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Want to propel your creative career forward? Take the Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop CC Exam, and you’ll not only solidify your Photoshop skills, but also nab a certification universally recognized by creative professionals. Whether learning how to import and modify images, or mastering use of those pesky layers, you’ll delve into must-know exam topics and take a series of practice tests designed to prep you for the real thing.

• Ace the Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop CC Exam w/ over 5 hours of content
• Utilize the only course offering a complete prep guide for the CC Expert Exam
• Get an overview about the exam: reasons for taking it, how to register for it, how to prep for it, etc.
• Cover all 10 exam topics in depth: “Getting Images into Photoshop,” “Creating and Working with Layers,” “Adjusting Images,” “Working with Filters” & more
• Acquire knowledge of Photoshop applicable to real design projects: how to adjust color, resize images, export files, etc.
• Take 5 practice exams at course’s end to prep for the real thing

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Martin Perhiniak is a Certified Adobe Design Master and Instructor, and one of the most popular authors on the Adobe tutorial website design.tutsplus.com (with over 300 published tutorials). Martin has worked as a designer with companies like Disney, Warner Brothers, Cartoon Network, Sony Pictures, Mattel, and DC Comics. He is currently working in London as a designer and instructor as well as providing a range of services from live online training to consultancy work to individuals worldwide.

For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

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Tailored towards beginners, this training course will get you up to speed on editing photos in Lightroom in just 2 hours. Whether navigating the Lightroom interface, removing unsightly spots, or adding watermarks to your photos, you’ll learn to maximize Lightroom’s potential as a photo editing dynamo in less time than you spend trying to snap the perfect selfie (don’t lie…we do it too!).

• Master Lightroom w/ 2 hours of full-spectrum course content
• Add amazing effects to your photos to improve their overall aesthetic
• Gain the skills to use Lightroom 5, 4, or 3
• Explore program layout, importing & exporting photos, basic & advanced tools, photo editing technique, adding watermarks, graduated, radial, and spot removal, adjustment brush filters, and more
• Fully tap into the potential of one of today’s most popular photo editing programs

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: beginner

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Adobe Lightroom (you can download the free trial version of Adobe Lightroom 5)

THE EXPERT

Phil Ebiner is a professional video producer at UC Berkeley and has produced, shot, and edited hundreds of videos. He cover a wide range of topics in his courses from After Effects to shooting videos like a pro.

For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

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Flash is often the scapegoat for photography done wrong, and with good reason. Used incorrectly, it’ll overexpose your pictures, making your subjects look paler than Edward Cullen after a 24-hour hackathon. Fortunately, you have at your disposal this handy course on all things flash: how to use it on specific camera models, utilize variations like manual flash, and much more. Equipped with these new skills, you’ll soon find that flash is more friend than foe, and an indispensable addition to your photographic repertoire.

• Master flash photography w/ over 3.5 hours of content
• Understand how flash works, how aperture & shutter speed controls affect lighting, etc.
• Learn about flash features on various Canon & Nikon models
• Vary how you illuminate your subjects: utilize TTL flash, flash fill & flash key, manual flash, etc.
• Utilize flash modifiers to augment & enhance your photography lighting
• Apply advanced flash techniques to your photography
• Create blur action images

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Charlie Borland has been a commercial photographer for over 25 years. Based in Oregon, he has shot for a wide range of clients, some of which include: Xerox, NW Airlines, Fujitsu, Nike, and much more. He has won many awards for his photography, and his imagery has been used thousands of times worldwide, including but not limited to: National Geographic Adventure and Traveler, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated for Women, and Time.

For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

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Regardless of whether you’re shooting headshots or full-length pictures, or for pleasure or profit, this comprehensive course will allow you to take your studio portraiture to the next level. You’ll learn everything you need to know to effectively capture your subjects, including how to effectively light your subjects, position them in strong poses, and much more.

• Learn how to take great portraits w/ over 2 hours of content
• Master portrait lighting basics, configure your aperture controls & pick an optimal shooting mode
• Effectively light portraits by picking & utilizing the right lighting equipment, understanding lighting patterns, etc.
• Use portrait histograms to calibrate the exposure of your image
• Direct your subjects into effective poses
• Retouch portraits in post-processing
• Master advanced portrait techniques

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Charlie Borland has been a commercial photographer for over 25 years. Based in Oregon, he has shot for a wide range of clients, some of which include: Xerox, NW Airlines, Fujitsu, Nike, and much more. He has won many awards for his photography, and his imagery has been used thousands of times worldwide, including but not limited to: National Geographic Adventure and Traveler, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated for Women, and Time.

For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

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Wedding photography can be a lucrative field, and an easy way to turn your photography hobby into a profession. Whether learning about important business fundamentals, obtaining the right equipment, or shooting a wedding the day of, you’ll gain knowledge essential to not only building a sustainable enterprise but also taking gorgeous pictures any bride and groom would be ecstatic to view repeatedly.

