The TechnoPhotoshop course has 21 assignments divided into seven sessions.

Session 1: Digital Photographs

Students learn about digital photography starting with the history of the camera and its connection to artists. Next, they study the parts of a digital camera and consider its benefits when taking photos. Once familiar with a digital camera, they learn how to use it to take high-quality photographs. Students are then introduced to the idea of making a Digital Scrapbook. They study sample scrapbooks to notice their content and layout. Afterwards, students take a collection of photographs that they will use in upcoming sessions to make their own scrapbook.

Session 2: Filtering Fun

Students are introduced to Photoshop photo editing software. To start, they learn about the program environment. Afterwards, they open a picture and experiment with the filters to change the overall appearance of the image. Once familiar with this editing technique, they apply different filters to the same image, and save each version. These images are then used to create a scrapbook page. Each image is arranged using both the Free Transform and Warp modes, to produce an interesting layout. Text is then added to describe the images.

Session 3: Classic Touch Ups

Students are introduced to retouching tools that can be used to make an imperfect photo, perfect! To start, they work with the image touchup to trim the edges, remove red eye, hide blemishes, and recolor the picture. Afterwards, they apply this knowledge to one of their own pictures using at least two retouching techniques to make the photo look better. When this is complete, students create another scrapbook page. This time they learn how to add styles to each layer to create an eye-catching design.

Session 4: Recolor the World

Students learn how to use the Adjustment commands to recolor a photo of their choice. Although, these commands are commonly used to correct poor color quality in a picture, they can also be used to create fabulous artistic effects. Using the transformed photo, students make a third scrapbook page. This time, they learn how to use the Brush Tool to add flair.

Session 5: I Cannot Believe My Eyes!

Students combine pictures to create an unbelievable scene that looks real. To start, they follow the instructions to combine the door and tropic pictures to make it appear that a person is walking through a door into a tropical paradise. This activity has students experiment with various techniques to remove parts of the picture by using the Magic Wand Tool, Rectangular Marquee Tool, Polygonal Lasso Tool, and Magnetic Lasso Tool. Once familiar with each tool they apply their knowledge to create their own unbelievable scene. Using the transformed photo, students make a fourth scrapbook page. This time, they learn how to use Custom Shapes to make the page look super.

Session 6: Be Creative

Students apply their knowledge of Photoshop to create their own unique image. Students now have a solid knowledge of the program including how to resize or warp a picture, add, and format text, apply filter effects, retouch imperfections, enhance the color, change the layer style, paint with the brush, draw shapes, and remove the background to combine two images. They use these skills to create their final scrapbook page. Throughout this assignment are helpful tips and photo editing ideas.

Session 7: Digital Scrapbook

Students transform their scrapbook pages into a Contact Sheet, PDF Presentation, or Web Photo Gallery. Their digital scrapbook can then be shared with family and friends.

Optional Photoshop Lessons for Beginners

• Blurring the Background: Trace an object and apply a blur filter.
• Crop a Picture into a Shape or Word: Use a shape or stencil to crop a photo.
• Color One Part of a Grayscale Picture: Paint over a photo to recolor an area.
• In Jail: Combine images to make it appear as if a person is in jail.
• Lost City of Atlantis: Superimpose images to create a fantasy scene.
• Create a Reflection: Duplicate, flip, and distort images to make a reflection.
• Word Cloud: Fill a shape with text.