Ben WillmoreAuthor, and Instructor

Photoshop Hall of Famer, Ben Willmore, has taught over 100,000 Photoshop users on five continents. His bestselling books, DVDs, and hit seminars have established Ben as one of America's favorite Photoshop instructors, and he is often a standing-room-only speaker at design and photography conferences throughout the world. He writes for numerous digital imaging publications, including a monthly column for Photoshop User magazine, and his audience-winning training techniques have helped multitudes of design and photography professionals make the transition from blindly following step-by-step techniques, to "Ah-ha! I finally GET Photoshop!"

Classes with Ben Willmore

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Wednesday, September 04, 2013

Camera Raw Essentials

Learn to use Camera Raw like a true professional by understanding the crucial relationship between all the adjustment sliders and how the histogram can indicate if you push them too far. After this class you will eliminate all guess work when it comes to fixing images that are underexposed, overexposed, flat-looking or have blown out detail. You’ll know which adjustment to start with and the order in which you should perform the adjustments. You’ll also learn how the default settings can actually harm many images and which settings need to be changed to ensure quality results.

Thursday, September 05, 2013

Hidden & Hard-To-Find Tweaks

The major changes get all the headlines, but some of the smallest changes make the most difference in your daily workflow. See how the new version of Photoshop will radically change the little things you do in such a way that you’ll be smiling every day you use it. It’s as if a little angel was sitting on your shoulder listening to your ever need and making tiny changes that make a huge difference to your daily life.

 

Thursday, September 05, 2013

Camera Raw Advanced Technique

Photoshop CS6 brought with it Adobe Camera Raw 7, which radically transforms your raw workflow like never before. See how the new features will change the way you interpret and adjust all the images you adjust. From recovering additional highlight detail to being able to crank up clarity more than you’ve ever imagined, you’ll see how this is a true game changer. You’ll also see how and why you’d want to use the older raw processing versions for those times that it will produce a higher quality image.