certificate in Digital Photo Editing

Syllabus

In depth hands on training on the practical usage of Digital Imaging software. Tethering Techniques. Linking your dslr with your computer. Capturing images using digital softwares. Analysing photographs for flaws and areas of improvement. Working with thumbnail views.

Working with raw and compressed image format. Importing photographs using lightroom’s import panel. Converting proprietary camera raw format to .dng. Appling develop setting and metadata to imported images.

Organizing and cataloguing photographs in lightroom. Working with the library module. Selecting photographs using flag, color coding and star rankings. Creating smart previews for offline editing.

Preparing the image for editing. Understanding the histogram. Working with the develop module. Global image correction techniques: Cropping, lens correction, white balance and tonal changes, noise reduction and sharpening, hue and saturation and curves panel. Local adjustment tools available in lightroom.

Introduction to Adobe Photoshop. Productively utilizing the photoshop environment, including the use of layers, panels, channels, paths and the toolbox. Methods of creating and saving selections. Creating masks. Applying painting, retouching, filters and adjustment methods.

Setting up photoshop and lightroom for smooth integration. Understanding photoshop’s camera raw workflow for raw editing. Stitching photographs to create panoramic images and HDRI.

Local editing to photographs using selection methods. Image compositing methods in photoshop. Photo retouching for commercial photographs. Image manipulation to create stunning surreal images. Creating black and white photographs with lightroom and photoshop.

Introduction to graphic designing. Creating logos for your business. Commercial aspect of photography Exporting images with lightroom and photoshop. Understanding different image based file formats.