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A PPSOP class makes a great gift and we will email you a gift card you can print up and give as a gift. What a great last minute gift idea! If you are buying a gift, please specify in the comments when purchasing the class that you want a gift card and include the name and email address of the lucky person! We will email the card to you with their login information and that is all there is to it!

 
  Street Photography: Finding Order in Chaos Underwater Photography in a Digital World      New Class!
You started with diving and being in wonder of the underwater world. Now your attentions are turned to taking home images of the amazing reefs and the creatures that inhabit them. It is fun and it can be frustrating-both at the same time. Michele Benoy-Westmorland will help you take as much frustration out of the picture as possible.


 
  Instructor: Michele Benoy-Westmorland                                                  Duration: 8 Weeks            Cost: $395            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Street Photography: Finding Order in Chaos Digital Snap-Shooters Guide to Great Photos!      New Class!
Mark's lessons are all written in a language that even second graders can understand and on top of that they are all amply illustrated with some really simple yet beautiful photography, photography that you will soon be shooting with careless abandon!


 
  Instructor: Mark English                                                                          Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Street Photography: Finding Order in Chaos The Art of Printing and Selling Your Art      New Class!
Mark English, a photographer and fine art printer with over 30 years experience, brings his knowledge and expertise to PPSOP with four of the most concise, thorough and remarkably easy to understand lessons ever found on the subject of digital printing.


 
  Instructor: Mark English                                                                          Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Understanding Exposure Understanding Exposure
Without question, the most popular course ever taught on the Internet! Based in part on Bryan's worldwide best selling book-Understanding Exposure, each weekly lesson unravels the often confusing and intimidating world of exposure.


 
  Instructors: Bryan Peterson / Chris Hurtt                                                Duration: 8 Weeks            Cost: $395            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  All About Color All About Color      New Class!
Color can create a sense of time, place, and emotion .Color (including black and white) makes or breaks a photograph. It follows that to create artful or powerful photography, a photographer should learn about color.


 
  Instructor: Cheryl Machat Dorskind                                                         Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Techniques for Mastering Creative Landscape and Nature Photography Techniques for Mastering Creative Landscape and Nature Photography
An eight week intensive course on landscape, nature and outdoor photography with special emphasis on creative lighting, macro, and filter use. It is taught by Darwin Wiggett, author of numerous books on Canadian landscape photography.


 
  Instructors:Darwin Wiggett/Mark Degner                                               Duration: 8 Weeks           Cost: $395            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Street Photography: Finding Order in Chaos Adobe Photoshop Lightroom: Simplify Photography from Shoot to Finish!      New Class!
Lightroom is the photographer's essential toolbox, providing one easy application for managing, adjusting, and presenting large volumes of digital photographs so you can spend less time in front of the computer and more time taking pictures.


 
  Instructors: Alan and Vicena Poulson                                                      Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Street Photography: Finding Order in Chaos Street Photography: Finding Order in Chaos
Arguably the most challenging area of photography, but practiced by such legendary photographers as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Garry Winogrand, and Elliott Erwitt, street photography is a form of candid photography that often defies the rules of composition.


 
  Instructor: Mason Resnick                                                                       Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Street Photography: Finding Order in Chaos The Art of Food Photography
Are you as passionate about food as you are photography? Do you find yourself looking through culinary magazines and cookbooks, mesmerized by the photographs and wondering how the photographer was able to create such a stunning image?


 
  Instructors: Ron Goldman/Kathleen Clemons                                         Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Compelling Photographs - "Must Know" Fundamentals of Composition Compelling Photographs - "Must Know" Fundamentals of Composition    Revised & Updated!
Do you often come back ‘empty-handed’ after spending a whole day out shooting? Do
you often crop your photos AFTER you shoot in order to salvage something good from
your efforts? Do you have some great ideas but then fail in trying to execute these ideas?


 
  Instructor: Robert LaFollette                                                                   Duration: 8 Weeks            Cost: $395            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Street Photography: Finding Order in Chaos Architectural Photography
In these lessons you’ll discover the answers. You’ll learn how to overcome most of the technical and practical problems in performing an architectural shoot so you’ll have more opportunity to concentrate on the creative aspects.


 
  Instructor: Anthony Weller                                                                         Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  CS3 Workflow Lifesavers CS3 Workflow Lifesavers-The NEW Adobe Photoshop CS3: Better, Faster, Smarter - and Automated!
Jack Davis and Geno Andrews have an all new four-part class packed with indispensable insights, techniques and time-savers to make your experience in Photoshop CS3 less painful and more productive.


 
  Instructor: Jack Davis/Geno Andrews                                                   Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Understanding Exposure II Understanding Exposure II
Are you a graduate of Understanding Exposure or do you fully understand the basics of exposure yet your images lack any real punch? Are you ready to try truly fresh points of view and combine them with some equally challenging yet very rewarding exposures?


 
  Instructors: Bryan Peterson / Chris Hurtt                                                Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Lighting Challenges of Architectural Photography Lighting Challenges of Architectural Photography
Join award-winning commercial photographer Charlie Borland as he shares his knowledge in a step-by-step approach to making the jump from lighting novice to experienced lighting technician in architectural photography.


