Editing in Photoshop
AKA : how to bring magic to your photos
“Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art" - Ansel Adams
Photoshop for Photographers
When you're ready to take the next step in your photo-education and learn to use Photoshop - our Photoshop for Photographers course will take you from Photoshop novice to someone who can confidently navigate it and use its super powerful tools to take your photos beyond what you thought was possible!
So if you've ever dreamt about being able to use Photoshop, maybe even got as far as opening it and quickly get overwhelmed with all that's packed inside - we've got you.
KEY COURSE INFO:
what you learn:
Our Photoshop for Photographers is a 2 level course - the first one covering all the key aspects of understanding how to navigate and work in Photoshop along with its most widely used tools and techniques, the second one building on top of that to really boost the creative uses you can apply it to.
This incredibly in-depth course has everything you need as a photographer who wants to harness this amazing tool.
What you learn: from basic Photoshop tools to more complex photo manipulations, from playing with colour to portrait retouching, from adding light to removing any unwanted object from your photos and lots, lots more.
This is the course for you if :
- You you already know basics of editing (in Lightroom) but want to take them further into Photoshop ( where more fun happens)
- You tried using Photoshop before only to close it immediately after opening due to all the overwhelmingly unfamiliar tools and options
- You followed youtube tutorials before but beside replicating what the person did exactly, you still don't really have a good idea of how to use Photoshop - or why you should!?
- You want to be able to take advantage of the tools that are missing in Lightroom or do not give you sufficient control over them to do the job seamlessly - such as precise ways of removing unwanted objects in your image - Photoshop's powerful tools, such as the Content-Aware Fill and Clone Stamp enable you to remove distracting objects or people from your photos, ensuring the focus remains on the subject
- You want to be able to manipulate or replace elements in your images - from turning your background blurry to replacing blank skies, doing face swaps and more
- You want to be able to bring beautiful light into your images - from haze to sun rays, from - with colours that pop and light that's perfectly balanced
- You want to be able to take yoru portraits to a new level - remove blemishes, retouch skin,and correct imperfections, giving your images a polished and professional finish.
- You desire to create stunning composites: With Photoshop, you can combine multiple images seamlessly to create captivating composite photos. This skill is particularly useful for photographers who want to tell stories or create imaginative and surreal images.
ONE COURSE - 2 LEVELS
ESSENTIAL
PHOTOSHOP
Pick this course if you're new to Photoshop or do not have a lot of experience in Photoshop
In this course you learn to :
- Navigate the software and set it up for a proper, smart, non-destructive workflow
- Discover all the essential tools and techniques that take your images way beyond what you could do in Lightroom
- Learn the key skills : from masks to brushes, from blending modes to selections, from cloning to canvas extensions, from face swaps to sky swaps - and more!!
CREATIVE PHOTOSHOP
Pick this course if you're already familiar with the basic tools and ways of working in Photoshop
In this course you take all that you learned in the Essentials course and turbo boost it for creativity. You'll learn :
- How to play with light, colour and blur for unique creative outcomes
- How to get more out of the familiar tools - so advanced brushes, advanced selections, advanced blending
- More fun skills : from skin edits to retouching, from stitching photos to involved composites, from creating effects such as neon glow to turning your photos into comics and more!
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN EACH OF OUR PHOTOSHOP COURSES:
ESSENTIAL PHOTOSHOP
Next Essential Photoshop course starts 16 Feb 2024
The way you work in Photoshop is very different compared to Lightroom and a big learning curve for anyone who begins learning it for the first time. It's also a big reason why a lot of photographers open it for the first time, find it hard to recognise any familiar tools or make them work on the image and the give up.
In this course we take you through it step by step. We show you around this tool and teach you how to use it in a way that's smart, non-destructive, flexible and making the most of its amazing features.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of what you will learn:
CREATIVE PHOTOSHOP
Next Creative Photoshop course starts 29 April 2024
In Level 2 we build on the foundation we establish in Level 1 and start applying what you have learned more creatively - as well as learning more tools, more techniques and starting more fun projects.
This is where we really get to have fun with those powerful tools - we learn not just how to fix and clean up undesirable elements from the photos, but how to creatively treat them so that they reflect your creative vision and imagination.
Photoshop For Photographers
Photoshop courses
JOIN THE WAITING LIST
We are working on an exciting update to the way we teach editing which will be starting in January 2024. It will include more step by step tutorials, Editing club membership and mentoring - in short - lots of tools to allow you to grow your editing skills, practice on a range of examples and get inspired.
We've opened a waiting list for this course with a guarantee of an exclusive discount deal for those on it - if you want it to be you, register now!
- Each course consists of 4 weekly modules with step by step illustrated tutorials and videos + prep module
- weekly edit along class online class ( also recorded)
- feedback and advice on your edits
- private support group
- PDF workbook and downloadable videos
- Practice images to learn on
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Adobe Photoshop software installed on your computer or tablet.This can be purchased either as a standalone Photoshop Subscription or as part of the Photography Plan which includes also access to Lightroom and Lightroom Classic.
Please note that you need to ensure that your computer can run Photoshop - please follow Adobe minimum system requirements guidelines
Photography for Parents Fundamentals
Next course starts on 19 June 2023
OPTION 1: Fully immersed :
OPTION 2: Light touch
All the core learning materials and bonus materials but excluding the interactive elements such as our live class, personal feedback on your images - perfect for the more independent students
recommended
Fully immersed
All the learning resources, all the community, all the support, all the personal help. Virtually failproof
SPRING SALE
Ends Monday
15th May
£259/£159
Self-paced
Core learning resources and follow on access to Photography for Parents community
£129
Frequently asked questions
We recommend, although this is not a requirement - that you are familiar with basics of editing - such as editing in Lightroom, in order to make the most out of this course. You do not need any knowledge of Photoshop at all.
No, you will need to purchase the software yourself. Photoshop is available on subscription from Adobe at a cost of approximately £9p/m, but it can often be purchased at a lower price through amazon or groupon
Photoshop can be used on both stationary desktops, laptops as well as iPad but the tools available on the ipad version are stripped compared to what is available on desktop / laptop. Because of that we recommend that you use the desktop version for this course.
Yes. Your device needs to be reasonably fast to make the most of the tools available within Photoshop. Adobe provides minimum and recommended specification for your device and the most up to date recommendations can be seen here: https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/system-requirements.html
Although many types of tools you will see across different editing software packages are often similar, this course specifically focuses on how to edit using Adobe Photoshop so I wouldn't recommend signing up if you work on a different kind of software.
Both Lightroom and Photoshop are editing tools that can transform your images, but whether you need one or the other will very much depend on how you edit. Lightroom is designed for the photographer who wants to be able to manage and enhance your image with light, exposure, colour etc and the results can be transformative, while keeping the images mostly true to their originals. Photoshop is designed to allow you to add or remove elements from your images, perform powerful transformations and give you full control over changing colours etc. Both are fantastic tools and both can be really useful for a photographe, but Photoshop's learning curve is much steeper than lightroom, so if you're making your first steps in editing, I'd recommend starting from Lightroom. Once you've mastered that, check out our Photoshop courses!