• Learn about all things wedding photography w/ over 3 hours of content
• Build & launch your photography business
• Market your business by creating a brand, website & portfolio
• Understand the logistics of & navigate a typical wedding day
• Learn how to pose & interact w/ couples
• Maximize your business’s success by utilizing social media, effectively competing w/ other photographers for jobs, etc.
• Edit photos in post-processing in Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop
• Shoot photos professionally & earn a great living

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Phil Ebiner is a professional video producer at UC Berkeley and has produced, shot, and edited hundreds of videos. He covers a wide range of topics in his courses from After Effects to shooting videos like a pro.

For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

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Say “Hello” to this premium black-and-white photography course, which is perfect if you want to craft images with the gravitas of an Adele album cover. Whether you’re setting out to emotionally impact your audience or simply want to dabble in photo editing, you’ll end this course with a new understanding of Photoshop–as well as a list of photo editing techniques more extensive than the vocal range of Adele herself.

• Create impressive black-and-white images w/ over 6 hours of content
• Ensure your images are not only aesthetically stunning, but technically optimal
• Develop an effective, powerful & efficient black-and-white workflow
• Use a range of powerful, flexible & non-destructive black-and-white conversion techniques
• Evaluate an image’s tonal range & balance
• Make global & selective changes using adjustment layers, selections, masks & the Curves tool
• Smooth skin tones, lighten subject’s eyes & maximize the detail in your subject’s face
• Download course content to learn on the go

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Photoshop CS3 or newer required

THE EXPERT

David Nightingale is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer, instructor, and author with the 16th most influential photoblog in the UK, Chromasia. His images have been licensed for a variety of uses worldwide, as well as exhibited in London, Dubai, Bulgaria, and Florence.

For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

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Want to exorcise any Instagram-unworthy photos from your online albums? Start by polishing those shoddy photos besmirched by low lighting, whether they’re blurred from dimness or oversaturated by flash. You’ll understand the challenges of taking and processing nighttime photos, how to optimize your camera’s settings for picture-taking greatness, and more–enabling you to rock out your nighttime photography no matter how illuminated your subjects are.

• Take amazing night photos w/ over 20 lectures & 4 hours of content
• Explore how different types of cameras perform at night
• Configure your camera settings for optimal nighttime picture-taking
• Understand what gear you need & how to work it: smartphones, DSLRs, etc.
• Learn from the instructor’s own nighttime photography workflow
• Snap city skylines, casual portraits & dusk landscapes
• Process your nighttime images to get the best picture possible
• Get the most out of your camera & elevate your photography game

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Neil Creek is as passionate about taking photos as he is teaching people how to do it. Having written 3 best-selling photography e-books, the Photo Nuts series, published by Digital Photography School, Neil takes students from understanding the basics of the camera to becoming a better photographer.

For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

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No longer are DSLRs exclusive to the toolboxes of professional photographers–they’ve replaced point-and-shoot cameras for many casual users intrigued by their performance. Yet many DSLR owners also treat them only like point-and-shoots, doing no more than snapping images while on the factory setting. But not you: from taking stunning portraits to capture nature in its full splendor, you’ll learn tips and tricks for tapping into your DSLR’s potential as a picture-taking powerhouse.

• Take your DSLR skills to the next level w/ 4 hours of top-notch content
• Snap different types of pictures: portraits, night photos, nature shots & more
• Edit images to perfection using Adobe Photoshop
• Handle RAW files in post-processing
• Shoot HD video using your DSLR
• Cash in on essentially 3 courses in 1: Creative Topics, Editing & HD Video

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: beginner

Compatibility

• Internet required
• DSLR camera

THE EXPERT

Kenneth Schultz set up a blog on digital photography in December 2010 and helped hundreds of new DSLR buyers with his e-book, Digital SLR Buyer’s Guide. After many questions from new DSLR buyers, Ken realized that a Basic DSLR course was needed to fill the gaps in photography knowledge required to take great photos with a DSLR. After 8 months of production, EasyDSLR was launched (September 2011). Ken’s “in the trenches” background gives him a unique perspective, enabling him to explain photographic principles in simple terms.

For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

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You’ve seen the travel albums cluttering up your Facebook feed, replete with dozens of photos taken without care or regard to composition. Escape the unenlightened masses with this course on all things travel photography, mastering everything from picking the right camera to optimizing for depth of field. Dare we say National Geographic will be hitting up your inbox to feature you in its next big photo spread? We dare (though not guarantee!).

