Fundamentals of Mobile Photography Training Course

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Fundamental principles of computer graphics and desktop publishing
• Techniques for defining and manipulating color
• Distinctions between vector and raster (bitmap) graphics
• Methods for enhancing and customizing photographs and graphics
• Core concepts of photo retouching and photomontage creation
• Skills to design original illustrations and graphics
• Best practices for adapting graphic compositions for print requirements
• Process of designing logos and branding marks
• Creating engaging charts and data tables
• Designing business cards and letterheads
• Producing labels, certificates, and invitations
• Preparing brochures and leaflets
• Text formatting techniques
• Utilization of spot colors
• Fundamentals of pre-press preparation
• Overview of digital, offset, and screen printing processes

Course Project Examples:

• Poster design
• Portrait editing
• Panorama creation
• Catalog layout
• Face retouching
• Billboard design
• Logo development

Participants will master the following during the training:

• Proficient program operation
• Imaging and printing technologies
• Photo adjustments and retouching
• Color correction
• Red-eye removal
• Brightness and contrast adjustments
• Image resizing
• Enhancing sharpness
• Compositing multiple photos into a single image
• Restoring quality to old or damaged photographs
• Creating sepia effects
• Cutting out objects from backgrounds
• Image construction, color models, basic concepts, and file formats
• Working with layers and masks
• Tool selection and vector paths
• Styles and effects
• Text editing
• Adjusting color photos and graphics
• Using adjustment layers
• Automation techniques
• Document history management
• Retouching and montages
• Saving and exporting work

This instructor-led live training, available online or onsite, is designed for beginner to intermediate photo enthusiasts and graphic designers who wish to use Adobe Photoshop Elements to edit and enhance their photos.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Edit and enhance their photos using various tools and functions.
• Organize and manage their photo collections.
• Create and share photo projects such as slideshows, collages, and calendars.
• Apply artistic effects and filters to their photos.
• Perform basic and advanced photo retouching techniques.

Master the comprehensive software tool Adobe After Effects CC to efficiently produce motion graphics and visual effects for film, video, multimedia, and web content.

After Effects CC empowers you to deliver cinematic visual effects and motion graphics faster than ever before.

For Online Live attendees:
Training events will take place at a local training center equipped with state-of-the-art video conferencing systems, enabling the course to be broadcast to multiple locations. Students will enjoy the same classroom experience as in-person attendees, interacting live with the online instructor. The instructor will appear on a large HD screen with interactive video and audio to facilitate communication with students. A second large HD screen will display the instructor’s live presentation.

What You'll Learn
• Global performance cache
• Text and shape extrusion
• Mask feathering options

Who Needs to Attend
Video, animation, and graphics professionals who require a working knowledge of Adobe After Effects CC

Adobe After Effects Essentials is a two-day training program designed to equip participants with the fundamental skills required to become proficient in Adobe After Effects. Throughout the course, learners will master working with layers, understand keyframing principles, control animations, manage transparency, and gain a deeper insight into rendering and output processes. By the conclusion of the program, you will be able to professionally edit video content using best practice techniques within After Effects.

This course covers all essential skills necessary for the post-production of high-quality professional video content.

This instructor-led live training in the UAE (online or onsite) is aimed at graphic designers and illustrators who wish to use the advanced tools in Adobe Illustrator to create professional and high-quality vector artwork, illustrations, and graphic designs.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Learn more about the new and advanced features in Adobe Illustrator.
• Know the tips and tricks on how to use the advanced Illustrator tools.
• Redraw hand sketches into digital images.
• Create professional grade graphics, logos, and animated GIFs.
• Transform, blend, and distort texts and images.
• Automate workflows for repeated tasks.

This instructor-led live training in the UAE (online or on-site) is designed for web designers aiming to develop applications with Adobe XD.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up Adobe XD to commence application design.
• Develop quick wireframes.
• Create prototypes that include micro-interactions.
• Incorporate UX designs into a CV.

We invite you to join a course dedicated to image processing using Adobe Photoshop.

This course is designed for individuals who wish to master color correction, prepare images for exhibition, perform editing and retouching, create collages, and utilize the RAW format.

We will demonstrate how to fine-tune your shots to achieve the best possible results. All the tools used by professional photo editors will be discussed in detail.

You will have the opportunity to acquire new knowledge through dozens of illustrated examples and reinforce it with exercises conducted under the guidance of the instructor. Additionally, you will have access to prepared course materials. Benefit from the expertise of professionals to save time and avoid ineffective trial-and-error.

This instructor-led live training guides participants through practical exercises designed to master Adobe Photoshop's photo-enhancement tools, with the goal of improving the quality of sample photographs.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Utilize Photoshop’s photo-enhancement capabilities to upgrade image quality
• Fine-tune sharpness and blur settings to highlight key photographic details
• Modify color tones and facial expressions within images
• Optimize photographs for printing or post-development processes

Audience

• Beginners and enthusiasts in photography

Course Format

• A blend of lectures, discussions, and extensive hands-on practice

This instructor-led, live training in the UAE (online or onsite) is designed for beginner and intermediate photographers who wish to fully utilize Darktable for their image editing and management needs. This course outline provides a comprehensive overview of the Darktable software, starting from the basics and progressing to more advanced editing techniques.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up a development environment with Darktable.
• Import, organize, and manage their photo collections.
• Edit and enhance images using Darktable's features.
• Perform advanced color correction and manipulation.
• Apply non-destructive editing techniques.
• Debug common issues in Darktable.

What you will learn during the training:

• fundamentals of computer graphics and desktop publishing
• methods for defining and managing color
• distinctions between vector and bitmap graphics
• techniques for customizing color photos and graphics
• principles of retouching and creating photomontages
• creating original illustrations and graphics
• adapting graphic compositions to meet specific print and production needs
• designing logos and brand marks
• developing engaging charts and tables
• designing business cards and letterheads
• creating labels, diplomas, and invitations
• preparing materials for leaflets, banners, billboards, and printing
• text formatting techniques
• developing style sheets and applying formatting styles
• using additional color profiles
• principles of preparing publications for print
• understanding digital, offset, and solvent printing methods

This instructor-led, live training in the UAE (online or onsite) is aimed at web designers who wish to create mobile interfaces with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe After Effects.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Implement UI/UX designs for a responsive mobile application.
• Prepare and animate designs in Adobe Illustrator.
• Create reusable components.
• Incorporate advanced animations with Adobe After Effects.

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML-based graphics format used to create 2D vector images.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn the fundamentals of SVG as they step through the creation of their first SVG project.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the basics of vector graphics and SVG
• Learn how to create, modify, use, and optimize SVG
• Learn how to use SVG with HTML & CSS
• Learn how to do basic animations with SVG
• Create their own SVG animation

Audience

• Developers and Programmers
• Graphic Designers
• HTML & CSS developers interested in learning more about SVG

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Adobe graphic programs are a suite of tools for creating, editing, and manipulating graphics, multimedia, and documents. Adobe Systems is known for developing many professional programs dedicated to graphic design, multimedia, photo editing, web design, and more. Here are some of the main graphic programs created by Adobe: Adobe Photoshop This is one of the most popular programs for raster graphics editing. It allows you to manipulate photos, create graphics, retouch, correct colors, and perform many other advanced operations. Adobe Illustrator Focused on vector graphics, Illustrator enables you to create logos, illustrations, vector graphics, typographic projects, and other elements that can be scaled without loss of quality.