Photoshop Layers: Working with Multiple Photos

Learn how to use Photoshop's layers features to combine multiple photos, including leveraging the new generative AI features in the latest Photoshop releases.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Mastering the Layers Panel

• Loading multiple layers
• Naming and organizing layers
• Using nests and groups
• Understanding smart objects
• Getting started with generative Fill

2. Using Focus Stacking for Increased Depth of Field

• How to shoot a focus stacked image
• Loading multiple layers into a stack
• Blending the focus Stacked image
• Sharpening and enhancing the final image
• Final color grading with plug-ins
• The flexibility of smart layers

3. Using Multiple Images to Remove Unwanted Objects

• How to shoot for object removal
• Loading multiple layers into a stack for object removal
• Using stack modes
• Cleaning up with cloning, healing, and generative fill
• Replacing the sky with a new layer

4. Creating an Action Composite from Multiple Exposures

• Shooting for an action composite
• Loading and aligning multiple layers into a document
• Adding masks to composite the images: Part 1
• Adding masks to composite the images: Part 2
• Sharpening and grading the final image

5. Creating a Star Trail Photo

• Shooting for a star trail
• Refining raw
• Loading and stacking the layers
• Using stack modes
• Sharpening and grading the final image

6. Compelling Black and White Photos from HDR

• Shoot for a black and white HDR
• Creating an HDR with merge to HDR Pro
• Toning the HDR image
• Using Generative Fill and advanced perspective corrections
• Converting to black and white
• Adding finishing touches to the black and white file
• Creating the HDR file in Adobe Camera Raw
• Creating a black and white film emulation

7. Joining a Multipart Scan into One File

• Scanning a large image in multiple pieces
• Loading the pieces into a single Photoshop document
• Aligning and blending the pieces of the scan
• Sharpening and grading the final Image

8. Creating a Panoramic Image

• Shooting for a panoramic photo
• Creating the panoramic file in Adobe Camera Raw
• Toning and developing the panoramic image
• Removing wide angle distortion
• Filling in holes with Content-Aware Fill, Generative Fill, and cloning
• Adding finishing touches to the panoramic image

9. Creating Missing Objects in a Night Scene with AI

• Shooting night scenes
• Develop the image in Adobe Camera Raw
• Correcting perspective issues with Adaptive Wide Angle
• Filling in missing and problem areas with Generative Fill
• Final color grade with Radiant Photo

Conclusion

• Next steps