Duration and cost of the Course

There are 5 two-hour lessons. The cost of the course is $65.00.

What you will learn

viewing pictures in various sizes and modes renaming image files and making duplicate copies of images for editing security changing the brightness and colour balance resizing pictures so they will be quick to send by email and are optimised for printing rotating pictures to the correct orientation or to make horizons level cropping pictures to improve their composition or to make them fit standard photo paper writing captions or other text onto a picture, as is often seen on greetings cards correcting "red-eye" in portraits taken with flash lighting

What programs are needed to do this course?

We use two image editing programs, both of which are freeware, which you will be able to copy onto your USB Flash Drive when the course commences. FastStone Image Viewer is an image viewer and editor that is easy to use and is suitable for both beginners and experienced computer users. Entire folders of images can be quickly viewed and worked on. It enables the most commonly required adjustments and enhancements to be made in full screen view. PhotoFiltre is a fully featured single-layer image editor and drawing/painting program that enables students to make a wide range of adjustments to pictures. It is able to be activated from within FastStone Image Viewer or operated as a stand-alone program.

What resources will I receive?

the manual "Photo and Image Editing" a folder of pictures which you may use to practise the skills learnt at the course. Bring your USB Flash Drive and copy the pictures onto it at the first lesson. If you have pictures of your own that you would like to use, bring them to the lessons on a USB Flash Drive or CD. The full installation files for you to install Fast Stone Image Viewer and PhotoFiltre on your own computer. Then you can practise at home, using exactly the same programs as you use in class. When you have mastered skills in this course you can register for the Level Two course which introduces multi-layered image editing. You can also apply your skills using any other graphics program that is on your computer.