Photoshop CS5 Photography

Course Description
Course Outline

Course Overview

Photoshop CS5 for Photographers is intended specifically to provide photographers and others working with camera images with the skills needed to enhance digital photography.

Course Objective

The topics covered include: colour management & correction, selecting & modifying areas, sharpening and retouching, using filters & effects, and preparing images for printing and web.

Target student

This course is designed specifically for people needing to get the best from their photographic images.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system, such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows.

We offer a range of Photoshop training courses

Working with Bridge and Mini Bridge
Working with Bridge and Photoshop Working with Mini Bridge
Colour Settings and Preferences
Colour Settings Image Preferences Interface Preferences
Colour Management
Monitor calibration Colour management resources Embedded profiles
The Photoshop Workspace
Working with the Tools panel Viewing and arranging documents Working with panels Customizing and saving your workspace
Understanding Digital Images
Bit depth Image size Resizing and straightening images
The Camera Raw Preferences
Opening images in Camera Raw Using Camera Raw controls Colour correction and white balance Crop and compose Converting to black and white Saving images from Adobe Camera Raw
Making Selections
Using the Marquee Selection tools Using the Lasso tools Using the Quick Select tool Using the Magic Wand Refine Edges Refining with Quick Mask mode
Levels and Curves
Modifying and Enhancing colour, contrast and tone with levels Using levels and masking Using curves to modify colour, contrast, and tone Combining selections and masking with curves Using multiple curves adjustments Using, modifying, and saving curves presets
Enhancing and Correcting Colours
Replacing colour Working with Colour Balance, selections, and masks Colour correction Using the Burn and Dodge tools Converting to black-and-white
Filters
Adding lens flare Adding film grain Applying Smart Filters
Cleanup and Touch-up Tools
Reducing noise Using the Dust and Scratches filter The Healing and Patch tools The Clone Stamp tool Content-Aware Fill The Lens Correction filter Using Puppet Warp Smart Sharpen Using the Unsharp Mask
The Adjustments Panel
Hue/Saturation and the Target Adjustment tool Adjusting brightness and contrast Working with vibrance and saturation Working with adjustment layer presets
The Layers Panel
Working with layers Creating new layers Organizing layers Layer style effects Blending modes Creating a clipping mask
The Masking Panel
Introducing masking Masking and selective sharpening Using the Mask panel controls
Outputting to the Web
Optimizing for the web Saving and exporting images for the web Creating a web gallery
Printing
PDF layout and contact sheets Resizing and sharpening Using Soft Proof

Publisher:	Adobe
Version:	CS5
Length:	2 days
Course-ID:	SX692LAM

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Excellent course, most topics were useful and the others were interesting and will be good to know about even if they don't affect my job personally

- IRI