Instructor: Wilbur Smith Create visually stunning images through the power of Photoshop, as you hone your editing skills with the go-to post-processing software for photographers. WHAT'S COVERED Covid-19 Notice: At GPP we’re committed to keeping you, our students, our teachers and our colleagues safe. Following the government’s latest guidelines, we want to share with you our combined efforts to provide you with a safe and enjoyable experience when you visit our space or take a workshop - Check out the blog here for more information on social distancing in workshops. Learn to comfortably navigate Photoshop’s interface, menus, tools, and palettes with this workshop. Through in-class exercises on your laptop, you’ll get hands on experience with making both fine edits, like spot healing, as well as major edits, like creating composite images. Whether you’re shooting portraits or products, your newfound Photoshop knowledge will help you take your images from satisfactory to spectacular. Navigating the interface: menus, workspaces, toolbars, palettes, panels Image resolution, sizing and saving: CMYK, RGB, greyscale Destructive vs. constructive editing: blending modes, eraser, layers & masking Adjustment layers: levels, curves, color balance, hue & saturation, contrast, liquify WHAT'S INCLUDED 8 hours of instruction (both theory and practical) Course notes WHO SHOULD ATTEND Suitable for all. This workshop assumes no prior knowledge of Adobe Photoshop. Please note, however, that you should have basic Mac or PC skills, including launching an application, creating, naming, and saving documents, and navigating folders to locate a specific file. WHAT TO BRING Laptop with a fully charged battery Photoshop CC (pre-downloaded & fully functioning on your laptop) Laptop charger Laptop mouse (optional) Notebook & pen Note: Adobe Photoshop is now part of Adobe’s Creative Cloud plan. You can sign up here for the Creative Cloud - Photographer Plan at US$9.99 per month, or you can utilize Adobe’s free 7-day trial, which can be downloaded here. You must install Photoshop CC on your laptop and check that it is working correctly prior to attending the workshop.