PSI Photoshop Intermediate

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Course Description

This is a two day class using Photoshop CS2. Students will gain practical experience using Adobe Photoshop with a focus on correcting digital camera and scanned images problems. We will delve into such topics as: color correction, removing color casts, digital noise, restoring details to shadow and highlight areas, sharpening images, removing unwanted objects from your image, and changing an image's background.

Course Topics

  1. Color Correction
    1. Preparing for color correction
      1. Color Management
      2. Preparing Photoshop for color correction
      3. Printing with color management
      4. Setup Photoshop for color correction
    2. Color Cast Correction
    3. Correcting multiple photos at once
    4. Correcting Flesh Tones
    5. Quick Color Cast Correction
    6. Turning Gray Skies to Blue
  2. Fixing Common Image problems
    1. Removing Digital Noise
    2. Restoring Details to Shadow & Highlight Areas
    3. How to Dodge and Burn
    4. Fixing Keystoning
  3. Sharpening Photos
    1. Unsharp Mask
    2. Lab Sharpening
    3. Smart Sharpen
  4. Removing Unwanted Objects from your image
    1. Using the Healing Brush Tool
    2. Using the Clone Tool
    3. Maintain a straight line while cloning
    4. Using the Patch Tool
    5. Covering up unwanted objects with the Rectangular Marquee tool
  5. Extracting a person from their background
    1. History Brush tool
    2. Placing Extracted person on a new background
    3. Creating a realistic shadow


E-Mail Debbie Crowley at opening envelope icon debmc77@yahoo.com