"Right-Brain Photoshop: Merging, Melding and Morphing" Redmond, Washington (PRWeb) February 12, 2007 -- BetterPhoto.com®, the worldwide leader in online photography education, today announced that Al Ward, author of Photoshop Type FX Gone Wild has joined BetterPhoto.com's team of instructors. Ward's 4-week short course, Right-Brain Photoshop: Merging, Melding and Morphing, is now accepting enrollment at BetterPhoto.com. Register now and receive your first lesson!

"Al's extensive knowledge of Photoshop, and all its amazing possibilities, will make his course a very popular one!" said Jim Miotke, President and founder of BetterPhoto, com. "We are delighted to have this veteran Photoshop guru on board."

As well as authoring numerous books and manuals about Photoshop, Al Ward has written for Photoshop User Magazine and been a contributing writer and editor for Web Designer and Practical Web Projects magazines. He was also a panelist at the Photoshop World 2001 Conference. As the title of his course, Right-Brain Photoshop: Merging, Melding and Morphing belies, he will instruct his students in creating stunning images and digital art, as well as the techniques of reconstructing an image to form a more beautiful, comical or abstract version of the original.

BetterPhoto brings together over 150,000 members from around the world for learning, fun, and community. The site offers over 90 courses on photography and Photoshop, taught by scores of published, professional photographers including Tony Sweet, Brenda Tharp, Jim Zuckerman, and Shutterbug editor George Schaub. Courses are offered every month. Sign up today to get your photos thoughtfully and promptly reviewed by professionals. The monthly BetterPhoto.com contest, considered the best on the web, brings in over 25,000 entries monthly, and awards winners in 10 categories.

About BetterPhoto.com

BetterPhoto.com is the worldwide leader in online photography education, offering an approachable resource for photographers who want to improve their skills, share their photos, and learn more about the art and technique of photography. Headquartered in Redmond, WA, BetterPhoto.com is a fun, approachable community, offering online photography courses led by highly respected and published professional photographers, who act as mentors. BetterPhoto also offers a range of gallery and web hosting options that are easy to use and powerfully customizable, and offers a rich community experience and the best photo contests on the web.

For more information, visit the BetterPhoto website at http://www.betterphoto.com.

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