About us
NOW AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE! Are you looking for live & online Photoshop instruction designed for photographers? Look no more - I've been showing photographers how to successfully use Photoshop through our Meetups since 2009!
My name is John Watts of Watts Digital Imaging in San Diego, and I'm a "post-processing" specialist for photographers - - my motto is "Serious Post-processing for Serious Photographers".
I specialize in serving the digital post-processing needs of photographers, whether it’s
LightJet Digital Prints & Finishing, Photoshop Instruction & Services, or Color Management Products & Services.
I’ve been involved professionally in photographic imaging & printing in Southern California for over 40 years, and would love to share what I know with you. Click here for a full biography…
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We offer 2 kinds of online Photoshop Meetups - "Photoshop 101" Meetups & Small-Group Workshops - -
> 1) FREE Online "Photoshop 101" Meetups - 5 Total:
> • For those of you who are new (or fairly new) to Photoshop, here's a series of online fundamental classes that you can't miss - and for seasoned veterans, here's a chance to get back to the basics!
> • Best of all, they're live, online, available nationwide, & FREE!
> • Just like any discipline worth pursuing, learning the fundamentals is essential - - and that's what you'll get with these 5 General Meetup classes, aptly called the "Photoshop 101" series.
> • These are held sequentially twice a year, 2 weeks apart (usually Wednesday nights @ 6 PM PST), in a seminar-type format.
> • Attend all 5 "Photoshop 101" classes (even if not sequentially, and more than once if you want!), and you'll be starting on a rock-solid foundation, so come join us.
> • Click here for more, including technical requirements: https://wattsdigital.com/free-live-meetups-online
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> 2) Reasonably-priced Online Small Group Workshops:
• If you’ve ever wanted to discover specific cutting-edge features of Photoshop CC, now’s your chance to learn from John Watts - online, live, interactive, multi-session & in a small-group setting.
• They're also the perfect follow-up to the free "Photoshop 101" Meetups"!
• These reasonably-priced Workshops start at $125, and are limited to 5 students ONLY - using images provided by the attendees!
• There's a different specialized subject for each workshop - Adjustment Layers, Finishing Touches, etc.
• And you can be assured of privacy, since we're NOT sharing webcams - only our voices & monitors.
More info here: https://wattsdigital.com/small-group-workshops
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To view videos of the most recent Meetups (with notes), click here: https://wattsdigital.com/free-photoshop-101-videos
Specific technical details about how to join ANY of our online Meetups (via GoToMeeting) are here: https://wattsdigital.com/free-live-meetups-online
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Oh, and if you're interested, ALL Meetups are centered around the proven principles of my book, "Not Just Another Photoshop Book, 2nd Edition", available at Amazon, or as an immediate PDF download.
Looking for other Photoshop / Digital Printing / Color Management resources? Check out my website: https://wattsdigital.com
Look forward to meeting you!
Cheers,
John :-)
Upcoming events
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Photoshop 101 - Class 1: The Foundation
·OnlineOnlineThis is the first of five "I-just-got-Photoshop-now-what" Meetups , focusing on the fundamentals.
FREE TO ATTEND! - New to Photoshop? Need to brush up on the basics? Then join us online to learn some foundational stuff!
Think of this Meetup as the "Owners' Manual" to Photoshop - - I’ll show you how to effectively navigate through a complex program, showing those functions you really need and want as a photographer. You’ll learn what’s important and what you can ignore. Without this Owners' Manual, you’ll truly be lost.
We're going to talk about a whole range of subjects such as proper Workflow, setting up all of your various preferences, effectively using your Workspace, an in-depth look at the most important Panels, how to properly save your files, and much more.
The cost to attend is FREE for this 90 minute Meetup, but you should RSVP soon, as space is limited. Please note that in the interest of time, the focus will be on the subjects listed, rather than other functions, tools, and concepts of Photoshop - copious notes will be provided via PDF.
This free workshop is designed primarily for those fairly new to Photoshop, but it is also a good refresher course in the basics for those with a bit more experience. Questions encouraged via chat - Let's have some fun!
RSVP early, as RSVPs will close 1 hour before start time -- we'll finish up promptly at 7:30 PM - See you there!
John Watts :)
https://wattsdigital.com/contact-meWatts Digital Imaging - https://wattsdigital.com
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Specific details about GoToMeeting, and how to join the online Meetup once you RSVP, are here:
https://wattsdigital.com/free-live-meetups-online5 attendees
Photoshop 101 - Class 2: Control your Contrast & Color
·OnlineOnlineThis is the second of five "I-just-got-Photoshop-now-what" Meetups , focusing on the fundamentals.
FREE TO ATTEND! - So, have you ever asked yourself, “What makes a good color print, and how do I use the basics of Photoshop to achieve my desired results?” - If so, then this online workshop is for you! Using the K.I.S.S. (Keep It Super Simple) method, we'll learn how to take well-exposed digital images and improve them, sometimes dramatically, with just a few key but critical functions.
