News Release

ESCC Campus

Media Arts Courses for Photographers to be Offered at ESCC this Summer

June 6, 2007

Summer is ideal for photography in the Eastern Sierra, and Cerro Coso Community College is offering two courses to enable you to enhance your photos and share them with others.

Retouch and enhance your photos in the "Digital Photo Retouching Workshop" (MA C061). Students will use Adobe Photoshop to crop, scale, and rotate images; make color, tonal, and saturation adjustments; retouch and replace problem areas of a photo, sharpen images, apply artistic filters to transform the appearance of photos, and prepare images for the Web. No prior knowledge of Photoshop is required. This 8-week class begins June 26 and meets Tuesdays from 5:30 pm through 9:35 pm. The course registration number is 50273. This is a 1 unit class offered in Bishop with Kiana Wyatt as the instructor.

Create a Web site to showcase your digital photos in the "Web Site Photo Gallery Workshop" (MA C063). Students will use Adobe Dreamweaver to use and modify templates, create animated slide shows, and add and edit content, including text, hyperlinks, and images. No prior knowledge of HTML or Dreamweaver is required. This 8-week class begins June 25 and meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 pm through 10:00 pm. The course registration number is 50274. This is a 2 unit class offered by instructor Suzie Ama.

Textbooks are not required for either class, and students can use the software provided in the computer classroom and open lab. Students may also opt to purchase their own software, and if so, there are many excellent software vendors that offer deep discounts for students and provide overnight shipping.

Students can call (760) 872-1565 to register for either or both classes or sign up online at www.cerrocoso.edu.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Joann Handeland, Director of Public Information (760) 384-6230