Photoshop (for Lightroom users)
Service Description
This workshop is divided into four modules to help you learn the power of Photoshop. You need no prior experience of Photoshop and little or no experience with Lightroom. Organised as four 90 minute sessions, 10am to 17:15, with two coffee breaks and a lunch break. You will receive a video of the sessions and a significant discount for a professional printed workbook covering this material and more. Part 1: 10am If you have never used Photoshop with Lightroom, this is the first module you need. We outline why you might use Photoshop rather than Lightroom. We then configure LR & PS to work seamlessly together and show how to move between them. - Why use Photoshop? - Configure Lightroom and Photoshop to work together - Setup Photoshop's workspace for Photography projects - Finding your way around Photoshop - Setting up the Tool Palette - Learn the different ways to move images between LR & PS - Re-open layered Photoshop documents - Working with Smart Objects Part 2: In this module we will explore Photoshops Adjustment layers and how to make non-destructive adjustments. We then explore some of the many selection tools and their options. Finally we use selections with adjustment layers to create non-destructive local adjustments. - Introduction to Photoshop's Adjustment Layers - How to adjust Exposure, Contrast, Colour and Saturation in Photoshop - Introduction to Selections - The Options Bar - Learn to use a number of the key selection tools - Creating local Adjustments Part 3: In this module we are getting creative with the Photoshop Filter panel! This is where Photoshop manipulates your pixels in many and varied ways. We will explore some of the key photographic uses and show how you can maintain a non-destructive workflow. We will also look at Photoshops canvas. - Introduction to the filter panel and how it works - Blur and its photographic uses - Sharpening, halos and options to manage them - Moving pixels around and why you might need this - The Canvas and how to use it Part 4: In this module we will look at content aware technologies and ways to combine images in photographic ways. - Introduction to content aware technologies - Content aware crop - Content aware fill, move and extend - Refining content aware results - Focus Stacking - Simulating long exposures - Combining images - Introduction to blending - See separate module for more on blending
Upcoming Sessions
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations, please contact me to discuss. In general, if I am able to re-sell the place, I will refund you. Obviously the sooner you let me know the better the chances of re-selling the place.
Contact Details
+44 7785926738
adrian@abeasley.org
Devon, UK 10 Abbotsham Road, Bideford, UK