go from resistance to partnership with photoshop
Photoshop Groundwork for Equine Photographers
16 Live Sessions | Weekly meeting Thursdays 1-2 pm Central
November 12, 2026 to March 18, 2027
All classes are recorded and available for one year after cohort close.
Limited to 20 Students | No classes Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve or New Years Eve
If you’ve said, “This year, I’m going to learn Photoshop” so many times … and then didn’t — here’s your chance to make good on that promise to yourself! This 18 week odyssey into learning Photoshop will take you from confusion to confidence unleashing your creative freedom and peace of mind in the process.
Your Leader: Kimberly Beer
Kim Beer
Kim Beer Photography & Be More Business, Gestaltist
Super Powers:
Helping you connect with and love your Muse.
Innovative Business Building
Creative & Fast Workflows
Canon
Lightroom CC & Classic
Photoshop
Mac and iPad Pro
I’m an award-winning equine photographer, educator, and co-founder of Cowgirls with Cameras, and I’ve spent more than three decades behind the camera. My work is rooted in the western and equine world, photographing horses, horsewomen, ranch life, events, and commercial imagery while helping other photographers develop both their technical skills and their creative voice.
I’ve also been working with Adobe Photoshop since the days when layers felt revolutionary and removing something from a photograph required considerably more patience than typing a prompt into an AI tool. Over the years, Photoshop has become an integral part of my professional workflow for everything from subtle horse and human retouching to complex object removal, composites, background work, commercial graphics, and preparing finished imagery for print and digital use.
As an educator, I believe photographers learn best by doing. I’m far less interested in teaching you to memorize every tool Photoshop offers than I am in helping you understand how to choose and combine the right tools to solve the problem in front of you. I also know firsthand that Photoshop can be frustrating, intimidating, and occasionally downright infuriating. Learning the software is as much about developing confidence and problem-solving skills as it is learning which button to push.
Through Cowgirls with Cameras, I get to bring together my experience as an equine photographer, professional marketer, educator, and longtime Adobe user to help photographers build practical skills they can put to work in their own photography and businesses.
My goal with this program is simple: I want to help you stop wrestling with Photoshop and develop the skills, confidence, and problem-solving ability to make it a productive partner in your creative process.
All the Important Details
You don’t learn Photoshop by watching someone else use it.
You learn Photoshop by doing.
This program is designed to meet that need. Every instructional session teaches practical skills through a real-world equine photography project. The following week, we come back together and look at what you’ve learned, what you’re struggling with, how that project affected your own work, and answer any questions you may have about the tools and techniques covered in the project at hand. Through eight structured projects, you will master the skills a photographer needs to partner with Photoshop as a tool and a creative powerhouse.
Learn it. Do it. Get help. Build on it.
That’s how Photoshop becomes a skill instead of another collection of videos you watched once.
The investment for this program is $650.
Founding Herd members of the Cowgirls with Cameras Community can join for $399* Using the code provided in the community
Included in the program:
• Access to foundational training covering the 13 Photoshop essentials you actually need to understand: Adobe Camera Raw, Layers, Masks, Selections, the Brush Tool, Clone Tools, Heal and Remove Tools, Adjustment Layers, Blend Modes, Transform Tools, Smart Objects, Generative Fill, and Saving and Exporting.
• Project materials and files
• Live sessions – 8 hours of instruction & 8 hours of supported project work time with instructor.
• Access to recordings for no additional cost until March 18, 2028
• Instructor access via our Cowgirls with Cameras Community forum
This program does not include a subscription to Adobe Photoshop.
LIMITED PRIVATE MENTORSHIPS are available as an add-on.
*An annual paid membership to the Cowgirls with Cameras Community is currently $149. If you join, you can utilize the Founding Herd Member price and save $102 and get full access to all the other perks of our community! (note: Trial memberships do not qualify for the discount. Membership must be paid in full or a monthly paid subscription in effect to receive the discounted program price.) Once you join, you’ll find the promo code for your discount in The Gathering Space.
Live Class & project Schedule
All classes are recorded, so if you miss, you will be able to catch up. Supported work sessions are open time for Q&A as well as direct help with the project assigned or your project covering the same topic.
November 12 — Project 1: Clean Up the Scene
November 19 — Supported Work Session
November 26 — No Class: Thanksgiving
December 3 — Project 2: Polish the Horse
December 10 — Supported Work Session
December 17 — Project 3: Retouch the Human
December 24 & 31 — No Class: Holiday Break
January 7 — Supported Work Session
January 14 — Project 4: Remove Something HARD
January 21 — Supported Work Session
January 28 — Project 5: Change the World Behind Them
February 4 — Supported Work Session
February 11 — Project 6: Create Something That Didn’t Exist
February 18 — Supported Work Session
February 25 — Project 7: Make Photoshop Work FOR You
March 4 — Supported Work Session
March 11 — Project 8: Photographer as Designer
March 18 — Final Supported Work Session
See below for detailed explanations of what each project will entail.
ENROLL NOW! limited to 20 students in this cohort!
Need a payment plan? We do have a monthly payment option. Please email bossmare@cowgirlswithcameras.com for details.
About the Projects we’ll be doing & the skills you will learn:
- Clean Up the Scene
Remove horse manure, fence clutter, people, ropes and other distractions. Foundation skills: workspace, layers, selections, masks, Remove/Healing/Clone tools, Content-Aware and Generative Fill. Also cover noise reduction tools. - Polish the Horse
Tasteful horse retouching: dirt and stains, eye goobers, slobber, stray hairs, mane/tail cleanup, subtle eye and coat enhancement, dodge/burn, tack distractions, and knowing when to stop. - Retouch the Human
Natural portrait retouching for horse-and-human imagery: skin, blemishes, flyaway hair, teeth, eyes, clothing, subtle body adjustments, Liquify, dodge/burn, skin color, and ethical restraint. - Remove Something HARD
Complex removal such as a halter, lead rope, or tack element. Combine selections, masking, rebuilding, Clone/Heal and AI tools while preserving believable horse anatomy and hair. - Change the World Behind Them
Background replacement and major background repair: Select Subject, Select and Mask, mane/hair edges, using ai and harmonize, and avoiding the pasted-on look. - Create Something That Didn’t Exist
Composite/collage or creative equine artwork using multiple images. Blend modes, textures, masks, transforms, Smart Objects, filters, adjustment layers and creative color treatment. - Make Photoshop Work FOR You
Build a repeatable finishing workflow. Actions, creating Actions, batch processing, Smart Objects/Smart Filters, reusable elements, organized layers and nondestructive editing. - Photographer as Designer
Create a finished greeting card, photography ad, or client promotional graphic. Type, hierarchy, shapes, alignment, logos, canvas sizing, print vs. web preparation, and export.
Want MORE help and guidance? Add a private Mentorship with Kim! Only 7 slots available for $225.
Includes two private 45-minute sessions with Kim. The first session addresses your specific Photoshop problem, image, workflow, or skill. The second provides follow-up after you have practiced and allows for troubleshooting/refinement. This is approximately half of the normal mentorship rate and is available only as a program add-on. You can reserve your spot at registration!