Learn professional retouching techniques with Photoshop and manage/edit photos with Adobe Lightroom. Anyone who wants to improve their photos will benefit from this certificate program.
Learn industry standard retouching techniques using Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Lightroom to organize and edit your photos. Complete the certificate program with comprehensive understanding of how to perfect both your own photographs and stock photos.
Improve your photos by removing unwanted elements
Use Adobe Lightroom to download, organize, and edit your photos
Learn to adjust color, contrast, and more
Noble Desktop’s Photo Retouching Certificate is intended for both beginners and those with a more advanced design background. The certificate programs includes classes in Adobe Photoshop, Advanced Retouching, and Adobe Lightroom.
From our hands-on training style to world-class instructors and custom-crafted curriculum, we deliver results our alumni are proud of.
Learn the concepts and skills covered in this program or your tuition is on us. See details and terms & conditions.
Work on projects proven to boost retention
Refined over many cohorts for an optimal learning experience
The teaching method at Noble Desktop is perfect and the classes provide you with infinite knowledge that makes you eager to take everything they offer. I love Noble!
—Ivonne Ackerman
Experienced educators who are driven to help you succeed
Refresh the materials for free within one year
Attend this certificate program in-person in NYC or Live Online via Zoom. Engage with expert instructors, ask questions, and get feedback on your exercises and projects. Switch between live-online and in-person as needed, even after the course has started.
Unlike other providers, these are not mass open-enrollment classes. At Noble Desktop, you’ll learn in small groups (typically 8-15 students) and receive personalized attention.
Get face-to-face interaction with an instructor and other students when you learn at our NYC campus. Courses are hands-on with a computer and software provided.
Get the same interactivity and access to the instructor as in-person students. There are no extra fees and we’ll work with you to ensure your remote setup is perfect.
Our instructors are verterans of their field and experienced educators, driven to help you succeed.
Upon completion of this course, you’ll receive an official certificate testifying to your mastery of the curriculum. We’ll send you a link where you can download your certificate, share it online with your friends, post it to your professional network on LinkedIn, and view all your earned certificates. Congratulations on your achievement!
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Refresh and solidify your understanding of the course content for no extra charge within a year, provided there is space in the class.
This is the recommended order, but some courses may be taken in a different order. See the FAQ for more details.
Unit 1 18 Hours
Unit 2 18 Hours
Unit 3 12 Hours
Learn practical skills by working on real projects with instructor guidance and lectures to strengthen and improve your skill.
Students are not required to complete any work outside of class. However, students are encouraged to practice the skills learned in class and develop a portfolio of work.
Noble’s typical class ranges from 8–12 students, but we accept up to 20 students.
We have scheduled the certificate classes in various tracks (day, night, or weekend) for your convenience, but you can customize your schedule.
When creating a custom schedule, you’ll be able to choose between the various available dates for each class in the certificate program. So if you can’t make a particular class, you can choose a different scheduled instance that works better for you. You’ll still need to take the various courses in the recommended order as shown above, except for Adobe Lightroom which can be taken any time.
Students must be comfortable using a computer. No other prior knowledge is required.
This course does not qualify for payments plans or student financing. See our Payment Plan FAQ to find related programs that qualify.
You may attend this training virtually (online) at the scheduled time the course is offered (New York, Eastern Time).
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