Those who RSVP are encouraged to pre-submit one or two unedited but well-exposed JPG, RAW or TIFF files - "problem" files encouraged! Although we'll probably only get to 6 or 7 of these files during this Meetup, we'll use them throughout the seminar to put what we've learned into practice. Please submit via my webpage upload - - https://wattsdigital.com/upload-files-to-me (Please do NOT upload to the Meetup website!) ... If possible, please send your file "un-enhanced", with no Photoshop or Lightroom work.
The cost to attend is FREE for this 90 minute Meetup, but you should RSVP soon, as space is limited. Please note that in the interest of time, the focus will be on the subjects listed, rather than other functions, tools, and concepts of Photoshop - copious notes will be provided via PDF.
This free workshop is designed primarily for those fairly new to Photoshop, but it is also a good refresher course in the basics for those with a bit more experience. Questions encouraged via chat - Let's have some fun!
RSVP early, as RSVPs will close 1 hour before start time - we'll finish up promptly at 7:30 PM - See you there!
John Watts :)
https://wattsdigital.com/contact-meWatts Digital Imaging: https://wattsdigital.com
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Specific details about GoToMeeting, and how to join the online Meetup once you RSVP, are here:
https://wattsdigital.com/free-live-meetups-online2 attendees
Photoshop 101 - Class 3: RAW Fundamentals
·OnlineOnlineThis is the third of five "I-just-got-Photoshop-now-what" Meetups , focusing on the fundamentals.
FREE TO ATTEND! - The Adobe Camera RAW Plug-in (included in Photoshop) is a powerful program that gives you the ability to properly optimize your camera RAW files before importing them into Photoshop.
A Camera RAW file is different from a JPEG in many respects — Bottom line: you’ll capture much more information to work with in a RAW file than you will with a JPEG, and information is king! John Watts will demonstrate why you should be shooting RAW for your important work - it should be foundational to your overall workflow ... the results are worth it!
Those who RSVP are encouraged to pre-submit one unedited RAW file - "problem" files encouraged! Although we may only get to 6 or 7 images, we'll use them throughout the seminar to put what we've learned into practice. Please submit via my webpage upload: https://wattsdigital.com/upload-files-to-me (Please do NOT upload to the Meetup website!) ... RAW files only, please - you do not need to send your .xmp file, if you have one.
The cost to attend is FREE for this 90 minute Meetup, but you should RSVP soon, as space is limited. Please note that in the interest of time, the focus will be on the subjects listed, rather than other functions, tools, and concepts of Photoshop - copious notes will be provided via PDF.
This free workshop is designed primarily for those fairly new to Photoshop, but it is also a good refresher course in the basics for those with a bit more experience. Questions encouraged via chat - Let's have some fun!
RSVP early, as RSVPs will close 1 hour before start time - we'll finish up promptly at 7:30 PM - See you there!
John Watts :)
https://wattsdigital.com/contact-meWatts Digital Imaging: https://wattsdigital.com
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Specific details about GoToMeeting, and how to join the online Meetup once you RSVP, are here: https://wattsdigital.com/free-live-meetups-online
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Photoshop 101 - Class 4: Master File Creation and Workflow
·OnlineOnlineThis is the fourth of five "I-just-got-Photoshop-now-what" Meetups , focusing on the fundamentals.
FREE TO ATTEND! - Master File Creation and Proper Workflow should be essential elements in how you approach and use Photoshop, regardless of the version. Consider this class the culmination of Classes 1 through 3.
Creating a Master File is NOT for every image: it’s for those images that you want to spend time with, doing all that’s necessary to make your image “pretty”. Here’s where you pour your artistic “blood, sweat and tears” into your image - more on Master File Creation here on my webpage: https://wattsdigital.com/master-file-creation ...
It’s also important to standardize your Workflow: adjusting your contrast should be done before color correction, cropping should be done before sharpening, and so on.
So here's what we'll do: I'll spend time creating about a half-dozen of YOUR Master Files from start to finish, using a standardized workflow.
Those who RSVP are encouraged to pre-submit one or two unedited RAW file - "problem" files encouraged! - we'll use them throughout the seminar to put what we've learned into practice. Please submit via my webpage upload: https://wattsdigital.com/upload-files-to-me (Please do NOT upload to the Meetup website!) ... RAW files only, please - you do not need to send your .xmp file, if you have one.
The cost to attend is FREE for this 90 minute Meetup, but you should RSVP soon, as space is limited. Please note that in the interest of time, the focus will be on the subjects listed, rather than other functions, tools, and concepts of Photoshop - copious notes will be provided via PDF.
This free workshop is designed primarily for those fairly new to Photoshop, but it is also a good refresher course in the basics for those with a bit more experience. Questions encouraged via chat - let's have some fun!
RSVP early, as RSVPs will close 1 hour before start time - we'll finish at 7:30 PM - See you there!
John Watts :)
https://wattsdigital.com/contact-meWatts Digital Imaging: https://wattsdigital.com
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Specific details about GoToMeeting, and how to join the online Meetup once you RSVP, are here:
https://wattsdigital.com/free-live-meetups-online2 attendees
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