Documentary Photo Techniques with Photoshop and After Effects

Explore the world of documentary storytelling, using various techniques in Adobe Photoshop and After Effects to transform damaged photos into brand-new works of art.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files

1. Organize Your Photos with Adobe Bridge

• Adding ratings to images
• Checking focus in a photo
• Using Review mode to check your images
• Batch renaming files

2. Understanding Resolution

• Resolution requirements for video
• Requirements for panning and scanning
• Using the Place command to size an image
• Doubling an image
• Batch processing with the Image Processor script

3. Working in the Right Color Space

• Requirements for video
• Batch converting images

4. Removing Damage

• Removing damage with the Clone Stamp tool
• Removing damage with the Healing Brush tool
• Removing damage with the Patch tool

5. Content-Aware Repairs

• Using Content-Aware Scale
• Removing objects with Content-Aware Fill

6. Controlling Focus

• Adjusting the focus point by blurring
• Sharpening an image
• Creating a Lens Blur effect
• Adding a vignette

7. Removing Distractions

• Correcting alignment
• Cropping for composition
• Cropping with a document

8. Toning Images

• Restoring contrast with Levels
• Shadow/Highlight effect
• Restoring contrast with Curves
• Adding a sepia-tone or duotone effect with gradient maps
• Using layer styles for a consistent effect

9. Documentary Motion Control with After Effects

• Why use After Effects?
• Importing image files
• Organizing images with folders
• Creating compositions
• Essential animation controls
• Using ease and keyframe assistants
• Adding vignettes in After Effects

10. Exporting Animation

• Rendering the animation
• Creating render presets for consistent exports
• Saving time with batch rendering
• Using After Effects projects natively in Premiere Pro

Conclusion

• Next steps