Location: Unique Photo (123 US Highway 46 West, Fairfield, NJ 07004)

In this 2-session course, you will find the hidden qualities of your camera images by exploring Camera Raw and Photoshop through “FUN”- damentals of non-destructive editing techniques.  Whether it’s RAW or JPEG, we’ll cover Adjustment Layers and Masking, Smart Objects and Filters, Retouching, Dodging, and Burning. Your images will have a new look by the time we’re done!

ABOUT INSTRUCTOR DON POLZO

Don Polzo, BS, MS, is the Digital Media Coordinator at Summit’s Visual Art Center of New Jersey, where he has served as a faculty member since 2003.  He teaches digital workshops around New Jersey and many of the digital media courses at the Visual Art Center in Summit, including advanced Adobe  Photoshop techniques. In 2009, Mr. Polzo became an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop. Other achievements include a “Certificate in Photographic Science” from the Rochester Institute of Technology and recognition by Nikon Small World. His prints have been widely exhibited at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey; Gallery 214, Montclair, NJ; Hunterdon Museum of Art; Ringwood Art Association; Phillips Mill, New Hope, Pennsylvania; SOHO Photo Gallery, New York City, and at MOMA in “Life of the City.”  Professional memberships include the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), the Society of Photographic Educators (SPE) and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP).  In addition his photographs have appeared in numerous publications including the New York Times, the Newark Star-Ledger, the Westfield Herald and The Works Magazine of Rhode Island.

Further information can be obtained by visiting his Website at:

www.donpolzophotoart.com