Fall Classes - Western Suffolk Boces

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themes that Wordpress offers. Include media
such as images, video and sound clips. Create
a forum for comments and discussions. Starting
your personal website has never been easier!
14FMGA102A $129 9/25-10/2 DH-C/224
W 6PM-9PM 6hrs, 2 sessions
Building a Better Portfolio
If you aren’t sure that your portfolio represents
your best work or design ideas, come learn
how to build a better artwork portfolio for
a college review or going on a job interview!
Stand out from everyone else as you gain a
better understanding of what types of artwork
are needed in a successful portfolio. Also covers
how to mat artwork for easy handling and
how to transport your artwork. If you have
a portfolio, bring it to class for evaluation!
This class is designed to help you prepare your
portfolio and is not a guarantee of employment.
14FSPI104A $95 9/11-10/9 DH-A/201A
W 6PM-9PM 15hrs, 5 sessions
40 Photoshop Features!
The more you learn in Photoshop, the more you
realize how little you know. This course offers
a quick but detailed explanation of 40 favorite
tips and techniques, many of which lie hidden
within the maddening maze of tools, menus,
options and preferences. Photoshop users
at every level are likely to find at least some
unknown features that save time and effort and
may even alert you to new ways of working
in this incredibly powerful but complex
application. (Note: features demonstrated
in CS6 some may not be available in earlier
versions or in Photoshop Elements)
14FMGA118A $69 9/18-9/25 DH-C/17
W 6:30PM-9PM 5hrs, 2 sessions
Lightroom® 5 NEW
Lightroom has powerful features that make
it easy to keep track of thousands of photos
and to enhance, correct, geotag and print
them efficiently and economically. Learn the
most advanced techniques to work with JPEG
as well RAW format files, using the same
software technology that professionals use to
organize and manage a photo library.
14FMGA115A $89 10/7-10/21 DH-C/17
M 6:30PM-9:30PM 6hrs, 2 sessions
Photoshop Elements 11 NEW
Elements, a lower cost version of Photoshop,
offers a spectacular array of tools to satisfy
even the most demanding photo-enthusiast
using either PC or Mac. Import, organize
and manage your image files for easy retrieval.
Learn to adjust color, fine-tune exposure,
retouch imperfections, integrate part of one
picture into another, create sophisticated slide
shows incorporating audio and transitions
and more. Master the use of selections,
levels, layers, layer styles and masks, and
displacement maps. Understand color
management, including device profiling, to
finally make prints that match what you see
on screen. Explore the RAW file format used
by virtually every professional photographer
to maximize quality in every shot. Bring your
own laptop, if you want to follow along, and
flash drive to class.
14FMGA121A $205 9/21-10/26 DH-C/17
Sa 9AM-12N 18hrs, 6 sessions
SEO–Introduction to Search Engine
Optimization
In these competitive times you need to have
your website appear higher in search results.
Gain an understanding of how targeted
keywords can drive customers to your site.
You will learn the tools that professional SEO
firms use to set up, supervise and manage a
search engine optimization operation that is
successful and beneficial to your business! Get
the placement you want on the world’s most
sought-after search engines and directories.
14FMGA104A $210 1/6/14-1/13/14 DH-A/A-16
M 6PM-10PM 8hrs, 2 sessions
Studio Portraits: A Lighting
Workshop
Create dramatic, flattering and marketable
portrait photographs as you learn the
advantages and disadvantages of various
lighting sources and get comfortable using
light to create a mood and develop your own
portrait style. Intermediate course expects you
to have a basic understanding of exposure
and be comfortable shooting in the shutter
priority, aperture priority and/or manual
modes using a DSLR camera. Explore studio
lighting including strobes vs. continuous light;
setting the white balance, types of strobe and
continuous lighting units; use of a light meter;
Bookstore: Buy Textbooks Online
Textbooks are needed for your first class so get yours delivered directly
to your door or download to your Kindle or tablet! First, find the name
of the Tech class you are taking at www.wilsontech.org/bookstore. Then
follow the link to take advantage of discounted textbooks. All workbooks
must be purchased as new.
Note: Refund policies and shipping times are determined by each vendor and will vary. Neither Wilson
Technological Center nor Western Suffolk BOCES assumes responsibility, either real or implied, for your
transaction. In the event a class is canceled for any reason, students are responsible for textbook returns and any
refunds available to them. If you have any questions about the textbook for your class, call (631) 667-6000 x320.
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