Photoshop Magic: Digital Darkroom Photography Techniques Level1 Intro Sequence

Created as an introduction to the Digital Darkroom for students with an interest in taking their digital photography to the next level. This is a Live Video Instructor class for students to begin learning Photoshop workflow.  Instructor will demonstrate Photoshop & Lightroom, techniques through Screen Sharing (live Demo inside of  Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom) and afterwards, students can apply the techniques to their own photographs, organize and edit their photographs and also get help through the share screen feature or post their own work after they apply the visual effects. 

Students will get an introduction to organizing their images in Adobe Lightroom Classic , basic exposures in Lightroom and  an introduction to using Photoshop to apply cool and exciting visual effects to their digital photographs. Emphasis will be on Photoshop image effects, retouching, and integrating Lightroom workflow with Photoshop. Students will be able to apply these effects to their own photographs, or download (example photographs from the instructor to use).



Course Content: 
Class 1: Students will learn how to import their photographs (a folder of photos) and organize their work into the Adobe Lightroom Catalog within the Lightroom Library tab.  Students will get an intro-tour of the Lightroom Interface and learn how to Flag/Rate an image inside Lightroom. Students will get a basic intro to the Developer Tab inside of Lightroom and learn how to do basic Digital Darkroom Adjustments such as Exposure/ Contrast etc within Lightroom. Students will learn how to open an image into Photoshop from Lightroom. Students will learn how to jump easily between Lightroom & Photoshop while working on their digital photographs. How to open /save digital images & export within Lightroom. 

Class 2:  Continue with covering the basics of the library tab & intro to the Develop tab inside of Lightroom. Students will get an intro tour of Photoshop  (Menus, floating palettes, tool bar etc). Students learn about using the Layers palette inside of Photoshop,  Students will learn how to use basic Image Adjustment Layers inside of Photoshop, to modify exposure, curves, colors & more inside of Photoshop and save images.

Class 3: Students will learn how to apply Art Filters, such as watercolor, ink-outlines, colored pencil & more to images to make their photographs look like  fine art media paintings. Students will learn about additional filters inside of Photoshop, such as the Blur, Tree & Fire filters and how to apply them. Students will be encouraged to Export their images as JPEGs and share in our Outschool Online Classroom.  

Class 4: Students will learn how to Paint inside of Photoshop. Students will learn how to paint on top of a photograph with various brushes. Students will learn how to access the Painting Workspace and Brush controls. Students will learn how to control size/shape etc of paintbrushes.  Students will learn about "Blend Modes" and Layer Opacity in relation to painting. Students will Learn about how to use the Mixer Brush directly on a Photograph to add fine art touches. Students will be encouraged to Export their images as JPEGs and share in our Outschool Online Classroom.

Class 5: Students will learn how to retouch / repair damaged photographs (remove unwanted image elements) inside of Adobe Photoshop. Students will learn the basics of retouching (Such as fixing a torn, old photograph or removing a skin flaw). Students may repair one of their own damaged photographs or use one of the Instructor's example photographs

Class 6: Students will  Students will learn how to control and fine tune  Adjustment Layers inside of Photoshop, to modify exposure, curves, colors & more inside of Photoshop. Students will learn about controlling their Adjustment layers with a paintbrush and paint on masking techniques.  Students will be encouraged to Export their images as JPEGs and share in our Outschool Online Classroom.

**Please note: based on the pace of the class and instructor troubleshooting as needed, the above outline is a loose guide and instructor reserves the right to adjust as needed during the learning sequence to accommodate for different leaning speeds.

It is recommended that Students have a folder of images from a Digital Camera uploaded onto their individual computers at home so that Students can work with Photographic image subjects of their choice. Photography Subject Matter which is encouraged includes: Landscapes, Vacation, Scenery, Food, Portraits, Sports, Flowers, Animals, Pets, Architecture, Candids etc. 
 **Parents be certain to check and explain to your students, that their chosen set of images are acceptable as content and are consistent with  regular school standards and do not display (nudity, violence etc anything that would normally not be allowed during traditional "school") ** Students displaying photographs that violate community standards may be placed in the waiting room until issues are resolved. 


***Please note: Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom Classic subscription is needed for this class, must be purchased separately through Adobe.com***   *Please note: Students should download Lightroom Classic for this course, the Lightroom Cloud version can be used, however Instructor will be demonstrating in the desktop version Lightroom Class.