Photoshop CC 2019 Essential Training: Photography

Learn how to leverage Photoshop CC 2019 as a photographer. Master techniques that are most applicable to photography, from tonal adjustments to retouching.

Introduction

• Photoshop CC 2019: The essentials for editing photos
• What you need to know
• Using the exercise files

1. Creative Adjustment Layer Techniques

• Dodging and burning with Curves
• Tinting images using adjustment layers
• Color Balance and selective color adjustments
• Photographic toning techniques
• Using a color lookup table to unify images
• Powerful posterization techniques

2. Solid Color and Gradient Fill Layers

• Create a hand tinted look with fill
• Make a color wash with a gradient fill

3. Retouching Essentials

• Smoothing and evening skin
• Brightening eyes and lightening teeth
• Reduce wrinkles with a Healing Brush
• Body sculpting with Liquify

4. Combining Multiple Images

• Adding a texture to a photo
• Adding a deckled edge effect
• Swapping heads in a family portrait
• Combining images from an action sequence
• Creating a panorama in Photoshop
• Creating a double exposure effect

5. Working with Smart Objects

• Duplicating Smart Objects
• Replacing the contents of a Smart Object

6. Essential Filters for Photographers

• Artistic filters overview
• Creating a soft glow with grain
• Remove dust and scratches
• Remove wide angle distortions
• Creating a tilt shift effect
• Creative blurring along a path
• Adding flames to a photograph

7. Painting Essentials

• The Oil Paint Filter
• Art history brush
• Natural media brushes
• Creating a custom brush for masking
• The mixer brush

8. Type, Shapes, and Layer Effects and Styles

• Type essentials
• Creating a transparent watermark
• Adding keyline around an image
• Displaying a photo inside a shape
• Adding a neon shape

9. Artboards and Libraries

• Artboard essentials
• Using the libraries to store content

10. Exporting Files and Sharing Images

• Save photos using Image Processor
• Creating basic contact sheets
• Quickly exporting images
• Quick share images to social media

Conclusion

• Next steps