Learning how to use Adobe Photoshop efficiently and effectively is the best way to get the most out of your pixels and create stunning imagery. Master the fundamentals of this program with Julieanne Kost, and discover how to achieve the results you want with Photoshop and its companion programs, Bridge and Camera Raw. This comprehensive course covers nondestructive editing techniques using layers, masking, adjustment layers, blend modes, and Smart Objects. Find out how to perform common editing tasks, including lens correction, cropping and straightening, color and tonal adjustments, noise reduction, shadow and highlight detail recovery, sharpening, and retouching. Julieanne also shows how to achieve more creative effects with filters, layer effects, illustrative type, and the Photomerge command for creating panoramas and composites.
*Using Bridge to batch rename files and add keywords and metadata to photos *Viewing, rating, filtering, and creating collections to isolate your best work *Comparing raw and JPEG file formats *Retouching and automating workflow with Camera Raw *Navigating documents and the Photoshop interface *Understanding file formats, resolution, canvas size, and print size *Cropping, straightening, transforming, warping, scaling, and resizing images *Selecting, stacking, aligning, and grouping layers *Making precise selections using the Marquee, Lasso, and Brush tools *Using Refine Edge, Quick Selection, and layer masks to isolate soft edge objects *Improving tone, contrast, and color selectively *Converting to black and white and tinting images *Retouching blemishes, smoothing skin, whitening teeth, and brightening eyes *Retouching with the Liquify, Content-Aware Fill, Healing Brush, and Patch tools *Merging multiple exposures *Making nondestructive changes with Smart Filters *Adding texture, edge effects, and drop shadows with blend modes *Working with type *Creating, modifying, and combining shapes using the Shape tools *Adding layer effects *Saving and sharing images via contact sheets, web galleries, and Save For Web *Editing video and audio clips *Panning and zooming still photos
software: Photoshop CC duration: 13h 49m released: Jun 17, 2013
