The New Auto-Blend & Auto-Align Layers Commands
Exploring Adobe Bridge
Learn How To:
Sort different types of photography into collections
Instantly add copyright and usage rights to all images
Sort and rank your images
- Browsing Images
- Metadata, Keywords, & Filters
- Building Collections & Smart Collections
- Moving, Copying, and Renaming Images
Resizing & Cropping Images
Learn How To:
Extend an image by adding canvas
Straighten a crooked image
- Understanding Pixels & Resolution
- The Image Size Command
- Interpolation Options
- Resizing for Print & Web
- Cropping & Straightening an Image
- Adjust the Canvas
Working with Basic Selections
Learn How To:
Change the color of a sweater with precision by using your selection tools
- Using the Marquee Tool
- Using the Magic Wand & the Free Transform Tool
- Selecting with the Regular & Polygonal Tools
- Combining Selections
- Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool
- Using the Quick Selection Tool & Refine Edge
- Modifying Selections
Understanding Layers
Learn How To:
Add digital backgrounds to a portrait.
- Understanding the Background Layer
- Creating, Selecting, Linking, and Deleting Layers
- Locking & Merging Layers
- Copying Layers, Using Perspective & Layer Styles
- Filling & Grouping Layers
- Intro to Blending Modes
- Blending Modes, Opacity & Fill
- Creating & Modifying Text
Painting in Photoshop
Learn How To:
Make your own abstract backgrounds by painting in Photoshop
Add electric lighting to write words or draw designs in your photos. It will look like your subjects were writing words with flashlights in the dark!
- Using the Brush Tool
- Creating & Using Gradients
- Using the Pencil & Eraser Tools
Photo Retouching
Learn How To:
Remove red eye
Delete bags under eyes
Soften unattractive wrinkles with the patch tool
Fix blotchy skin with dodge and burn
Remove beauty marks with the spot healing brush
Delete your reflected flash, caused by a flash hitting a flat surface
Whiten teeth naturally
- Red Rye Tool
- Clone Stamp Tool
- Patch Tool & Healing Brush Tool
- Spot Healing Brush Tool
- Color Replacement Tool
- Toning & Focus Tool
- Painting with History
Color Correction
Learn How To:
Quickly fix the white balance of a room, caused by ugly tungsten lighting
Convert a RGB or CMYK to grayscale
Add shape to boring flat images
Fix cold skin tones caused by auto white balance
Add light to plugged up shadows, caused from not enough fill light
Recover detail in highlights such as wedding dresses, caused by overexposure
Fix overly warm flesh tones caused by the tungsten setting on your camera
- Color Space & Modes
- The Auto & Variations Command
- Adjusting Levels
- Adjust Curves (non-destructively) using Adjustment Layers
Using Quick Mask Mode
Learn How To:
Use quickmask mode to create a selection and save it as a channel
Remove unwanted elements in the background.
- Quick Mask Option
- Painting a Selection
- Saving & Removing a Selection from the Background
Working with the Pen Tool
Learn How To:
Make the background and foreground the same exposure can make a boring image. I'll demonstrate how to fix this by darkening the background so that the foreground looks one stop lighter than the background.
Cut a path around the lips of a model, then increase the saturation in the lips and convert the rest of the image to grayscale so that the lips stand out as the only red object.
- Understanding Paths & the Pen Tool
- Creating Straight & Curved Paths
Creating Special Effects
Learn How To:
Fix digital noise by using the Reduce Noise function
Sharpen eyes in an image and make them sparkle
Transform your images so that they look like a watercolor painting
Vignette an image
Add a dramatic aspect to your images by adding a lens flare to the background
Add overall drama to your image with a global color move
- Using Photoshop Filters
- Smart Filters
- Creating Text Effects
- Applying Gradients to a Text
Exporting Your Work
Learn How To:
Save images with different formats, and Why
Prepare images for the web and print
- Saving with Different File Formats
- Saving for Web and Devices
- Print Options
Credits
Questions & Answers
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