Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University - Washington, DC Campus
Washington, DC, United States
http://www.cdiabu.com/

Digital Imaging with Adobe Photoshop

This module provides an in-depth exploration of Adobe Photoshop, the industry standard for digital imaging. Students work on the basics of image editing, color correction, color management, preparing files for print and exporting images. Topics include working with layers, alpha channels, paths, selections and filters. Exercises prepare students for a real-world production environment....
 

This module introduces students to vector graphics for print. The exercises are based around Illustrator, the most widely used application for creating vector graphics. The module provides students with practical production skills for creating logos, illustrations and diagrams. Students master the pen tool and work with anchor points, segments and compound paths. Exercises encourage exploration......
 

Prepare for a career in graphic and web design at CDIA with the Graphic and Web Design Certificate. You’ll learn to design for print and the Web with practical, hands-on training with the design software tools being used by today’s professionals. As you master publication design, file preparation, multimedia, interactivity and more, you’ll develop the skills you need to create collateral, ads, ......
 

Full-time (Day): 1 term | Part-time (Night): 2 terms Take your 3D animation skills to the next level with additional training in video game and entertainment production. The Game Art and Character Animation Certificate prepares you for a career in these exciting fields with in-depth, hands-on experience in economic modeling, texturing, animation and game engine limitations. You’ll use 3D softwa......
 

Full-time (Day): 2 terms | Part-time (Night): 4 terms Learn the skills necessary to become a 3D artist and animator with the 3D Animation & Interactive Media Certificate. This cross-curriculum program integrates multiple aspects of 2D and 3D art, interactive media and animation with professional experiences and employer expectations. You’ll get hands-on training in modeling, design, texturing, ......
 

Editorial and environmental portraits tell a story of people of interest, usually for publication, often expressively using attire, props, posing and settings. Environmental portraits, in particular, are frequently shot in situations in which their subjects live, work or play, to provide insights into their lives and personalities. Through class demonstrations, field trips and instructor critiq......
 

This module illustrates the photographic concepts required successfully photograph a modern wedding. Students focus on a wide range of lighting, posing and photographic styles, and address current trends and traditions in the wedding photography industry. Students learn to properly prepare and shoot using natural, portable flash and mixed lighting in varied setting, including a mock wedding wit......
 

This module covers the use of single and multiple speedlights in different environments and event photography. Speedlight topics include infrared and radio syncing, TTL and manual exposure, use of various light modifiers, and multiple vs. single pop photography. The module concludes with an exploration of event photography (often using speedlights). Students will learn how to find social event ......
 

Building on the previous module, Location Portrait Photography takes students out of the studio into a variety of natural settings to learn the proper use of space and environment to tell a story. Composition skills are further developed, including the use of leading lines, color harmony, point of interest, greatest point of contrast, crash point and the use of light direction in the visual ord......
 

Studio portraits have dominated photography since its inception over 170 years ago and the market for photographic studio portraits has thrived right into the current digital age. The photographic portrait studio still offers the ultimate in creative control and efficiency. This module helps students master this creative tool and by emphasizing classical lighting styles, provides a solid founda......
 

This module demonstrates proper steps in planning and building a production set for a live model shoot. Topics include concept, casting, crew, preproduction, prelight, directing, shoot, edit, postproduction and delivery. Students learn various lighting formulas for basic setups and are encouraged to impose their own modifications on these formulas. The module employs disciplines from seeing and......
 

This module deals with all aspects of stock from business preparation to shooting. Students learn the difference between royalty-free and rights-managed, the importance of releasing and what makes an image stock worthy. Students will prepare and deliver images that will be put through a sample edit to see how their vision may or may not align with that of an art director. The module also covers......
 

In this module students continue to refine workflow skills and visual aesthetics from previous modules in the context of a structured architectural environment. Working on location with the instructor, students learn to create expressive lighting scenarios using professional approaches to interior and architectural photography. Emphasis is placed on mastering complex lighting scenarios with str......
 

In this advanced module, students use the latest tools and functionality in Photoshop to create more complex selections and new techniques for fine control of image enhancement, photo-compositing and more. Students review methods of selecting, extracting and combining images in building powerful photographic imagery within a digital workflow. Topics include extract filter, pen tool, smart objec......
 

This module provides an introduction to photography in the studio with an emphasis on commercial practice and methodologies. Studio photography differs from other forms in that it is often up to the photographer to design and create content, props, style, lighting and background for the final photograph. The starting point is an empty studio or blank canvas where the photographer must previsual......
 

As archival-quality printing and media choices continue to develop, knowing how to correctly prepare images for output has become essential to the digital photographer. This module introduces proper techniques for managing high-fidelity inkjet printing and photographic output labs. Through hands-on exercises, you will develop a better understanding of media choices to enable more control over t......
 

This module explores in-depth use of masks on adjustment layers and introduces masking on multiple pixel-based layers with an image. Emphasis is placed on refining color correction through selections and creating more accurate masks through the use of channels. Other advanced retouching tools and techniques are introduced and put to use in preparation for creating prints on Epson inkjet printers....
 

Explore what happens visually when you steal a moment in time from a three-dimensional world and compress it onto a two-dimensional plane. The objective is to stop seeing just subject matter (content) and begin to see the formal elements that make up a photograph (form), and with this begin producing photographs about things and not just photographs of things. Daily shooting assignments will re......
 

In order to develop the skills of a professional photographer, students must acquire a solid technical workflow foundation from capture to archive. This module reviews markets and explores business opportunities available with today’s digital cameras and helps students develop strategies for their use. Topics include exposure control, shutter speed, aperture, ISO, depth of field and the creativ......
 

Full-time (Day): 2 terms Part-time (Night): 4 terms Prepare for your future as a professional photographer with the Professional Photography Certificate. This intensive program provides comprehensive instruction in digital camera, composition, workflow and image archiving, Photoshop, color management, studio and location lighting, and file preparation for printing and the Web. Learning from......
 

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