MICHAEL PLISKIN - AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER
CLASS SCHEDULES
Classes are either LIVE ONLINE
or In Person in the Austin, TX area.
Private, personal instruction in Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, or InDesign available online via Zoom
email: michael@pliskindesigns.com for details and to schedule
Online Lightroom Classic Basics Workshop
Importing and Organizing (Import & Library Module)
(LIVE on Zoom and recorded for later review)
An online 4-session class through the Creative Photo Academy of Paul’s Photo.
Classes are held online using ZOOM.
You will learn how easy it is to:
import digital photos into your computer from a memory card
sort and rate the photos
organize them and create collections of your favorite
export them for lab printing, emailing or social media.
Lightroom Importing and Organizing
2025 Schedule TBA
Classes held online via ZOOM
Creative Photo Academy
23845 Hawthorne Bl
Torrance CA 90505
Phone: (310) 375-7014
academy@paulsphoto.com
Online Lightroom Classic Basics Workshop
Editing your photos (Develop Module)
(LIVE on Zoom and recorded for later review)
An online 4-session class through the Creative Photo Academy of Paul’s Photo.
Classes are held online using ZOOM.
You will learn how easy it is to:
Edit RAW files
Adjust Exposure, Color, Shadows, Highlights
Retouch photos
batch process many photos at once
Learn the amazing new selection masking tools
Print photos in all kinds of interesting ways from passport photos to picture packages to contact sheets
Export them for lab printing, emailing or social media.
Lightroom Developing and Editing
Mondays, 6-8PM PDT
May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2025
Classes held online via ZOOM
Creative Photo Academy
23845 Hawthorne Bl
Torrance CA 90505
Phone: (310) 375-7014
academy@paulsphoto.com
Online Lightroom Classic Basics Workshop
(LIVE on Zoom and recorded for later review)
An online 12-session class through the Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP).
Classes are held online using ZOOM.
Import digital photos into your computer
Sort them
Organize them
Edit RAW files
Adjust Exposure, Color, Shadows, Highlights
Retouch photos
Batch process many photos at once
Print them in all kinds of interesting ways from passport photos to picture packages to contact sheets
Export them for lab printing, emailing or social media.
Classes held online via ZOOM
Mondays and Wednesdays
April 7, 9, 14, 16, 23, 28, 30.
May 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 2025
12-1:30 PM Pacific Time
2-3:30 PM Central
3-4:30 PM Eastern
Los Angeles Center of Photography
Los Angeles, CA
Phone: 323-464-0909
info@lacphoto.org
NEW COURSE!
Unlocking AI with Adobe Lightroom
(LIVE on Zoom and recorded for later review)
An online 4-session class through the Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP). Each session will be 90 minutes.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have become an important part of the photo editing programs we have long used to hone and perfect our digital images. All versions of Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop have now incorporated many new features and capabilities with the help of AI.
This course will explore how to use the various AI-enhanced features, such as:
Masking
Adaptive Presets
Removal of unwanted elements
Lens Blur
Classes held online via ZOOM
Mondays and Wednesdays
June 2, 4, 9, 11, 2025
12-1:30 PM Pacific Time
2-3:30 PM Central
3-4:30 PM Eastern
Los Angeles Center of Photography
Los Angeles, CA
Phone: 323-464-0909
info@lacphoto.org
Photoshop Basics Workshop Photoshop 101
(LIVE on Zoom and recorded for later review)
An online 4 -session class through the Creative Photo Academy of Paul’s Photo.
NOTE: Classes are held online using ZOOM.
You will learn:
How to use Adobe Bridge to organize your photos.
Photoshop’s selection tools, brushes, cropping and resizing, retouching tools,
Layers – what they are and how to use them
Color Correction
How to use Camera Raw for editing your images
Layer Masks for combining and editing images
Selection Tools and how to use them
And much more, including an introduction to the new Adobe Firefly AI technology!
Classes held online via ZOOM
2025 Schedule TBA
Creative Photo Academy
23845 Hawthorne Bl
Torrance CA 90505
phone: (310) 375-7014
academy@paulsphoto.com
Photoshop Basics Workshop Photoshop 201
(LIVE on Zoom and recorded for later review)
An online 4 -session class through the Creative Photo Academy of Paul’s Photo.
NOTE: Classes are held online using ZOOM.
You will learn:
Using adjustment layers and masks for more accurate editing
The easy way to use curves to match colors
Using the new Selection and Masking tools
Creative ways to use the Type tool
Creative Filters
Using the new Generative AI tools for deleting, filling, and more.
