Photoshop Syllabus (January/February)

University Settlement Photoshop (January/February):

This course will be centered on improving your Photoshop skills.  The class will include a mix of beginning and advanced students, and I may divide the group at times to make sure everyone is challenged. If you are new to Photoshop you will be introduced to the basic skills necessary to organize and edit your images.   Advanced students will review previous material and learn new techniques available in CS5 for improving their images.

It is very important that you have access to a computer with Photoshop or Photoshop Elements to practice outside of class. There will be lessons posted on the class blog.  I would like everyone to practice the techniques in the lesson for homework and bring in an example of his or her work each time we meet.

Week 1 (January 11)

Proper Camera Settings

Organizing Files

Adobe Bridge or Photoshop Elements Organizer, Opening files

Beginning Students: Introduction to Photoshop

Tools Palette: Zoom, Cropping, Straighten, Rotate, Flip,

Layers Palette, Undo (History)

Image Size, Save, Save As

Advanced Students: Review of Tools Palette, RAW files, Adjust multiple Raw Files at one time, Open JPEG in Camera Raw, New Tools in CS5

Week 2 (January 25)

Layers Palette: Automatic Adjustments, Adjustment Layers: Exposure, Saturation, Black & White, Contrast, Levels, Curves, Opacity Slider

Tools Palette: Brushes, Stamp Tool, Zoom, Hand Tool, Burn, Dodge, Sponge, Eraser

Week 3 (February 8)

Layers Palette: Merge Down, Flatten Image, Merge Visible,

Tools Palette: Quick Selection, Marquee Tools, Magic Wand, Lasso, Feather Selection, Move, Blur, Sharpen, Smudge, Text Tool

Week 4 - (February 22)

Layers Palette: Adjustments to selections, Copying & Pasting selections,

Masks and Channels, Free Transform, Color Balance

Tools Palette: Healing Brush, Patch Tool, Pen Tool

Preparing the image for print, Image Size, Border, Canvas