This module is designed as an
introduction to image editing. Although Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photo
Elements are used in the workshop, the aim of the module is to develop an
understanding of key generic concepts such as levels, selection, colour
correction, layers etc. At the end of the module you will have a good
practical understanding of generic industry techniques. Even if you do not
use Photoshop or Elements and have one of the many other photo editing
software suites on your PC at home, armed with the knowledge gained through
this module, you will be able to use the functionality of these packages to
vastly improve your photographs.
A hands-on course using our PCs.
Contents
Overview of Adobe Photoshop/Elements working environment
 | review of toolbars, palettes, menus |
| common keyboard shortcuts |
| using browser function to locate your images |
Image dimension adjustments
| image cropping |
| Image rotation |
| resizing images |
Image adjustments
| use of levels adjustment for correction of image tone |
| use of hue/saturation adjustment |
| colour correction |
| image sharpening |
Selection of parts of an image
| the marquee tools |
| the lasso tools |
| the magic wand tool |
| modifying selections |
| saving selections |
Selectively adjusting parts of the image
Saving your images
| saving as PSD file |
| saving as a TIFF file |
| saving as a jpeg file |
Layers
| reviewing the concepts of layers |
| creating layers |
| moving layers |
| opacity and Blending modes |
| create simple text layers |
| creating simple frame effects using layers |
Image Printing
| Choosing correct output resolution for printing |
