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Adobe Photoshop Private Training

Learn how to retouch and color correct photos, combine images, and create graphics in Photoshop. This course covers the basic and intermediate features of Photoshop, such as color/contrast, photo retouching, layers, masks, filters, and saving files for web/video/print.

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  • 13 and older
  • $399
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  • 3 hours

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Class Description

Description

What you'll learn in this photoshop class:

Learn how to improve photos & create graphics in Photoshop.

You’ll learn how to remove unwanted elements from photos, make selections, save files for print or web, and much more. In no time at all you’ll be able to improve your photos and build graphics in Photoshop!

Throughout this course, you’ll work on a wide variety of projects. You will adjust color and contrast, remove unwanted elements from photos, make selections to work with specific parts of an image, take part of one photo and put it into another, as well as save images in the proper file formats. You’ll learn about layers, masks, filters, type, and much more.

What You’ll Learn at a Glance

  • Learn to retouch photos & create graphics Improve your images by adjusting color brightness, & contrast
  • Use selections to work with a specific part of an image
  • Prepare images for digital, web, videos, or print 
  • Make updates easier by using adjustment layers 
  • Remove backgrounds using layer masks
  • Sharpen photos
  • Create visual effects with filters, shadows, blend modes, and much more

Course Syllabus

Section 1

  • Getting Started
  • Photo Retouching
  • Cropping Photos
  • Creating Graphics: Combing Photos, Text, & Graphics

Section 2

  • Replacing Backgrounds
  • Blend Modes & Opacity
  • Color Correction Using Color Balance
  • Color Correction Using Curves
  • Preparing Digital Photos for Print
  • Exporting Files for Web/Digital

Section 3

  • Sharpening Photos
  • The Liquify Filter & Intro to Smart Filters
  • Layer Masking
  • Masking Smart Filters

Section 4

  • Converting to Black & White & Lens Correction
  • Placing Your Designs in Pre-made Mockups
  • Adjustment Layers & Masks
  • Retouching

Section 5

  • Changing Color With a Blending Mode
  • Clipping Masks: Filling Shapes with Images
  • Using Adjustment Layers as Clipping Masks
  • Camera Raw Fundamentals
  • Camera Raw as a Filter

Section 6

  • Batch Actions & the Image Processor
  • Photoshop for Design: Adding a Title & Layer Styles
  • Photoshop for Design: Creating Digital Art in Photoshop
  • Photoshop for Design: Compositing into a Photo

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

Also available in-person in NYC

Syllabus

Section 1

Getting Started

  • Zooming
  • Scrolling
  • Getting around
  • Tools
  • Copying & pasting

Photo Retouching

  • Spot Healing Brush
  • Content-Aware Fill

Cropping Photos

  • Cropping Photos
  • Straightening Photos
  • Straightening a Layer

Creating Graphics: Combing Photos, Text, & Graphics

  • Adding Type
  • Smart Objects
  • Importing Vector Graphics (Such as Logos)
  • Type Anti-Aliasing

Section 2

Replacing Backgrounds

  • Select Subject
  • Select and Mask
  • Image compositing

Blend Modes & Opacity

  • Blend Modes
  • Opacity
  • Placing & Editing Smart Objects

Color Correction Using Color Balance

  • Creating adjustment layers for color correction
  • Adjusting color balance
  • Adjusting brightness/contrast

Color Correction Using Curves

  • Color correction with a Curves adjustment layer
  • Adjusting brightness and contrast with Curves
  • Setting white, black, & mid points

Preparing Digital Photos for Print

  • Viewing/setting image size
  • Resampling pros & cons
  • Saving as PSD
  • Saving as TIFF

Exporting Files for Web/Digital

  • Resizing images for the web/digital
  • Reducing image size with resampling
  • Exporting an optimized JPEG
  • Exporting a transparent PNG

Section 3

Sharpening Photos

  • The Smart Sharpen filter
  • Sharpening photos for digital & print

The Liquify Filter & Intro to Smart Filters

  • Smart Objects & Smart Filters
  • The Liquify Filter: Facial Features
  • Editing the Smart Filter: Using Liquify to Push Pixels

Layer Masking

  • Creating a Mask
  • Adjusting a Mask by Painting On It

Masking Smart Filters

  • Object Selection
  • Using & Masking Smart Filters

Section 4

Converting to Black & White & Lens Correction

  • Converting to Black & White
  • Bringing back color in a specific area
  • Removing Lens Distortion

Placing Your Designs in Pre-made Mockups

  • Placing Your Design into a Mockup
  • Customizing the Mockup

Adjustment Layers & Masks

  • More Curves practice
  • Masking out unwanted adjustments
  • Organizing layers into groups

Retouching

  • Healing Brush with Rotation
  • Content-Aware Fill
  • Patch Tool

Section 5

Changing Color With a Blending Mode

  • Change the color of an object
  • Using the Color Blend Mode

Clipping Masks: Filling Shapes with Images

  • Masking a graphic with a shape/type
  • Clipping masks
  • Adding a Drop Shadow

Using Adjustment Layers as Clipping Masks

  • Adjusting the color/brightness/contrast of specific areas in an image
  • Using Adjustment Layers with Clipping Masks

Camera Raw Fundamentals

  • Opening & editing RAW files

Camera Raw as a Filter

  • Applying Camera Raw as a Non-Destructive Smart Filter
  • Using Dehaze
  • Masking in Camera Raw

Section 6

Batch Actions & the Image Processor

  • Creating & running actions
  • Batch processing files
  • The Image Processor script
  • Adobe Bridge

Photoshop for Design: Adding a Title & Layer Styles

  • Creating a File with Photo & Text
  • Adding Effects: Stroke & Outer Glow
  • Fill vs. Opacity
  • Editing a Gradient & Saving a Gradient Preset for Later Use

Photoshop for Design: Creating Digital Art in Photoshop

  • Vector shapes
  • Brush Settings

Photoshop for Design: Compositing into a Photo

  • Distorting & warping a graphic onto a photo to create a mockup
  • Adding texture & shading

Refund Policy

  • Students may cancel up to 14 days before the class/program start date and receive a refund, less the registration fee (10% of the undiscounted course price). 
  • Cancellations within 14 days are not permitted, but students may reschedule up to three business days before the class start date.
  • For cancellations and reschedules, please email us at [email protected]

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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