Intro to Photoshop – Photoshop for Beginners

DAY 1: 9:00AM – 4:00PM

Photoshop for Photographers

Photoshop for Photographers is for beginners who want to learn creative tools and workflow in Adobe Photoshop to assist in creating stunning images. Taught by a certified instructor, this class is a fully hands-on course geared for those new to using Photoshop.

This course is designed to give photographers of all levels the fundamental basics to using Photoshop to assist in expanding their creativity.

Course Description

Beginning Photoshop for Photographers is the perfect course for those new to Photoshop and looking for step-by-step instruction for all the tools needed to enhance your images! By the end of this course, you will be able to seamlessly move from Lightroom to Photoshop, retouch imperfections, correct color, and add enhancements to all your photos. The instructor will provide images and notes, so the class can work together hands-on.

Topics Covered

• Learning the Adobe Workspace
• Integrating Lightroom and Photoshop
• Making selections and using selection tools
• Understanding layers and masks
• Retouching tools
• Introduction to adjustment layers
• Creating post-production workflow

Materials Needed

• Personal Computer (Mac or PC is acceptable) with minimum 8GB of RAM
• Adobe Creative Cloud installed on your computer
• Adobe Photoshop CC installed on your computer
• Adobe Lightroom Classic installed on your computer (not required but considered helpful)
• Mouse or Wacom Tablet (laptop track pads are not suitable)
• USB port or USB adaptor

Qualifications

Beginner

Lightroom 1 recommended before this class but not required

Max Class Size: 8

Instructor: Sarah Rogers, Adobe Certified Expert

DAY 2: 9:00 – 4:00PM

APPLICATION OF PHOTOSHOP FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS – New Skills and Compositing in Photoshop

Day 2 of our Photoshop course is for photographers looking to advance their creative skills in Adobe Photoshop. This course is for all types of photographers with techniques for landscape, portrait photographers, and everything in-between.

This course is designed to give photographers next-level skills in Photoshop and assist in expanding their creativity.

Course Description

New Skills and Compositing is for photographers who have completed INTRO TO PHOTOSHOP or who are comfortable in Photoshop and ready to expand their skill set. In this class you will learn advanced retouching skills and how to bring multiple images together to create new and creative projects.

Topics Covered

• Integrating Lightroom and Photoshop
• Reviewing process of making selections
• Utilizing and organizing layers
• Creating and fine-tuning masks
• Using blend modes
• Retouching tools
• Creating composites
• Image stacking (HDR, focus stacking, astrophotography stacking)
• Creating seamless panoramas

Materials Needed

• Personal Computer (Mac or PC is acceptable) with minimum 8GB of RAM
• Adobe Creative Cloud installed on your computer
• Adobe Photoshop CC installed on your computer
• Adobe Lightroom Classic installed on your computer (not required but considered helpful)
• Mouse or Wacom Tablet (laptop track pads are not suitable)
• USB port or USB adaptor

Qualifications

Complete Intro to Lightroom and Intro to Photoshop

Max Class Size: 8

Instructor – Sarah Rogers, Adobe Certified Expert