Photoshop

Days: 1 – 3 depending on course content and level of participants

For advanced post-production work Photoshop is the tool of choice for most photographers. Fluency with this tool can take years to achieve, but this time will be well rewarded.

I can teach both purely technical needs or take a more artistic approach...

The technicalities

For those looking for technical help I can explain effective and effecient Photoshop retouching techniques, such as:

• Layers and Masks. I'm always surprised by how many photographers avoid Photoshop's two most essential features. I can show you how and why we use layers and masks to ensure a non-destructive workflow.
• Advanced masking techniques.
• Creating specific “looks”.
• etc. (the list is long).

The soul

Knowing how to use Photoshop is great, but that doesn't mean we know when to use it.

If your currently pushing up against barriers in your creativity rather than in your technical competence then we can look at your own imagery and learn how use Photoshop to achieve your artistic vision. I'll help you to understand how you can impose your own personal interpretation through post-processing.

Here's an example of this that I've previously discussed on my blog.