[Baynet] Infopeople's "Photoshop Elements for Libraries" workshop

[Linda Rodenspiel]

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receive this notice directly, we would appreciate it if you would 
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Title:  Photoshop Elements for Libraries: Preparing Your Photos To Go Online

Dates and Locations:

Wednesday, October 31, California State Library

There will be several additional sessions scheduled.  When the dates 
and locations have been confirmed, an announcement will be made.

To register for this workshop:  Use the online registration form at
http://infopeople.org/workshop/201

Fee:  There is a $75.00 fee for this workshop.


Do you want to put photos on the web, but don't have the time to 
learn the intricacies of Photoshop? This beginner course will teach 
you how to make your photographs "web ready" using Photoshop 
Elements, a simpler and less expensive version of Adobe Photoshop.

While working in Photoshop Elements, you will learn how to:

--Choose and use various graphic file formats,
--Reduce photo file sizes,
--Compress images so they download quickly,
--Maintain image quality while exporting,
--Retouch your photos,
--Change backgrounds and add special effects, and
--Effectively place an image on a web page.

This course will introduce you to a tool that can help you enhance 
your website with high quality images.


Workshop Description: In this all-day hands-on workshop, you will 
learn to use Adobe Photoshop Elements to optimize images for your web 
pages. While exploring the tools and capabilities of this software 
through individual and group exercises, you will focus on how best to 
prepare images for use on your library website. The instructor will 
provide handouts and a webliography, as well as practical, useful 
tips that can be applied immediately.

Preliminary Course Outline

Overview of Photoshop Elements
--Introduction to software tools and workspace
--Hands-on tour of the software

Optimize Your Images for the Web
--Cropping, changing image size, adjusting resolution
--Working with color palettes
--Making sense of file formats

Customize Your Images
--Altering layout and background
--Applying special effects
--Animating images on your web page

Placing Your Images on a Web Page<
--Pasting an image into Word and exporting a web page
--Copyright concerns and signature releases
--Image repositories on the web

Instructor:   Jeanne Moje MacDonald.  Jeanne has been involved with 
art, graphic design, and photography for over 35 years. She has 
taught classes at both UC Davis and UC Berkeley, including web design 
classes and bibliographic instruction at the UC Berkeley Teaching 
Library. For the last two years, Jeanne has been a web design and 
multimedia consultant (Programmer Analyst) for the Controller's 
Office, UC Berkeley.

Who Should Attend: Anyone from the California library community who 
would like to prepare photos to go online. Please note that this is 
an introductory course.

Prerequisites: This course requires that students be comfortable with 
basic computer skills, including using a mouse, navigating the web, 
and basic keyboarding. For help with these basic skills, we recommend 
the New Computer Users section of the Infopeople Tutorials, at 
infopeople.org/resources/tutorials.html.

Other Logistics:

*On-site check-in is from 8:30-9:00 AM;  instruction is from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM.

*Maps, directions, and parking information are available on the 
Infopeople Web site at http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop/Directions. 
Infopeople does not validate or pay for parking.

*Infopeople does not provide refreshments or lunch.  Since some 
training locations do not have in-house or convenient food service, 
Infopeople recommends that participants bring a sack lunch.

To view a complete list of Infopeople workshops and for general 
information about Infopeople training opportunities, go to the main 
Infopeople Workshops page at http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop

If you have questions about registration or scheduling of workshops, 
please contact Linda Rodenspiel, the Infopeople Project Assistant, at 
assist at infopeople.org or by phone at 650-578-9685.