Social Media for Professional Success

Discover how to harness the power of social media to grow your professional network, strengthen customer relationships, and deliver the right message to the right audience. This course covers essential platform know-how—from content creation and audience targeting to proper etiquette and paid advertising strategies. You'll also learn how to leverage AI tools to enhance your brand and online presence. Platforms covered include Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), and more! Students must activate their My Northshore account prior to the first class.

Digital Photography: Part 2- Shooting Challenges and Post Production

This course will challenge you with weekly photo assignments, critiques and advanced skills using your Digital Camera or IPhone. Explore more advanced photography topics including shooting in the raw format, capturing motion, utilizing selective focus, HDR shooting, and more. We will establish an efficient post-production workflow and learn to evaluate, organize and enhance our images using Adobe Lightroom Classic (the computer, not tablet/web-based version). This virtual class will meet live using the Zoom platform, which requires a computer with microphone, camera and internet access. Requirements: Any digital camera, Adobe Lightroom ($10/month subscription required), and a computer capable of running Lightroom. An external hard drive dedicated to your photo library is recommended.