For Beginner

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS5 ONLINE TRAINING COURSES

Photoshop CS5 Essential Training
Level: Beginner

Get started with Photoshop CS5 in Photoshop CS5 Essential Training. In this Photoshop CS5 online training course, author Michael Ninness demonstrates how to produce the highest quality images with fantastic detail in the shortest amount of time, using a combination of Photoshop CS5, Adobe Bridge, and Camera Raw. This course shows the most efficient ways to perform common editing tasks, including noise reduction, shadow and highlight detail recovery, retouching, and combining multiple images. Along the way, Michael shares the secrets of non-destructive editing, utilizing and mastering Adobe Bridge, Camera Raw, layers, adjustment layers, blending modes, layer masks, and much more.



Photoshp CS5 One-on-One: Fundamentals
Level: Beginner

In Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Fundamentals, author and Photoshop expert Deke McLelland will walk you through Photoshop as if in a classroom environment with just you and him. In this Photoshop CS5 online training course, hell teach you the essential topics - everything you need to know to get started with Photoshop. Topics include: Adobe Bridge, Zooming and Scrolling, Resolution, Cropping and Straightening Images, Color Correction, Photo Retouching, Layers, Printing, Saving for the Web, and more!



Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Advanced
Level: Intermediate

Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Advanced, the second part of the popular and comprehensive series, updated for CS5, follows internationally renowned Photoshop guru Deke McClelland as he dives into the workings of Photoshop. In this Photoshop CS5 online training course, he explores such digital-age wonders as the Levels and Curves commands, edge-detection filters, advanced compositing techniques, vector-based text, the Liquify filter, and Camera Raw. Deke also teaches tried-and-true methods for sharpening details, smoothing over wrinkles and imperfections, and enhancing colors without harming the original image.



Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Mastery
Level: Advanced

In Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Mastery, author and Photoshop expert Deke McClelland will take you through Photoshop CS5s most mysterious features - ones that you are least likely to learn through trial and error, but are also the ones that are most likely to have the most profound effect on the quality of your work. In this Photoshop CS5 online training course, youll learn how to become more efficient at Photoshop CS5, and how to make your artwork look more impeccable. Topics include: The Pen Tool, Masking, Blend Modes, Smart Objects and Smart Filters, Bristle and Mixer Brushes, HDR Pro, Recording Actions, Batch Processing Images, and more!



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Introduction 

After a smooth first day of competition, Sunday was a bit of a mess. Although all of Saturdays scores and standings were available online, no one really knew who was eliminated, who would compete on Sunday, when to show up or when the workouts were. Not until ~11PM on Saturday did a link to a heat schedule appear on the Crossfit Games website in the comments of the day 1 results page. The schedule looked legit - there were timings for the top 186 finishers from Saturday (the other 70 were cut) - but the whole thing looked poorly planned out. 


My workout wasnt scheduled until noon, but I felt bad for those who had their first heats at 8am. The disorder continued when we arrived around 10:30 and found out that everything was massively delayed and my workout had been pushed back to 1:20. I wouldve expected these sorts of details to have been worked out more smoothly considering registration for the qualifier was $100.

Anyways, after baking in the sun for 3 hours, it was time for the two back-to-back Sunday workouts: 

Workout C1
In 6 minutes, work up to a max squat clean to overhead.
* The bar must start on the ground, you must pass through a squat, and then send the bar overhead in any manner you choose.
* Youll be able to designate your opening weight before the workout begins, and the judge will be able to help you load and unload weights. In addition, youll have plenty of time to warm-up prior to the beginning of your heat.

Weight completed: 235lbs (missed 245lbs twice)
Rank: 61 (out of 174 competitors)


Once again, Crossfit honed in on another weakness of mine: the split jerk. I could get the bar to my shoulders without difficulty - the cleans were no where near my max - but I just could not get more than 235lbs over my head. I missed the jerk on 245lbs twice, both times with horrendous technique. Ill definitely be practicing this lift a lot more in the future.

Workout C2
At the immediate conclusion of Workout C1, perform the following for time:
25 Burpees
100-yard Walking Lunge
Then 5 Rounds of:
- 15 Dumbbell Shoulder-to-Overhead (40lbs)
- 100-yard Dumbbell Farmers Walk (40lbs)
Then 25 Burpees
Row 500m
Run 450 yards

Time: 21:25
Rank: 101 (out of 173 competitors)


A brutal workout - especially on the shoulder/traps from the combo of farmers walk and shoulder press - but overall, a pretty classic Crossfit "chipper."

Final Thoughts


I ended the weekend in 61st place out of 256+ competitors. As a software engineer who spends ~10 hours a day behind a desk, Im pretty happy with a finish in the top 25%. To qualify for the regionals, I wouldve needed to finish in the top ~8%, but I had too many holes in my fitness. The good news is that I had one hell of a fun weekend: the athletes put up some amazing performances, the spectators were incredibly supportive, I learned a lot from the experience, and I know what I need to work on for next year.


Pictures and Videos
Day 2 pictures
Day 2 videos