From the course: Documentary Photo Techniques with Photoshop and After Effects
Welcome
From the course: Documentary Photo Techniques with Photoshop and After Effects
Welcome
{QTtext}{timescale:100}{font:Verdana}{size:20}{backColor:0,0,0} {textColor:65280,65280,65280}{width:960}{justify:center} {plain} - Hi, my name's Rich Harrington, - Hi, my name's Rich Harrington, and thanks for joining me today. and thanks for joining me today. We're going to explore how to use We're going to explore how to use two different tools from Adobe to help tell stories. two different tools from Adobe to help tell stories. We're going to work with historical images We're going to work with historical images and take advantage of both Adobe Photoshop and take advantage of both Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects. and Adobe After Effects. Adobe Photoshop is a great tool for enhancing images. Adobe Photoshop is a great tool for enhancing images. And while you might be used to working with modern photos, And while you might be used to working with modern photos, there are a ton of tools that you can use inside of it there are a ton of tools that you can use inside of it to enhance historical images. to enhance historical images. I studied history in college, I studied history in college, as well as was a journalism major, as well as was a journalism major, so I have a very warm spot in my heart so I have a very warm spot in my heart for preserving history. for preserving history. And I love being able to go in and restore photos And I love being able to go in and restore photos and optimize them. and optimize them. Now, we're going to be doing this Now, we're going to be doing this for screen-based storytelling, for screen-based storytelling, so if you're working on corporate videos, so if you're working on corporate videos, historical documentaries, broadcast television, historical documentaries, broadcast television, any of the above, this is a great way any of the above, this is a great way to draw upon historical sources. to draw upon historical sources. Maybe it's to tell the story of an individual Maybe it's to tell the story of an individual or your company. or your company. And by taking time to restore these images, And by taking time to restore these images, there's a lot of things you could do there's a lot of things you could do to really bring them to life. to really bring them to life. We'll remove distractions, enhance contrast, We'll remove distractions, enhance contrast, fix minor color issues, fix minor color issues, and get consistency when working with historical greyscale and get consistency when working with historical greyscale or sepia tone images. or sepia tone images. Once that's done, we'll move into a tool Once that's done, we'll move into a tool like Adobe After Effects. like Adobe After Effects. And in here, you'll learn how to apply And in here, you'll learn how to apply pan and scan techniques. pan and scan techniques. These allow you to zoom and move across the photos These allow you to zoom and move across the photos to reveal details. to reveal details. We'll be focusing on very traditional techniques, We'll be focusing on very traditional techniques, often referred to as the Ken Burns effect often referred to as the Ken Burns effect for the historical filmmaker, for the historical filmmaker, but these have been used by filmmakers for many years. but these have been used by filmmakers for many years. I'll walk you through how to use I'll walk you through how to use some of the beginner features in After Effects, some of the beginner features in After Effects, as well as a few subtle, more advanced options as well as a few subtle, more advanced options that can really improve the quality, that can really improve the quality, such as easing and adding vignettes during post-production. such as easing and adding vignettes during post-production. This will really help get great quality images This will really help get great quality images that are ready to use with any video editing tool. that are ready to use with any video editing tool. Now, this is a great course Now, this is a great course no matter what your experience level is. no matter what your experience level is. Even if you're familiar with Photoshop or After Effects, Even if you're familiar with Photoshop or After Effects, you'll learn a complete workflow you'll learn a complete workflow that will help you as a storyteller. that will help you as a storyteller. So, whether you are a video editor, a motion graphic artist, So, whether you are a video editor, a motion graphic artist, a corporate video producer, or a videographer, a corporate video producer, or a videographer, this course will help you out. this course will help you out. It doesn't matter your experience level. It doesn't matter your experience level. We'll jump in at the beginning We'll jump in at the beginning and then walk you through everything you need to know and then walk you through everything you need to know to get professional results. to get professional results. Let's get started. Let's get started.
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