Monday, September 29, 2009 | Pixel This

Brilliant sun rays filled my bedroom as I woke on this beautiful, yet chilly day in Colorado. What better way is there than to start a day of photography feeling refreshed and inspired as beautiful sunrise unfolds outside your window? It was a perfect start for me.

From there the beat of the day started; Breakfast. Student portraits. Bible study... and then, on to classes! With Mandy and Daniel as the instructors we dove into our first day of Pixel This. Resolution, layers, simple masking, grayscale, channels, tones, levels, curves, shortcuts were the main things covered today. Pure amazingness!

This afternoon we were sent downtown Manitou Springs, CO for a shooting assignment to work with different ISO's, Quality, and Image sizes. Each and every student seemed to enjoy the time outside and came back with energy and excitement to learn more! It was amazing.

As the evening came we all had projects due. We worked hard on our projects as we also laughed and enjoyed the evening. Photoshop and IPS friends always make for a stellar time. You know things are going great when a full day of class ends at 10pm but everyone still hangs out as late as possible enjoying each others company and looking over each others projects. Excitement is in the air as the first day of Pixel This comes to a successful end.

–Pixel This Student Sarah Eddy

Images by Christina Dickson. Design by Katherine Meinicke.