Beauty photography: digital AI retouching
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Location: Kean Street Photography Studio
- Course Code: VY846
- Dates: 07/04/25 - 07/04/25
- Time: 10:00 - 17:00
- Taught: Mon, Daytime
- Duration: 1 session
- Location: Kean Street Photography Studio
- Tutor: Ed Gregory
Course Code: VY846
Duration: 1 session
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What is the course about?
Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom are moving into the use of Artificial Intelligence tools. With todays growing demand on photographic editing, a blend of AI retouching methods are needed in the commercial world. This course will unveil the extensive array of new tools in Photoshop and Lightroom. These new tools can be used to increase productivity and streamline your workflow.
What will we cover?
- Facial and skin retouching with AI
- Changing hair colour using AI
- Changing clothing colours with AI
- Non-destructive retouching of skin and other image elements at the Raw file stage.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Confidently use the AI tools in Photoshop and Lightroom
- Retouch skin at the Raw file stage
- Generate selection masks both in Raw and JPEG files using AI tools
- Make adjustments to image colour, texture, tone and contrast.
- Confidently implement the above into your workflow.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This is an introduction to Adobe AI image editing tools but it is not a beginners course in Photoshop and Lightroom. You will benefit most from the course if you have some experience of retouching and file handling.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
This is a practical workshop. You will be taught with tutor demonstrations with lots of time for practice and individual and group support.
Please note the City Lit uses Apple Mac computers in the Photography studio. The course also uses Google Classroom (an online teaching resource) for you to share comments with your class, download course material and upload images (as appropriate) for group crits. See below for the instructions on how to log on.
Google classroom login help.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
It would be useful to bring a memory stick (or portable hard drive – please note: PC formatted hard drives can be read by Apple mac computers, but not written to.)
You will be supplied with an Apple Mac computer but are welcome to bring your own computer if it has the latest version of Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom pre-installed. Your tutor may require you to do the first exercise on a City Lit computer to ensure everyone is able to start and there will be limited time for troubleshooting personal computers
When you enrol on a course at the City Lit, you are entitled to student discount on Adobe Creative Cloud.
See below for links to the Adobe web site
Please note:
- You will need to create an Adobe account using your City Lit email address which includes your student number. (This is in the format 123456@student.citylit.ac.uk)
- You can access your City Lit email through your supplied Office 365 account.
- When your course finishes and you no longer have access to your student email, the software will continue to function on the installed machine for the remainder of the annual subscription.
- At renewal, you will need to create another Adobe account using your personal email.
- The Adobe account is not accessible to City Lit and technical support is extremely limited as a result.
- It is recommended that you do not use the online storage available on Adobe accounts as access to your work is subject to the continuation of your subscription.
- Adobe sales can be contacted on 0800-028-0148.
Adobe Creative Cloud for Students
Please check the suitability of your computer system here:
Adobe Creative Cloud for Students - system requirements.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
The City lit has a vast range of practical and theoretical photography courses including Fashion and Editorial photography, studio lighting and image retouching.
Ed Gregory is a multi-talented Entrepreneur and photographer. As the owner of Edwin James photography and Picturesnap photography, Ed has over 32 years of experience in Hair and Beauty, Fashion, commercial photography, as well as family portraiture, events, and high-end wedding photography. Each of the businesses covers different aspects of this portfolio. He is an expert in shooting in Natural light, Mixed-light, and studio lighting and holds full professional qualifications with the MPA, BIPP, and the Guild of photographers. Ed's photographic and award-winning retouching and image-making have received accreditations and awards by all of the above national and international governing bodies mentioned. Teaching and Learning are a massive part of Ed's Life, and he feels it's essential to pass on knowledge. His background in education started in 1998, delivering HNC photography to London Students. Joining the CityLit team was a natural progression that has allowed him to give back some of the fantastic knowledge and experience he has accumulated over his long career. Software expertice in retouching using - Photoshop - Lightroom - Creative Cloud
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.