This hands-on workshop will help participants learn Photoshop© techniques and skills, and apply them immediately to their personal photography.  Using classroom lecture and interactive student participation, the course will cover optimizing images, layers, tools, color balance, black & white conversions, and much more.  An illustrated manual will lead students step by step so that skills can be practiced at home.  This workshop will also include an introduction to Photoshop© Elements 6 built in photo organizer, which is an easy to learn and simple to use photo database program.  Students should have access to, or be willing to acquire, a version of Photoshop for in-home use.  The instructors will be using Adobe Photoshop© Elements 6 for this course.