Computer Graphics with Photoshop - most important aspects of photoshop

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most important aspects of photoshop

galdcourse2@yahoo.es

2006-01-30, 10:24 pm

I have to teach a group the very basics of photoshop in a three hour
course.
what do you think I should teach them - we're talking about students
who have never
used Photoshop before.
Thanks for your ideas
john

edjh

2006-01-30, 10:24 pm

galdcourse2@yahoo.es wrote:
> I have to teach a group the very basics of photoshop in a three hour
> course.
> what do you think I should teach them - we're talking about students
> who have never
> used Photoshop before.
> Thanks for your ideas
> john
>
What the tools do and what selections are all about.

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Mike Russell

2006-01-30, 10:24 pm

<galdcourse2@yahoo.es> wrote in message
news:1138277745.629780.73660@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I have to teach a group the very basics of photoshop in a three hour
> course. what do you think I should teach them - we're talking about
> students
> who have never used Photoshop before.
> Thanks for your ideas
> john

o Image cataloging - keeping track of your images. Most basic - keep a
folder for each date.
o Image preparation - cropping and leveling images, use of Auto Levels and
Auto Contrast, other commands under the Image and Filters menu. I would
including a brief glimpse of curves just to show the power.
o Hands on. Each student should bring an image to the class, and spend some
time working on it using the above techniques.
o Additional resources - how to use the help system, additional study,
including Janee.com, and additional reading.

Consider teaching Elements instead of Photoshop
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www.curvemeister.com

Gene Palmiter

2006-01-30, 10:24 pm

Depends....why do they want to know anything about Photoshop? If its for
people who have digital cameras you should teach them the digital
photography workflow. If its for Middle School students then you need to
teach making graphics for classes.

Frankly....3 hours is nothing! Maybe Photoshop is not the program you should
be teaching to them.

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<galdcourse2@yahoo.es> wrote in message
news:1138277745.629780.73660@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I have to teach a group the very basics of photoshop in a three hour
> course.
> what do you think I should teach them - we're talking about students
> who have never
> used Photoshop before.
> Thanks for your ideas
> john
>

Hunt

2006-01-30, 10:24 pm

In article <1138277745.629780.73660@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, galdcourse
2@yahoo.es says...
>
>I have to teach a group the very basics of photoshop in a three hour
>course.
>what do you think I should teach them - we're talking about students
>who have never
>used Photoshop before.
>Thanks for your ideas
>john

In three hours, you will be able to but scratch the surface. I'd gear the
presentation to what PS can do in their real-world photo-taking. I would limit
it to a presentation of the power, and not spend any time on the actual GUI.

Take a few photos, that need correction: exposure, color, etc. and give a demo
on how easily PS can make good images out of them. Do a simple composite,
touching briefly on Masking/Selection and working with Layers. Drop in a
beautiful sky, where none existed. Retouch out a lamp post, or No Parking
sign. Keep it simple, and show the WOW. As has been stated, Elements might be
the better program, but let them see the usefulness of PS/PE in that scant 3
hrs. They will never remember HOW you did it, and what Tools you used, but
just exposure to its power will get their juices flowing. Most of all have
fun, and let it show!

Hunt

Colonel Blip

2006-01-30, 10:24 pm

Hello, galdcourse2@yahoo.es!
You wrote on 26 Jan 2006 04:15:45 -0800:

One thing I would suggest be included in your class via a handout is a
listing of free tutorial sites on the web. I am not an expert by any means
having only had CS2 for a few months but I was amazed at how much
self-learning is available from the community. They have been/are a great
group and an asset to learning.

Thanks,

Colonel Blip.
E-mail: colonelblip.no.spam.please@bigfoot.com

g> I have to teach a group the very basics of photoshop in a three hour
g> course.
g> what do you think I should teach them - we're talking about students
g> who have never
g> used Photoshop before.
g> Thanks for your ideas
g> john

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HornBlower

2006-01-30, 10:24 pm

Layers
Channels
Masks
Color/Exposure Tools

<galdcourse2@yahoo.es> wrote in message
news:1138277745.629780.73660@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I have to teach a group the very basics of photoshop in a three hour
> course.
> what do you think I should teach them - we're talking about students
> who have never
> used Photoshop before.
> Thanks for your ideas
> john
>

Gormless

2006-01-30, 10:24 pm

John McWilliams

2006-01-30, 10:24 pm

Gormless wrote:
> <galdcourse2@yahoo.es> wrote in message
> news:1138277745.629780.73660@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
>
> Layers.
> Helen
>
File formats
Levels (Curves for intermediate)

*Not* channels.

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John McWilliams