Introduction to Adobe Photoshop with Dave Hiuni (Online Learning – 12 Sessions)

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Online Learning Class

Introduction to Adobe Photoshop is a core fundamental class for photographers. Using Adobe Photoshop CC 2023, the course teaches the most important tools for retouching, precise image adjustments, combining multiple images using layers, and helping students to understand the process behind color correction. Josh emphasizes a ‘non destructive’ workflow using layers so the original image is unharmed. Many of the new “Artificial Intelligence” will be discussed with an understanding of when they can be beneficial. This class is centered around a photographer’s approach towards Photoshop and practical uses in Photography. The class will cover:

Photoshop Interface and Tools Overview
a. Basic tools
b. Color settings
c. Panels & layout preferences for work space
d. Troubleshooting guide for getting stuck while working within Photoshop
e. History Panel

Cropping, Resizing, Saving
a. Crop tool
b. Image size dialog
c. Resolution, pixels, file size
d. File formats

Adobe Camera Raw
a. Basic overview
b. Camera RAW workflow
c. Camera RAW Masking

Photoshop Adjustments
a. Pixel layers and layer masking
b. Adjustment layers
c. Select and Mask tool
d. Non Destructive Retouching techniques

Artificially Intelligent Tools
a. Sky Replacement for making sky swaps easy
b. Object Finder for selecting and masking areas of your image quickly.
c. Content Aware Fill for magical retouching.
d. Neural Filters for instant portrait retouching, colorizing black and white photos, and more

The goal of the course is to develop each student’s ability to work with Adobe Photoshop CC 2023 while having fun in the process. Assignments will be distributed to the class to follow along and practice with. Additionally students will have opportunities to work with their own images.

Dahn Hiuni is a Los Angeles-based visual artist, graphic designer and academic. His work has been presented at such venerable New York venues as P.S. 122, Franklin Furnace, Artists Space and Thread Waxing Space. Other exhibition venues include the Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Cleveland Performance Art Festival, and the Lancaster Museum of Art. His work is part of the permanent collection of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Additionally, Mr. Hiuni’s work has appeared in The New York Times, The Huffington Post, and The Dramatist. 

As graphic designer, Mr. Hiuni has had many high-profile clients, including Pearson Publishing, Clairol, Independent Productions Fund, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Present Theater Company, New York International Fringe Festival and New York Department of Cultural Affairs. 

As professor/lecturer, Mr. Hiuni has taught at Pratt Institute, School of Visual Arts, FIT, Hofstra, Bucknell, SUNY, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, and the Provincetown Art Association & Museum. He holds an MFA in studio art and an interdisciplinary PhD in Art History/Art Education, both from Penn State. He is adjunct professor of art at Woodbury Universityand Distinguished Instructor at UCLA Extension.

Details

• 12 Sessions
• Dates: Tuesday and Thursdays, October 3 – November 9, 10 am – 11:30 am PST
• Enrollment Limit: 15 students
• Skill/Experience Level: This class is open to students using a Macintosh OSX operating system OR a PC Windows operating system. Students should arrive to class with the latest version of Adobe Photoshop installed via the Creative Cloud. For the ultimate online experience, dual monitors are suggested (not required) for this class.
• Tuition: $475 (Become a Member today and received up to 20% off!)
• Location: Online

A details email complete with the Zoom link will be sent to the attendees prior to the start date. If you have additional questions please email info@lacphoto.org.

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