Artescape Photography

This course runs for five weeks. The subjects covered range from colour, contrast and exposure adjustments to more complex subjects such as multi-layer montage.   

Dates for 2011:  Weds. 6th April through until Weds. 4th May.  Venue: The Meeting Room, Champions Manor Hall, Hullbridge Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex.  CM3 5LJ    Times: 8pm - 10pm and Mon. 5th Sept through until Mon. 3rd October.  Same venue and times.

The lessons have been written with Photoshop Elements in mind. This   is because Elements is very reasonably priced, whilst offering all  the controls and functions a photographer will need. If you decide to upgrade to the full Photoshop program later on, the skills learnt on this course are transferable. If you use a different software package, this will still be useful. However, some of the software commands may vary.

Week one : consists of:

Importing and saving files, what file formats to use, how to re-size,  resample and crop. How to use the Clone tool to remove blemishes. Use of levels, colour curves and brightness and contrast command for correct exposure and tonal range.

            Before digital manipulation                    After digital manipulation

Week two : consists of:

Converting raw files, using selection tools inc: lasso, marquee tool, magic wand and the selection brush tool. Feathering selections, moving selections, adding or subtracting from selections. Why selections are so useful and when to use them.

Week three : consists of:

Converting colour files to black and white, looking at the type of image that works in black and white, colour toning (ie. sepia or blue tone). Adjusting colour using the Hue and Saturation command and variations command. Dodge and burn tools.

           Before digital manipulation                      After digital manipulation

Week four : consists of:

Use of adjustment layers, use of layers, blending layers, using mulitiple layers to control contrast and exposure. Linking, merging and flattening layers.  Adjusting layer opacity and using the eraser tool.

Week five : consists of:

Sharpening an image, history command, using the navigator, using

filters ie. artistic filters, adding noise or blur. Making a contact sheet,

preparing an image for printing, email or the web.

Digital imaging is a practical subject. hands-on experience is essential. At the end of each lesson, you will be supplied with a disc containing all the pictures used in the lessons along with the steps taken to transform the image. This means that you can practice what was covered in each lesson for yourself.

The cost of this course is £63.00 per person inclusive.

There will be time at the end of each lesson to discuss the previous weeks' subject matter. Any problems you may have encountered can then be ironed out.

For further details or to book a place on this course please either call Steve on (01245)323519 or email via the contacts page.