Image Enhancement:
Essential Photoshop for Photographers

Chester County, PA

This workshop provides students with skills necessary to create master image files, files with all editing layer in tact.  And then to re-purpose those master files for various output media; for example, monitor based display (web sites, e-mail, digital projection) and/or creating prints on their own desk top printer or outsourced to a lab; all in a color managed workflow.   

First we'll cover the tools and techniques used for tone (contrast) and color adjustment. Then we'll take a look at ways to restrict those changes to only a portion of the image. After that we will look at applying this knowledge to implement two related but different image enhancement workflows.  One workflow, most appropriate for those shooting jpg files or using older version of Photoshop. The other workflow takes advantage of the new tools and features found in CS4 (or later) to implement a workflow where most global and local changes are done in Adobe Camera Raw or Lightroom's Develop Module and this file is then brought into Photoshop as a Smart Object where further adjustments are accomplished.

The schedule and topics to be covered each evening of this workshop are:

 

Major Topics Covered:

• Getting to Know Photoshop
       Photoshop Workspaces
       Color Management

• Foundation and Tools
       Tool Functionality 
       Layers

• Tone and Color Adjustment with Adjustment Layers

• Local Tone and Color Adjustment
       Selections
       Masks
       Non-Destructive Dodge and Burn

• Creating Master File

• Output: Re-purposed Master Files
       Soft Proofing and Print Output 
       Monitor Based Output

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Essential Photoshop for Photographers

When: 5 two hour sessions, Mondays starting Jan 9, 2011

Cost: $125/person

Where: Dudas’ Diving Duds (near West Chester –  Map and Directions)

Max No. of Participants: 10

Registration:
To register, please contact Steve Fredrick via e-mail or phone (610-513-8936). Your seat will be held for 7 days with an e-mail or phone call. If payment is not received within 7 days, your reservation will be cancelled. MC, Visa, or personal checks are accepted. Full refunds will be given if you cancel two weeks ahead of the class date. No refunds will be given for cancellations by participants within two weeks of the tour. A full refund will be made if the tour is cancelled due to low enrollment.

Instructors

Steve is a very enthusiastic teacher with many years experience as an advanced amateur and professional photographer. He primary interests in photography span fine art landscape and wildlife. Steve teaches a Digital SLR Essentials class as well as Landscape and Macro photography classes for the Chester County Night School. 

More on his credentials can be found here.

Samples of his work can be found on his web sites:

• Personal Web Page
• Blog