01 March 2011

S C H O O L E D



i have a little announcement of sorts! i get a lot of people asking me about photoshop. 'bri, we want to make our blog look cooooool.' 'bri, i want to put type on my posts like you do, how do i DO that?' in the end, what makes blogs interesting? original content, right? even if it is putting together found photos in a unique way. are you still with me here?

SO! i am teaming up with angela kohler (her and her fiance ithyle made these super awesome stop motion kindle commercials, you must have seen them) and we are here to teach you PHOTOSHOP! we have put together a whole lesson plan, and brainstormed fun ideas for our class! you wanna hear what we are thinking?



  • 2 day class on a Saturday and Sunday 8-6pm in Downtown Los Angeles on the tentative dates May 7-8.
  • super small classes for individual attention (15-20 people)
  • see those pictures above? that's angela's loft and where we will be having the class. the space is pretty unbelievable and that's where they created the kindle commercials!
  • the first day you will learn basic photoshop techniques like how to put text on your photos, adjust color, how to make your blog posts unique with layouts and much more!
  • angela will shoot your very own fancy studio portrait. so you are now not only learning photoshop, you are kind of a famous model too.
  • you will learn basic retouching skills using your own fancy portrait. do you have a zit on your forehead and really want to learn how to magically erase it? no problemo! we can teach you virtual proactive!
  • after that we will dive into mood boards, textures, borders and all of that fun stuff.
  • so you want to know, 'bri, how much is this all gonna cost me!' the cost of the classes will be $750, but the first session at the beginning of May, we are offering for a special price of $550. it's time to invest in your business and build your blog into something that you are proud of!


we are gonna end it all with fun! well, we plan on having fun the whole entire time, but we are gonna end it with a fun photo booth session. since she has one built in her loft! (and you will get to keep your digital photos) you will also take away a bag of goodies. but we can't give away all the surprises, because then it just simply isn't a surprise.

so here is where you come in! we want to know what YOU want to learn!

if this is exactly what you are looking for and just know you want to be a part of this, email angelakohler@me.com with the subject line: BLOGSHOP and we will start a list for our first class! it will be first come, first serve. jump on board and spread to word! we can't wait to get all geeky with you. email for questions/more details!

39 comments:

Mrs. P Vega said...

I WISH I could go to this! Sounds like such an amazing learning adventure.

wishful nals said...

how exciting! wish i lived closer -- i would totally make the trek!

Rhianna Wells said...

OH MY! I would kill to go to this! I wish I didn't live on the other side of the country. A class with you would be so much fun, I think!!!!

Good luck with this endeavor - it's so great!!!

Anonymous said...

very cool, bri! wish i could take your class!

xo,
joAnn

Heather said...

What a cool loft space! Sounds like a great class!

Anonymous said...

you know what? when i read it on twitter, i thought it was an ONLINE course.... what a deception... i would have signed up right away.

Laura said...

This is brilliant, my coworkers and I are sitting here in Seattle wishing we could come down and take it together, do you offer group rates, hint hint?? :) Great idea I'm sure it'll be great!

Cez said...

i'd like to be there!!! great class!!!!!! lucky you!!!

annawithlove said...

can you do one in Toronto?! :)

MG said...

Maybe an online course? Please....I beg of you.

paper and type said...

wish i could join, but will be away for mother's day weekend.

i'd love a heads up if the dates are changed!

Anonymous said...

Let me know if this gets pushed back to June. I'll have to wait until after my wedding in May! Way interested though.

Here in This House said...

oh we'd LOVE to come but LA is tricky. Please consider doing an online course! we'd be in in jiffy!!

kate said...

your class sounds like so much fun! i can't afford it at the moment... but maybe if i start saving right now? :)

Prippy Handbook said...

If I were a West Coast girl, I'd be there with bells on!

Great idea - I hope it is a huge success.

Anonymous said...

ugh I wish I was in the area. how about an online class for your fans who want to learn as well? don't forget about us. ;)

{THE HIGH-HEELED MOMMA} said...

Sounds great! Too bad I live in Chicago. I hope you'll consider an alternative for us "out-of-staters." Possibly an on-line course?! That'd be pretty great too.

Erin said...

I wish I could go to this, but I live in Toronto!

Hope it goes well! I bet it'll be a blast!

Abigail said...

i knew i should have moved to LA.

vanessa joie said...

this turned my day from ho hum to YAHOO!

amy v / over&under said...

that studio is amazeballs

Anonymous said...

Come to India. I'm bummed I can't be there :(

♥ CheChe said...

I want to feel comfortable changing my blogs layout whenever I want. Making it more seamless and eye popping. The plans in my head seem so incomprehensible when I think of trying to accomplish them. I want to know the best sites and how to make my camera photos look professional once I post them :).. Thank You and I really would love to attend this!!

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bow tie & bustle said...

Please come to Seattle to teach this class! I would give anything to be the L.A. area! Sounds A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

{southern bliss...sealed with a kiss} said...

I so wish I could go to this!! Hope to make it to the next one!

B. Meyers said...

Do things in New York! :)

Aliza said...

I am seriously considering this. It sounds perfect! I always love the way your posts look!

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Kelly P said...

This sounds like such an amazing experience. Your blog (as well as all the others you contribute to) inspire me so much! I'm trying to start my own blog and need so much help with the design part of the website. I got so so Sooo excited when I read this post. I really want to take this class even though i live in the bay area I am so very willing to make the trip down just for the class! :D p.s. That loft..... simply AH-MAZE-ING!!! Love it! :)

lindsey lowe said...

love this idea!! if i lived any where in the area i would definitely be there. maybe you can take this and go on the road with it? like to Louisiana... ha!

Colleen / Inspired to Share said...

Oh mannnn, I wish I lived on the west coast, I would SO be there!! Have so much fun!!

Angélique Jaillon / Too Cute Design said...

Bri, will you come one day to Paris to have this two days class ?!!!

I hope so...

xoxoxo

Angela said...

Naww.....and I'll even be in LA in April - but gonna miss it!!
Bri can you come to Australia pretty please!?!??

x

Fashalina aka The Hyperbalist said...

bahhh wish I lived in LA. Maybe one day you'll do an East Coast one..!

Ranu said...

Wish this could be in NYC!! ::hint hint::

erin said...

Oh I WISH you could do this live on the internet like a creativelive class or something since I'm guessing most of what you are doing is on a computer, it would be super easy I'm sure! Please keep it in mind maybe for next time!

Anonymous said...

I'm so sad! When will you bring this class to NYC?! :)

The Beautiful Soup said...

I'm another who saw this & hoped it would be online too..
Can I beg & plead that you might do it online as well?! I'd sign up right away x

caitlin of wanderlustings said...

oh bri! i want to go so bad! by chance...in the future...will you come to chicago and do this?! or an online class perchance?? thanks!!