# Photoshop in a Day

Canonical URL: <https://www.careercenters.com/courses/introduction-to-adobe-photoshop>

## Overview

Photoshop in a Day focuses on some of the basic features of Photoshop so that the student can navigate the environment and use Photoshop tools to work with photographic images. In addition, the orientation to Adobe Bridge and the organization of files in Bridge is covered.

Although Photoshop is used by a variety of professionals, from photographers to designers to videographers, Photoshop in a Day will focus mainly on the photography component. The illustration and animation techniques are covered in subsequent levels of Photoshop.

## What you'll learn

- Identify the basic components of the Photoshop workspace and Adobe Bridge.
- Define image size, resolution, and color modes.
- Work with selection tool and layers.
- Make image enhancements and adjustments.
- Prepare images for print and web.

## Curriculum

### Section 1

#### Getting Started

- Zooming
- Scrolling
- Getting around
- Tools
- Copying & pasting

#### Photo Retouching

- Spot Healing Brush
- Content-Aware Fill

#### Cropping Photos

- Cropping Photos
- Straightening Photos
- Straightening a Layer

#### Creating Graphics: Combing Photos, Text, & Graphics

- Adding Type
- Smart Objects
- Importing Vector Graphics (Such as Logos)
- Type Anti-Aliasing

### Section 2

#### Replacing Backgrounds

- Select Subject
- Select and Mask
- Image compositing

#### Blend Modes & Opacity

- Blend Modes
- Opacity
- Placing & Editing Smart Objects

#### Color Correction Using Color Balance

- Creating adjustment layers for color correction
- Adjusting color balance
- Adjusting brightness/contrast

#### Color Correction Using Curves

- Color correction with a Curves adjustment layer
- Adjusting brightness and contrast with Curves
- Setting white, black, & mid points

#### Preparing Digital Photos for Print

- Viewing/setting image size
- Resampling pros & cons
- Saving as PSD
- Saving as TIFF

#### Exporting Files for Web/Digital

- Resizing images for the web/digital
- Reducing image size with resampling
- Exporting an optimized JPEG
- Exporting a transparent PNG

## Schedule
- Jul 6, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC
- Aug 3, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC
- Aug 11, 2026 – Aug 13, 2026 — NYC
- Sep 14, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC
- Oct 5, 2026 – Oct 7, 2026 — NYC
- Oct 18, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $425