Photoshop.
Training courses.

Learn Adobe Photoshop for photography, marketing and creative projects. Improve photographs, make selections, work with layers and masks, and combine images with text. Choose Beginners or Intermediate training to develop an editing workflow suited to your experience.

Choose live online training or in-person sessions at your premises in London. A training venue can be arranged if required. One-to-one, group and bespoke team training are available. For training elsewhere in the UK, tell us your preferred location so we can confirm arrangements.

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1. 01

   Understand your images and workspace

   Navigate the tools and panels, open and save files, and understand pixels, resolution and image size. Crop and straighten a photograph, compare screen and print requirements, and recognise the purpose of RGB and CMYK colour modes.

2. 02

   Build an organised, editable document

   Create, name, group and reorder layers. Move, align and transform elements, control opacity, and place an image as a Smart Object so you can resize it while retaining the source. Practise saving a layered PSD.

3. 03

   Select the parts you want to edit

   Compare geometric, freehand, colour-based and subject-selection tools. Add to or subtract from a selection, adjust its edge and use it to make a local correction or prepare a straightforward background removal.

4. 04

   Mask and combine images

   Turn a selection into a layer mask and use a brush to hide or reveal detail. Place a cut-out against a new background, blend a simple transition and revise the composition without deleting the original image.

5. 05

   Correct brightness, contrast and colour

   Read a basic histogram and use adjustment layers to improve exposure, contrast and colour balance. Explore Levels and Hue/Saturation, restrict an adjustment with a mask, and compare the result with the original.

6. 06

   Clean up photographs and explore assisted edits

   Remove small distractions and blemishes with healing and cloning tools on separate layers. Compare a manual repair with content-aware tools, then try a guided introduction to Generative Fill or Expand and check the result carefully.

7. 07

   Create a graphic with type and shapes

   Bring photographs, text and simple shapes together in a poster or social-media graphic. Use guides, spacing and readable type, introduce a clipping mask and a simple blending effect, and keep the individual elements editable.

8. 08

   Refine, save and share your project

   Complete the guided composition, check edges and legibility, and apply appropriate finishing sharpening. Save the layered master, then prepare JPEG, transparent PNG or PDF copies with suitable dimensions and settings for the intended output.

1. 01

   Plan a flexible working file

   Review the brief, inspect source images and organise a reusable document. Compare embedded and linked Smart Objects, replace their contents, apply editable Smart Filters and use Layer Comps to preserve alternative arrangements.

2. 02

   Refine difficult selections and masks

   Choose an approach for fur, fine edges and hard-edged objects. Combine Select and Mask, Quick Mask and simple Pen paths, then improve mask density and feathering and check the cut-out against contrasting backgrounds.

3. 03

   Control tone and colour more precisely

   Use Camera Raw adjustments and Curves to balance highlights, shadows and colour. Make targeted corrections with masks, introduce a controlled colour treatment and match the appearance of images used in the same composition.

4. 04

   Retouch and reconstruct with care

   Plan a repair using separate layers, controlled clone sampling and healing tools. Refine small lighting differences with local tonal adjustments. Compare manual reconstruction with Generative Fill and Expand, then inspect texture, edges and unwanted artefacts.

5. 05

   Make combined images feel convincing

   Bring several elements into one scene and align their scale, perspective and light direction. Use masks, clipping adjustments, blend modes and Blend If to integrate them, then add suitable shadows and refine colour relationships.

6. 06

   Develop reusable creative graphics

   Extend the composition with editable type, shape layers and restrained layer styles. Create a simple custom brush for texture, then use artboards and reusable elements to develop a second layout while maintaining a consistent visual style.

7. 07

   Automate a repeatable task

   Record, test and refine an action for a practical job such as resizing and preparing image copies. Apply it to a small batch, set clear naming and destination rules, preserve the original files and check the results.

8. 08

   Review and deliver a finished set

   Finish the main composition and its variation, check fine detail and apply output sharpening. Understand colour profiles and soft proofing, prepare files to the required screen or print specification, and package an organised editable master.