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Adobe Photoshop: Professional Techniques For Advanced Photo Retouching

Effective immediately in response to COVID-19, all Technology Training classes will be delivered online until further notice.


In advance of each session, Tech Training will provide you with a Zoom link to your class, along with any required class materials.
 


This class focuses on in-depth Adobe Photoshop techniques used by industry professionals. Create unique final images by blending work from several files and make your work stand out.


Prerequisites: Introduction to Adobe Photoshop, or similar experience
 
Learning Outcomes:
  • Navigate the Photoshop interface with confidence
  • Utilize techniques to enhance work by applying masks, blending modes, clipping and comprehensive adjustment layer changes.
  • Advanced retouching
  • Understand content aware and how its applied
  • Apply type tool and images within a single file
 
Topics include:
 
Day One
  • Overview of Photoshop and Bridge
  • Changing metadata in images
  • Advanced retouching utilizing several tools, including liquify
  • Clip adjustment layers to only affect an area of the image
  • Mask out unwanted content
 
Day Two:
  • Advanced masking techniques
  • Incorporating several images within one file
  • Introduction to professional layouts
  • Utilize type tools and images to create magazine-quality work
  • Layer effects, and more
     


University IT Technology Training classes are only available to Stanford University staff, faculty, students and Stanford Hospitals & Clinics employees. A valid SUNet ID is needed in order to enroll in a class.

 

Custom training workshops are available for this program

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Special Group Rates

For groups of 5 or more, special rates are available. Please contact techtraining@stanford.edu for more details.

University IT Technology Training sessions are available to a wide range of participants, including Stanford University staff, faculty, students, and employees of Stanford Hospitals & Clinics, such as Stanford Health Care, Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley, Stanford Medicine Partners, and Stanford Medicine Children's Health.

Additionally, some of these programs are open to interested individuals not affiliated with Stanford, allowing for broader community engagement and learning opportunities.