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Photoshop Fundamentals – An Introduction to Photoshop

This 3-day course provides a thorough overview of the interface, the tools, the features, tricks, and tips for using Photoshop CS6. The course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice.

Who Should Attend?

Adobe Photoshop has become an industry standard for so many different disciplines including desktop publishing, multimedia design, web design, digital video editing, and much more. Photoshop is often a prerequisite for many other software programs, and is the one program that everyone in every area of digital media should know.

Prerequisites:

Practical working knowledge of computers and basic Mac OS X skills.

Course Outline:

Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.

Lesson 1: Understanding How Digital Images Work

Understanding RGB and CMYK color models (additive and Subtractive)
Image size Vs. Resolution – What’s the difference?
Pixel Aspect Ratio – Are all pixels square?
Bits per channel – what does that mean?
Alpha Channel – Why is this important to us?

Lesson 2: Starting to Work in Photoshop

Opening an saving a file
Using Bridge to open a file
Understanding the tools and tools options
Hidden tools
Using some keyboard shortcuts
Zoom in and out of your picture (Navigator panel)
A short introduction to selections and adjustments
A short introduction to text
A short introduction to clipping masks
Undo and the History panel
Customize your workspace

Lesson 3: A Lesson in Cropping

A short Introduction to Camera Raw
Straightening and cropping an image
- Regular Cropping
- Rule of thirds
- Non destructive cropping
- Straightening the image
Making automatic adjustments
Removing a color cast
Manually adjusting the tonal range
Strategies for retouching

Lesson 4: Working with Selections

About selecting and selection tools
Using selection tools
Transforming a selection
Refining the edge of a selection

Lesson 5: Layer Basics

About layers
Using the Layers panel
Understanding layer stacking order
Difference between Opacity and Fill
Locking a layer (transparency, image pixels, position and the entire layer)
Adding a layer mask – White for opacity, black for transparency
Applying a gradient to a layer
Applying a layer style (drop shadow, stroke, other styles)
Understanding Global Light
Loading and saving a style (using the styles panel)
Flattening and saving files

Lesson 6: Photo Corrections: Color

Correcting digital photographs
Understanding Color correction
- Levels
- Curves
- Color Balance
Primary color correction
Secondary color correction
Adjusting lightness with the Dodge tool
Adjusting saturation with the Sponge tool
Comparing automatic and manual results

Lesson 7: Photo Corrections: Blemishes

Healing: Using the right tool
- Healing tools
- Patch Tool
- Content-aware move tool
Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool
Sharpening your images
Fixing lens defects

Lesson 8: Masks and Channels