Class Details
Online Workshop: Create Instagram Content using Photoshop
Course summary
Learn Instagram content creation in this Adobe Photoshop online training workshop. Adobe Photoshop is one of seven Adobe Creative Cloud courses we offer in Sydney.
Want to level up your branding and social media skills using Adobe Photoshop? This is for you! In our digitally connected world, practical skills in graphic design for multimedia are essential in a wide range of businesses and organisations. The aim of this workshop is to introduce some of the industry based Adobe software programs commonly used in graphic design and social media. With a focus on story-telling, the workshop aims to develop skills in design allowing you to develop strategies to communicate concepts and branding for design solutions.
You will explore Adobe Photoshop and create some media-ready images and designs suitable for a variety of platforms. Adobe Photoshop is the industry-standard software for adjusting, editing and designing pixel-based images and layouts. Practical skills in graphic design for multimedia are essential in a wide range of businesses and organisations. Adobe Photoshop is an important tool for designers, web developers, graphic artists, photographers, and creative professionals. It is widely used for image editing, retouching, creating image compositions, website mockups, and adding effects. Digital or scanned images can be edited for use online or in print.
In this Adobe Photoshop workshop create some media-ready images and designs suitable for a variety of platforms!
Want to learn Adobe Photoshop in person? Check out our Adobe Photoshop Course for Beginners!
What will be covered in this course?
- Learn the basic tools and layout of the program.
- Etch an image to remove the background and replace it with another.
- Adjust the colour of an image.
- Learn how to “transform” an image by adjusting its size and shape.
- Explore the various filters in Photoshop and apply them to images.
- Learn how to save an image for screen, creating suitable formats for mobile phones, tablets, monitors, and social media.
- Learn how to save an image for various print outputs.
By the end of this session, you will have created an image suitable for social media ie: Instagram, and print featuring an edited portrait of your choice composed with a variety of backgrounds.
What do you need to bring to the workshop?
- Please install Adobe Photoshop and sign up for the 7 Day Free Trial via the Adobe Creative Cloud Hub.
- You will need a computer with at least 8GB of RAM (Memory).
- Please have this software downloaded and ready at the beginning of class as it can hold up class to wait for this process.
About the trainer
Xavier is one of our longest-standing teachers of Adobe. Xavier has a wealth of professional experience in his own website design business and an equally long career as a teacher and facilitator of Adobe software. Xavier has completed a Bachelor of Design, a Diploma in Graphic Arts and a Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment. Xavier teaches at many different institutions including Sydney University, UTS and TAFE and he ensures his classes are fun, interactive, and comfortable for all skill levels.
Sessions
Location
Face-to-face (Venue TBA, Sydney)
Other information
If your upcoming class is Face-to-face (Venue TBA, Sydney), the class is located at the Camperdown/Darlington campus but the exact classroom and building has not been assigned.
The exact location on campus is confirmed approximately five business days from a class start date and you will then receive a course preparation email with this information.
Meet the facilitators
John Merchant
Dr. John Merchant graduated from the University of Sydney with Honours in Zoology and Psychology. He also holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Western Sydney. His career has included roles in welfare work, school counselling, and school administration, working with clients such as AMP, the Australian College of Applied Psychology, and Dangar Research Group.
John is a registered psychologist in New South Wales and currently works in private practice as a Jungian analyst and consultant psychologist.
