Essentials of Adobe Photoshop

(Three Part Class)

For a long time Adobe Photoshop has been the gold standard in photo editing. While many photographers know this, they also avoid using this incredibly versatile software because they feel it is too intimidating and too hard to learn. In this class we will demystify Adobe Photoshop and discuss using it for skillful and creative photo editing. Your photography will never be the same.

What You'll Learn

We will examine the primary tools in Adobe Photoshop used for photo editing. We will not stress tools used for other types of project creation. 

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Prerequisites

Students should obtain a subscription or a free trial of Adobe Photoshop, and load it onto their computers, prior to class. Please note, this class uses the most recent version of Adobe Photoshop and not Photoshop Elements. Several demonstration images used in this class will be made available to students so that they may follow along.

Week One

• Photoshop layout
• Layers
• Adjustment Layers
• Basic masking with adjustment layers

Week Two

• Masking
• Selections
• Groups
• Shape layers
• Text Layers

Week Three

• Color, swatches, and color grading
• Blend modes
• Blend If controls
• Smart objects and filters
• Object removal
• Focus stacking
• Creating and saving new files