Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers - II (4 week class)
This is a 3 hour class held once a week for four consecutive weeks. This is not a one-day class. You must register for all 4-weeks.
Registration closes 2 days before the class date starts.
Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers is hands-on with each student using a MacPro Dual-Core Intel with 23” Cinema Display equipped with an Intuos graphics tablet.
This class builds on the fundamental foundation of the Adobe Photoshop for photographers - I class. The aim of this class is to raise the participant's knowledge to a more professional level of digital workflow. This course will cover:
Pre Production • Color management: monitor calibration, color settings in Photoshop, and output profiles. • Digital Workflow - Card download • Using advanced options in the new Adobe Bridge file browser.
• Multi-image digital Camera Raw 5 file processing, Import images into your choice of formats, including Digital Negative (DNG); learn to adjust exposure, shadows, brightness, contrast; and digital bracketing for multiple exposures. Now also offers localized corrections, post-crop vignetting, TIFF and JPEG processing
Post Production • 16 bit file manipulation • Layer masks and layer adjustments • Smart Filters • Quick Selection and Refine Edge tools • Layer blends • Color correction for digital images • Dealing with digital noise • Opening up shadow detail • Beauty retouching • Slimming and trimming techniques • Advanced compositing • Precise selections using the Pen Tool• Channel masking • Overlay dogging and burning • Color correcting flesh tones • Advanced sharpening techniques preparing photos for press (CMYK color space)
Photographic special effects • Cross Processing C-41 in E-6 effect • Blurred lighting vignette.
• Hand coloring effects • Shallow depth of field effect • Warming and cooling photo filter • New
Black and White conversion as an adjustment layer • Sepia effects • Duotone • Selenium tone • Cyanotype look.
Content-Aware Scaling
Use the new and revolutionary Content-Aware Scaling feature to automatically recompose an image as you resize it, smartly preserving vital areas as the image adapts to the new dimensions.
Extended depth of field
Easily create a single image from a series of shots that have different focal points with the enhanced Auto-Blend Layers command, which smoothly blends color and shading and now extends your depth of field, automatically correcting vignettes and lens distortion.
Final Output • Use the new powerful printing options. Get outstanding prints with superior color management, tighter integration with leading printer models, and the ability to preview out-of-gamut image areas. Support for 16-bit printing on Mac OS offers increased color depth and clarity.
Registration
Pre-registration is required for this class or workshop. Please call 323-938-2420 and speak to the receptionist for registration. (Online registration is not available at this time.) You will receive an email confirmation within the week before the class. Please call or email us at edu@samys.com if you have any questions regarding this class.
Refunds & Cancellations
Enrollment is limited, therefore your commitment is important to us. If you must withdraw from a workshop, we provide this refund policy: A $25 administrative fee will be charged on all cancellations. If you cancel 24-72 hours prior to the start of the workshop, we will retain 50% of the total workshop fee, unless we are able to fill your spot. If you cancel 24 hours or less prior to the start date of the workshop, we will retain 100% of the workshop fee unless we are able to fill your spot. No refunds are given once the workshop begins.
If you miss 1 - 2 classes of a workshop, you may sit in on those missed classes during the next session as long as space permits.
On occasion we may cancel a class because of low enrollment and/or unforeseen professional conflict on the part of the instructor. Should this be the case, al monies will be refunded in full. We do not take responsibility for non-refundable airline tickets, so please buy a refundable ticket if you are coming from outside of Los Angeles.
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