Description:
Goals:
At the end of this workshop, each student will be able to...
- Perform basic adjustments to Camera Raw Files
- Select and adjust specific areas within a photo or layout
- Demonstrate how Layer Masks can be used for compositing or correcting
- Composite multiple images
- Describe the processes involved in image sharpening and select the best sharpening tool for each image.
- Perform noise reduction to improve photos taken at high ISO settings
- Use prebuilt actions to automate repetitive tasks
- Edit and organize images in Adobe Bridge
- Understand the importance of color management
- Configure Photoshop’s color settings for optimal output

Editing With Adobe Bridge
- Editing Photos
- Customizing The Bridge Workspace
- Adding Metadata

Adobe Camera Raw:
- What is a Raw File
- How does Raw differ from other file types?
- Using Adobe Camera Raw

Adjusting Specific Areas (Masks & Selections)
- Selection Tools
- Brushes
- Layer Masks

Compositing Multiple Images
- Manually
- Auto-Align/Auto-Blend Layers

Layer Blending Modes
- Types of Blending Modes
- Common Uses

Smart Objects/Smart Filters
- What are Smart Objects?
- Common Uses

Image Sharpening 202
- Unsharp Mask
- Smart Sharpen
- Selective Sharpening to increase depth

Color Management 101
- Why color management is important
- Monitor Calibration
- Photoshop Color Settings
- Profile Mismatch/Missing Profile Warning

About BDA Hands-On Intensive Training:
Boulder Digital Arts Hands-On Intensives have been carefully designed to be the most comprehensive and focused training available. Our instructors are all well-known professionals in their field as well as amazing presenters and many have published books on their subjects. Each class is a combination of lecture and structured hands-on learning during which every student will have access to a new, state-of-the-art Intel-based 20" iMac computer. For maximum impact and student experience all intensives are limited to only six participants.

Presented as a Hands-On Intensive:
These in-depth one or two-day classes are designed for students to follow along with the instructor on BDA-provided Macintosh computers. For maximum impact and the best student experience all intensives are limited to seven participants. Hands-on intensives are usually during the day from 9am - 5pm. Our Hands-On Intensives are the perfect way to gain in-depth knowledge!

Who Should Take This:
Participants should be familiar with working on a Mac, as well as comfortable with the items covered in the Getting Started with Photoshop workshop outline.

Instructor:
Jay Kinghorn is an Adobe Photoshop Certified Expert and Olympus Visionary photographer. He is a full-time digital photography workflow consultant and trainer specializing in helping corporations prepare their photos efficiently and effectively for print and the Web. Jay is the co-author of Perfect Digital Photography and the author of two Photoshop training DVDs Photoshop CS3 New Feature Training and Beginning Photoshop for Digital Photographers. Jay lectures and presents nationally. His clients include Olympus, Sony, Adobe, Cabela's, Vail Resorts and the Rocky Mountain News.

BDA Member Cost: $239.00
Non Member Cost: $279.00
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