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2021-02-06 04:36:40
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Photography & Video Photography Tools Image Editing

Colour fundamentals for photo editing

You won't ever be frustrated again editing photos when you grasp these colour fundamentals.
Rating: 4.2 out of 54.2 (20 ratings)
69 students
Created by Paul Naude
Last updated 2/2021
English
English [Auto]
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What you'll learn

  • Learn what the primary colours of light and ink are (they are different)
  • Learn how colour is defined digitally which is quite important to understand most colour editing tools
  • Learn how to best set and change brightness and contrast
  • Learn to use a histogram effectively
  • Learn to use colour levels as a much faster method to correct brightness and contrast optimally
  • Learn to use colour curves which can be used as an all in one tool or just for fun to create artistic images
  • Learn where to find free quality stock images and photographs
  • Useful resources are provided.
  • Get better laser engraving results.

Requirements

  • Basic computer usage is required
  • Prior knowledge of photo editing is not required but will be useful since this course will benefit both groups
  • Access to a computer (Windows/Linux/Mac)

Description

In this course you will learn the fundamentals of colour that underpins digital photo editing, from how colour is formed and defined to how to measure and manipulate it effectively to save time making drastic improvements easily, using free or professional software. 

In this course freely available photo editing software will be provided for practical purposes in case you do not have access to software such as Photoshop, Paintshop Pro etc., although the fundamentals are not linked to any particular software.

You will be surprised how many otherwise useless digital images can be rescued or given a second life if you understand how to read colour channel information off a histogram and identify what information is still usable of the image to repair, modify or improve it.

I will also share my favourite free stock photo and image sources on the internet and provide ample practical examples to experiment with in each lecture to ensure you get hands on experience to cement in your newly acquired knowledge.


Who this course is for:

  • Anyone editing photos and images in digital form
  • Hobbiest and progressing photo editors
  • Anyone taking digital images with a camera or phone
  • Laser engraving enthusiasts

Course content

5 sections • 15 lectures • 1h 46m total length

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  • How to change the colour of an image without any skills
    03:03

  • Primary colours of light
    05:00
  • Digital definition of colours
    13:02
  • Brightness and contrast
    14:44
  • How the histogram works
    17:18
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  • Colour levels
    10:32
  • Colour curves
    03:17
  • Preview09:58

  • Preview01:36
  • Preview04:14
  • Preview02:07
  • Preview04:18

  • Creating a black and white image with one coloured area remaining
    09:30

Instructor

Paul Naude
Engineer
Paul Naude
  • 4.2 Instructor Rating
  • 20 Reviews
  • 102 Students
  • 1 Course

Almost all successful people will tell you that if you want to know what your are passionate about, ask yourself what you are willing to do right through the night, even if there is no big benefit, need or motivation to.

For me its creating a clear visual message using the right photos and images. Adding the right image to any presentation, blog post, online tutorial or website is what can keep me going for hours.

My photo and image editing skills made that possible and makes me strive to learn more and more techniques everyday to get to what I want faster. I also love finding new software and apps with which to do interesting things, but nothing beats that personal touch to an image.

Apart from being an engineer with most of my experience being in simulation and analysis and the sales and support thereof, I enjoy teaching complicated material and always strives to make things simpler and easier to learn to people who otherwise wouldn't.

Visual aids are always a great tool to help me transfer knowledge and sell a product. I have created many blogs in which I expose people to advanced technologies, to help them get started instead of deciding its too complicated right away. I love technology and can't help myself but to share it with others. I also know that today our human creativity is our biggest asset and heaven forbid that it would ever be possible for a computer to be creative too!

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