Build 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...
Bring Your Computer
Students will receive a CD containing class material that is to be loaded on your personal PC. The classrooms all have power available at each seat.