“PHOTOGRAPHY IS MORE THAN A MEDIUM FOR FACTUAL COMMUNICATION OF IDEAS. IT IS A
CREATIVE ART" - ANSEL ADAMS
PHOTOSHOP FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
When you're ready to take the next step in your photo-education and learn to use
Photoshop - our Photoshop for Photographers course will take you from Photoshop
novice to someone who can confidently navigate it and use its super powerful
tools to take your photos beyond what you thought was possible!
So if you've ever dreamt about being able to use Photoshop, maybe even got as
far as opening it and quickly get overwhelmed with all that's packed inside -
we've got you.
KEY COURSE INFO:
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Course type: Instructor-led
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Course level: 2 levels - Essential Photoshop ( L1) and Creative Photoshop
(L2)
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Course duration: each course level consists of 4 weeks + prep module
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Course format: Online course with step by step tutorials, instructional
videos and interactive edit-along live classes, feedback on your learning and
support group
WHAT YOU LEARN:
Our Photoshop for Photographers is a 2 level course - the first one covering all
the key aspects of understanding how to navigate and work in Photoshop along
with its most widely used tools and techniques, the second one building on top
of that to really boost the creative uses you can apply it to.
This incredibly in-depth course has everything you need as a photographer who
wants to harness this amazing tool.
What you learn: from basic Photoshop tools to more complex photo manipulations,
from playing with colour to portrait retouching, from adding light to removing
any unwanted object from your photos and lots, lots more.
* key photoshop tools
* object removal and placements - face / sky swaps
* Overlays & blending modes
* The art of adding light
* Skin editing and retouching
* introduction to compositing
THIS IS THE COURSE FOR YOU IF :
* You you already know basics of editing (in Lightroom) but want to take them
further into Photoshop ( where more fun happens)
* You tried using Photoshop before only to close it immediately after opening
due to all the overwhelmingly unfamiliar tools and options
* You followed youtube tutorials before but beside replicating what the person
did exactly, you still don't really have a good idea of how to use Photoshop
- or why you should!?
* You want to be able to take advantage of the tools that are missing in
Lightroom or do not give you sufficient control over them to do the job
seamlessly - such as precise ways of removing unwanted objects in your image
- Photoshop's powerful tools, such as the Content-Aware Fill and Clone Stamp
enable you to remove distracting objects or people from your photos, ensuring
the focus remains on the subject
* You want to be able to manipulate or replace elements in your images - from
turning your background blurry to replacing blank skies, doing face swaps and
more
* You want to be able to bring beautiful light into your images - from haze to
sun rays, from - with colours that pop and light that's perfectly balanced
* You want to be able to take yoru portraits to a new level - remove blemishes,
retouch skin,and correct imperfections, giving your images a polished and
professional finish.
* You desire to create stunning composites: With Photoshop, you can combine
multiple images seamlessly to create captivating composite photos. This skill
is particularly useful for photographers who want to tell stories or create
imaginative and surreal images.
ONE COURSE - 2 LEVELS
ESSENTIAL PHOTOSHOP
Pick this course if you're new to Photoshop or do not have a lot of experience
in Photoshop
In this course you learn to :
* Navigate the software and set it up for a proper, smart, non-destructive
workflow
* Discover all the essential tools and techniques that take your images way
beyond what you could do in Lightroom
* Learn the key skills : from masks to brushes, from blending modes to
selections, from cloning to canvas extensions, from face swaps to sky swaps -
and more!!
CREATIVE PHOTOSHOP
Pick this course if you're already familiar with the basic tools and ways of
working in Photoshop
In this course you take all that you learned in the Essentials course and turbo
boost it for creativity. You'll learn :
* How to play with light, colour and blur for unique creative outcomes
* How to get more out of the familiar tools - so advanced brushes, advanced
selections, advanced blending
* More fun skills : from skin edits to retouching, from stitching photos to
involved composites, from creating effects such as neon glow to turning your
photos into comics and more!
