FULL DAY - DIGITAL DARKROOM TECHNIQUES
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Limit of five people per session.
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If you are new to digital photography and you want to know more about how to control the process—from recording the image to making the print—this is a good workshop for you.
Bring your camera manual and your questions. Class is held at the One Earth Gallery, in Ballard.
Learn the basics of Photoshop image editing including:
- RAW vs JPG - what format to shoot
- computer color modes - RGB, CMYK
- sizing and saving images for print and email
- color correcting
- the tool palette
- using layers
- sharpening
- removing spots
- scaling areas
- enhancing shadow and light detail
Next Session: - 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Cost $ - Lunch is included.
Additional sessions to be announced.
Prerequisites: Students should be comfortable using a mouse, opening and saving files, and should know generally how to use their computer keyboard, mouse and windows.
Software: We will use Photoshop CS for demonstrations in the workshop. Most of the techniques we will demonstrate are similar using Photoshop Elements. You should have either Photoshop Elements (V4 or later) or Photoshop (CS or later) installed on your computer to derive the most benefit from the workshop.
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WORKSHOP TOPICS - each session we selectively cover topics from this list, depending on the interest of the attendees.
- Opening camera raw files
- Raw panel image corrections
- Resolution and image size
- Setting the color space and mode
- Getting to know the Photoshop work area
- Tool set for Photographers
- Undoing actions in Photoshop
- Basic photo corrections
- Adjusting levels - the histogram
- Strategy for photo retouching
- Straightening and cropping images
- Adjusting the tonal range
- Removing a color cast
- Changing the color balance
- Applying filters
- Replacing colors in an image
- Using the lightness/darkness controls
- Using the Unsharp Mask filter
- Correcting image distortion
- Retouching and repairing
- Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool
- Working with selections
- Moving a selection
- Manual selection with the Lasso tools
- Using the Magic Wand
- Learning Layer basics
- Using the Layers palette
- Rearranging layers
- Flattening layers
- Creating a quick mask
- Editing a quick mask
- Applying effects using a gradient mask
- Colorizing with and adjacent layer
- Blending layers
- Color-management settings for output
- Saving the image for the web
- Saving the image for four-color printing
