Photography Editing 1-Day Class
Overview:
This is a project-based class, intended to help students learn how to create a project, not necessarily to learn an entire program. This lesson is tied directly to its associated badge. Students will be able to earn a badge based on the project they complete in this class.
Outcomes:
- Understands basic best practices for photography editing
- Knows how to edit non-destructively
- Is excited to earn badges!
Files: students can bring their own photos or use the files linked below
Hook:
Start the class by showing them a project that someone (preferably you) has made using the tools you’ll learn today. They should be making a similar project along with you as you teach this class.
Possible Hooks: FINAL Content Aware Image.jpg or FINAL Photo Editing Image.jpg
Lesson Outline:
RAW
- What/Why RAW?? <–click here if you don’t know
- How to shoot RAW (in the image quality settings of any DSLR)
- Camera Raw Filter
- This is where raw images are initially processed
- Go through the various settings and process a raw image
- Note: You can demonstrate RAW using the RAW Puppy.NEF file, but explain that the .NEF file format is unique to Nikon cameras. Each camera has its own unique file extension for shooting in raw (for example, Canon’s is .CRW)
- How to use the crop tool
- Non-destructive cropping (uncheck “delete cropped pixels”)
- How to use the straighten tool (found at the top when cropping)
- ORIGINAL Photo Editing Image.jpg
Adjustment Layers
- What adjustment layers are
- Where to find them (in Adjustments panel, or at the bottom of the layers panel, but NOT to be confused with the same icon at the top of the layers panel!)
- Types of adjustment layers
- You should cover the following:
- Brightness/Contrast
- Vibrance
- Hue/Saturation
- Color balance
Healing photos
- (Remember to demonstrate on a new layer as to be non-destructive)
- Red-Eye Tool
- Spot Healing Brush
- Healing Brush
- Clone stamp
- Patch tool
- Remove with content-aware fill
- Content-aware fill workspace
- ORIGINAL Content-Aware Image.jpg
- Content-aware move
Badges Plug
Make sure to tell the students about badges and direct them to our badges website. Tell them that they can earn a badge based on what they’ve done today and encourage them to continue to earn badges and learn the program.