This weekend I taught a two-day intensive workshop on Photoshop Tips & Tricks at the Art Wolfe Digital Photography Center in Seattle. Art Wolfe is a good friend, and his classroom is a beautiful environment for teaching. Students flew in from as far away as Canada, and it was one of the best workshops I have ever had thanks to the inquisitive and enthusiastic students.
I showed them how to create a collage consisting of multiple exposures. Using layer masks, I illustrated how to combine several images into a single image that became one giant multiple exposure collage. I asked everyone to bring tripods and cameras for Sunday morning. I let them have the run of Art’s gallery to set up their gear and create something unusual.
I remained in the classroom and decided to do a collage with my girlfriend Holly as a model. I had her sit, lay and stand in 15 different positions while my camera stayed in exactly the same place on my sturdy tripod. After all of the students finished shooting, everyone downloaded their images. Using layer masks, each student assembled the images into one final collage to create an outstanding final composition.
Everyone learned a fun and creative technique using layer masks.
Hey Scott,
You really did a fantastic job teaching our workshop at Art Wolfe’s gallery. Not only was it well taught and targeted to what real world photographers need to improve their digital images, but it was also a blast. Keep shooting and teaching. You are great at both.
Your friend,
-Hudson
Hey Scott,
Hudson was right on. Thanks so much for the great workshop. I purchased Silver Efex and got a Color Efex Standard as a freebee. Using Color Efex and your instruction I took a photo I liked but it looked boring and it took it to another level. It is fun stuff.
Shelle
Hey you two…..I loved having you both in class! Was a great two days. Some of that software is a must have and wanted you all to see it. Silver Efex is great Shelle….glad you got it. Hope you are both going to try Topaz Adjust too….hard to live without it!
hope to see you again but keep in touch for sure!!!
scotty
Hi Scott,
If you ever teach a course on Photoshop in the New York/Philadelphia area, I would love to sign-up. I have been using Photoshop for years and there is still so much I don’t know. Your photographs on your website are stunning.
Thanks, Karen Samuels
thanx Karen, glad you like the site. And wish I was teaching in NY or the east coast. Would be great. But no plans right now.
But the snow over there has been unreal. Hope you are able to shoot with the craziness of all of it.
anyway…….thanx again for writing……. say hi anytime, scotty
hi Scutt
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