Our Visual Persuasion Adobe Training team is a group of dedicated professionals, each an expert in their field as well as seasoned educators. They live and breathe the Adobe Creative Suite software they teach and they know how to share their years of experience with you—showing you, through their customized curriculum, the easiest and fastest path to success with your software.
Marti Wedewer is a graphic designer, digital fine artist, college professor and corporate trainer. Her specialties are beginning and advanced Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, though she also teaches layout and design skills, conceptual thinking, typography, proofreading, color theory, and advanced digital illustration. Marti has been teaching the Adobe Creative Suite for 17+ years, first in a design school setting, and presently at Red Rocks College and as a corporate trainer for Visual Persuasion Adobe Training.
Marti has worked for years in the design and advertising industry, partnered in an interactive multimedia company, and presently is running her freelance design business, BrioCreative. The synergy of her strong design background plus her teaching education and experience bring extraordinary depth to the classes she teaches—real world advice from a working professional is a valuable commodity.
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Brandon Berman is an educator and filmmaker. Education has been a defining part of his career and he has been teaching video editing software for 17+ years. He has taught at many colleges and universities and specializes in video editing, motion graphics and special effects. He was the Director of the Multimedia and Graphic Design Department at Front Range Community College for 13 years. During his time there, he achieved many accolades including Master Teacher of the Year, Outstanding Faculty of the Year and recognition from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for three documentaries that were created in an innovative class he created and established. He also brings real-world experience by working as a corporate trainer, college educator and freelance creative. He is the founder and director of “Storage Room Productions, LLC”, a company that focuses on video production and editing. He enjoys working with people, is light hearted and believes that having fun is a critical part of the learning process.
Weston Dockter is an award-winning video producer with over seven years of professional experience in the field of media production. Graduate school at Colorado State University brought Weston to Colorado from his hometown of Madison, WI. During his time at CSU, Weston taught several classes including video editing with Adobe, video producing, and live video production.
Weston’s formal education includes a Master of Science from CSU in Public Communication and Technology with an emphasis on Media Production, as well as a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota in Broadcast Journalism.
Currently, Weston runs his own media production company called Wide-Eyed Productions. Based in Denver, Wide-Eyed specializes in documentary filmmaking, corporate video, as well as music video production. Some notable clients include The National Park Service, Nuance Chocolate, and The Colorado State Forest Service.
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Justin Wilson is a professional videographer and editor who owns and operates his own freelance production company. He focuses mostly on working with local businesses and non-profits to create short form web content advertisements and videos to engage with the client’s customers. He has also worked extensively with clients at corporate events, and in house training videos. He was also the lead editor on an Emmy Award winning long form documentary. Through his experience Justin has the knowledge of file structure, and properly setting up your project for the highest quality output, and efficient workflow. Justin joined premieretutor.com to help others get the most out of their video project, and ensure they enjoy doing just that.
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Jennifer Walker has been a photographer and digital editor for over 6 years. From humble beginnings and a small digital camera, her passion for the art of photography and her artistic eye has led to her expansive knowledge on the nuances and possibilities of image creation and editing. For the past several years, she has taught and mentored many photographers and students, and has become an influential member of the photography community. She is constantly seeking to share her knowledge with clients and students, helping them tell their personal and brand stories.
Jeffrey Atherton, a teacher and web developer, has the perfect set of skills to teach the software he loves to use. He has been teaching WordPress and Adobe Photoshop at Colorado Media School in Lakewood Colorado for over 4 years. Since building his first website in 1998, Jeffrey has built over 200 WordPress websites for businesses and organizations around the world. Jeffrey not only understands the technology behind the WordPress platform, he also understands effective landing page layout and how website visitors journey from stranger to customer in the online world.
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Jaeson Simmon: When I am asked, what kind of art do you make, I always think first of my oil paintings. Then I remember that I haven’t touched oils in years. These days I make everything in digital media. There is no more cleaning brushes, no more waiting for paint to dry, and best of all no more picking stray dog hairs out of my work.I started out my art career in traditional media. My wheelhouse was charcoal, pastels, and my beloved oil paint. After going to school for graphic design I found a way to merge my love of creating and the ease of the digital world. There is never a dull moment when working with clients, and with each project being different from the last it is hard to feel burnt out.
Through my work in graphic design I have been fortunate to have found a large group of talented creatives who have helped me grow as a designer and artist. They set a high bar for design and mentorship, which I found myself wanting to emulate both professionally and personally. This lead me to teaching, something that I never really thought about in my early life, but has been one of the most rewarding experiences. There is nothing that moment when someone grabs a particularly hard concept, and I am blown away at the creativity of students. I have found that people are far more capable than they give themselves credit for. The truth is anyone can create, and I want to be there want to be there when students realize that for themselves.
Kristina Robbins: Since she started her journey back in 2000, Kristina enjoys working many roles in the multimedia industry. She’s a creator, business owner, facilitator, curator, educator, advocate, visionary, and problem-solver. She’s been immersed in the industry designing for clients, businesses, and organizations for a variety of communication needs like, branding, marketing, promotion and advertisement.
Kristina’s early education was in Graphic Design & Print Production, as well as Video Production & Animation. She continued on, scheduled to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Digital Design at the University of Colorado Denver (CU), College of Arts & Media, in 2021. Over the years her work has evolved, adding new aspects as a UX Designer, specialized in Graphic Design, Video, Interactive Media, Motion & Live Capture/Animation, Web Design, Story & Messaging.
In 2016, she was offered to teach in the Multimedia department at Red Rocks Community College and now additionally teaching at 2 other colleges in Denver. Kristina’s had many successes creating opportunities for her students and her partners in the industry. She continues working passionately with her clients to develop strategies for creating multimedia messaging and design, focused on user-experience. She enjoys collaboration, while combining art, technology, and critical thinking to create powerful digital content that can be shared globally.
