Digital photography and Photoshop - course 24,000 rub. from Coddy School of Programming for Children, training 4 modules (months)
Miscellaneous / / December 01, 2023
Age: 10-14 years
Level: for beginners.
Duration: from 4 modules (months), from 32 hours*.
Format: individual and group lessons, offline and online (real time).
Number of children: from 1 to 8.
Price:
from 750 rub./hour in an online group,
from 850 rub./hour in an offline group,
from 1050 rub./hour individually online,
from 1980 rub./hour individually offline.
In the world of intensive development of information technology, we receive most of the information in digital format, which undoubtedly requires the use of a huge amount of multimedia resources, videos, images, advertising and much more another. For this reason, many professions such as photographers, motion and web designers, illustrators and
representatives of other creative professions require skills in graphics programs.
Today there are many editors on the market designed for graphics processing. However, when it comes to working with images, most people turn to Photoshop and Lightroom - the leaders among programs for creating and processing raster graphics.
The programs allow users to turn simple pictures into real masterpieces. These editors are popular among photo artists for retouching, tone and color correction, correcting frame parameters, and creating special artistic effects. They are also used to develop commercial design when creating advertising.
With the help of a huge number of functions and tools, people process photos for social networks, create logos and advertising banners, GIF animations, remove defects in appearance and even change clothes - a great opportunity to show your creation.
You can get acquainted with programs for working with graphics and master some simple actions on your own by watching a few videos or reading articles on the Internet, but extremely superficially. After all, graphic editors are not only about selecting and editing image fragments, but also about knowing the features color palettes and their adjustments, working with tools, masks, layers, textures, other complex objects and much more other.
But if you want to study the range of functions in detail, understand the nuances of working in Photoshop and Lightroom and learn how to process photos using professional level - sign up for the “Photoshop Digital Photography” course, developed by the CODDY school of programming and digital design for children from 10 to 14 years.
Who is the course suitable for?
- Those wishing to learn professional graphics programs
- For those who love creativity
- For beginners and professional amateur photographers
- For those who want to learn high-quality photo processing
Course content:
- Photoshop and Lightroom tools
- Processing photos in programs
- Color correction
- Batch Processing
- Photo retouching and defect removal
- Creating presets
- Finding your stylistic language
- Various genres of photography
- Creating your portfolio
Course objectives:
1. Learn to process photos.
2. Create your own author's style.
3. Learn to analyze a frame.
4. Get acquainted with the tools of popular professional programs Lightroom and Photoshop.
About the course:
Photo processing is the most important aspect to achieve an impressive image. Having mastered the processing tools, the child will not only be able to create a beautiful, high-quality picture, but will also gain a new way of self-realization through creativity and his own style.
The “Photoshop Digital Photography” course, consisting of 4 modules, is devoted to working with the tools of professional Photoshop and Lightroom editors for processing photographs. The course program is aimed not only at teaching how to work with editors’ tools, but also at creating holistic author’s techniques for photo stylization.
During the first module, students master color correction tools in Adobe Lightroom and learn to select and create a color scheme for a future project. We will look at ready-made presets, and then create several basic ones, study techniques for stylizing photos in the author’s style, we will process our own photos for social networks, create icons for Highlights and create a page design layout in Instagram.
In the second module, students will master working with layers, masks, brushes, plastic and retouching tools, and other elements of Adobe Photoshop. They will learn to combine several photographs into a single image, create actions, stylish collages and fantastic landscapes using references, processing portraits, medium-ground photos and full-length photos height.
The training ends with the creation and presentation of your own portfolio, consisting of illustrations created throughout the course. The knowledge and skills acquired during the course can become the basis for studying more complex graphic programs and areas.
Upon completion of the course, students:
- master the basic tools of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom;
- develop their own techniques for photo stylization;
- will study the basics of composition and color;
- will develop skills in analyzing photographic images and eliminating defects;
- master photo retouching;
- will be able to use complex effects;
- will learn to create collages, landscapes, icons, black and white photographs, presets;
- will be able to design and present their portfolio;
- They will develop creative thinking and learn to find innovative solutions.
What do you need for classes?
To complete the course, your child will need a computer/laptop.
If classes are online:
Internet access (check the stability of the Internet connection, from 10 Mbit/s).
Headphones, as well as additional equipment for better sound quality: microphone or headset.
1st module
The first day
Adobe Lightroom. Introduction to Image Processing
- Program features
- Familiarity with the program tools.
- Library module. Photo archive management.
- Adjustment brush tool
- HSL panel tools
- Creating a comfortable workspace
Practical task: working with finished photos that require processing. We improve the photo, remove the defect.
Result of the lesson: mastering the tools of the HSL panel, practical skills in processing photo images.
