Advanced Photoshop Training

If you already know the Photoshop basics (and know them well) - our Advanced Photoshop training course will blow your mind and take you to the next level!

You'll come away from this intensive, hands-on workshop with the ability to make advanced selections, use composite layers in ways you never thought possible, and be able to retouch photographs like a pro.

Learn the techniques necessary to create, manipulate and edit professional quality images with skill and precision from our expert trainers who all have extensive industry experience as designers and photographers.

Our Advanced Photoshop course is suitable for designers and photographers who already have working experience of Photoshop. If you are a beginners then we recommend attending our Beginners Photoshop training course first. If you book the courses together you get one half price!

If you are involved in creating content for the web as a blogger or web designer, you may be interested in our Photoshop Training for Web Graphics course which focuses on creating and optimising graphics for web sites.

Our Advanced Photoshop courses take place in the digital hub of Brighton, but we also provide in-company training at the location of your choice and tailored private courses at our premises. Call us 01273 622272 to discuss your requirements.

Advanced Photoshop Training Feedback

"The Advanced Photoshop course was excellent, the trainer was very knowledgeable and was flexible enough for us to come along with issues that he could train us on. I would say this was the best course I've had in many years."
Rosie Hill - Virgin Holidays

"The advanced course in Photoshop enabled me to better understand the background dynamics of the programme.... I was impressed by the tutor who was extremely clear and responded exhaustively all to the different queries that were raised. Finally the training environment was very comfortable and friendly which made me feel relaxed and at my ease."
Rein Skullerud - World Food Programme

"Very useful course, much of what I was taught I will be teaching my students. The tutor's knowledge was excellent and they were very patient. The teach was varied and open to questions on anything that individuals wanted to address."
May Everett - Bhasvic College 

Advanced Photoshop Course Objectives

After 2 days of Advanced Photoshop training, you will be able to:

• Use masks and layers to an advanced standard
• Understand a variety of ways to make advanced selections
  and apply the most appropriate for each purpose
• Use the Camera Raw plugin to its full extent
• Use retouching features to make pictures perfect
• Use Adobe Bridge to organise, proof and process images in batches

Advanced Photoshop Course Prerequisites

• You should have working experience with Photoshop, or should have attended our Introduction to Photoshop training course.

Download the Advanced Photoshop Training Course Outline

Advanced Photoshop Training Course Content

Advanced Layers

• Layer Effects and Styles
• Clipping Masks and Layer Groups
• Smart Filter Layers
• Working with Smart Objects
• How Blend Modes actually work

Layer masks

• Layer mask recap
• Layer mask shortcuts
• Layer mask techniques
• Refining masks

Adjustment layers

• Working non-destructively
• Use in conjunction with masks
• Using the histogram
• Using Levels to ensure correct tonal range
• Adjusting Hue & Saturation
• Using Curves
• Getting the best Black & White images
• Colour correction

Selections

• Using the Quick Selection tool
• Using the Refine Edge command
• Saving Alpha Channels
• Refining selections with Quick Mask
• Making a Channel mask

The Camera Raw Plug in

• Understanding the Camera Raw format
• The importance of bit depth in image manipulation
• Exposure adjustments
• The Graduated filter and Adjustment Brush tools

Retouching

• Content Aware fill
• Non-destructive retouching
• Extending images
• Cloning in perspective
• Sharpening techniques
• Lens correction

An in-depth look at Bridge

Colour management

• The need for colour management
• Configuring default working colour spaces
• Choosing an image profile
• Soft proofing

Automated actions

• Batch processing jpeg tiff and RAW files
• Working with Actions
• Running a batch command

If time allows: An introduction to HDR imaging

Download the Advanced Photoshop Training Course Outline