Digital Imaging 1
Digital Imaging 1
This course will introduce students to digital imaging concepts like bit depth, file systems, colour spaces, digital manipulation processes like curves, levels, layers.
This course is designed to introduce students to working with digital image files. Digital concepts such as bit depth, file systems, colour spaces will be explained, as well as digital manipulation processes such as using curves, levels, cloning, layers, and masking. Students will be taken through the major applications of Photoshop and Lightroom while becoming familiar to concepts that can be applied to in a variety of other applications. This course covers basic concepts essential to anyone working in photography today, regardless of whether they want to produce ‘straight’ images or more overtly manipulated ones.
Mac and Windows file systems
Overview of photo editing applications
Introduction to pixels, aspect ratios and resolution
Introduction to channels and bit depth
File size and file formats including RAW
Overview of workspaces and Photoshop environment
Optimising histograms, levels and curves
Basic image adjustments
Photoshop tools including the clone stamp tool and healing brush
Basic selections and masking
Please view the calendar for key dates at the CCP.
Fee By Instalment
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Early Enrolment Discount
A $40 discount applies if full payment is made before the Term Census Date. This discount will already be applied to the online price, and flagged as on "sale".
Introduction to Photography
9 weeks, 3 hours per class. Students should expect to do an extra 9 hours a week of their own work.
Digital camera with manual controls
Adobe Photoshop is recommended for homework
Students are responsible for any output costs