• Snap amazing photos on your next trip w/ 5 hours of quality content
• Master traveling photography basics: nab the best camera, ensure you have all needed equipment, understand important safety tips, etc.
• Dive into photography basics: exposure, shutter speed, aperture, depth of field, etc.
• Capture excellent sunsets, silhouettes, landscapes & more
• Learn from the instructor’s award-winning photos, understanding how he utilized lighting & composition and why he took them
• Edit your snapshots to perfection using Lightroom & tried-and-true techniques
• Create photos worthy of your jet-setting adventures

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: beginner

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Adobe Lightroom (free downloadable demo available)

THE EXPERT

Phil Ebiner is a professional video producer at UC Berkeley and has produced, shot, and edited hundreds of videos. He cover a wide range of topics in his courses from After Effects to shooting videos like a pro.

For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

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As oddly specific as it seems, selecting people in Photoshop is one of the most useful design skills you can learn. If you’re serious about improving your design work and skill set, take this course to master making selections for use as elements in new, modifiable images and designs. With detailed instruction on selection tools such as the magic wand and custom brushes, and tutorials on how to first make simple selections–then complex ones–you’ll learn all you need to bolster your creative toolbox.

• Become an expert at selecting people in Photoshop w/ 3 hours of content
• Master use of selection tools: lasso tool, magic wand, quick selection, etc.
• Start w/ basic selections of a person w/ one colored background
• Work towards making complex selections w/ hair, transparent details & difficult backgrounds
• Benefit from instruction from an Adobe Certified Instructor
• Refine techniques you can apply to your graphic design & photo retouch projects

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Photoshop required

THE EXPERT

Martin Perhiniak is a Certified Adobe Design Master and Instructor, and an incredibly talented teacher and one of the most popular author on the largest Adobe tutorial website design.tutsplus.com with over 300 published tutorials. Martin has worked as a designer with companies like Disney, Warner Brothers, Cartoon Network, Sony Pictures, Mattel, and DC Comics. He is currently working in London as a designer and instructor as well as providing a range of services from live online training to consultancy work to individuals worldwide.

For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

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Think of Photoshop Elements as a less bloated version of Photoshop, featuring the most commonly used features available in the latter. Since most people only utilize a fraction of Photoshop’s features anyways, you’ll likely find Elements a sufficiently robust–yet more agile–program with which to work your photo editing wizardry. Learn to crop, resize, and otherwise manipulate your images, and become an image editing maven the likes of which you’ve never before imagined.

• Master Photoshop Elements w/ over 5.5 hours of premium content
• Easily navigate the Elements UI
• Perform basic image manipulations: create new images, manage color in your images, use paint tools, pick brushes & more
• Use paint tools & customize how you use brushes
• Work w/ selections, tweak lighting & contrast, etc.
• Touch up any photos like an expert

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required
• Photoshop Elements 12

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Founded in 2001, TeachUcomp began as a licensed software training center in Holt, Michigan, providing instructor-led, classroom-style instruction. As the industry leader in training small business software, TeachUcomp has revolutionized computer training and aims to teach students the skills to become a powerful, proficient users through its full-motion animations, detailed instruction, and offering of practical exercises.

For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

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Just as a master violinist can coax beautiful music from a cheap violin, so too can an expert photographer capture gorgeous shots on a dinky point-and-shoot. Learn the art of making do with what you have, whether your standard smartphone, a Polaroid camera, or a high-end DSLR. Ensure your subjects look good no matter their surroundings, frame and compose your images to great effect, control depth of field, and much more. Because as you’ll soon see for yourself: the camera doesn’t make the photo, but rather the photographer.

• Improve your photography skills w/ 5.5 hours of premium instruction
• Work with camera settings: configure your ISO setting, use your histogram, etc.
• Compose your images: use the rule of thirds & repeating patterns, frame your images, and more
• Capture perfectly posed portraits, take pictures of landscapes, etc.
• Utilize flash to effectively illuminate your subjects
• Learn other handy techniques: take pictures of fireworks, make your portrait subjects’ legs look longer, etc.
• Pick from different camera types & work w/ different levels of image quality

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

Bernie Raffe is a working photographer based in Bedfordshire UK, and has been passionate about photography ever since his parents bought him his first camera when he was just 11 years old. He’s qualified as a photographer to ‘Associate’ level with both the MPA (Master Photographers Association), and the SWPP (Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers) in the UK.

For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

In just 4 short hours, you’ll stop treating your DSLR like a glorified point-and-shoot, and start using it like the sophisticated piece of photographic equipment it is. Master the basic photography principles underlying any great shot, including how to manipulate your aperture, vary your shutter speed, and control your flash. Before you know it, creating amazing, high-quality photos will be a snap (yes, we went there).

