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PHOTOSHOP – BASIC PORTRAIT RETOUCHING
January 31, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Photoshop – Portrait Retouching
Portrait retouching is an art. The art of imperceptible alteration to an image – making the imperfect perfect. Whether you are removing blemishes, whitening teeth, smoothing skin, perking up lipstick, slimming or removing glare from glasses, retouching is a critical part of the creative portrait process. This class will show you how to use the tools in Photoshop to enhance your work. A fundamental knowledge of Photoshop is helpful for this class. Class files will be provided along with comprehensive notes. We teach to the latest version of Photoshop which is 2022. Legacy versions of PS are not addressed.
Online students can “play along” with the instructor with one of the following set-ups. Have two screens hooked up to your computer with the Zoom interface on one and Photoshop on the other. Or, have two computers with the Zoom interface on one and Photoshop on the other. Prior to class, a Dropbox link will be provided via email to download the class notes and the class files.
Q&A is encouraged during this online class. John will be polling you for questions on a regular basis. He’s also happy to look at your images if time allows.
John Wright Bio 2022
John makes his classes engaging and fun. He is an entertaining instructor who wants students to focus on the class more than notes. You’ll find his class materials are very thorough. Also, playing along is easy with the sample files provided. John uses Photoshop Pro, Affinity Photo and Premiere Pro on a daily basis along with a few crucial plug-ins.
His teaching experience includes Ivy Tech and MediaWright Workshops – a company John started to teach the suite of products from Adobe. Also, he has been teaching Photoshop classes at Roberts since March of 2020. Besides teaching photo classes, John leads an indoor cycling training group on Zwift.
A a lifelong professional photographer and Photoshop user, John’s early professional experience includes church directories, portraits and weddings. In the 90s, he transitioned to commercial photography and opened a studio in the Stutz Business Center downtown Indy. From then on his work centered on architectural photography, business portraits and product photography. He was honored to be the commissioned photographer for the Indianapolis International Airport and Lucas Oil Stadium.
Recently John’s been working a lot in video providing services to not-for-profits. He’s made videos for churches that serve the poor, Freewheelin’ Community Bikes, the Homeless Veterans Assistance Foundation and Back on My Feet.
His websites are www.mediawright.com and www.vimeo.com/mediawright.
