Digicam intermediate course |
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By the end of this course students should be able to use Photoshop to adjust, enhance and create montages of pictures including text and create appropriate output files. They should also be able to approach taking photographs and editing them with an attitude that takes in to account other photographic styles. Each lesson will include a short project where a photographer's style shall be used as a starting point and students will take pictures, download them to their pc and edit them accordingly. Where possible a group discussion shall take place regarding the photographs produced either within the class or via the internet. Lesson 1Look at and emulate the photographer Martin Parr To see pictures from this session click here Revision of previous course including: Introduction to the "lock down" technique. The toolbox and its sections The options toolbar. Using TAB, Using F key, Using shift and TAB The different palette windows > moving them around and switching them in to groups. Defining a custom workspace Creating a new file - basic Defining how big the "canvas is" and changing the Canvas size later Selecting the basic drawing tools Changing brushes Changing colours Changing opacity Using the magnifying class to zoom in Double clicking on the hand and magnifying glass icons to change the view Undo and history Saving the image at different points by using "Save
as" Lesson 2To see pictures from this session click hereUnderstanding different file types - intermediate level Erasing and the link with the background colour - The erase tool should be thought of a brush that uses the background colour. Dealing with RED EYE problems including flash settings
and Photoshop techniques Printing optimisation for printing Optimisation for multimedia display, e-mail and the Internet. Lesson 3TOOLS Brushes - advanced Text -advanced Clone, healing and patch tool Undo and history - history and art history brush
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