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Course Outline
Programme General Settings
- Introduction
- General settings
- General features of the programme
- Main selection menu
- Setting up the workspace
- Histogram
Layers
- Principles of operation
- Foundations of layer creation
- Adding text to images
Basic Raster File Formats
- Understanding pixels
- The issue of resolution
- File formats
- Image quality and file size
- Preparation for the internet
- Preparation for the photolab
Photo Correction
- Brightness/contrast and shadows/highlights
- Removing unwanted colour casts
- Colour variations
- Hue and saturation adjustments
- Replacing colours
Cropping
- Principles of composition
- Cropping images
- Removing unwanted elements
- Adjusting paper size
- Sharpening techniques
Tools
- Brushes
- Locally brightening or darkening images
- Cloning techniques
- Selection methods
FILE FORMAT SETUP
- Internet formats: GIF, PNG
- Storing logos using transparency on websites or photoblogs
- Isolating products from the background
- Camera file formats (RAW): Understanding RAW files
- Adobe Camera RAW
- Why use the RAW format?
PRACTICE SESSIONS
- Retouching portraits
- Staff portrait editing
- Key considerations when creating photo portraits
- Creating panoramic images
- Understanding depth of field
- Converting to black and white
- Using gradients effectively
- Creating sepia-toned images
- Red-eye reduction
Requirements
- Basic computer skills
- Fundamental knowledge of the Windows operating system
Audience
- Photo enthusiasts and hobbyists
- Web and graphic designers
14 Hours
Testimonials (1)
Jarek was very, very determined to make me as knowlegable as possible to be able to use those programmes afterwards, even though the time was very limited to be successfull. He not even pushed breaks, so we could squeeze even more knowledge in. Fantastic! Very, very sweet!
