Teaching a Course...Need Input Please

I have decided to try my hand at education as an off season income builder

and to recharge my batteries teaching people who are now in the position I was

only a few years ago. I have my first 2 nights covered dealing with the

camera, photo composition and a basic understanding of lighting. It's the third

and fourth evening segment I need help with. I will be dealing with post-

processing the first night and output options (slide/web/print) the second

night. Although I have stated my focus will be with the software I use (Adobe

CS2), I will be showing calibration using Monaco Optix and showing plugins like

Artistic Album and Pixel Genius. My concern is that I am sure many of these

people will like cheaper options, as it is a beginner/amateur course, so I

would like any suggestions on software I can put forward as alternatives for

people interested in achieving good home results that will fit in nicely with

the courseline. ANY help would be MOST appreciated. Thanks in advance:-)

 

Sean

Irfanview.

It's not freeware like Irfanview but <a href="http://dl-c.com/content/view/14/28/">Picture Window Pro</a> is about $90, which is considerably less than PSCSx and is a highly regarded image editor. You might also suggest Photoshop Elements which offers many of the concepts and features of its "big brother" and is many times included software with scanners, cameras, etc. It's also much less expensive than PSCS. Good luck!

Paint Shop Pro 11

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As of this moment it's $79 for the full version.

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GIMP. It's a free, reasonably-powerful photo editing program. See www.gimp.org.

Since you are already familiar with Photoshop, perhaps Elements 5 would be a good option for you to teach with. The layout is familiar, the tools are similar, and it takes Photoshop plugins. Even if you decide to teach with CS2, most of the things you show them will translate nicely into Elements. It was about $100 last I looked.

 

IrfanView and Gimp are free though, and that's always good for newbies and students. IrfanView accepts Photoshop plugins too, I think.

Photoshop Elements 4 (for Mac users) or Elements 5 for Windows users.

Photoshop be best. Perhaps then Elements. The Gimp teaches the lingo fairly well....though I don't like it at all.

 

I'd certainly show them Picasa because its free and also because its the best software ever made. And then I'd likely highlight the importance of metadata either using Aperture, Lightroom or Bridge.

Stainless steel tank and reel, Microdol X, Rapid Fix, Orbit Bath, Photoflo.

John, he specifically asked for software, so that leaves out the stainless steel tank and reel. I will grant that the the other solutions could apply :-)