Portland Macintosh Users Group

Class descriptions

Saturday Morning
The Basics of Photographic Portraiture
Duane Hansen

In this seminar I’ll be tackling the issues that arise around the Photographic Portrait. I look at portraiture from a handful of different angles including outdoor, indoor and the ideal studio setups. We’ll be talking about the camera equipment, the lenses, the lighting equipment choices including electronic flash and metering techniques. We’ll talk about artistic and photographic traditions and how to emulate them and when to break away. We’ll talk about how to pose a subject and how to be ready to catch that special moment. This class should help everyone who likes to take pictures of people.

Saturday Morning
Bezier–Not: There’s More Than One Way To Get A Head
Terry Shellenberger

Adobe’s Illustrator has a formidable reputation—but there’s a lot to use other than those dreaded bezier curves. Want to look like a professional illustrator? We’re going to use the paint brush and a few tricks to build a cartoon head (or, if you prefer, something else). We’ll draw, redraw, move pieces around, reuse pieces to maintain consistency, color, and maybe even throw in a few Photoshop touches for fun. Watch Illustrator smooth and flow your efforts. Like other classes I have headed, I’m no expert in this software, that’s where we all put our heads together. I will be able to bring to the table some basic drawing skills and the knowledge to get us through this project—you add the rest. I will be using a tablet and pen and if you have one I’d encourage you to bring it. However, I have used Illustrator’s brush to help overcome some of the limitations of drawing with the track pad on my laptop, the same help will work for mice too. We will supply a trial copy (30 days) of CS2 for those who don’t have CS1 or 2 already.

Saturday Afternoon
Favorite Apps and Utilities
Rob Griffiths
A collection of my favorite apps and utilities that are somewhat “off the beaten path” and do interesting things.

Saturday Afternoon
Fixing Your Photos With Photoshop
Bill Trent

We all have photos that we would like to improve or restore. It might be a scan of an old scratched photo of Uncle George, a scan of a dusty slide from that trip to Italy, or just an overexposed digital image. This class will explore some of the Photoshop tools and techniques that you can use to fix those less-than-perfect images. Students should bring sample images or photos (we will have a scanner available) to use for practicing the methods that will be taught. A 30-day trial version of Photoshop CS2 will be available for those who don’t have a copy of Photoshop.

Sunday Morning
Windows on Intel Mac
Rory Bowman

My new Intel Mac can run Windows! Now what? An introduction to the basics of installing Windows on the new Intel Macs using Parallels Desktop or Boot Camp, as well as the basics of how to make Windows as safe as Windows get. Understand basic Windows security and how to make your Windows installation as secure and Mac-friendly as possible, as well as where and why you might choose to use Windows. If you have a copy of Windows you would like to install on your Intel Mac, be sure to bring it.

Sunday Morning
Podcasting
Steve Riggins

Radio created by you for the rest of the world to enjoy are all the rage. In this class you will learn how to use Apple’s GarageBand to create your own podcast! You’ll learn about recording hardware, how to create normal and enhanced podcasts and about options for sharing your podcast with others.