In The Conference for Adobe® Photoshop® Users, you'll learn...
- How to get the most out of the multitude of tools packed into this awesome application
- Tips on cutting your production time significantly with the help of Photoshop gurus’ tips and shortcuts … no more deadline panic!
- Ways you can avoid the techno-glitches that can destroy hours of your hard work
- How to produce out-of-this-world special effects that will leave other designers scratching their heads
- And much more!
How’d they do that? Like most designers, you probably devour new attention-riveting images for hints you can use to create your own design masterpieces. Attend this conference and you’ll learn the hottest design techniques by having a Photoshop guru demonstrate the steps, sharing his or her hard-learned secrets, tips and tricks. This information-packed event will help you be more creative, work faster and produce better images with Photoshop.
The conference is set up in a convenient two-track format, with 10 dynamic sessions to choose from. Attend one track from start to finish, or mix and match sessions to meet your needs.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Program hours: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
TRACK 1
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Session 1: Touring the Photoshop environment +
- Learn how to collapse, expand, move, resize and even change panels the easy way
- Discover how to access Photoshop’s most important tools through the valuable Tools Panel
- Photoshop’s impressive Applications, Status and Options bars—explained!
- The many ways you can arrange multiple images on the screen with the new Arrange Documents option
- How easy it is to search, view and organize your digital images with Adobe Bridge
Session 2: Customizing your Photoshop+
- Ways to customize your workspace to suit your needs and work flow
- How to swap out your Screen Mode to create more room to view your image
- Create your own specialized presets
- Uncover keyboarding shortcuts the experts use and take advantage of key preference settings that will help you get more done faster
- Using the history function: How to record all the changes you make to an image
Session 3: Taking the mystery out of layers +
- Make sense of the mysterious world of layers and other features that can make image editing a snap
- Get grounded in the basics—everything from how to make layers transparent and utilize fill layers to how to move and stack layers
- Simple methods for staying organized and reducing the drain on your computer’s memory as your projects grow
- How to merge, link and color-code layers
- Add layer styles for that “wow” effect and create stunning custom vignettes using a layer mask
Session 4: It’s all in the selection +
- What the Marquee, Lasso, Quick Selection and Crop tools do and—when and how to use each
- Little-known ways to precisely move, manipulate, slice, invert, grow, rotate and scale images—without wasting valuable time
- Got a background or image you’re not crazy about? See how to delete it with the amazing Eraser tool
- How to clean up an image selection with Feather and Refine
Session 5: Let Photoshop bring out the creativity in you +
- Learn how to quickly and easily retouch images the way the experts do
- Repair and restore techniques that’ll really boost your creativity into the stratosphere
- How to add special effects to bring life to ho-hum text
- How very easy it is to customize gradients so they really stand out
- Ways to add dramatic lighting, effects, shadows and highlights to images
- How to frame your photos for that super-professional, “finished” look
TRACK 2
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Session 1: Tapping the creative power of layers, masks and channels+
- Get the job done faster, more creatively and without the frustration (and failures) using Photoshop’s innovative Layers Palette
- Step-by-step how-to’s for using multiple layers, layer masks, blend modes and other options to turn out great-looking images
- Avoid quality degradation by converting layers into a Smart Object
- Use Adjustment layers to experiment with colors and tones without ever touching your original layer
Session 2: Ready to upgrade? Here’s the buzz on Photoshop’s best new features +
- Trying to decide whether to upgrade to the latest version of Photoshop? Valuable information you will want to know
- A firsthand look at some of Photoshop’s hottest new features—including the new Adjustments Panel
- Rotate your view of a picture on screen with Photoshop’s cool Rotate View tool
- Create the perfect image in one step using the Content-Aware Scale
- Explore the improved 3-D features everyone is talking about
Session 3: Turn so-so images into sensational ones! Picture-perfect touch-ups +
- How to effortlessly eliminate undesirable halos and gray zones
- Ways to sharpen images … perfect skin tones … and make dynamic nondestructive adjustments to your images
- Solved! No more struggles with dialog boxes that lock you in and make it hard to execute needed adjustments—it’s all explained here.
- How to perform digital “makeovers” on the people in your images
Session 4: The secrets to great color and stunning special effects +
- Creative ways to enhance your image’s color
- Learn how to kick Photoshop into high gear and start creating flawless projects that pack a punch
- Easy-to-remember tips for controlling the colors and lights in your work environment
- How to work with different color modes as well as how to use Photoshop’s dramatically enhanced color correction tools
- Pull out all the stops—working with levels and curves and using blending and filtering options
Session 5: How to save time by automating Photoshop actions +
- How to use the Actions Panel to automate time-consuming and even complicated actions
- How to create Tool presets to remember your most-used settings and speed up work flow
- Using Layer Comps to take a snapshot of which layers are on and off
- A powerful way to rename bulk files in an orderly system and create a Smart collection that automatically includes all photos that meet the criteria you set
- CPE Credits: 7
- Field of Study: Computer Science
- NASBA #: 107719