Monday, August 27, 2012

6 Amazing Tuts for Learning Adobe Photoshop from Essential to Advance Level




This course goes beyond Photoshop as a photography tool by teaching you to think differently about the way you approach your work. Whether you are a designer, photographer, or illustrator, there is something here for you. This DVD will cover some of the most eye-catching effects used in the digital arts today, and even a few things you?€”nor your clients?€”have ever seen before. This course is designed to give you the edge you need in this competitive market by teaching you how to bring together various elements for a resonating design aesthetic. You?€™ll learn how to extract and distill what you need from photographs or?€”depending on the situation and your design?€™s requirements?€”craft what you need from scratch

Adobe Photoshop for Beginners
Corey Barker ?€” education and curriculum developer for NAPP ?€” shows you through the basic essentials of Adobe?® Photoshop. Whether you are new to Photoshop or even Photoshop in general, this course is the place to start learning. Not only will you learn the basics of the Photoshop core tools and functions, but by the time you finish this course you will be editing and compositing your images with ease. Even if you are somewhat familiar with Photoshop this course will be great to refresh or sharpen your skills. In this DVD you will learn:
* How to set up your preferences and workspaces
* How to customize Photoshop to suit your needs
* How to create selections
* How to work with layers
* How to create text
As the course progresses and you get more familiar with the tools, we will venture into color correction, image retouching, and basic compositing techniques. While this course is presented in Photoshop utilizing some of the new features, the core concepts are still relevant in earlier CS versions of Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop Selections and Masks
Being able to make accurate selections is one of the most important skills in Photoshop and making those selections quickly and painlessly is equally important. Join Dave Cross as he covers all the key tools and techniques for selecting and masking.

Starting from the ground up, you?€™ll learn:
* The difference between selections and masks and why it?€™s important to use both
 How to use selection tools individually and together as a ?€?selection toolkit?€?
* Examples of which selection tool to use in different situations
* Fine-tuning selections using Quick Mask and Refine Edges
* How to use Channels to select challenging subjects such as hair
* Making masks from selections and fine-tuning masks

You?€™ll also see when it may not be necessary to make a selection at all, and follow along as Dave works through a couple of real-world examples. Making selections and masks are two skills that you?€™ll use time and time again and the better you become, the easier everything can be in Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop Power Session
New for Photoshop! Matt Kloskowski ?€“ Education and Curriculum Developer for NAPP ?€“ shows you the very latest and coolest Photoshop CS4 tips, tricks, and hidden secrets. Matt?€™s Photoshop CS4 Power Session DVD will have you up-to-speed and mastering Photoshop CS4?s newest feature like a pro.
This course is ideal for people with experience using Photoshop CS3, Photoshop CS2, or Photoshop CS, Adobe Photoshop CS4 Power Session is the easiest way to learn the new features in Photoshop CS4 so you can start using them right away. This DVD will teach you:
 The new interface and how it will help you work faster and better than ever before
* Tips for working with Selections, Curves, Smart Filters, and other enhanced features
* How to use the all new Photomerge feature to work faster, smarter and more creatively
* How to use Adobe Bridge CS4 to streamline your workflow
* Techniques for getting the most out of Camera Raw 4
* Improved printing techniques now possible in Photoshop

Matt?€™s DVD is 110 minutes of Photoshop tips, tricks, and techniques you won?€™t find anywhere else! This DVD-ROM can only be played on a computer. For additional information and instructions, read the DVDROMREADME.txt file on the disc
Beauty and Portrait Retouching Kit
Kelby Training ?€“ Photoshop CS4 Beauty & Portrait Retouching Kit. This DVD includes everything you need to retouch beauty, portrait, and fashion shots, like a pro! Beauty Photographer & Digital Artist, David Cuerdon, not only teaches you the retouching techniques he has mastered in his 30 year career, he gives you the actual tools he uses to produce his award-winning images!This is an actual retouching kit, a tool box, not just a collection of tutorials. You have all the Photoshop tools that David uses is in his work, including brushes, color swatches, actions, textures, custom shapes, and more.

