Photoshop Secrets Revealed

Photoshop Secrets Revealed

Essential Skills for Digital Enhancing

Nick Melidonis M. Photog. AIPP

This 7 hour, “hands‐on” workshop will provide proven, step‐by‐step Photoshop techniques that participants can apply to discover and utilize the creative tools of this powerful software. A CD containing a number of my better images will be provided so that each participant can personally use them to follow the individual steps I take, to produce an award winning image.

Suitable For

This workshop is suitable for photographers having a modest or no working knowledge of Photoshop or for those that wish to take a ‘refresher’ course.

If you have a reasonable understanding of using a computer you will gain a lot from this workshop.

Requirements

Participants will require a notebook and their personal laptop computer, loaded with a recent version of Adobe Photoshop or a trial version. Participants may use PC or MAC computers as the techniques are similar. Hand outs will be provided for reference during the course and for revision afterwards. A CD containing the images to be used during the workshop will also be supplied. Participants can therefore follow the techniques and skills demonstrated step by step.

Participant Numbers

A minimum of 8 participants is required to run the workshop.

Dates

14th February, 2010
2nd May, 2010

Times

Start 9.00 am and finish 5.00 pm

Venue

The venue is normally Wollaston College Conference Centre, Wollaston Road, Mount Claremont but may change depending on participant numbers. People enrolled will be informed of any venue change ahead of time.

Cost

$289.00 inclusive of 7 hours tuition, GST, all day tea and coffee, lunch, handouts and working CD.

Enrolment

Choose your course date and pay the course fee – you may pay using Visa or MasterCard, and if you have a PayPal account you can pay from your linked bank account.

14th February 2010

2nd May 2010

Workshop Outline

• Removing the mystique and learning to enjoy the creativity of Photoshop
• Correct setting up of Photoshop to maximize ease of working, speed and potential
• Managing, opening, closing, saving, re‐sizing files
• File types and their use ….. not very complex at all!
• The power of layers – the basis of Photoshop
• The magic of adjustment layers – quality without the size (or overloaded computers)
• Levels and curves … different or the same outcomes?
• Easy colour corrections ….. seeing it as it is or giving it a new look
• Dodging and burning non‐destructively …. Darkroom magic the digital way
• Cropping, straightening and adjusting perspective … simplicity itself with great results
• Clone, patch and healing brush …. The ‘secret’ retouching tools used by all Masters
• Using masks …. Reveal the hidden treasures captured, from global to local enhancements
• Saving time with actions …… efficiency with creative flair
• Shadow/Highlight ….advanced options to bring out the tones hiding within your images
• Sharpening …. with finesse and sensitivity.