Color Correction Training

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Color Correction Color correction in Photoshop is an essential skill for any designer preparing high-profile images for publication. Even the best photographers take photos that are plagued by problems such as color casts, unnatural and uneven tones, dull highlights, murky shadows, or low contrast. Color correction is the most scientific, systematic approach to correcting those issues and getting the most out of your images.

Developed and taught by imaging and print production guru Dr. Taz Tally, known throughout the Photoshop world for his presentations and lectures, this 6-lesson course covers every aspect of color correction. Topics include managing color setting and profiles, using Levels histograms and the Curves command, making target-based corrections, and preparing images for print using on-screen proofing and CMYK conversion. Students evaluate and correct dozens of images learning how to identify classic color issues and quickly correct them.

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Class Title: Color Correction Start Date: Classes start daily. Enroll today and gain immediate access. Class Length: Three months of access to class materials and instructor feedback. Instructor: Dr. Taz Tally Other details: Self-paced, online, 24 access to online learning environment
	Tuition: $803

Class Instructor Bio: Dr. Taz Tally is the president of Taz Tally Seminars, a computer publishing consulting and training company. Taz is the author of numerous graphics and print production books including Photoshop Before and After Makeovers, Acrobat and PDF Solutions, Avoiding the Output Blues, Avoiding the Scanning Blues, and is a contributing author to The Photoshop World Dream Team Book. Taz has produced numerous instructional videos, CDs, and DVDs on scanning, prepress, Photoshop, color correction, and font management. Taz is a frequent presenter at seminars and trade shows throughout the U.S, and is a member of the Photoshop Dream Team at the biannual Photoshop World convention. Taz is a frequent contributor to Photoshop User magazine, for which he writes a regular prepress column. He has developed accessible yet content-rich courses and seminars for NAPP, Lynda.com, Staffingtools.com, and now Sessions. LEFT: Images from Color Correction with Taz Tally. High quality color correction is an art and a science.

Class Projects and Objectives:

This online class is packed with projects and tips.  Students can expect to: 

• Learn how color is captured and controlled in digital images.
• Learn about the building blocks of color in digital images.
• Learn how color channels and pixels provide color.
• Learn about color modes and their uses.
• Learn a fundamental lexicon for digital color imaging.
• Evaluate and adjust an image's linear resolution and dimensions.
• Perform an auto correction on an image.
• Gather 5-10 personal photos to work on during the course, noting their image characteristics.
• Explore the various options in the Color Settings dialog.
• Learn how to save and select color settings.
• Learn how to deal with mismatched or missing color profiles.
• Learn the basics of synchronizing color settings in various applications and devices.
• Create two print-based color settings.
• Create a Web-based color setting.
• Convert images into color spaces using color-settings files.
• Perform a color setting synchronization across several Creative Suite applications.
• Learn how color is measured in Photoshop.
• Set up the Eyedropper tool and Info palette.
• Learn the importance and fundamentals of calibration.
• Learn about linearization and neutralization.
• Learn about monitor calibration.
• Measure and explore RGB values in a given image.
• Create, apply, and save a target-based color correction curve.
• Apply a saved target-based color correction curve.
• Learn how to identify neutral gray areas and midtone neutrals in an image.
• Learn how to identify specular and diffuse highlights in an image.
• Learn how to use a Levels histogram to identify and correct common problems in an image.
• Learn a technique for identifying highlights and shadows.
• Evaluate the highlight and shadow regions of images using the Info palette.
• Use histograms to evaluate image data.
• Examine and evaluate four personal images.
• Learn 80/20 approaches to color correction for efficient production.
• Learn how to identify and monitor diffuse highlights in an image.
• Learn how to use Curves to make midtone adjustments in an image.
• Learn how to use Curves to identify and correct color casts in skin tones.
• Learn a 2-step method for using a grayscale target to make color corrections (neutralize an image).
• Evaluate the highlight and shadow regions of images using the Info palette.
• Use histograms to evaluate image data.
• Show the ability to correct neutral image highlights and skintones.
• Learn how and why to apply sharpening as a final image production technique.
• Learn to convert RGB images to CMYK for printing.
• Learn to save images in the proper file format for printing.
• Apply the appropriate sharpening to a series of images.
• Create an on-screen proof based on a specific device.
• Convert images to CMYK for use on a specific printing device.
• Learn how to identify shadow areas in an image.