Digital Photo Editing for Beginners

Course content

Develop images for use on the internet/email/social media and for printing.
Apply creative photo filters to images to make a wide variety of exciting images
Convert colour images to black and white like a master!
Rotate/Straighten and crop images
Adjust exposure, colour, contrast and sharpness of images
Open, convert and save Jpeg and RAW files.

Description

The course is ideal for anyone who has undertaken the DSLR photography course but is also open to any keen photographer. The course covers the basic use of software to make the most of the photographs you have made. You will learn a wide range of the features of Photoshop and the workshop will take a lot of the fear and confusion out of editing.

Course content:

The course covers the basic use of software to make the most of the photographs you have made. You will learn a wide range of the features of Photoshop and the workshop will take a lot of the fear and confusion out of editing.

Requirements

Ideally students should have some IT confidence to get the most out of the workshop.

What do I need to do this course?

A USB memory stick with a selection of your own images on. Ideally images that are both jpeg and RAW files. Note pad and pen.

Teaching Methods

You will be taught with a presentation and live view demonstrations by the tutor that you can follow in a step by step format.
Time will be given for students to experiment and develop techniques and the focus will be on improving the students own images.
Learning will also be supported with informative hand outs for students to keep.
How is your progress checked?
Learner progress will be checked through out the workshop with plenty of opportunity for individual tuition from the teacher. Students will also be encouraged to share their progress and learn from each others progress.
Extra study or practice required at home.
None required.
What can I do after this course?
There is the possibility of further Digital editing workshops being run throughout the academic year depending on demand. So ensure you are on the mailing list to be kept up to date!