Creative Collage with Photoshop

Event ID: L10068
Info: Apr 4-5 • Sat/Sun • 9:00am-4:00pm • 2 mtgs • UHM Sakamaki C104, Manoa MultiMedia Lab • $270
With: Sean Duggan

Explore the art of the photographic composite with Adobe Photoshop CS4. Explorations range from simple collages, to combining two exposures of the same scene to control contrast, to the creation of surreal, photo-realistic flights of fancy. Topics include masking and knockout techniques; layers and layer groups; simple collages based on image overlays, blend modes, and opacity; precision collage control with layer masks; image transformation tools including free transform and warp; using smart objects to preserve flexibility of transformed elements; creating a collage from different source photos; multi-exposure composites to control contrast; and matching color and lighting between images.

Sean Duggan is a photographer, digital artist, and educator with extensive digital imaging experience grounded in a traditional fine art photographic background. He is the co-author of The Creative Digital Darkroom (O'Reilly Media, 2008), Photoshop Artistry (New Riders, 2006), and Real World Digital Photography (Peach Pit, 2004). An Adobe Certified Photoshop expert, his Photoshop for Photographers tutorial column can be seen regularly in Layers magazine. In addition to teaching online Photoshop for Photographers classes at San Francisco's Academy of Art University, Duggan also leads workshops at venues across the country. His web site is www.seanduggan.com.