Learning Photoshop Color Correction
4h 9mBeginner2013-10-14
Authors
Taz Tally
Teacher of Photography and Photo Editing
Course details
Photoshop Color Correction is a series designed to help you understand how color works in digital images, and acquire the skills you need to correct color and make creative image adjustments in a variety of scenarios. This is the foundation of the series. Start here to learn how to use channels and histograms to identify problem areas, apply adjustments such as Curves and White Balance, and make edits that change the entire mood of an image. Taz Tally takes you between Adobe Bridge, Photoshop, and Camera Raw, making sure you get the most power from each tool in the workflow. Future follow-up courses will be project-based "quick wins," but you can return here at any time to revisit the basics.
Learning objectives
What is color correction?
Comparing RGB and CMYK color modes
Using grayscales and neutrals for color correction
Understanding pixels and bit depth
Evaluating and correcting images with histograms
Using nondestructive editing tools
Removing a color cast
Performing curve corrections in Camera Raw
Affecting creative adjustments
Retouching an image
Sharpening images
Preparing for print and web use
Learning objectives
What is color correction?
Comparing RGB and CMYK color modes
Using grayscales and neutrals for color correction
Understanding pixels and bit depth
Evaluating and correcting images with histograms
Using nondestructive editing tools
Removing a color cast
Performing curve corrections in Camera Raw
Affecting creative adjustments
Retouching an image
Sharpening images
Preparing for print and web use
Skills covered
Color CorrectionImage EditingPhotoshopPhotographyAdobeLearning
Concepts
Introduction
- Welcome
- Understanding the scope of this course
- Using the exercise files
Understanding Color Correction
- What is color correction
- Color correction vs. creative image adjustment
- Understanding when to correct photos
- Comparing RGB and CMYK color modes
- Assigning color profile spaces
- Using grayscales and neutrals for color correction
- Working with skin tones
- Understanding file format options
Color Correction Workflow
- Using Photoshop, Camera Raw, Bridge, and Lightroom in the color workflow
- Working with Bridge for image management
- Identifying the Photoshop color workflow for this course
Color Image Fundamentals
- Understanding pixels as the building blocks of an image
- No such thing as color images
- Understanding bit depth and grayscale
- Understanding the histogram's display of color
- Neutralizing an image
Getting to Know the Photoshop Color Correction Tools
- Arranging the Photoshop workspace
- Choosing nondestructive editing tools
- Introducing color tools
- Navigating in an image
Evaluating and Fixing Physical Characteristics
- Adjusting dimensions, resolution, and modes
- Straightening an image
- Cropping an image
- Finding and evaluating patterns - Noise, posterization, and screens
Evaluating and Correcting Color
- Using histograms
- Identifying and removing color casts
- Evaluating and correcting highlights in a landscape
- Adding saturated postcard-style color enhancements
- Finding and correcting neutrals
- Evaluating skin tones and making basic corrections
- Identifying neutrals and color casts
Finishing an Image
- Retouching an image
- Sharpening an image
- Understanding color spaces, profiles, and gamuts for output
- Exporting an image for print
- Exporting an image for use on the web and for presentations
Sample Project - Putting It All Together
- Cropping and straightening
- Evaluating the image
- Performing curves adjustments
- Retouching and sharpening
- Preparing for print and web use
Correcting Color in Camera Raw
- Getting started in the Camera Raw interface
- Evaluating the image in Camera Raw
- Making temperature adjustments in Camera Raw
- Performing curve corrections in Camera Raw
- Retouching and sharpening in Camera Raw
- Exporting
Conclusion
- Next steps