a journey through the most practical and non-destructive editing techniques in Photoshop Elements. Learn the truth about resolution, how to resize images without quality loss, discover the basics of layers and layer masks, how to create gorgeous grayscales, delicious duotones, festive frames, how to zap backgrounds, fix stubborn red-eye, and more!
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From Photo to Graphic Art

Lesa will show you how to quickly and easily turn ordinary photos into unique pieces of graphic art.
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