Description:

This workshop explains how to use Photoshop to optimize images. Participants work with digital or scanned images and save them as PSDs, PNGs, JPGs and GIFs - formats that are widely used in printing and web-based environments. Feel free to bring your own files to practice with.

Prerequisite: Intermediate computer skills. 

Key Points

-Get to know the Photoshop environment by using tools and palettes
-Resize and crop images
-Optimize and adjust the resolution of images based on the output medium, such as Web or print
-Use selection techniques to change specific parts of an image
-Darken, lighten, and clean-up photos
-Work with layers and flatten images
-Create a composite image for image maps or flyers
-Explore the many filter options to give an artistic look to you image