Weekend Workshop

Sign up to this one-day workshop and learn basic techniques in formal and informal portrait photography. Improve your compositions and explore how to make the best use of both studio and natural lighting. Our expert tutor will also provide guidance on shutter speed, aperture, lenses, and other visual controls. Some digital SLR photography experience is recommended.

What's next? Photoshop Essential Training Modules

How to book.
It’s easy to book, just choose your course and pay in advance to reserve your place. We accept payment by cash, cheque and most credit and debit cards, so you can even book over the phone. Give us a ring on 0131 622 6200 and we will do the rest!

Please read our cancellation policy before booking.

Stills Photoshop Essential Training teaches a broad spectrum of core skills that are common to many creative fields. This course will walk you through some of the vast creative potential of Adobe Photoshop in an intensive yet fun weekend. Participants will develop new technical skills while maintaining an emphasis on creativity, productivity and inspiring new confidence to explore Photoshop as the ultimate digital darkroom. A perfect follow on from our Digital SLR Photography course. Computer experience is required.

Course Outline

Day 1
Intro to Photoshop and Basic Selections: Get to grips with the fundamentals by exploring the various components of the Photoshop interface. Learn to utilise a range of Selection Tools with stimulating exercises designed to introduce you to the basic concepts behind making selections for localised adjustments. Basic Layers: Explore further the layout and interface with exercises guiding you through the process of working with the Layers Pallet. Discover the exciting potential it presents for digital composition and image enhancement.

Day 2
Layer Masks: Building on the concepts of Selections and Layers, participants will begin compositing with 'Layer Masks'. Two tutor-led exercises demonstrate the amazing potential of Layer Masks for compositing two or more images together, plus an introduction to the cloning and healing tools. Non-destructive image Editing: Explore the concept of non-destructive image editing in Photoshop by confidently managing more sophisticated image composites. Includes exercises for utilising, 'Adjustment Layers', 'Blending Modes' and mastering black & white conversions.

Adobe Bridge and Camera Raw: Discover the powerful photographic workflow options included with Photoshop. Participants will practice importing, viewing, rating and filtering their digital images in Adobe Bridge, as well as customising the interface to suite their own individual requirements. The second half of the session will explore some of the vast non-destructive image enhancing features of Adobe Camera Raw, and the amazing editing latitude you have when setting your camera to shoot in Raw. You will also have some time to apply your newfound skills to some of your own images with input from the tutor.

How to book.
It’s easy to book, just choose your course and pay in advance to reserve your place. We accept payment by cash, cheque and most credit and debit cards, so you can even book over the phone. Give us a ring on 0131 622 6200 and we will do the rest!

Please read our cancellation policy before booking.

If you're only using your camera on automatic you're missing out on the real art of photography. This weekend course is about learning to use your digital SLR camera with confidence and skill. Explore aperture, shutter speed and megapixels through to white balance, ISO ratings, histograms and much more! With a blend of technical tuition, demonstration, practical assignments and group discussion, you will discover how to unlock your camera's full potential and take better pictures. If you don’t have a digital SLR camera we can provide one for you. Computer experience is required.

What's next? Portrait Photography

How to book.
It’s easy to book, just choose your course and pay in advance to reserve your place. We accept payment by cash, cheque and most credit and debit cards, so you can even book over the phone. Give us a ring on 0131 622 6200 and we will do the rest!

Please read our cancellation policy before booking.

Sign up to this one-day workshop and learn basic techniques in formal and informal portrait photography. Improve your compositions and explore how to make the best use of both studio and natural lighting. Our expert tutor will also provide guidance on shutter speed, aperture, lenses, and other visual controls. Some digital SLR photography experience is recommended.

What's next? Photoshop Essential Training Modules

How to book.
It’s easy to book, just choose your course and pay in advance to reserve your place. We accept payment by cash, cheque and most credit and debit cards, so you can even book over the phone. Give us a ring on 0131 622 6200 and we will do the rest!

Please read our cancellation policy before booking.

Employing a mix of practical exercises and critical reflection, this introductory weekend course provides an overview of fundamental techniques for recording and editing voice, location and foley sounds for film and art installations using industry standard software and popular, high quality microphones and portable recording devices including recording direct to camera.

Topics include properties of sound, microphone selection and placement, gain structure,  effective planning, boom operation, noise limiting and reduction, sound editing, sound dynamics, sound processing and spatial effects, editing sound to picture. Computer experience is required.

What's next? Digital Video Editing (Final Cut Express)

How to book.
It’s easy to book, just choose your course and pay in advance to reserve your place. We accept payment by cash, cheque and most credit and debit cards, so you can even book over the phone. Give us a ring on 0131 622 6200 and we will do the rest!

Please read our cancellation policy before booking.