Advanced Photoshop Training

2 days - £445 + vat

Photoshop Course Package Deal:Photoshop Training + Advanced Photoshop Training: £667 + vat (normally £890)

This Advanced Adobe Photoshop training course teaches participants the techniques necessary to create, manipulate and edit professional quality images with skill and precision. This Photoshop course is suitable for designers and photographers who have working experience of Photoshop.

Advanced Photoshop Course Objectives

Areas often overlooked by everyday use of Photoshop are examined and explained both in theoretical discussion and by practical example on this Advanced Photoshop training course.

On completion of this Advanced Photoshop course,delegates will discover the depth that Photoshop has to offer and learn a range of techniques that speed up and improve workflow.

Advanced Photoshop Training Course Content

New in CS5

• Puppet warp
• Content aware fill

Cutting out / isolating areas of an image

• Using the quick select tool
• Using the refine edge command

Layer masks

• Layer mask recap
• Layer mask shortcuts
• Layer mask techniques
• Refining masks

Adjustment layers

• Advantages of use in retaining image quality
• Use in conjunction with masks
• Using the histogram
• Using levels to ensure correct tonal range
• Adjusting hue & saturation
• Using curves
• Getting the best black & white images
• Colour correction

Processing

• Batch processing jpeg tiff and RAW files
• Accurate colour correction via RGB numbers
• Working non-destructively

Selections

• Alpha channels and masks
• Using the alpha channel palette
• Refining selections with quick mask
• Making a channel mask

Blend Modes

• How blend modes actually work
• Using blend modes for precise cloning
• Blend mode techniques for quick image polishing

Image quality

• Digital image limitations
• The importance of bit depth in image manipulation
• Common bit depths and what they mean
• Maintaining image Quality with Smart Objects
• Transforming and resizing Smart Objects††
• Professional grade sharpening techniques

The Camera Raw Plug in

• Understanding the Camera Raw format
• Exposure adjustments
• The Graduated filter and Adjustment Brush tools
• Adding film grain
• Adding/Removing Vignettes

Advanced Retouching

• Extending images
• Cloning in perspective
• non-destructive retouching
• Lens correction
• The Puppet Warp tool
• The Liquify filter

An introduction to HDR imaging An in-depth look at Bridge Colour management

• The need for colour management
• Configuring default working colour spaces
• Choosing an image profile
• Monitor calibration
• Printing to a desktop printer using colour management
• Soft proofing

Hardware requirements to run Photoshop efficiently

• Configuring memory and scratchpad

Automated actions

• Creating an action
• Editing an action
• Running a batch command