Create Studios

 

Photoshop Techniques for Photographers

Whether you’re struggling to get going with Photoshop or have taught yourself a few things but aren’t sure if they’re the best techniques, there will be something for you on this course.

You will start with the basic operation of Photoshop and finish with electronic publishing and printing. On the way, you will learn some of the fundamental principles behind digital image post-production as well as a portfolio of professional techniques to make the best of your photographs.

Even though this course is in photographic post-production, please feel free to bring in your own camera.

Tutor

Colin Norwood has been doing photography as a hobby since the age of 13, when his main subject of interest was aviation. At college, he expanded his interests into other areas. Whilst maintaining an interest in photography as a serious hobby, Colin had a long career in computing working in systems support and troubleshooting, and software training. In 2001, he made the bold leap from 35mm film to 35mm digital, and in 2003 formed a photographic business partnership with Glenn Stanley – Your Digitalmemories.

Until the beginning of 2007, Colin was still working as an IT Manager, but Your Digitalmemories was so successful that he decided to go full time. He currently shoots 18+ weddings a year, as well as home sittings, babies, concerts, events, corporate gatherings and so on. He considers himself to be very lucky to have a job that is also a hobby, and thoroughly enjoys every working day.

Course Outline

1. Navigation 

a Getting around Photoshop and Bridge
b Setting up your work space and Palettes

c Quick keys.

d RAW vs JPG 

e File etiquette - don’t loose your work 

2. Working in Layers

a Exposure control

b Understanding the Histogram

c Levels and White balance

d Saturation and Colour manipulation

e Brightness and Contrast

f Shadow and Highlight

3. Image Cleaning 

a Clone and Healing Brush

b Noise

c Advanced repair

d Lens correction

4. Sharpening. 

a Un-Sharp-Mask

b High-Pass Sharpening

c Channel Sharpening

d Combined Sharpening

5. Special Effects

a. Black and White (the number of ways to get there)              b. Sepia and Duotone

c Soft focus

d Vignetting

e Other filters

6. Presentation of your work - Get noticed.

a Cropping and Resizing

b Borders

c Printing @ Home or using a Lab      

d Web and Email

7.Actions

a Automating your work flows

b Droplets

8. Clever stuff      

a Photo stitching

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