Gary Small is an award-winning professional photographer, with a career spanning over 30 years; working with Photoshop for the last 15. He recently took over the reigns of Photographic Creations, the portrait/wedding studio his father founded in 1984.
Gary is a member of the Professional Photographers of America, and holds the Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman degrees from PP of A. He is also a PP of A Certified Professional Photographer and was the first photographer in New York State to receive the PP of A Certified Electronic Imaging title. Gary is a past president of the Professional Photographers of Greater New York. He is also a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals.
Gary has been teaching Photoshop for over 10 years. He has presented over 125+ seminars and lectures on a range of photographic topics throughout his career. Gary is a regular contributor to the Picture-soup.com website, and had been published in Studio Photography and PTN magazines, The New York Photographer, and imaginginfo.com.
Gary is often tapped by photographic companies and labs as a consultant and beta tester. Most recently, he was a beta tester for Photoshop CS5, working with the beta and pre-release versions of the software. In addition to Photoshop classes, he offers one-on-one tutoring on the topics of digital capture, manipulation, printing and color management.

During this intensive, information packed workshop, learn the insider secrets to making Photoshop CS 5 work for you. New features of CS5 will make your digital workflow smoother. With each version of Photoshop come changes - some features disappear while new ones arrive on the scene. Instructor Gary Small has been using Photoshop since the program's early days, and knows this image editing program inside and out. Whether you're new to Photoshop, or upgrading from a previous version, this class is a must! Because CS 5 was just released, this is the perfect opportunity to get a jump on the competition and learn how to use Photoshop like a pro right from the beginning.

Workflow issues will be covered in depth. Students will explore methods to organize and manage their files and jobs. Time permitting, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom will be demonstrated and we will discuss it's usefulness in the digital workflow.

Features to speed up your retouching:

Content-Aware Fill
Content-Aware Healing Brush

Features that will help you in every-day use of Photoshop:

Mini Bridge and Bridge Improvements
New Refine Edge Command
Crop Tool Improvements
Improvements to Camera Raw
Layers Improvements
New Lens Correction with Lens Profiles for most cameras. (*What others use additional software for, you can now do with Photoshop CS 5 - you'll learn how!)
Turn your images into paintings just like the old masters. (With Photoshop CS5, there's no need to use additional software, do it all within one program!)
New Painting Features
Customizable Bristle Tips
Mixer Brush

You'll also learn these exciting new features:

Puppet Warp
HDR Pro - (*learn how to create vibrant HDR images with multiple exposure captures and with single exposure captures!)
Photoshop CS 5 Extended's Repousse 3D feature
Improvements for working with the Wacom tablet. If you're still using a mouse for the majority of your Photoshop work, its time to learn how to make the most of your Wacom Tablet's Photoshop integration!

*** Do you have images that you've hit a brick wall working on? Bring the files with you and Gary will show you the solutions for taking your problem pictures and turn them into great photographs!

System Requirements: Because this is a hands-on class, this class requires that you either supply or rent your own computer. Your Mac or PC should have at least 2 GB of RAM, minimum 20 GB hard drive, high res. monitor (17" or larger), and of course, the latest version of Photoshop (currently CS4) installed on your computer. Laptop computers are acceptable, as long as it meets the minimum RAM and hard drive requirements. *Note: The school will not be responsible for any damage that occurs due to electrical fluctuations or power surges. It is highly recommended that students bring a good-quality surge supressor. An uninterruptable power supply is recommended. Contact the Administrative Director for more information at (516) 221-4058.

There will be 24 hour security posted to protect all computer equipment and systems from theft and tampering.