It's black Friday and I'm in the mood to give some cool deals on some rockin' classes. As most of you know, I officially went on maternity leave as of this week. My c-section to deliver our 3rd little one is this coming Thursday morning, December 2nd. Therefore, my online beginner classes as well as the photoshop classes I teach are on hold until January. I figured that would be enough time for all of us to get thru the holiday season as well as time for me to recover before teaching engagements begin again.
So...if you are at all interested in the online beginner photography class that starts January 24th, click HERE and go to my "classes" page for details. The class is normally $159 but due to it being Black Friday, I'm offering $20 off the class price making it $139 for the 4 week course. If you want to sign up/reserve a spot in the class, shoot me an email directly at Angie@AngieSeamanPhotography.com and I'll send you a pay pal invoice requesting payment.
If you are interested in taking the next LIVE beginner online photoshop techniques class, I'm offering $10 off the normal class price of $99. Thus making the price $89 for today only (until midnight tonight). That class is a one night class that takes place on January 26th. If you'd like to register for it, email me directly at the above email address and I'll send you a pay pal invoice for the $89. You can read about details surrounding that class on my website - on the classes page.
Please note: These discounts are only good thru midnight tonight (11/26/10)
Therefore, get in on the deals while you can. Each class is limited to only a specific number of students. Reserve your seat in one of them or in both of them before they sell out. Happy shopping!
Blessings, Angie
PS...I'll be back soon with a regular blog update. Still here - no baby yet. 6 days and a wake up to go - as Brent said. :) If you aren't my friend on facebook yet but would like to follow the count down over this last week as well as be the first to see pictures of baby Seaman when he arrives this coming Thursday morning, feel free to friend request me by going HERE. Not only will you guys be the first to read the step by step accounts of my morning and the birth itself but you'll be the first to hear the news, see the our new little one in pictures, as well as be the first to find out his name. LOL! Aren't you excited now???
BEGINNER PHOTOSHOP POST PROCESSING TECHNIQUES CLASS
(Gorgeous "before" photograph taken by the talented Angie Seaman Photography student, Allison Pete. "After" image post edited by Angie Seaman.)
Ever wanted to be able to take a photograph like the one on the left and edit it to reflect an even better image such as the one on the right? Many times we take great images that can be made even more stellar with the help of photoshop. If you've had an itchin' to learn beginner photoshop editing techniques, you've come to the right place.
If you find yourself as a newbie in the world of photography wanting to learn how to implement/use photoshop more with your images, we have the class for you. On October 13th, I'm offering another "watch me work" photoshop post editing class. The class is held LIVE via a webinar from my computer to yours. You will be able to watch me take images from point A to point B in the post editing process. No software is required for this class but if you have a version of photoshop or photoshop elements, you'll be taught techniques to play around with once class is over. (I'll be using Photoshop CS4 to teach the class) During the class we will discuss such techniques as eye popping, color popping, cropping, curves, layers, masking, opacity, tools/tool bar, brief color correction, sharpening, work flow, and so much more. You will also be given links to discounts for such things as photoshop programs, actions, and textures, overlays, and so forth once class has ended. The discounts alone are well worth the cost of this class. Speaking of cost, it is $99 per person for the two hour LIVE class with me. Date and time are October 13th from 7-9pm Eastern Standard time. If you'd like to purchase a seat for this class, you may do so by going to my photography website HERE. Click on the "classes" page once there and register/purchase via pay pal.
PLEASE NOTE: This is the last class of this type that I will be offering this year. I'll be taking some time off and on maternity leave thru January/February of next year. Therefore, please get your seat in this class while you can. Only 8 more spots are still left available. Seats are going fast because everyone knows I'm taking the end of the year off due to my pregnancy. Should you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to email me at Angie@AngieSeamanPhotography.com
Looking forward to having you in class. Blessings, Angie
Hello from Naples. I know it's been a week since my last blog post. I'm so very sorry for that. Between just getting back from our trip home to Indiana, unpacking, school shopping, my beginner photography class that I'm currently teaching as well as the new beginner photoshop class I offered LIVE last week for the first time, I've been s-w-a-m-p-e-d!!! We did get the kids back off to school yesterday and everything went off without a hitch. It was a smooth process and I couldn't have been more pleased. Brennen started the middle school and Kenidi returned to her same school but is now in the 2nd grade with a new teacher whom we love. Today is their 2nd day at school and I'm again anxious for them to get home so that I can ask how well their day went. In the meantime, I've been trying to catch up on recent photography sessions that need post edited as well as the stacks and stacks of school paperwork that need filled out and sent back for the new year. It's crazy how much junk we as parents have to complete at the start of the new year, isn't it? WHEW! My hand is tired from writing it all out. Over and over and over again mind you.
With that said, we spent Sunday on the beach, together as a family, celebrating the last full day of Summer break. While there, the clouds began to roll in and I busted out my camera to capture the drama. You guys know how much I love a good storm at the beach. Thankfully we got plenty of sunshine in before the downpour but I couldn't bare to leave without a "storm view" from behind the lens...
Those few hours on the beach with Brent and the kids helped me to regroup - yes, even with Kenidi's dive bombing attempts out in the sea. LOL! Thank goodness Brent was out there to wrangle her in when it was time to go. And as always, she repeated her exit tantrum to the fullest extent. We just expect her melt downs when leaving the beach as part of the process now. It's a given!
Speaking of Kenidi...here is a quick impromptu shot I took in the driveway on their first morning back to school yesterday. This is how Kenidi felt about going back to school...
I don't know what was worse, her facial expression or the hack job she got when going for a hair cut at the local kids salon here in Naples. Needless to say, we won't be going back there ever again. Mama went preggo psycho on the hair dresser due to her lack of patience, her roughness when dealing with Kenidi, not listening to me when I said "Keep the length - just trim/clean up the angled bob," and also because of the lack of air conditioning in their salon that afternoon. Oh yes baby it was H-O-T and I don't do hot and pregnant well at all. By the time we were done there, I stopped her in mid cut and said, "That will be enough - I'll just take her to my gal and have her fix this." No...I was not a happy camper whatsoever. Due to that experience, Kenidi's beautiful shoulder length hair is now up to her chin. Grrr~!
Brennen has to wear a uniform dress code this year in 6th grade. That consists of solid colored polos and tan cargo shorts. Borrrrinnnggg! However, it did save us some fights in the war of the wardrobe with him this year. That's a good thing! Kenidi's school gets to wear what they want. Thankfully she wears what I put on her with no push back. :0)
As the next week or two plays out, I'll be working on new photography sessions (including a really fun "Trash the Dress" session this weekend) now that we are back in Naples as well as promoting more of my upcoming photography classes one more time before the baby arrives. Included in that schedule is my goal to get to the sewing store and find some new patterns & fabrics. Yeap, you read that right. I'm all of a sudden itching to start designing again so my sewing employee/dear friend, Karen, and I will be pumping out some of my new AGD boutique designs here very soon. Within that new line, a string of boys items. Now that I'm pregnant with another boy and can't find squat in the stores that reflects my need for that out of the box, funky, grunge style for our new little son to be, I'm planning to offer some new boys designs too. Stay tuned. We are going to rock out those new designs for girls and boys and will hopefully be getting some of them listed in the next month or two. Fun times!
So...as you can see...lots going on around here lately. Now that I'm back home and in a routine with the kids in school again though, my goal is to get back on a regular blogging schedule too. The Summer off kind of attacked my blogging routines with a vengeance. I'm working on fixing that. I promise. Thanks for all of your patience and continued support in the meantime. My readers are da' bomb! :0)