• Unlock the full potential of your DSLR w/ over 4 hours of in-depth instruction
• Understand the essentials of using a DSLR outside of the auto mode
• Explore basic photographic principles
• Utilize the creative modes of your camera to bring your vision to life
• Control your flash, shutter speed, aperture, white balance & focus

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: lifetime
• Access options: web streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: intermediate

Compatibility

• Internet required
• DSLR camera

THE EXPERT

Kenneth Schultz set up a blog on digital photography in December 2010 and helped hundreds of new DSLR buyers with his e-book, Digital SLR Buyer’s Guide. After many questions from new DSLR buyers, Ken realized that a Basic DSLR course was needed to fill the gaps in photography knowledge required to take great photos with a DSLR. After 8 months of production, EasyDSLR was launched (September 2011). Ken’s “in the trenches” background gives him a unique perspective, enabling him to explain photographic principles in simple terms.

For more details on the course and instructor, click here.

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Get your coding odyssey started with this beginner’s course in the world’s most popular programming language, JavaScript. Over this course you’ll gain solid general programming foundations, while exploring JavaScript without having to download any special software. By course’s end, you’ll be on great footing to advance to more complicated subject matter.

• Access 10 lectures & 3 hours of content 24/7
• Write programs in JavaScript to display output messages
• Prompt for input using JavaScript
• Use variables to store information
• Build programs to make decisions & repeat a sequence of operations

PRODUCT SPECS

• Length of time users can access this course: 12 months
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

At GogoTraining, their mission is to help you master the world by unlocking your full potential. They do that by working with technology masters to create curriculum paths in key technologies. These paths allow you to jump in at the level that is right for you so you can master the technology. For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

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Operating systems are the backbone of any computer device, from laptops to smartphones. As such, it is essential for any aspiring programmer to understand how operating systems work, which is exactly what this course aims to do. Over these six hours, you’ll discuss the various functions of operating systems and the interrelationships of those functions. Plus, you’ll receive a companion textbook to get more detailed info whenever you need it.

• Access 17 lectures & 6 hours of content 24/7
• Explain the overall objectives & structure of any modern operating system
• Identify differences & similarities between operating systems
• Describe how the functions within an operating system work together
• Understand the causes of many operating system crashes & errors
• Choose which operating system best suits individual situations
  

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  Details & Requirements

  • Length of time users can access this course: 12 months
  • Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
  • Certification of completion included
  • Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
  • Experience level required: all levels

  Compatibility

  • Internet required

  THE EXPERT

  At GogoTraining, their mission is to help you master the world by unlocking your full potential. They do that by working with technology masters to create curriculum paths in key technologies. These paths allow you to jump in at the level that is right for you so you can master the technology. For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

It’s no secret that learning to code can open up a whole new horizon of lucrative career opportunities, and there’s no time like the present to learn. In this course, you’ll dive into Java, one of the most universally used programming languages, and build a strong foundation in Object-Oriented Programming. Soon enough, you’ll be ready to take (and ace!) Oracle’s Java SE 8 Programmer Certification 1 exam.

• Access 31 lectures & 7.5 hours of content 24/7
• Create programs w/ a strong understanding of the Java paradigm
• Implement standard Java language constructs like if statements, loops, & switches
• Utilize arrays in Java
• Understand objects, classes, methods, inheritance, & scope
• Discover the basics of Object-Oriented Programming
  

  PRODUCT SPECS

  Details & Requirements

  • Length of time users can access this course: 12 months
  • Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
  • Certification of completion included
  • Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
  • Experience level required: all levels

  Compatibility

  • Internet required

  THE EXPERT

  At GogoTraining, their mission is to help you master the world by unlocking your full potential. They do that by working with technology masters to create curriculum paths in key technologies. These paths allow you to jump in at the level that is right for you so you can master the technology. For more details on this course and instructor, click here.

KEY FEATURES

In the second part of this 2-part Java course, you’ll delve into more advanced Java features like APIs, events, using databases, and much more. You’ll gain a more well-rounded, higher-level understanding of Java that you can translate into real job prospects. Plus, by the end of this course, you’ll have all the knowledge you need to ace Oracle’s Java SE 8 Programmer 1 Certification exam and further enhance your employability.

• Access 39 lectures & 9 hours of content 24/7
• Understand Java 8 enhancements like the new date/time API & lambda expressions
• Handle events in Java
• Implement interfaces, exceptions & assertions
• Utilize packages & use ArrayLists
• Understand abstraction, polymorphism, & encapsulation

PRODUCT SPECS

Details & Requirements

• Length of time users can access this course: 12 months
• Access options: web streaming, mobile streaming
• Certification of completion included
• Redemption deadline: redeem your code within 30 days of purchase
• Experience level required: all levels

Compatibility

• Internet required

THE EXPERT

At GogoTraining, their mission is to help you master the world by unlocking your full potential. They do that by working with technology masters to create curriculum paths in key technologies. These paths allow you to jump in at the level that is right for you so you can master the technology. For more details on this course and instructor, click here.