Join us today as Ben Willmore returns to creativeLIVE for a new class on Photoshop Mastery: Fundamentals. Enjoy an expert's view of the basics designed to get anyone ready to become a Photoshop pro. Imagine learning the absolute essentials from someone who has used Photoshop for well over 20 years, is in the Photoshop Hall of Fame and has taught way over 100,000 Photoshop users. We'll start off by simplifying Photoshop's interface to make it less overwhelming and then jump in and learn the absolute essentials. This course will cover everything one needs to know in order to be truly effective with the program.

Ben will show you these techniques and tips:

• Simplifying the Interface
• Browsing your images with Bridge
• Understanding Resolution
• Which File Formats to use
• Essential Tonal Adjustments
• Essential Color Adjustments
• Isolating areas with selections
• The fundamentals of layers
• Troubleshooting Techniques
• Workflow Overview

March 26, 2013 - Last week, Chase Jarvis, co-founder of creativeLIVE, spoke with TechCrunch's Rip Empson about the origins of the company, what differentiates the creativeLIVE platform from the rest, and how creativeLIVE has been able to find traction in an increasingly crowded space.

TODAY: Learn Family Portraits from Michele Celentano! You'll learn how to pose and light groups, but to be a family photographer you also have to be a psychologist, director, sales manager, a marketing director and postproduction expert. Spending three days with Michele will help you find the style of family portraits that you love, learn how to create portraits that illustrate family relationships and learn how to work with people of all ages, from newborn to 99.

During the workshop be sure to check out our quote contest for the opportunity to win some cool prizes that you could use for your own family portrait business!

What can you win?
Copies of Photographing Families by Michele Celentano (value, $29.99)
DataColor - Spyder4PRO (value, $149)
Venice Albums - 8x8 Album
WHCC - Gift Certificates (value up to $290)

Students from 178 Countries Tuned In for 460,000 viewing hours of free Photoshop Instruction in Weeklong Live Broadcast Workshop

Tomorrow, Photographer and Author Tamara Lackey returns to creativeLIVE to launch her new Lifestyle Series: All In One Life. The first program in the series focuses on Health and Energy. Spend Wednesday & Thursday immersed in learning how to feel better every single day.

- Learn how to significantly boost your energy and keep it up evenly, all day long.
- Redefine fast food. Learn how to make delicious, whole foods-based, ridiculously healthy food FAST.
- Move it. Get the upper hand on excuses. Learn self-motivational techniques that actually work. Enjoy moving more frequently and experience the countless benefits of your fitness daily.
- Master your stress, feel calmer everywhere; elevate your mood. And halt a mess of related illnesses in their tracks.

Take these two days for you. And for all those whose lives converge with yours.