ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS4 - LEVEL 101

Course Description:

This two-day course introduces Adobe Photoshop, the most widely used software program for all your photography, compositing, retouching, restoration and photo imaging needs. The class begins with computer and file management, and then covers all the tools, palettes, selections, composite photo and comps, layers, basic text, painting, brushes cloning, photo restoration, wire removal, quick masks and comps and much, much more!

Come join our in house Adobe Certified Expert, Beverly Houwing, for a great two-day experience.  If you're new to Photoshop or have been using it for a while, this class will fill in the gaps and increase your skill levels greatly.   You know you want to know more about Photoshop!

Course comes with a complete Student Workbook and CD of images.  Course is ideal for either Apple or PC users.

Learning Objectives:

Some of what you will learn:

Understanding the Interface and the Tool Box - Palettes, Selection Tools,

Setting up a Workspace and Setting Preferences.

Using Adobe Bridge to manage assets.

How to import, export, organize, save, and reuse images.

How to understand image-generating devices, their resulting image types, and how to access resulting images in Photoshop.

How to Navigate efficiently in Photoshop.

How to use layers, channels, paths and masks

How to composite with smart objects.

Color correction using Photoshop CS4.

Selecting the appropriate features and options required to implement a color management workflow.

How to work with selections, transforming images and using Photoshop guides and rulers.

How to prepare images for web and print with appropriate color space and resolution.

Adjust the tonal range and correct the color of an image.

Retouching and blending images.

Drawing and painting tools.

Working with type and shapes.

Applying adjustments and filters

Working with gradients.

Working with Camera RAW files.

How to work with Type and Text and more