uild a solid foundation for your Adobe Photoshop skills with this hands-on entry level class. You’ll understand how Photoshop fits into the digital photography workflow and we’ll explore the Photoshop CS desktop, tool pallets and Adobe Bridge.

Topics in this hands-on class include…

• Understanding the Photoshop workspace
• Best file formats to use for your images
• Organizing your images using Bridge
• Importing images into Bridge
• How to batch rename groups of files
• Understanding RAW file formats
• How to convert RAW files
• Keeping the RAW converter updated
• The best editing sequence in Photoshop
• Working with Help in Photoshop
• Using the Navigator
• Understanding the Histogram
• Understanding image dimensions and resolution
• Image size vs. Canvas size
• Cropping Images
• Evaluating and editing an image brightness and contrast
• Edit Hue and Saturation
• Making selections - Understanding those marching ants.
• Understand how to use editing tools like the Clone Stamp tool, Healing Brush, Spot Healing Brush, Patch Tool and the Red Eye tool
• Oops, how to fix retouching mistakes
• Introduction to Layers
• Fixing perspective
• Understanding the printing process in Photoshop
• Printing a picture package
• and much, much more...

Currently we use Adobe Photoshop CS2 on all computer lab systems, however, the topics covered in this class are relevant for anyone using Photoshop CS, CS2 and CS3. 
 

Class Prerequisites...

This class is designed for the person who is new to Adobe Photoshop or for anyone who wants to firm up their basic understanding of the product.