Using filters and layer styles to change a piece of flat art into a realistic 3D-like image.
And much more
Classes held online via ZOOM
Thursdays 6pm PDT, 8pm CDT, 9pm EDT
May 1, 8, 15, 22
Creative Photo Academy
23845 Hawthorne Bl
Torrance CA 90505
phone: (310) 375-7014
academy@paulsphoto.com
Lightroom Classic- A First Look for Beginners
2 separate 3-hour classes (Register Seperately for each) at Precision Camera – Southpark Meadows Mall on the basics of Adobe Lightroom Classic.
LRc 101 - Importing and Organizing
In-Person Class
In the first class You will learn how easy it is to:
import digital photos into your computer from a memory card
sort and rate the photos
organize them and create collections of your favorite
export them for lab printing, emailing or social media.
IN PERSON CLASSES
Basics 101: Library Module and Import
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
May 27
June 24
July 22
Aug. 19
Sept. 16
Oct.21
Nov.18
Dec. 9
6-9PM Central Time
REGISTER FOR LIGHTROOM CLASSIC 101: IMPORTING AND ORGANIZING
Precision Camera – Southpark Meadows
Southpark Meadows II Unit 76:, 9600 S IH 35 Frontage Rd Suite G-400, Austin, TX 78748
https://www.precision-camera.com/classes
phone: (512) 467-7676
email: classes@precision-camera.com
Lightroom Classic- A First Look for Beginners
LRc 201 Editing your photos (Develop Module)
In-Person Class
In the second class You will learn how easy it is to:
Edit RAW files
Adjust Exposure, Color, Shadows, Highlights
Retouch photos
batch process many photos at once
Learn the amazing new selection masking tools
IN PERSON CLASSES
Basics 201: Develop Module & Editing
Tuesday
May 6, 2025
June 3
July 1
July 29
Aug. 26
Sept. 30
Oct. 28
Nov. 25
6-9PM Central Time
REGISTER FOR LIGHTROOM CLASSIC 201:
Developing and Editing
Precision Camera – Southpark Meadows
Southpark Meadows II Unit 76:, 9600 S IH 35 Frontage Rd Suite G-400, Austin, TX 78748
https://www.precision-camera.com/classes
phone: (512) 467-7676
email: classes@precision-camera.com
Photoshop 101 and 201- A First Look for Beginners
In Person Class
Two 3-hour classes (Register Seperately for each) at Precision Camera – Southpark Meadows Mall on the basics of Adobe Photoshop
Photoshop 101
In the first Adobe Photoshop class (register separately) you will learn:
How to use Adobe Bridge to organize your photos.
Photoshop’s selection tools, brushes, cropping and resizing, retouching tools,
Layers – what they are and how to use them
Color Correction
How to use Camera Raw for editing your images
Layer Masks for combining and editing images
Selection Tools and how to use them
And much more, including an introduction to the new Adobe Firefly AI technology!
IN PERSON CLASSES
Photoshop 101
Tuesday
May 13, 2025
June 10
July 8
Aug. 5
Sept. 2
Oct. 14
Nov. 4
Dec. 2
6-9PM Central Time
Precision Camera – Southpark Meadows
Southpark Meadows II Unit 76:, 9600 S IH 35 Frontage Rd Suite G-400, Austin, TX 78748
https://www.precision-camera.com/classes
phone: (512) 467-7676
email: classes@precision-camera.com
Photoshop 201- A Second Look for Beginners
In Person Class
3-hour class at Precision Camera – Southpark Meadows Mall on the basics of Adobe Photoshop
Photoshop 201
In the second class (register separately) you will learn:
Using adjustment layers and masks for more accurate editing
Using the new Selection and Masking tools
Creative ways to use the Type tool
Creative Filters
Using the new Generative AI tools for deleting, filling, and more.
Using filters and layer styles to change a piece of flat art into a realistic 3D-like image.
IN PERSON CLASSES
Photoshop 201
Tuesday
May 20, 2025
June 17
July 15
Aug. 12
Sept. 9
Oct. 14
Nov. 11
Dec. 9
6-9PM Central Time
Precision Camera – Southpark Meadows
Southpark Meadows II Unit 76:, 9600 S IH 35 Frontage Rd Suite G-400, Austin, TX 78748
https://www.precision-camera.com/classes
phone: (512) 467-7676
email: classes@precision-camera.com