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Photoshop CC Part 2; Layers and Masks, and Other Tools


Class Description

Photoshop is famous for the power of layers. They are the key to compositing images and making extremely localized adjustments. The Photoshop Part 2 class goes into detail on layers, adjustment layers, and the fundamentally-important layer mask, You will use layers to create composites and make adjustments to very specific areas of an image. The majority of time in Photoshop 2 is spent on layers.

Photoshop also has very powerful image retouching tools. The Photoshop 2 class teaches the best retouching tools for removing distractions and image blemishes. Additionally, the Photoshop 2 class teach how crop, size, and sharpen images for print or the web.

Lightroom users will want to take the Lightroom class first, then skip Photoshop 1 and just take Photoshop 2. The skills taught in Photoshop 1 would be performed in Lightroom rather than Photoshop. Passing images from Lightroom to Photoshop for further processing with layers is very simple.

Combining hands-on demonstrations with step-by-step instruction, Steve Bye provides participants with practical photographic applications for working with Photoshop.

Using sample photographs, participants practice processing images through final output. Participants come away from the workshop with Photoshop skills that enable them to independently process and optimize their imagery and photographic vision.

We want to offer classes in the latest version of software, Photoshop CC, that is available. "If you do own CS5, or CS6,  very little has changed and would be able to do 95% of the class content in either versions.

Topics that will be discussed and demonstrated:

  • Make non-destructive adjustments using adjustment layers
  • Understand the difference between global and local adjustments
  • Pick the best selection tool to use as a starting point
  • Use selections to create layer masks
  • Use a clipping mask to target adjustments to a single layer
  • Remove edge fringing to create believable composites
  • Understand how to use blending modes

Class Requirements

This is an advanced Photoshop class. Students should have good Adobe Photoshop skills and experience with levels and curves.

Class Schedule

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Sunday, August 16th, 2015 10:00 AM 4:00 PM Digital Learning Center

About the Instructor

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Steve Bye: After shutting down his wet darkroom many years ago, Steve's interest in photography was rekindled when the first photo inkjet printers became available. Though their quality at the time was not very good, digital photography using inkjet printers seemed worth investigating. Now, fifteen years later, Steve is an Adobe Certified Instructor of Photoshop. Steve's strength as a teacher is in explaining difficult concepts in easily understandable ways, a skill learned while at Hewlett-Packard as a trainer, engineer, and R&D project manager.


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The cost of the "Photoshop CC Part 2; Layers and Masks, and Other Tools" class is: $165.00

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