Learning Photoshop Color Correction

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

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - Understanding the scope of this course
03 - Using the exercise files

1. Understanding Color Correction

04 - What is color correction
05 - Color correction vs. creative image adjustment
06 - Understanding when to correct photos
07 - Comparing RGB and CMYK color modes
08 - Assigning color profile spaces
09 - Using grayscales and neutrals for color correction
10 - Working with skin tones
11 - Understanding file format options

2. Color Correction Workflow

12 - Using Photoshop, Camera Raw, Bridge, and Lightroom in the color workflow
13 - Working with Bridge for image management
14 - Identifying the Photoshop color workflow for this course

3. Color Image Fundamentals

15 - Understanding pixels as the building blocks of an image
16 - No such thing as color images
17 - Understanding bit depth and grayscale
18 - Understanding the histogram's display of color
19 - Neutralizing an image

4. Getting to Know the Photoshop Color Correction Tools

20 - Arranging the Photoshop workspace
21 - Choosing nondestructive editing tools
22 - Introducing color tools
23 - Navigating in an image

5. Evaluating and Fixing Physical Characteristics

24 - Adjusting dimensions, resolution, and modes
25 - Straightening an image
26 - Cropping an image
27 - Finding and evaluating patterns - Noise, posterization, and screens

6. Evaluating and Correcting Color

28 - Using histograms
29 - Identifying and removing color casts
30 - Evaluating and correcting highlights in a landscape
31 - Adding saturated postcard-style color enhancements
32 - Finding and correcting neutrals
33 - Evaluating skin tones and making basic corrections
34 - