If you only take ONE online class in your life, this is it.

I didn't know it then, but when I got my first digital camera, my life would change forever. In the (roughly 12) years since, I've taken tens of thousands of photographs on various cameras and devices, trying to capture the breathtaking beauty of the simple life that surrounds me. In the end, our photographs are the primary way we capture our memories and stories, and this makes them infinitely precious. I know you're the same way - you there, with at least three ways of taking photographs within arm's reach of you at all times? Yeah, I can see you. And I can tell you that when you combine your photographs with some edits in Adobe Lightroom & Adobe Photoshop, they will truly make your heart sing. I'll show you how!

What's In A Year? (Hello, 2019)

Our Goal: Document "A Year In Your Life"

Project Life* is more than a way of scrapbooking. It's an entire approach to memory keeping, even a new way of looking at, photographing, savoring, and saving the bits and pieces of your life. As a revolutionary new take on the traditional paper Project Life approach, I've devised a series of easy-to-use templates and digital materials to help you create Project Life pages in Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements), so you can complete an entire gorgeous, detailed album in a year, every year. You'll use these techniques again and again in other albums or digital projects you create, too! If you're new to Photoshop, this is a great place to start!

What You'll Learn

This self-paced course is fully updated for 2019 and the newest versions of Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. We'll start at the very beginning (Mary Poppins had it right when she said it's a very good place to start. ha!) with video instruction in the very basics of Photoshop and Photoshop Elements: how to open and close documents, arrange elements, add type, and save our layouts in printable format.

We'll progress right along to creating Digital Project Life pages using one of my favorite Photoshop techniques: clipping masks. I'll even show you more advanced techniques, such as adding digital brushes, creative type treatments, and additional layout styles in Photoshop.

Since you're completing these tasks in the context of actually creating pages, you'll be learning Photoshop in a way that's easy and fun, AND memorable. These techniques translate to every project you'll make from here on out, so this course is an investment in future projects, too! (hint: you can make baby albums in a snap using the Digital Project Life format).

What To Expect in Class

In this course, you'll receive:

• Detailed HD-quality video lessons for creating your own Digital Project Life pages
• Companion instruction PDFs, which you can print out for future reference
• A template set that includes layouts for each month of the year, as well as 7 different layout arrangements to mix and match.
• A digital kit that includes dozens of Digital Project Life cards and embellishments from designers such as Basic Grey
• Super-responsive support via in-class forums or our help ticket system

I'll Be Right There With You

Digital Project Life has the ability to change your life. At the end of class, you'll have developed your own workflow, that works for YOU. You'll be well on your way to completing your first album of a Year In Your Life. That story that you will be creating will be yours, and it is the creating of that story that I wanted to share with you. Register now, and I'll see you in class!

*Project Life is a registered trademark of Becky Higgins, LLC, used with permission.