Jade Gates Photography&Art

Learn from an expert. Jade has passed Adobes' rigorous testing to become an Adobe Certified Expert in Adobe Photoshop CS.

Individual Classes Available
Digital Photography, Adobe Photoshop, & Beginning Oil Painting Classes

One on one classes are designed for people who would like personal, individual instruction. These classes are $50. per hour with a 2 hour minimum. An additional $10 per hour will be charged per extra person. A package of 10 hours can be bought for $450. Classes are held in my Sarasota, Florida home studio.

To schedule a class:
Just call Jade Gates at (941) 929-9555 8AM to 5PM Eastern standard time or send an e-mail to jadegates@comcast.net

Adobe Photoshop & Elements Classes

What to bring:
1. Paper & pen
2. Laptop ( optional)
3. A book you want to use (optional)
4. A list of questions (optional)

One-on-one classes are based on students individual needs. below are some subjects that are most often covered.

Adobe Photoshop & Elements Classes
· Learn about the tool box and the most basic tools
· Using the tool options bar
· Learn to arrange and resize the palettes
· Change the way you view the image
· Understanding resolution and resizing an image
· Introduction to layers and adjustment layers
· Exploring tonal range adjustments (levels and curves)
· Exploring color adjustments (variations, color balance, & hue/saturation
· About empty layers
· Cloning, patching and painting in an empty layer
· Making selections (feathering,modifying, saving & loading)
· Removing unwanted objects with the clone tool, patch tools & healing brush tools
· Creating collages with photo merge
· Creating sepia tones with hue/saturation and solid color layers
· Creating B&W from color photos using desaturation, grayscale mode, channel mixer and lab mode
· Sharpening the image with the unsharp filter
· Preparing the image to print

Beginning Oil Painting Classes

What to bring:
1. Bring canvas, paints and brushes or they will be provided for a materials fee.
2. No toxic solvents such as turpentine, mineral spirits, cadmiums or cobalts are used.

One-on-one classes are based on students individual needs. below are some subjects that are most often covered.

Oil Painting
· Planning the painting
· Composition
· Light and dark values
· Understanding and identifying the light source
· Creating your own light source
· Using a basic palette
· Basic color theory and properties
· Creating color harmony in your painting
· Exaggerating and moving objects around
· Adding your own 2 cents
· The initial sketch
· Starting the painting with basic shapes
· Adding detail within the light and dark areas

Digital Photography Classes

What to bring:
1. Your camera with charged battery
2. Card to store photographs
3. Your camera guide book
4. Paper and pen for taking notes
5. Photographs to be critiqued

One-on-one classes are based on students individual needs.
Below are some subjects that are most often covered.

Digital Photography Basics
1. Camera types and necessary equipment
2. Camera features and modes
3. Resolution and file compression
4. Formatting, downloading and saving the image
5. Understanding and metering the light
6. Basic Composition
7. Using the flash
8. Creating depth of field
9. Blurring and stopping motion
10. Printing and e-mailing your images

Directions to Classes