Photoshop CS4 Level 1
for Photographers

Length
3 Days (21 actual hours of training)

Class Fees
1 Student       $945
2 Students    $1590
3 Students    $2085
4+ Students     Call

Note: Maximum class size at our Atlanta classroom is four students. Five or more students must train on-site at their place of business. For more information, please read about our class sizes.

Note on Fees:  Multiple student discounts are for multiple students from one organization.

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Class Times
Classes can be held at any time per the customer's schedule, but unless arranged otherwise, classes run from 9 AM to 5 PM each day, with an hour for lunch.

Description
Art=Visual offers two introductory Photoshop CS4 courses--one for those interested in creating graphics and photographic compositions for print layouts or web page designs, and one geared for photographers.  Both are three day courses and are designed for those who are completely new to the software or who have limited knowledge of the software. 

Both courses were designed by Steve Markos and are based on his experience as both a Photographer and a Graphic/Web Designer.  The Photoshop CS4 Level 1 for Photographers course covers what Steve feels are the ESSENTIALS needed to use Photoshop on a competent level, allowing a photographer to return to work with confidence to get basic jobs done.  The course covers all aspects of photo retouching.

After completing this course a student will be able to:

• Crop and straighten images
• Adjust exposure
• Correct for color casts
• Touch-up photographs of people and products
• Understand how to analyze resolution and prepare photos for print
• Utilize Photoshop's creative filters
• Convert color images to black and white
• Tint and colorize an image
• Work with images shot in the RAW format
• Save your files in the correct format

Class materials
Steve uses his own photographs and written materials for the class.  For students who did not take the Level 1 course, Art=Visual provides them with their own copy of Deke McClelland's Photoshop CS4 One-On-One book to use as a reference manual.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Photoshop Workspace
• The Toolbox and Panels
• Arranging and customizing the workspace
• Document Navigation
• Rulers, ruler guides, and snapping
• Setting Program Preferences

Lesson 2: Modifying Existing Image Canvas
• Rotating and Flipping
• Cropping, Straightening, and Trimming
• Modifying a canvas size

Lesson 3:  Resolution
• Analyzing resolution and image size
• Enlarging and Reducing image size
• Resolution parameters for print and web graphics

Lesson 4: Correcting Exposure
• Adjustment layers
• The correct way to read a Histogram
• Levels
• Shadow/Highlight

Lesson 5:  Correcting Color
• Correcting for color casts
• Hue and Saturation
• Vibrance
• Colorizing an image

Lesson 6: Image Manipulation Tools
• Importance of Soft Brushes with manipulation tools
• Burn and Dodge Tools
• Saturate/Desaturate Tools
• Healing Brush
• Patch Tool
• Spot Healing Brush
• Red Eye Removal Tool
• Clone Stamp Tool

Lesson 7: History
• Undo/Redo and Revert commands
• Importance of history
• History Panel
• Non Linear History
• Fade command

Lesson 8: Creative Filters and Effects
• Basics of Creative Filters
• Filter Gallery

Lesson 9: Sharpening and Blurring
• When to Sharpen
• Unsharp Mask
• Smart Sharpen
• Reasons for Blurring
• Gausian Blur
• Motion Blur
• Lens Blur
• Blurring with the Healing Brush

Lesson 10: Black & White Conversions and Duo Tones
• Grayscale Mode
• Gradient Map Command
• Black and White Filter
• Tinting Black & White images
• Duotones

Lesson 11: Camera Raw
• Viewing Camera Raw images
• Adjusting white balance
• Adjusting exposure and saturation
• Cropping and Straightening
• Opening, Saving, and Done features
• Bit Depth and Resolution
• Editing multiple images on one time
• Copying and Pasting Camera Raw settings
• Detail, Lens, Curve, and Camera Calibration function
• HSL/Grayscale function
• Split Toning function
• Retouching Tools
• Loading and Saving setting presets

Lesson 12: Saving and Printing
• Choosing a File Type
• Saving JPEGs, GIFs, TIFFs, PSDs, and PNGs
• File compatibility with other Adobe products