All things Photoshop

I cant remember how many photoshop seminars and trainings I have done(conducted). And a repository for those seminars and training should be made online. That would also make my life a little easier - hah! :) So here's the website for all things photoshop. I am a google fan (google anything actually) so this is where I put it, it's free and simple to do. I've been using Photoshop since version 4. and I've gotten to the point that it's something that I do very well, but mind you, just like any endeavor, you need to learn the basics, because it will be your foundation in the upcoming versions of Photoshop. My dream is to be a Photoshop Evangelist like Scott Kelby, Matt K, Katrin Eissmann and Bert Monroy. This is where my roadmap starts (or continues...) If you got here to learn about Photoshop, youre in the right place, you will enjoy this, guaranteed.

Im a professional web designer and photographer. I specialize on 360 virtual tours. If you want to see my website on virtual tours head on to http://virtualtourmanila.com or my photography site - http://www.reymendoza.com

Photoshop Seminars at DLSU Manila

I'll be teaching Complete Photoshop on DLSU Manila. 6 intensive saturdays of Photoshop heaven, guaranteed learning or your money back! (no i have not returned any money)

• Graphic Design Course - call DLSU Manila for schedules

• Complete Photoshop

• Basic Web Design

• Advanced Web Design

If you want to enroll pls call Mina or Marvin of DLSU Manila at (632) 524-4611 loc 304

For reservations & inquiries, please contact:

Ms. Mina Faigal-Balosa

cec@dlsu.edu.ph

(632) 523-4357 telefax

(632) 524-4611 loc 304

Mr. Allan Borra

cec@dlsu.ph

cec.director@delasalle.ph.

For students, or any interested individuals, here's the Photoshop Course Outline (pdf 101kb), or just read it below.

Course Description:

Learn basic to advanced course on how to use Photoshop , the indusrtry standard for image enhancement and compositing for print, multimedia and the Web. Duration of the course is 36 hours.

Who should attend:

Anyone who wants to learn computer imaging, even with modest or no background in graphic design. Ideal for photographers, designers, even painters who wants to learn the digital way of design.

At the end of the course the participants will:

1. have knowledge of setting up Photoshop for print and/or web

2. know the basic necessities in understanding the more powerful features of Photoshop

3. know the tricks of the trade in graphic and web design

4. Experience how to create their own imagery in their style.

Pre-requisite:

Basic Computer skills

Course Outline

● Setting up Photoshop

● Working Foundations

● Production Essentials

● Creative Explorations

Setting Up Photoshop (3 hours)

1. Introduction to Photoshop

2. Setting up Photoshop

3. Bridge and History

4. What Photoshop can do

Working Foundations (12 hours)

1. Photoshop's Tools and Palletes

2. Layers ( Concepts and applications)

3. Masks and Channels

4. Using Filters effectively

5. Adjustment Layers

6. Blending Modes

7. Color Management

Production Essentials (9 hours)

1. Resolution Solutions

2. Saving for the Web

3. Optimization

· GIF – graphic interchange format – 256 colors, transparency

· JPEG – joint photographic expert’s group – 16 million colors, no transparency

· PNG – Portable network graphics – transparency and lots of colors

· Keep your psd files as reference

· Demonstration of transparent gifs

· Demonstration of jpeg matte

4. Text Properties

· Text palette

· Text on a path, text on a circle

5. Different Ways of Masking (Knock-outs)

6. Steps in Digital Imaging

· Crop

· Clean

· Tonal Correction

· Color Correction

· Manipulation

· Sharpen

· Convert to CMYK (if for print)

Creative Explorations (12 hours)

1. Photo Restoration

2. Design for the web

3. Customized Color to B&W

4. Soft Portraits

5. Artistic Edges

6. Scan Lines

7. Displacement Maps

8. Actions

9. Droplets

10. Text Effects

11. Create a panorama

Exercise Files , Handouts and References

1. Photos to be used as Exercise Files

2. Photoshop 7.0 Quick Reference Card for Windows (pdf) right click and choose Save As

3. Photoshop CS2 Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) (pdf)

4. Photoshop CS2 Keyboard Shortcuts (Macintosh) (pdf)

5. Handy Photoshop Toolbox Reference Guide - online

Photographic Journey

A collection of my photos while learning photography.

Graphic Design Works

Here are some of my graphic design works, mostly old but the basic design concepts are there ;)