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Lesa Snider – Trainer, Author, Writer & Chief Evangelist for iStockphoto.com

Lesa Snider

Lesa is on a mission to teach the world to create--and use!--better graphics. She's a stock photographer and chief evangelist for iStockphoto, and founder of the creative tutorial site GraphicReporter.com. Lesa is the author of Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual (Pogue Press/O'Reilly) and many video training titles including From Photo to Graphic Art, Practical Photoshop Elements (both by KelbyTraining.com), and Graphic Secrets for Business Professionals (Lynda.com). She writes a regular column for Photoshop User, Elements Techniques, and Macworld magazines, and contributes frequently to CreativePro.com and Layers. Lesa is also a corporate trainer and can be spotted teaching at Photoshop World, Macworld Expo, UCDA Design Conference, Graphics of the Americas, Santa Fe Workshops among others.
During free time, you'll find her carving the twisties on her sportbike or hanging with fellow Apple Mac enthusiasts. Lesa is a proud member of the BMWMOA, F800 Riders Club, CoMUG, and NCMUG.
Follow Lesa on Twitter at twitter.com/#!/PhotoLesa

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Tuesday, September 4th
01:00pm – 05:00pm

Photoshop For Beginners

Learn practical Photoshop editing techniques you'll use everyday in this informative yet entertaining workshop. Learn the truth about resolution, file formats and how to resize images without losing quality. Get the scoop on using layers, masks, tweaking selections with Quick Mask Mode and how to correct color and lighting using Levels. You'll also learn non-destructive techniques for retouching, creating popular color effects, how to sharpen and more.

Early Bird Price: $89? | Regular Price: $99

 Lesa Snider Pre-Conference Workshops

Wednesday, September 5th
06:15pm – 07:15pm

Make Money Shooting Stock Photography

iStockphoto's chief evangelist shares her tips for a successful career shooting microstock. Learn what sells and take a look at five photo shoots guaranteed for success. Glean several tips for processing your images using both Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom, as well as tips for describing and adding keywords to your images.

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Thursday, September 6th
04:45pm – 05:45pm

The Joy of Combining Images

One of the most rewarding projects you can tackle in Photoshop is combining images. Whether you're creating a complex collage or swapping backgrounds, this is where things get fun. In this session, you'll learn all kinds of advanced yet non-destructive techniques for combining images such as gradient masks, layer blend modes, blending sliders, secrets of the CS5 Refine Edge dialog, how to create selections using Channels, and add vector embellishments. This class is a must for photographers looking to discover more products to sell.

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