Maximum Adobe^® Photoshop^® CS5 Seminar Tour with Dave Cross

Photoshop Expert and best-selling author Dave Cross has put together THE must-see Photoshop tour of 2010! Join Dave as he shows you how to maximize your creative potential, dramatically boost your productivity and skill, and discover how to get the most from Photoshop’s most powerful tools and features.

You’ll learn extremely powerful yet often-overlooked Photoshop ® functions such as Layer Comps, Calculations, Apply Image, Advanced Blending, Tool Presets and more. Increase your productivity, enhance your workflow and realize new creative possibilities with these essential Adobe ® Photoshop ® functions.

You’ll also learn how to make perfect selections, create your very own cutting-edge photo effects, add eye-popping finishing touches to your photos and designs, tweak Photoshop for maximum productivity, and learn how to take full advantage of Layers, Adjustment Layers, Smart Objects, Smart Filters, Actions and Variables, and create fantastic reusable templates that are sure to take your Photoshop skills to a whole new level!

Become a Power User: Photoshop’s Seven Little-Known Power Functions
10:00 to 11:00 A.M.

Learn Very Powerful Yet Often-overlooked Photoshop® Functions such as Layer Comps, Apply Image, Advanced Blending, Tool Presets, Bridge Output and more. Increase your productivity, enhance your workflow and realize new creative possibilities with these essential Adobe® Photoshop® functions.

Secrets to Making Perfect Selections
11:15 A.M. to 12:15 P.M.

Make selections like a master! Discover the secret to making great selections quickly and easily each and every time using Photoshop® Selection Tools and Channels. Discover the power of the greatly enhanced Refine Edge option in Photoshop CS5. Creating selections is an essential Photoshop® skill that you’ll use time and time again, and the better you become, the easier everything else in Photoshop® will be.

LUNCH BREAK12:15 to 1:15 P.M.

Must-Know Photoshop® Fixes
1:15 to 2:15 P.M.

Learn how to use Photoshop to quickly fix many common image problems. Repair white balance problems and harsh shadows, fix blown out image details, learn how to extend or compress photos, and much more. See how the new Photoshop CS5 Content Aware Healing and HDR Toning commands can save you hours. This class will have you mastering and repairing the most common and troublesome image frustrations like a pro!

Master Photo Effects and Finishing Touches
2:30 to 3:45 P.M.

Your Photoshop masterpiece is almost complete, but you need a last little something for that finishing touch. A border effect perhaps, or maybe a color treatment to add some “pop.” This class is all about adding a finishing touch to your images, including frames, photographic effects, dramatic lighting effects, adding texture, and much more. You’ll learn how to take full advantage of the new brushes in Photoshop CS5 and how to create special effects in very flexible, editable ways that are just the tip of the iceberg, giving you countless possibilities.

Photoshop® Unleashed
4:00 to 5:00 P.M.

So you think you know Adobe® Photoshop®? No matter how experienced you may be with Photoshop®, this class will take your skills to the next level! Learn how to take full advantage of Layers, Adjustment Layers, Smart Objects, Smart Filters, Actions and Variables, and create fantastic reusable templates that are sure to make your workflow easier.