Photoshop Tips and Tricks

Course Description

“How’d you do that?” is something we hear a lot when teaching classes. This workshop will make you better at many different tasks in Photoshop. From creating high contrast portraits to digitally signing your photos, students learn a bunch of stuff in a short, intense session.

Course Outline

Here’s just a few things we’ll cover:

• High contrast portrait technique - this adds character and drama to your people pictures.
• Eliminate destructive editing with smart object - you can always change your mind.
• Making better poster size prints - something just the pros know how to do.
• Simple skin softening - no need for a special program to get that nice smooth look.
• Instant infrared - you could spend $300 to adapt your camera or do this for free.
• Make ‘em smile - turn that game face into a happy face.
• Cropping, cropping, cropping - can turn an ordinary photo into a great photo.
• Fixing group photos - there’s always someone who messes up the family photo.
• Content aware fill - OMG.
• Glasses glare - how the pros fix it.
• Dodging and burning - ways to selectively lighten and darken parts of your photo.
• Making a GOOD photo collage - it’s easier than you think. 
• Panoramas - when you can’t fit it in just one shot.
• Sign your photos digitally - give them the personal touch. 
• Introduction to layers and masks - all the basics you need to know.
• Aligning photos - to create interesting solutions.
• Keyboard short cuts -these will will make your life so much easier.
• Unlimited black and white conversions - discover the possibilities.
• Resizing just part of your photograph - it’s easy with Content Aware Scaling.

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Course Prerequisites

This is a show and tell class. A basic understanding of computers is recommended. Bring your own laptop if you'd like to play along.