The course is designed for beginner photographers and is based exclusively on practical exercises, without boring theory.
Course program
1 LESSON
Adobe Lightroom.
Basic settings before you start.
Selection and import of Raw files.
Creating smart collections, detailed description and benefits.
Organizing and sorting photos, synchronizing photos if you shot with two or more cameras. Navigation in the Develop module.
Histogram. Learn how to use histogram tips to process photos.
Processing photos in the Basic palette.
Frame photos as a way to change the composition of a shot.
Exporting photos.
2 LESSON
Adobe Lightroom.
HSL panel – working with color.
Adding sharpness to a photo, sharpness for portrait/landscape.
How to get rid of noise in a photo, what is the difference between normal and color noise?
Correcting lens geometric errors, selecting or replacing a profile.
What is chromatic aberration and how to correct it?
Correct perspective distortions in photos using the Transform tool.
Batch processing of photos (synchronizing settings from one photo to several or a series of photos to speed up the processing process).
Create and save your own sets of preset settings.
Install/import third-party presets.
Tools for local adjustments, gradient and radial filters, Adjustment brush.
Setting important accents in photos using the tools you’ve learned.
A strategy for processing a large number of photos, a clear algorithm of actions from photo selection to export.
3 LESSON
Adobe Photoshop.
Setting up the interface before you start.
Working with layers “Layers” main functions and advantages.
Stages of photo retouching (portrait).
Adjusting brushes, opacity, size, and hardness.
Retouching and restoring image details using the Spot Healing Brush and Healing Brush tools. Retouching the skin.
Apply the Plastic filter to correct the figure and create a voluminous hairstyle.
Basic filters to make your work in Photoshop easier and faster.
4 LESSON
Adobe Photoshop.
Introduction to adjustment layers and masks in Photoshop.
Color correction of individual parts of the image. Changing the saturation. Lighten and darken parts of the image (whitening teeth, changing eye and hair color).
Tools for removing unnecessary details from the frame. “Clone Stamp.
Framing and image transformation.
Basic selection tools and practical application.
Transformation of the selection area: build up the background by stretching the selection area.
A consistent algorithm of actions when retouching a photo in Photoshop.