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Preserving Your Family's Memories

at Elk Grove Community Services District. Elk Grove, California, USA
$49 (price may change) (handouts included)
Click here for Elk Grove CSD classes registration info

Do you have fading family photos?  Old film reels or video cassettes?  Have you recorded interviews with grandparents; do you know how to start?  Do you know how to save these treasures?  Are you using digital cameras and camcorders?  Are you archiving the contents to the right materials?  Did you know inks, disks and hard drives all have limited life spans?  What can you do?  Come to a Doctor Legacy class and learn more about becoming a guardian for your family’s memories. Questions? Write to me at andy@doctorlegacy.com

Upcoming dates
TBA 

Click here for Elk Grove CSD classes registration info
Or use their Phone-In Registration: (8:00 am to 4:00 pm)
Only with Visa or MasterCard. Call
Elk Grove P&R at 916-405-5300

 

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Digital Camera Workshop 

at Elk Grove Community Services District. Elk Grove, California, USA
$75 (handouts included)
Click here for Elk Grove CSD classes registration info

You bought the camera, do you know how to get consistently good pictures?  Join us as we learn how to:
  • Use the camera for web and email versus print.
  • Work around digital camera shortcomings
  • Use tips and tricks for taking better digital photographs
  • Take great digital portraits outdoors
  • Get prints without using your computer
  • Use your cameras basic settings with confidence

Part of this workshop will include practicing what you learn with their fellow students, reviews of students photos will take place as time permits.

Please bring the following to the workshop:

  • Your digital camera
  • Your cameras manual
  • Your cameras video adapter (it has a small jack for the camera and an yellow RCA jack on the other end)
  • A lunch for our 1/2 hour break
  • A desire to have fun

 A fun 6 1/2 hour class to learn more about your digital cameras and taking better pictures!
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Upcoming Dates:
04/04/09
Saturday 9am - 3:30pm
Click here for Elk Grove CSD classes registration info
Or use their Phone-In Registration: (8:00 am to 4:00 pm)
Only with Visa or MasterCard. Call
Elk Grove P&R at 916-405-5300


    

Digital Photo Editing - Digital Photo Editing!

at Elk Grove Community Services District. Elk Grove, California, USA
$75  (handouts included)
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Digital cameras, scanners and photo CDs are almost everywhere!  Whether you want to do professional work or capture family moments you can enjoy using your computer to edit your photos.  Step-by-step demos show you how to download, edit and enhance images.  Learn what the different file types are; prepare your photos for the Internet, email and more.  Tips on best camera and scanner settings are provided.  This class is a fun introduction to the Digital Magic class (also applies to other editing software).  Questions?  Write to me at andy@doctorlegacy.com 

An informative 3-hour class! Class date(s) listed below:
Thursday, March 12, 2009  6:30pm to 9:30pm
Click here for Elk Grove CSD classes registration info
Or use their Phone-In Registration: (8:00 am to 4:00 pm)
Only with Visa or MasterCard. Call
Elk Grove P&R at 916-405-5300

 

   

Digital Photo Magic

at Elk Grove Community Services District. Elk Grove, California, USA
$75  (handouts included)
Click here for Elk Grove CSD classes registration info

A 6 hour class on digital imaging and PhotoShop Elements Version 6, the little brother of PhotoShop CS3.  This great software allows you to:  create sophisticated effects and edits to photographs, create portable slide shows, organize your photos and much more.   Best yet is the price (for the software), it runs less than $100.00 (Versus PhotoShop CS3 which runs around $600!  (current COSTCO online price for Elements V5 is $79.99) The software is available through BestBuy, COSTCO and many other fine establishments!   Click here to download a trial version of PhotoShop Elements V6

This course will help you:

  • Optimize photos for emails and the web.
  • Learn how to use the new "Healing Brush".
  • Adjust, change and give your photos special effects.
  • Restore old photographs.
  • Learn how to manage and archive your image files.
  • Better understand print resolution and how to get the best quality photos/scans.
  • Learn what "layers" are and use them to create visual effects.
  • Learn how to make and distribute PDF (Adobe Acrobat) slide shows & PowerPoint slide shows.

The instructor will provide a wireless keyboard and mouse to be passed around the class to help the learning process.

Please - no camcorders or voice recorders.

Prerequisite:  Must have good working knowledge of Microsoft Windows 2000 or above (standard applications such as Word, Outlook or Word Perfect) , or Macintosh & Apple standard applications.  PhotoShop Elements 5 will be demonstrated on a Windows XP system. (the concepts apply to most systems purchased within the last 3 or 4 years).  Questions?  Write to me at andy@doctorlegacy.com 


Upcoming Dates
Saturday, 04/11/08 9am to 3:30pm
Click here for Elk Grove CSD classes registration info
Or use their Phone-In Registration: (8:00 am to 4:00 pm)
Only with Visa or MasterCard. Call
Elk Grove P&R at 916-405-5300

 

    
Digital Video Magic
at Elk Grove Community Services District. Elk Grove, California, USA
$75  (handouts included)
Click here for Elk Grove CSD classes registration info
 
Learn how to create home and/or business movies with the powerful Adobe Premiere Elements V4!  Learn how to create DVD disc menus with customized backgrounds.   Learn what type of computer configuration you should get so you can enjoy making professional looking videos.  Receive tips about the video production process, from planning to shooting, editing and creating a video DVD.

The instructor will provide a wireless keyboard and mouse to be passed around the class to help the learning process.

Prerequisite:  Must have good working knowledge of Microsoft Windows XP (standard applications such as Word, Outlook or Word Perfect), or Macintosh & Apple standard applications.  Adobe Premiere Elements 4 will be demonstrated on a Windows XP system.  Questions?  Write to me at andy@doctorlegacy.com  

A fun 6.5 hour class about editing video and creating DVDs!
  
Upcoming Date:
TBA

Click here for Elk Grove CSD classes registration info
Or use their Phone-In Registration: (8:00 am to 4:00 pm)
Only with Visa or MasterCard. Call
Elk Grove P&R at 916-405-5300

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Questions? Comments?  Write to: Andy@DoctorLegacy.com