 Photoshop/Elements for Beginners
Use Photoshop® and Photoshop Elements® to correct and enhace your photos
This Image Editing for Beginners Course aims to show the complete beginner how to properly use Photoshop® and Photoshop Elements® to make sure your digital photographs come out looking their best. High Resolution original source files will be supplied on CD to each student so you can work on the same photos that are in the notes and that the tutor is working on as well. We believe this aproach is a sgnificant aid to learning what are very complex programmes.
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CD with Tutorial Images? |
Yes |
Over 120 pages of Full Colour
Notes?
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Yes
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Retake a class you missed? |
Yes |
Instead of the "This tool has this effect - now find ways to use it" school of teaching, we have deliberately taken a Project based approach, geared to match how most people want to work on their shots. What are the various tools for making skin better? What are the tools to lighten the sky? Learn when these and other tools should be used, even learn when they should not be used!
An extra large screen LCD is used to show each of the techniques covered. At the start of the course you will receive over 120 pages of detailed, full colour, illustrated handouts along with a CD of all the images used in the course.
For a small extra fee laptops with Photshop Elements installed can be supplied as all of the techniques shown will apply to Elements 8 through 10 as well as Photoshop® CS3, CS4 and CS5.
| COURSE CONTENT |
 WHAT TO DO FIRST
| Change the PREFERENCES to help things along |
| Change the COLOUR SETTINGS for better colour |
| Use CONVERT TO PROFILE when sending pics to Labs |
| Make sure IMAGE SIZE is set to 240ppi |
| Save your file with as JPEG 12 |
| Your originals are your negatives, keep them safe |
| Use PROCESS MULTIPLE FILES to apply changes to many pics |
| KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS speed up your work |
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STRAIGHTEN, CROP & RE-SIZE
| STRAIGHTEN Multiple Crooked Scans in one go |
| CROP your images to improve them |
| CROP your images to a specific size |
| Use a REVERSE CROP to expand the CANVAS |
| Use the ROTATE tool to level the horizon |
| Correct perspective with the LENS CORRECTION FILTER |
| Create a PANORAMA with the PHOTOMERGE tool |
| Use IMAGE SIZE to ENLARGE IMAGES & keep quality |
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IMPROVE COLOURS & TONE
| Use AUTO CONTRAST to try to brighten the exposure |
| Use LEVELS to fine tune your exposure |
| Use an ‘S’ CURVE to add contrast to any picture |
| Lighten shadows with the SHADOW/HIGHLIGHTS tool |
| Lighten an UNDEREXPOSURE using BLEND MODES |
| Darken OVEREXPOSURE with SHADOW/HIGHLIGHTS |
| Reduce noise in photos with the REDUCE NOISE FILTER |
| Use HUE/SATURATION to warm up a picture |
| Use SELECTIVE COLOUR to change a specific colour |
| Create a better Sepia Tone with a GRADIENT MAP |
| COLOURISE a Black & White Photo |
| Create an old colourised look with BRUSH OPACITY |
| BLACK & WHITE ADJUSTMENT LAYERS get better B&W’s |
| Use the CLONE STAMP TOOL to remove unwanted elements |
| Use DODGE & BURN to lighten/darken parts of your picture |
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LAYERS, MASKS & SELECTIONS
| DUPLICATE THE BACKGROUND LAYER & work on it instead |
| Controlling LAYER VISIBILITY |
| Use different SELECTION TOOLS for different jobs |
| MAKE A SELECTION, INVERSE IT and the FEATHER IT |
| FIX A FADED PHOTO in 3 easy steps |
| Use ADJUSTMENT LAYERS for non-destructive editing |
| LAYER MASKS blend photos together without damaging them |
| Change specific areas using the ADJUSTMENT LAYER MASK |
| Enhance a sky with a GRADIENT FILL LAYER |
| Remove the background with the EXTRACT FILTER |
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RETOUCHING PORTRAITS
| Remove skin blemishes with the SPOT HEALING BRUSH |
| Change eye colour using the COLOUR PICKER |
| Reduce wrinkles with the HEALING BRUSH |
| Whiten teeth using HUE/SATURATION |
| Brighten eyes with a HUE/SATURATION ADJUSTMENT LAYER |
| Emphasise eyelashes using BRUSHES ON BLANK LAYERS |
| Make someone smile with the LIQUIFY TOOL |
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TURN YOUR PHOTOS INTO PAINTINGS
| Make your photos look like a COLOUR SKETCH |
| Create a PEN & INK DRAWING |
| Give photos a WOODCUT LOOK |
| Make photos look like an OIL PAINTING |
| Create an ARTIST’S SKETCH from any photo |
| Turn photos into WATERCOLOURS |
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ADDING SPECIAL EFFECTS
| Use a PHOTO FILTER to enhance images |
| Use LAYER OPACITY to create a soft focus effect |
| Show movement with the MOTION BLUR FILTER |
| Create a VIGNETTE to focus attention on the subject |
| Create a shallow depth of field with a BLUR FILTER |
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ADDING SPECIAL EFFECTS
| Use a PHOTO FILTER to enhance images |
| Use LAYER OPACITY to create a soft focus effect |
| Show movement with the MOTION BLUR FILTER |
| Create a VIGNETTE to focus attention on the subject |
| Create a shallow depth of field with a BLUR FILTER |
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GIVE YOUR PHOTOS A PROFESSIONAL LOOK
| Make a FRAME FROM THE PHOTO |
| Give any photo an ARTISTIC EDGE |
| Make a photo look like a GALLERY PRINT |
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PUTTING TEXT IN IMAGES
| Create a CUSTOM WATERMARK to protect your images |
| Put various STYLE EFFECTS on text |
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| Type |
Night-time Course |
One Day Course |
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Day-time Course |
| Length |
6 Weeks (1 night per week) |
1 Day |
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6 Weeks (1 day per week) |
| Next Course |
Wednesday 14 March
PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO CLASS WEDNESDAY 11 APRIL FOR EASTER WEEK. The course runs for 6 weeks in total from 14 March until 25 April.
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Saturday 4 February |
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Monday 6 April
PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO CLASS ON BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 7 MAY. The course runs for 6 weeks in total from 16 Apr until 28 May. |
| Time |
7pm-8.30pm |
9am-6pm |
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10.30am-12noon |
| Fee |
€250
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€250 including lunch and breaks
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€250
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| Fee Includes |
Fee includes
over 120 bound pages of specially designed full colour tutorial notes. Also included in the folder is a resource CD with all of the tutorial images on it.
A limited number of Laptops with CS3, Elements® 8, 9 or 10 can be provided a on a first come first served basis. |
| Venue |
Institute of Photography,
Lord Edward St, Dublin 2 |
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| Payment |
Payment by cheque, bank draft or postal order can be made hereCredit Cards payments can be made below (unfortunately we can't take Laser at the moment)
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If you have any further queries please don't hesitate to contact us at info@instituteofphotography.ie,
or call us on +353 1 633 9089.
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