First off, I have been working with Mike on the creation of a CM201 class that would address items that are a bit beyond the basics of how to use CM.
Currently we are looking at the possibility of a 4 week course that uses the same forum format we use for the CM101 class.
I am holding off the final decision until after I get some more input from all of you.
Potential ideas... in no particular order might include.....
Weekly: Rescue my Image.
Each week we would ask you for troubled images. Everyone in the class would work on them as a part of that weeks work.
These images might have a theme like "overexposed" or "mixed lighting". Everyone would post a solution and the class would vote on the best solution.
Weekly: Possibly an interactive screen share session where ideas and discussion around the weekly items is given a real voice...Yours...
Specific topics for the class might include:
- B&W Conversion
- Masks - Who needs them and why?
* So I can make a mask from a channel, now what?
- Mask settings effect the outcome
* All that and a bag of chips. Why you should not always use a mask.
* Copy a mask in PS and PSE.
* Keeping it all straight, where the layers lie. - Skin Tones
* Typical Values.
* Where to adjust.
* Skin looks great what about the rest of my image. - Using pins to set the skins
What are we trying to do here
* Goals and compromises
* You can't always get what you want..But if you try sometimes..you get close enough to fool the viewer - Help, Grandma is fading away.
* Quick rescue techniques
* Masks?
* Does size / resolution really matter?
* What is a good target for image size and restoration. - Finding lost colors
* How do I make up color where there appears to be none
* Finding real colors - creating a sample pin. - Whats in a Color Space
* Strengths and weaknesses Part 2 more details
* What do you look for when choosing strengths and weaknesses - Channels
* So you want to copy a channel? Why you should and why you should not.
* Blending channels
What I'd like from all of you is suggestions for topics that we could include. They might be items of interest, or topics that perplex you. Chances are we will be perplexed as well...
Feel free to e-mail me if you like...
Greg
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Greg