No matter how long you have worked with Photoshop, there is always more to learn. This course will focus on the professional production techniques Adobe Photoshop uses to achieve the most effective visual results in the creative style you have developed. Techniques to be covered include professional color correction and color management; seamless compositing and advanced layering techniques; portrait retouching; tool and palette customization, and creative special effects for print, screen and the Web. PREREQUISITE: SMC-2221, Introduction to Photoshop: Designing with Pixels, or equivalent. NOTE: Please bring digital files and projects to work on to the first session.

Christopher McCormack
Principal, McCormack, Inc.

Education: BFA, School of Visual Arts

Author: Photoshop CS2 Path Essentials

Clients include: Grey Healthcare Group, HarperCollins, CNBC, Ralph Lauren, Ogilvy & Mather, TracyLocke, MTA, USA Networks, HBO, Sony, The New York Times, Gap, ABC, Deutsch Inc., Jergens, McCann-Erickson