Learn more about Creative Photoshop
[https://photographyforparents.co.uk/photoshop-for-photographers/#tve-jump-18a4c2ca9ac]
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN EACH OF OUR PHOTOSHOP COURSES:
* 4 core modules - each with detailed step by step tutorials, downloadable
videos and PDF workbooks
* Support Facebook group
* Weekly edit-along live webinar
* Practice files to learn on
* Feedback on your images
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ESSENTIAL PHOTOSHOP
NEXT ESSENTIAL PHOTOSHOP COURSE STARTS 15 JANUARY 2024
The way you work in Photoshop is very different compared to Lightroom and a big
learning curve for anyone who begins learning it for the first time. It's also a
big reason why a lot of photographers open it for the first time, find it hard
to recognise any familiar tools or make them work on the image and the give up.
In this course we take you through it step by step. We show you around this tool
and teach you how to use it in a way that's smart, non-destructive, flexible and
making the most of its amazing features.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of what you will learn:
* A thorough understanding of Layers, masks and brushes - you cannot really
work effectively in Photoshop if you do not know how to use these tools. An
absolute must!
* Key Photoshop tools - Photoshop is a hugely vast tool used by lots of
different creative professions and depending on what you use it for, you will
be using different tools. We introduce you to the ones that are key for a
photographer!
* Working with Adjustment layers - these fantastic tools allow you to change
colours, adjust tone and mood of images
* Removing and replacing parts of your photos - powerful selection, healing,
cloning, content aware tools and more to allow you to clean up your images of
everything that's undesirable or distracting in your images
* Simple composites ( Face swaps / Sky swaps) - while composites can be hugely
complex and challenging, we show you how to get started with a few simple -
but effective ones!Understanding
* Precision tools and filters for blurring and sharpening
* Blending modes and their immense potential for transforming your images with
the tools you already know - from working with overlays to
CREATIVE PHOTOSHOP
NEXT CREATIVE PHOTOSHOP COURSE STARTS 15 APRIL 2024
In Level 2 we build on the foundation we establish in Level 1 and start applying
what you have learned more creatively - as well as learning more tools, more
techniques and starting more fun projects.
This is where we really get to have fun with those powerful tools - we learn not
just how to fix and clean up undesirable elements from the photos, but how to
creatively treat them so that they reflect your creative vision and
imagination.
* The magic of Colour and blur - adding mood and softness to images to
transform the images . We use several creative techniques to completel;y
transform the images
* Adding and creating light effects in Photoshop - from light beams to sun
burtsts to rainbows!
* Step by step skin editing and portrait retouching - from adjusting skin
tones, removing unwanted colour casts, disappearing blemishes and creating
highend, polished portraits that still retain healthy skin texture
* Using smart filters and creative adjustment layers to achieve effects such as
turning your images into cartoons, watercolours or neon effects
* Working with and creating your own custom brushes, overlays etc - the power
of photoshop brushes has to be experienced to be believed - from adding light
rays to
* Playing with composites - adding magic to your images or creating new scenes
and stories from scratch
PHOTOSHOP FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
PHOTOSHOP COURSES - KEY INFO
Essential Photoshop ( Level 1) - 4 week course, starts 15 Jan 2024
Creative Photoshop ( Level 2) - 4 week course, 15 April 2024
Course cost:
BOOKING A SINGLE COURSE: £179 ( payment plans available )
BOOKING A BUNDLE: Book Level 1 and Level 2 together : £259 (payment plans
available )
PHOTOSHOP FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
* Each course consists of 4 weekly modules with step by step illustrated
tutorials and videos + prep module
* weekly edit along class online class ( also recorded)
* feedback and advice on your edits
* private support group
* PDF workbook and downloadable videos
* Practice images to learn on
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Adobe Photoshop software installed on your computer or tablet.This can be
purchased either as a standalone Photoshop Subscription or as part of the
Photography Plan which includes also access to Lightroom and Lightroom Classic.
Please note that you need to ensure that your computer can run Photoshop -
please follow Adobe minimum system requirements guidelines
[https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/system-requirements.html]