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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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Wednesday, September 5th
06:15pm – 07:15pm	Controlling the Unconscious Eye Dynamic range does not only apply to exposure. In this seminar, Vincent Versace will show you how to apply a new concept, ExDR, to focus, blur and image structure. Starting with image-harvesting to the image-editing process, Vincent will teach you the most aesthetic choices to make regarding light, shape, gesture, and color when you first take a picture. Picasso said, "Art is the lie that tells the truth." With that in mind, you will also apply techniques to create an aesthetically satisfying final image rather than a "historically" accurate one. You will also learn the approach of how the human eye "sees" to guide the viewer's eye through the image.	Vincent Versace	Photography A Track
Thursday, September 6th
08:15am – 09:15am	Double Smart Processing Learn how to take advantage of CS5.5's Smart Object and Smart Filter technology starting from Lightroom 3 or Adobe Camera Raw for your Raw capture workflow to maintain the highest quality processing in Photoshop. Take control of your color, tone, masking and creative image enhancements.	Eddie Tapp	Photography A Track
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
10:45am – 11:45am	Great Portraits Are More Than Just Good Lighting In this class, Helene will show you how to build great portraits with good design in composition and posing, no matter whether you're shooting one person, couples, families or large groups. She'll discuss lighting patterns and styles, as well as quality of light, and what it means in relationship to their digital exposures.	Helene Glassman	Lighting Track
10:45am – 11:45am	Noah's Ark: Animal Portrait Safari Discover how to transform photographs of man's best friends into unique handpainted works of art! Using the new Mixer Brush and Bristle Brushes, you'll discover the endless creative possibilities to turning photos of pets and wildlife into paintings that simulate watercolor and oil paintings. Fay will show you how to capture the different textures of various land and water animals. If you're wild about animals, this class is for you!	Fay Sirkis	Photoshop Track
10:45am – 11:45am	Product Prototype Post-Production This session deals with the Photoshop retouching techniques needed to create and enhance new products for advertising use. From clipping paths to color changes, real life problem solving retouching solutions will be demonstrated to help speed up your creativity.	Jim DiVitale	Wedding & Portraits 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
01:00pm – 02:00pm	Panoramic Stitching Learn how to successfully shoot and stitch multi-shot panoramas. While this might sound simple, there's so much to know, including: � How to find the nodal point of any lens and why it's important to rotate the lens around that point � Dealing with gaps in a long panorama � The camera settings that are essential to producing a successful panorama � Creative panorama techniques for those times when you don't want a "plain Jane" panorama � How to best incorporate filters such as a polarizer, neutral density and more � Methods for producing the sharpest and highest quality results � How to even out the sky so it matches from side to side	Ben Willmore	Photography B Track
01:00pm – 02:00pm	The Appropriate Response: A Creative Process Every assignment is comprised of a series of interrelated and cascading decisions that ultimately underlie the finished image. Learn how Greg Heisler�s creative process has shaped his work over more than 30 years and 70+ TIME covers.	Gregory Heisler	Photography A Track
02:15pm – 03:15pm	Bought the Design Suite, Now What? If you've purchased the Creative Suite for Photoshop and haven't used any of the other applications, your're missing out! In this class, RC goes over the tools in the Design Premium Suite � using skills that you already have in Photoshop. Putting the applications together, RC will develop a collateral piece that you can use to showcase your graphic design or photography work.	RC Concepcion	Techniques Track