Photo Editing Class - Jackson County Public Library

Description

The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will offer a free photo editing class on Monday, September 15th, at 5:45 p.m. The 90-minute class will be taught by retired WCU professor Roger Bacon, assisted by his wife Lisa Bacon and by library staffer Laura Chapman.

GIMP or GimpShop is a free photo editing software package that mimics Adobe PhotoShop. It has most of the photo editing tools you will need to enhance your digital pictures. In this workshop participants will attempt to illustrate the most common, while encouraging you to explore, the many possibilities the program has to offer. The Bacons will bring some pictures to illustrate examples of what can be done using GIMP. Participants are encouraged  to bring a jump drive with a few of their pictures. Following  is a list of topics to be covered: Downloading and installing GIMP 2.8, opening your pictures, cropping and resizing pictures, adjusting brightness and contrast, sharpening or softening, selecting part of a picture for further treatment, getting rid of “bad” spots, and using layer to enhance a picture. The class participants must have basic computer knowledge, such as keyboard and mouse skills. 

The class will meet in the Library's computer lab and is limited to the first 16 participants to pre-register. (There is no fee.) Attendees should plan to arrive by 5:45 and meet in front of the Reference Desk on the second floor of the Library, before proceeding into the Computer Lab. The class will run from 5:45 to 7:15 p.m. For more information or to register, please call the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva at 586-2016.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Jackson County Public Library. The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva is part of the Fontana Regional Library system(www.fontanalib.org).