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This is the schedule for Photoshop World Washington, DC 2012. The schedule for Photoshop World Las Vegas 2012 will be up shortly.

Along with more than 100 classes over the course of three days taught by noted Photoshop and photography professionals, Photoshop World includes a number of interactive pre-conference workshops and can’t-miss bonus classes on the Expo floor that will help heighten your training and experience.

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Thursday, September 6th
09:30am – 10:30am	Tack Sharp! Sharpening in Photoshop & Lightroom If you've ever wondered where (and when) to sharpen your photos in Photoshop/Lightroom, then don't miss this class. Whether they're bound for print or the web, you'll learn the best, time-tested techniques for sharpening, so your photos will look tack sharp in no time flat.	Matt Kloskowski	Photography B Track
04:45pm – 05:45pm	Light, Gesture & Color, Part I (Perception) This session reveals how a legendary photographer maintains the integrity of his natural light photography with minimal retouching.	Jay Maisel	Photography B Track
04:45pm – 05:45pm	Compositing Using the "LENS" System What are the four keys to getting different elements to look right in a composite? I will help you understand what your eye is looking for and how to fool it into believing the reality you are creating.	Pete Collins	Creative Suite Track
06:00pm – 07:00pm	Light, Color & Gesture, Part II (New Work) This session reveals how a legendary photographer maintains the integrity of his natural light photography with minimal retouching.	Jay Maisel	Photography B Track
06:00pm – 07:00pm	Hidden Gems in Photoshop CS5 Class description to come.	Bryan Hughes	Photography A Track
06:00pm – 07:00pm	From Idea to Image Whether you're working on a big project or just trying to figure out how an upcoming photo shoot will look, sketches and storyboarding are great ways to see if your ideas will work and what it'll take to pull them off. Even if you can't draw, learn how to use Photoshop to increase your efficiency and output.	Pete Collins	Photoshop Track
Friday, September 7th
08:15am – 09:15am	How Much Color Is Too Much? Part I Everybody wants vivid, intense color, but nobody wants their work to look tasteless. An exploration of what you can get away with in color enhancement, with an emphasis on speed and use of actions in conjunction with Configurator.	Dan Margulis	Photoshop A Track
11:00am – 12:00pm	What's New in Lightroom 4 Come and discover the range of new features and enhanced capabilities that Lightroom 4 has to offer.	Julieanne Kost	Lightroom Track
11:00am – 12:00pm	Taking Your HDR Images to the Next Level In this class RC will go over how to take your normal HDR images and post process them to the next level---from texture techniques to high glow effects. High end grunge, to black and white HDR. RC will even cover how to make images that don�t even look like HDR images. This class will also cover material that will be shot in DC during the conference, and attendees will have access to the source HDR images to process later.	RC Concepcion	Photoshop B Track
11:00am – 12:00pm	Understanding Color Adjustments Photoshop offers an abundance of color adjustments including Hue/Saturation, Color Balance, Curves, Levels, Photo Filter, Channel Mixer, Selective Color, Gradient Map and Match Color. See how you can divide all those adjustments into three categories (warm/cool, HSB and specialty) and learn how to think about each category in such a way where your education applies to all the adjustments in that group. You'll have a much better idea about how color adjustments work in Photoshop after this class, including: � How Color Balance, Curves, Levels and Channel Mixer are really variations of the same adjustment � See that switching between working with light and ink is just a shift in thinking and not adjustment � Learn how the Info panel plays a critical role in precise adjustments � Understand simple concepts will allow you to perform professional color correction � Walk away with the knowledge of how to choose between all of Photoshop's adjustments	Ben Willmore	Techniques Track
02:15pm – 03:15pm	Moved By Light: A Conversation Whether it's observed or created, light is the very essence of photography. Two of the medium's foremost practitioners show some of their best-known images and talk about the light that inspires them and defines their work.	Gregory Heisler	Photography A Track