What to teach for architecture, product and portrait imaging?

Question

Hi All,
knowing how to work in photoshop is one thing, but passing knowledge on to others is another. I recently enrolled in a school for graphic arts, and totally unplanned I have to jump in for a colleague that is no longer available.
I have to teach advanced courses for the above disciplines, and I am preparing those now.
I am a bit stuck when it comes to what topics I should teach for each of those... apart from the obvious of course.
here is what I already have:
for architecture: perspective correction, set vertical walls straight), color/tone corrections, changing the sky, removing disturbing reflections, removing poles and telephone lines, adding people, grass, trees
for product photography: joining 2 studio images with different exposures/reflections, color/tone corrections, straightening crooked lines (e.g. tooth paste with a dent), removing blemishes, adding highlights, removing overexposed parts, adding or exchanging a label, removing studio props (nylon wires to make something float etc)
for portrait: softening skin, correcting skin tones, sharpening eye lashes/eye brows, whitening teeth and eyes, remoulding nose and cheek lines, removing wrinkles, make lips fuller
I have the odd feeling I am forgetting at least half a dozen useful corrections for each of the themes... I have been doing the above corrections for years, it happens all automatically without thinking, but now I have to write down what I do and I have some kind of writers block ;-)
so if any of you can add useful things to my list, I would feel a lot comfortable (or just confirm that the list is about complete;-)
thanks a million
Vimito

Answer 1

For architecture, Shadows/Highlights