Adobe Photoshop Mastering Layers
Join NAPP instructor, photographer, and best-selling author, Matt Kloskowski, as he introduces you to one of the most revolutionary and important features in Photoshop: Layers. In Adobe Photoshop CS4 Mastering Layers, you?€™ll learn how to effectively and creatively use Layers to take your photos and digital art from good to fantastic.

1 DVD

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Photoshop Compositing Secrets


Unlocking the Key to Perfect Selections and Amazing Photoshop Effects for Totally Realistic Composites


Compositing is one of the hottest trends in Photoshop and photography today for portrait photographers, designers of all walks of life, and even retouchers. Everywhere you look, from group photos, to school graduation portraits or sports portraits, to magazines, movie posters, and DVD covers, chances are, you’ve seen compositing.
In Photoshop Composting Secrets, Matt Kloskowski takes you through the entire process behind creating convincing, well-executed, and captivating composites. You’ll see how to create images that run the gamut from real-world portraits for corporate, graduation, or group photos to sports portraits, templates and collages, and even the surreal dramatic composites that clients clamor for.

1 DVD

Advanced Digital SLR Photography 2

The ultimate techniques for advanced photographers.

In this the fourth programme of the Karl Taylor Masterclass Series we push your photography boundaries even further with top pro techniques and further specialised areas for capturing stunning images. Karl takes you on location for several fashion shoots, including one with just natural light plus one for strobists. Also learn Karl’s top tips for night sky photography as we visit the deserts of California with some spectacular results, and fasten your seatbelt for a dynamic motion car shoot. With some new HDR photography plus a panoramic shoot you have more than two and a half hours of inspirational photography training

Link http://www.karltaylorphotography.com/digital-slr-photography-adv-2.htm

1 DVD

Friday, February 17, 2012

Wedding Photography Weekend with Zach and Jody Gray DAY 1,2,3


DAY 1, 2, 3

Keterangan Konten dan Isi

http://www.creativelive.com/courses/wedding-workshop-zach-and-jody-gray

7 DVD

Friday, February 3, 2012

Photographer Shoot-off: Lara Jade VS Joey L


Get inside the minds of photographers Lara Jade and Joey L as they compete head to head in photo shoots around the world. In “Photographer Shoot-Off”, the rivals are given a range of different challenge topics in which they must interpret and execute in their own way. The lessons range from having to create an image in a controlled environment such as a studio, to photographing a complete stranger somewhere new and unplanned. Both of the photographers have completely different styles, and approach each challenge differently. Learn how each photographer directs, professionally lights , composes, and Photoshops their final images. Follow along from start to finish with no information held back. The tutorials contain knowledge spanning years of each photographer’s career. Who will be the victor?

1 DVD

Corso Avanzato GDF 76 Photoshop/ DIGITAL FACE & BODY STYLING


DIGITAL FACE & BODY STYLING 
1DVD

Green Screen Workshop: The Shoot


Light, Shoot, and Composite 
In the second course in his two-part series on green-screen (and blue-screen) tools and techniques, author, producer, and VFX Artist Jeff Foster covers the nitty-gritty of production and post-production. On the production side, you’ll learn how to build your own portable lights, create professional lighting setups, and shoot with a green or blue screen outdoors. You’ll also get tips on choosing keying software and working with virtual sets. All this will help you get the best footage possible; however, there will always be things you need to “fix in post,” so this course will also help you fix problem shots. 
This workshop covers techniques for lighting, shooting, compositing, and optimizing green or blue screen footage. 
The contents of this course include 
Shooting on a Budget: Building Your Own Lights 
This chapter explores some ideas for making the most of your budget by building your own lights. 
Professional Lighting Setups: Studio and Portable 
This chapter looks at some higher-end lighting options, both studio and portable. 
Software Options 
In this chapter we’ll explore some of the software options available to you for keying and matte extraction. 
Working with Virtual Sets 
Virtual sets offer some extremely powerful capabilities. This chapter looks at the tools and techniques involved. 
Compositing Footage 
Compositing footage from different sources can be tricky – you need to make sure the elements match. This chapter will explore some techniques for doing so. 
Fixing Problem Green Screen Shots 
This chapter looks at some common problems you're likely to encounter when working with green screen footage and suggests solutions. 


1DVD