CREATIVE PHOTOSHOP

Learn Creative Photoshop – Fine Art Techniques with Nick Melidonis. This 3 session, inspirational and informative seminar will commence with an introduction to some of the workflow techniques Nick uses and his approach to image pre‐visualisation. He will then introduce a series of images which will commence with simpler techniques on session one to more complex images on sessions two and three. The specific Photoshop skills employed will be explained briefly as you progress through each of the images. Nick will use several of his award winning images as examples to demonstrate a number of styles and finishes to images that participants can apply to their own work, once the techniques are mastered. A comprehensive set of notes will be given to seminar participants. This seminar will assume that participants have a reasonable working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and may wish to join Nick on his one day Photoshop Secrets Revealed which will provide the introduction needed for digital imaging.

Lecturer – Nick Melidonis

Nick Melidonis is a Master Photographer and triple winner of the AIPP Australian Landscape Photographer of the Year; he is also one of Australia’s leading photo educators and has taught Photoshop, Photoshop Elements and Lightroom courses for many years. Nick has a relaxed, humorous and engaging teaching style and his seminars and workshops are always in high demand .

Creative Photoshop – course outline:

• Using the concept of pre‐visualisation – a powerful paradigm to creativity
• Camera and Photoshop workflow – the foundations of creativity
• Correct setting up of Photoshop to maximize ease of working, speed and potential
• Image enhancing essentials ‐ from global to local. My personal choices.
• Maximizing Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) preferences – learn a 3 step optimization timesaver
• The hidden creative aspects of ACR – unleashing its power for impressive black and white, antique colour and tinting magic
• Further secrets to stunning black and white photographs, toning and split toning techniques, useful plug ins for greater tonal values and controls
• Creative hand colouring and tinting techniques – give your images the romance of yesteryear
• Motion blur for creative effects and artistic overtones
• Using actions for efficiency and creative exploration
• Creative dodging and burning – today’s digital darkroom techniques to producing powerful images non‐destructively
• Orton effect to create softness and mystery ‐ soft focus and blur for landscapes and people
• Noise reduction – useful plug ins for a clear and clean look
• Digital graduated neutral density filter magic for stunning skies
• ‘Eye popping’ Technique – transform your people and animal images
• Creative sharpening – take control of where the viewers’ eye goes
• Texture and artistic noise overlays – adding expressive flair to images
• Diffuse glows and blend modes for dreamy and soft light techniques
• Water colour effects – bring out the artist in you

Course Fees: $465 inc GST for 3 session course

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