 
  Instructors: Charlie Borland/ Hannah Cole                                              Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Lensbaby Magic Lensbaby Magic
Lensbaby photos are everywhere! Isn't it time you found out why so many photographers are embracing the lensbaby blur? We'll show you the how, what and why you need to get you using this lens to create works of art with your camera.


 
  Instructor: Kathleen Clemons/Ron Goldman                                           Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  The art of Seeing The Art of Seeing
How do you see the world around you? Do you often see what others miss or are you inclined to miss what others see? You are not alone if the art of seeing has escaped you! As is often the case, most have no idea how to interpret the world around them.


 
  Instructors: Chris Hurtt/ Bryan Peterson                                                 Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  The Art of B&W, Infrared and Sepia Photography in Photoshop Controlling The Weather and Mastering the Light in Photoshop   
This course is jammed packed with creative, easy-to-duplicate PhotoShop tutorials and tips on techniques. What are you waiting for? In only four weeks, you will be in control of the weather and the light in your photography. Sign up today!!


 
  Instructor: Danilo Piccioni                                                                        Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Electronic Flash-The 'Mystery' Revealed! Electronic Flash-The 'Mystery' Revealed!
You will learn how to flash-freeze sports action, light up the camp tent, or create a colorful effects during this course. After completing the many assignments in this short, but jam-packed course, you will know how to use your flash in many practical and creative ways.


 
  Instructors: Charlie Borland/ Hannah Cole                                            Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Wedding Photography by Master Photographer Ken Sklute Wedding Photography by Master Photographer Ken Sklute
Ken brings over 32 years experience to this class, using examples of past and present weddings to exemplify how to deal with selecting the correct lens, digital exposure, composition, how to arrange groups, creating a workflow as a foundation of consistency.


 
  Instructor: Ken Sklute                                                                            Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Capturing the Beauty of Flowers Capturing the Beauty of Flowers
You'll learn the rules of composing stunning flower photos, how to isolate and simplify your flower compositions, how to use natural light to your advantage, as well as how to work around less than desirable lighting situations.


 
  Instructors: Kathleen Clemons/Ron Goldman                                       Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Photoshop Basics 101-The Basics of Photoshop for the Overwhelmed Photoshop Basics 101-The Basics of Photoshop for the Overwhelmed
This class is for anyone who has ever jumped into Photoshop, CS, CS2 and even the new Photoshop CS3, and found himself screaming at his computer monitor saying, "I hate this digital stuff... Watch Geno's introduction video


 
  Instructor: Geno Andrews                                                                    Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Photographing Children Photographing Children: Rising to the Challenge
Whether you are a parent or grandparent who wants to take better pictures of children, or a photographer looking to break into the business of children's photography. Photographing Children will provide all the inspiration and skills needed for capturing the spirit and individuality of children in timeless and memorable photographs.


 
  Instructor: Cheryl Machat Dorskind                                                     Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Conceptual Photography - Honest, Emotional Photography Conceptual Photography - Honest, Emotional Photography
This class will give you the necessary skills to develop a colorful, visually honest, and meaningful body of work with a content that resonates deep within the viewer. You will explore concepts, develop ideas, and find inspirational ways to shoot and capture your thoughts.


 
  Instructor: Dave Nitsche                                                                      Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  The Art of B&W, Infrared and Sepia Photography in Photoshop The Art of B&W, Infrared and Sepia Photography in Photoshop
After taking this class, not only will you discover how to post-process your digital color photographs into B&W or infrared, but you will also learn how to showcase them at their best using frames, borders and vignetting.


 
  Instructor: Danilo Piccioni                                                                     Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Studio Lighting 101 Lighting Techniques of the Portrait Masters - An introduction to digital portrait photography
This course is designed for photographers with no experience. Maybe you have lighting equipment and are unsure how it all works. This course really is the next best thing to working side by side with the lighting master himself, Charlie Borland.


 
  Instructors: Charlie Borland/ Hannah Cole                                           Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Impact Posing Impact Posing
Ken Sklute has been photographing people for the past 32 years and will share his techniques that give his photographs life and character. Weekly lessons will be clearly explained and illustrated with many photographs to help reinforce the message in the lesson.


 
  Instructor: Ken Sklute                                                                           Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Great Pet Photos Made Easy Great Pet Photos Made Easy
This class untangles the complexities of successful pet photography so that in four weeks you will have the basics to take your photography to the next level or even higher. So grab your camera and learn the skills necessary to take professional quality animal photos.


 
  Instructor: Darwin Wiggett/Mark Degner                                              Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Painting Photographs Painting Photographs
This class explores recipes for applying painterly effects to your photos. It responds to the 'hands-off' process of digital photography with 'hands-on' recipes. While our digital hand selects, masks, and guides the pen or mouse, the painting photos process is more tactile.


 
  Instructor: Cheryl Machat Dorskind                                                     Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  
  Beyond Color Photography In Photoshop Beyond Color Photography In Photoshop
You will learn the techniques to "reinvent" your color images and take them to a new level. You will be taught how to apply duotone, triotone and quadritone effects. In addition, you will learn how to create Split Toning, Cross Processing and posterizing effects.


 
  Instructor: Danilo Piccioni                                                                     Duration: 4 Weeks            Cost: $195            Starts: June 6, 2008  

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