Course Details

Photo Manipulation In Adobe Photoshop

Description

After Completing This Course You Will Be Able To

Unpack a brief, perform research on your client and manage their expectations

Get your creative juices flowing and find inspiration for new designs

Develop a standard photo manipulation workflow to streamline your process

Master rough compositing and make seamless selections and cutouts

Work with lights, shadows and colors like a pro

Fill out a scene using atmospheric effects, light streaks and other techniques

Correct noise and blur in your manipulations

Add finishing effects for a high-polished, industry standard image

About This Course

If you’ve ever seen a breathtaking composite image or advert created by a professional editor, you know the wonders that Photoshop manipulation can produce. But it’s easier said than done to know which of the wide variety of tools to use and how to use each one to create a masterpiece.

This course covers essential Photoshop skills needed to create pro-level manipulations and impress even the most seasoned clients. You'll learn a proven nine-step image manipulation process, starting from the client brief and ending with a completed image that’s fit for advertising standards.

The course is best suited to individuals with intermediate Photoshop experience and is packed with in-depth, advanced lessons and downloads to help you go from Photoshop user to manipulation expert.

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What You Will Learn

10 key questions to ask your client before you start a project

3 things to consider to manage client expectations

How to plan, sketch and brainstorm your designs

How to establish vanishing points, perspective and light sources

How to source images to build your scenes

How to use the 3D features in Photoshop to build a “mock-up” of your scene

How to add clouds and vegetation to a scene

How to use noise and blur smart filters

How to use non-destructive dodge and burn to enhance your image

Why Learn With Kirk Nelson?

Graphic artist and Adobe Certified Specialist with 20+ years of experience in branding and design. Kirk has a BA degree from George Mason University and is an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop with his work being published globally over 400 times.

Who Is This Course For?

Intermediate Photoshop users with some basic knowledge of the program

Users who already know how to do selections, layers, masks, filters and adjustments

Editors wanting to enhance their existing Photoshop skills

Creatives wanting to start producing images that are suitable for advertising

Photographers wanting to perform advanced image manipulations

Intermediate and Advanced level

Requirements

Adobe Photoshop CC

Access to Internet

Computer / Laptop / Mobile Device

What Is Included?