Biography

Marie Tary is an award-winning graphic designer and software instructor at the University of the Fraser Valley. A specialist in print design and original illustration, she has more than 12 years experience in commercial print-production and image manipulation. Marie has been teaching the intricacies of Adobe PhotoShop to university students and convention participants for more than five years.

Workshop(s)

Color Correction in Photoshop

Equipment Calibration for Perfect Color
This segment will cover the use of professional color calibration tools for your home monitor which is essential for good outcomes when doing color correction in Photoshop.

Color correction fundamentals
This segment details the situations and use of Photoshop's color correction tool repertoire focusing almost exclusively on the Adjustment Palette and its many tools in Photoshop CS4, such as:

-    Using the Histogram to identify color problems
-    Adjustment tools - What to use and where to use them
-    Adjustment Layers & Masks
-    Special focus on Curves
-    Common color problems & correction techniques

   Examples of common problems:
   - Removing Color casts
   - Correcting red skin tones
   - Removing Color Noise
   - Improving sharpness of shadows and highlights
   - Improving contrast & exposure (over or under exposed photography)
   - Repairing photo color caused by age, exposure or damage.
   - Artistic correction for mood and effects

Working with RAW in Photoshop

Raw Basics
This segment covers some basic information about RAW files, and the RAW interface in photoshop which has been vastly improved in CS4.

Color Correction in RAW
This segment focuses on some very specific aspects of RAW that can be used to perform additional or superior color correction than can not be performed on compressed image files.

   Examples:
   - Recovering lost color with RAW channels
   - Superior restoration of neutral color
   - Applying multiple correction profiles to multiple photos
   - Previewing highlight and shadow clipping for improved exposure correction
   - Improved Clarity, Vibrance and Saturation control
   - Reducing photo noise
   - Repairing Chromatic Aberration