Photoshop for Photographers I September 30, 2009

From lassos to healing brushes, and histograms to crop tools, this 4-week class introduces the student to 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 pixels, resolution, resampling, jpegs, color.

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:

-Introduction to Adobe Bridge and file management
-Introduction to understanding pixels, resolution, and file types
-Basics of RGB color
-Basics of non-destructive color correction (ie: Levels, Curves, Brightness/Contrast)
-Understanding the histogram
-Introduction to using Art Layers and Adjustment Layers
-Basics of healing brush, clone stamp and red-eye tools
-Basics of making selections
-Introduction to basic masking
-Methods of converting from color to black and white

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