Image Optimisation for Print and Web

New dates to be confirmed. Please contact us to express an interest in future dates.

Aim

This course covers the essential skills you need in order to maximise the quality and visual appeal of digital images from both scanners and digital cameras. You will learn the tips and tricks necessary to transform your images quickly and easily.

Audience

Anyone wanting to ensure they are getting the most out of their digital images. This workshop uses Adobe Photoshop and some previous experience in capturing digital images and using image editors is recommended but not essential.

Content

• Optimisation workflow - from capture to archive
• Need for surrogates and methods of preparing them
• Importance of calibration and colour management
• Cropping and straightening images
• Removing unwanted colour casts
• (Mis-)use of sharpening and levels
• Re-sizing and compression for use on the Web
• Batch processing with Photoshop actions
• Evaluating degree and amount of processing needed

Dates and locations

• New dates to be confirmed. Please contact us to express an interest in future dates.

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Tags: colour management | image editing | photoshop | software | training | workflow |

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