Second day
Basic Lightroom photo editing tools: histogram, tonal correction tools, color balance and cropping
- Perspective tool, blur removal
- Linear and circular gradient tool
- Tool for removing minor defects and dust
- Photo cropping tool
- Copy settings to the next similar frames
Practical task: working with finished photos that require processing. Implementation of acquired knowledge. We bring the photo to mind - correcting the white balance, exposure, light and dark areas.
Result of the lesson: mastering correction tools, practical skills in photographic image processing.
Day three
Working with color in photographs. Color spectrum
- Advanced correction tools
- Drawing up a color scheme, color accents
- Working with exposure, contrast and colors
Practical task: color correction of photos using color correction.
Result of the lesson: mastering image color correction tools, skills in selecting and creating a color scheme for a project.
Day four
Working with color in photographs. Presets.
- How to take all photos in the same style?
- Introduction to ready-made presets
- Creation of basic presets
Practical task: creating several sets of settings in different colors and testing presets for various thematic photos.
Result of the lesson: creating several presets, photo processing.
2nd module
The first day
Stylization of photo images
- Stylization - principles, styling possibilities, examples
- Most popular styles: retro, vintage, grunge, glamor, pop art
- Red eye correction tool
- Practical techniques for author’s photo stylization
Practical task: stylization and photo processing in the selected popular style.
Result of the lesson: got acquainted with the concept and principles of stylization, mastered the tools and techniques of stylizing photographic images.
Second day
We continue to work with stylization of photographic images. Individual style of the author.
- We develop an individual author’s style: author’s techniques, accents
- Working with gradients, toning, quick retouching
- Shading tool
Practical task: stylization of photos in the author's style, creating a collection of your own techniques for stylizing your project.
Result of the lesson: mastered stylization techniques.
Day three
Processing your photos for social networks in the same style
- Photo processing
- Color spectrum
- Ideology of the page
Practical task: processing your photos for publication on social networks.
Result of the lesson: portfolio replenishment.
Day four
Photo processing for Instagram page. Creating Highlights Icons
- Photo processing for Instagram
- Creating icons for Stories
- Preparation of a portfolio of your best works based on the results of the first module
Practical task: creating icons for Highlights. Making a presentation - portfolio.
Result of the lesson: made a design layout for an Instagram page. We collected the best works into a presentation - a personal portfolio.
3rd module
The first day
Adobe Photoshop - basic techniques and easy start
- Familiarization with the main tools of the program, working environment
- Working with image size
- Color correction
- Processing nature photos
- Quick mode tools: smart correction, exposure, color, balance
- Tools darken, lighten
Practical task: working with finished photos that require processing. We improve the photo.
Result of the lesson: mastering photo correction tools, first practical photo correction skills using Adobe Photoshop tools.
Second day
Practice working with images in Adobe Photoshop. We work with travel photos
- Image analysis
- Basic color correction tools: stamp, spot healing brush
- Magic wand tool
- Travel photo processing
- Working with contrast
Practical task: practicing the acquired knowledge in practice.
Result of the lesson: New tools were studied, photographs were processed.
Day three
Practice working with images in Adobe Photoshop. Product photography
- Photo toning
- Placement of accents
- Speed up work - action games
Practical task: testing new tools on subject photographs, batch mass photo processing.
Result of the lesson: New tools were studied, work was created in action technology.
Day four
Practice working with images in Adobe Photoshop. Creating a fantastic landscape
- Working with masks, layers
- Combining multiple photos into one image
Practical task: creating a fantastic landscape using prepared references.
Result of the lesson: improving practical photo processing skills, expanding your portfolio.
4th module
The first day
Beauty retouching. Magazine photo
- Plastic tools
- Photo retouching
- Theory of building volume per person
- Create a beautiful b/w photo
- Processing of portraits, beauty photos
Practical task: practicing acquired knowledge on three types of filming: portrait, medium shot and full body
Result of the lesson: New tools were studied, several frames were processed.
Second day
Collaging
- Cutting tools (rectangular area, etc.)
- Search for the required images and textures
- Working with masks
Practical task: creating a stylish paper collage using images from the Internet.
Result of the lesson: finished illustration.
Day three
Practice working with photographs. Food photography
- Photo processing on the selected topic
- Selection and preparation of works for the final portfolio
Practical task: processing of prepared images. Beginning to compile a “Before” and “After” presentation.
Result of the lesson: portfolio replenishment.
Day four
Practice working with photographs. Processing of interior, city photographs
- Photo processing on the selected topic
- Preparing a portfolio of your best works based on the course results
Practical task: photo processing, making a presentation with processing results, demonstration, discussion.
Result of the lesson: photographs were processed, a presentation was demonstrated, and the results of the course were summed up.