Photoshop for Photographers II Evening Class November 4, 2009

From adjustment layers to masks, and printing to RAW images, this 4-week class expands on the student's knowledge of the image-editing power (and fun) of Photoshop. The course will deliver a broad understanding of the core tools in Photoshop along with important introductions to digital imaging concepts like: color profiles, blending and opacity, pixels-per-inch versus dots-per-inch, and DNG (digital negatives).

While Photoshop is a large and complex tool, the class will keep it simple by focusing on one tool and one technique at a time. Getting a solid grounding in the basics will help each student reach for more complex techniques in the future. Often the simplest solution is the best!

List of topics to be covered

-Understanding ppi vs. dpi, and preparing a file for printing
-Understanding Adjustment Layers, (ie: levels, curves, brightness/contrast, hue/saturation)
-Understanding refining selections and creating elegant masks
-Introduction to understanding global vs. targeted color and contrast adjustments using masks
-Introduction to combining two images using blending modes and gradients masks
-Introduction to processing RAW files using Adobe Camera Raw
-Understanding using photography based filters
-Basics of sharpening and blurring

Official Website: http://www.projectbasho.org/workshops/2009fall/introduction-photoshop-II.html