Drag to see how retouching and adjustments to light and color transformed the original portrait.
PHOTOSHOP II
CONNECTICUT · AGES 13+
Take your Photoshop skills beyond the basics.
This hands-on workshop is designed for photographers who already have some experience with Photoshop and want to use it with more confidence and control.
We’ll work with layers, masks, selections and adjustment tools to make more sophisticated edits while maintaining control over every part of the image.
We’ll also explore retouching and compositing, learning techniques that let you combine images and use Photoshop more creatively.
Practice images will be provided to test various techniques, but students are encouraged to bring their own photographs to work on.
Please be sure to review the requirements below.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Making and refining selections
- Working more effectively with layers and masks
- Adjustment layers and targeted corrections
- Retouching with healing and cloning tools
- Combining and manipulating images
- Building an efficient, non-destructive workflow
WHAT TO BRING
Laptop with Photoshop installed
A selection of your own photographs to work on
REQUIREMENTS
Some prior experience with Photoshop is required.
Please have the current version of Adobe Photoshop installed on your laptop before arriving. Photoshop is included in Adobe’s Creative Cloud Photography plan.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
Ages: 13+
Date: TBD
Experience: Some PS experience required
Class size: Maximum 8 students
Location: Weston, CT
Tuition: $325
Drag to see how the original photographs became the finished composite.
how the workshop works
LEARN
We demonstrate Photoshop techniques step by step as students follow along on their own laptops.
EDIT
We put those tools into practice, working through exercises and applying them to our own photographs.
REVIEW
We look at what we’ve created, troubleshoot problems and discuss different approaches to getting the result you want.
Drag to see how distracting elements and shadows were removed from the original photograph.
LOCATION
Weston, CT
Exact location provided upon enrollment.
Parking
Parking details provided before the workshop.
QUESTIONS
Yes. You’ll go home with anything you create.
It’s important to have a basic understanding of how Photoshop works, so you can navigate the interface. The Intro to Editing Workshop is designed to prepare you for the Photoshop II workshop.
We encourage you to bring your own photographs, but we have plenty of images to practice with.
Please have the current version of Adobe Photoshop installed on your laptop before arriving. Photoshop is included in Adobe’s Creative Cloud Photography plan.
Workshops require a minimum of three participants. If a workshop is canceled due to insufficient enrollment, participants will receive a full refund or may transfer to another available date.
If you cancel your enrollment, refunds are made as follows:
– More than 3 weeks before the workshop begins: full refund, less a cancellation fee 4% of tuition.
– 1–3 weeks before the workshop: 50% refund
– Less than 1 week before the workshop: non-refundable
– Once the program has begun, tuition is non-refundable, but unused sessions may be credited toward a future workshop.
Workshop credit is available through the following year.
Full details are under Withdrawals & Refunds on our Policies page.