Photoshop CC 2017: Nondestructive Exposure and Color Correction

Discover how to work efficiently and effectively with Photoshop 2021. Learn about the program's core features, including key imaging concepts that all Photoshop users need to know.

Introduction

• Welcome to the Photoshop Essential Training series

1. Opening Files

• Opening files in Photoshop
• Opening files from Adobe Bridge
• Opening files from Lightroom Classic
• Opening files from Lightroom
• Editing in Camera Raw and Lightroom vs.Photoshop

2. Documents and Navigation

• A tour of the Photoshop interface
• Working with multiple documents
• Panning and zooming documents
• Viewing images using different screen modes

3. Customizing the Photoshop Interface

• Arranging the panels you use most often
• Switching and saving workspaces
• Customizing the toolbar
• Modifying keyboard shortcuts to boost productivity

4. Digital Image Essentials

• Understanding file formats
• Color modes and bit depth
• Understanding color space
• Understanding document size
• Using Image Size to change document dimensions
• Multiple Undo and the History panel
• Saving documents

5. Cropping, Straightening, and Adjusting Canvas Size

• Using the Crop tool
• Straightening a crooked image
• Crop and change image size in one step
• Increasing canvas size
• Autofill with Content-Aware Crop

6. Layers

• Exploring layer basics
• Loading, selecting, aligning, and distributing layers
• Working with layer groups and the Frame tool
• Merging and flattening layers
• Quickly exporting images

7. Color and Brush Essentials

• Color basics
• Brush essentials
• Using brush presets and customizing brush settings

8. Working with Layer Masks

• Layer mask essentials
• Using gradients in layer masks to blend images

9. Making Selections

• Using the Marquee and Lasso tools
• Using Object Selection and Quick Selection tools
• Using Select Subject and color range
• Selecting soft edge objects using Select and Mask
• Removing a halo using Select and Mask
• Selecting and replacing skies

10. Local Pixel Editing and Retouching

• Removing distracting elements with the Healing brush and Patch tools
• The magic of Content-Aware Fill
• Content-Aware Move and Scale tools
• Removing larger elements from an image

11. Blend Mode Essentials

• Getting to know the blend modes

12. Smart Object Essentials

• The advantage of Smart Objects
• Opening raw images as Smart Objects

13. Essential Transformations

• Scaling, skewing, and rotating layers with Free Transform
• Correcting the perspective of an image
• Warping images
• Transforming warping multiple layers

14. Adjustment Layer Essentials

• Introducing adjustment layers
• Understanding the histogram
• Refining dynamic range using levels
• Adjusting contrast and correcting color using Curves
• Three easy ways to adjust color in images
• Custom black-and-white conversions
• Limiting adjustments with clipping masks

15. Essential Filters

• Overview of filters
• Applying filters non destructively with Smart Filters
• Sharpening images
• Applying Camera Raw as a filter
• Using AI filters in Photoshop
• Applying filters to multiple layers

16. Shape Layers

• Using the shape tools
• Modifying, combining, and saving custom shapes
• Using shapes to mask layers

17. Essential Layer Styles

• Applying layer effects and styles
• Creative layer effect styles

18. Type Essentials

• Exploring headline (point) type
• Using leading, kerning, and tracking

Conclusion

• Keep learning Photoshop working on your own projects