Photoshop CS4 or CS5 Level 1
for Photographers
3-Day Ultimate course

Length
3 Days (21 actual hours of training)

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

At this time, Art=Visual is offering both CS4 and CS5 courses in Photoshop. When reading the Course Outline (scroll downward to see it), if a subject says New to CS5, this is taught in the CS5 version of the course.  If a subject says Enhanced for CS5, this means that the basic function is in both the CS4 and CS5 versions, but that CS5 has added some enhancements.  These enhancements would be covered in the CS5 course only.

Note: Maximum class size at our Atlanta classroom is two students. Three 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's Photoshop Level 1 3-Day Ultimate Course for Photogrpahers was designed by Steve Markos and is based on his experience as a professional Photographer.  This 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, plus instruction on adding creative touches to your photos, as well as RAW file processing.

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/CS5 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 (Enhanced for CS5)
• Rulers, ruler guides, and snapping
• Opening files with Mini Bridge (New to CS5)
• Setting Program Preferences

Lesson 2: Modifying Existing Image Canvas
• Rotating and Flipping
• Cropping (Enhanced for CS5)
• Trimming
• Straightening (Enhanced for CS5)
• 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 (Enhanced for CS5)
• Red Eye Removal Tool
• Clone Stamp Tool
• Content Aware Fill (New to CS5)

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
• Lens Correction Filter (Enhanced for CS5)

Lesson 9: Sharpening and Blurring
• When to Sharpen
• Sharpen Tool (Enhanced for CS5)
• 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
• Noise removal from high ISO images (New to CS5)
• Adding Noise and Vignettes (New to CS5)
• 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
• Printing on your color Ink Jet/Laser Printer (Enhanced for CS5)