Richard Harrington

Richard Harrington A certified instructor for Adobe, Apple, and Avid, Richard Harrington is a practiced expert in motion graphic design and digital video. His producing skills were also recognized by AV Multimedia Producer Magazine who named him as one of the Top Producers of 2004.

Rich is a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals Instructor Dream Team, and a popular speaker on the digital video circuit. He is also an instructor at the Art Institute of Washington and the American University in Washington, D.C.

Rich is an internationally published author. His book, Photoshop CS for Nonlinear Editors, was the first of its kind to focus on Photoshopâ's application in the world of video. He is also a contributing author for Final Cut Pro On the Spot, After Effects On the Spot, After Effects at Work, and The Photoshop World Dream Team Book, Volume 1. A Masters Degree in Project Management fills out Rich's broad spectrum of experience.


Monday, October 26, 2009

My Day at Photo Plus Expo

Richard Harrington | 10/26- 09:50 PM

I spent the day in New York city at the 2009 Photo Plus Expo show. It was just a one day trip (thanks Amtrak Acela). I went up for lots of reasons, but here’s some of the gear I saw that looked interesting.

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Saturday, January 24, 2009

Highlights & Shadows in Aperture 2

Richard Harrington | 01/24- 02:26 PM

Taking Control of the Brights and Darks

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Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use the powerful commands in Aperture 2 that allow you to adjust the highlights and shadows in an image.

Be sure to check out the Official Apple Guide to Aperture 2

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Sunday, December 07, 2008

Photoshop Brush Shortcuts

Richard Harrington | 12/07- 04:59 PM

Take control of your brushes

I often see people struggling with brushes in Photoshop. Brush control is essential for many tasks besides painting, you’ll need precise control for masking, retouching, and creating selections. With this in mind, here are my favorite shortcuts for getting things done.

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Saturday, December 06, 2008

Using Vibrancy in Aperture

Richard Harrington | 12/06- 04:57 PM

Adding pop to your images

Author Richard Harrington demonstrates using the vibrancy slider in Aperture.


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Thursday, December 04, 2008

Two Important Updates from Adobe

Richard Harrington | 12/04- 04:53 PM

Bridge and Camera Raw gain new features!

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I’m a big fan of what’s possible with Adobe Bridge. The latest edition has added great web galleries and contact sheets. Adobe has tweaked Bridge CS4 and added headers and footers to PDF contact sheets and slideshows. The web galleries are also tweaked to offer smaller file sizes. You can download the update for Mac and Windows from Adobe.com.

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Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Setting Preferences - Understanding Adobe Photoshop

Richard Harrington | 12/03- 04:50 PM

A video for setting up Photoshop CS4

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to customize Photoshop CS4’s preferences so the program works best for you.


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Monday, December 01, 2008

Quick Tips for Using Aperture

Richard Harrington | 12/01- 04:49 PM

A video introduction to Apple Aperture

Author Richard Harrington shares tips on how to do some basic adjustments to images in Aperture.


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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Converting Image Modes - Understanding Adobe Photoshop

Richard Harrington | 11/30- 04:46 PM

Learn how to change image modes within Photoshop

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to switch between image modes in Photoshop CS4.


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That little update that messed things up!

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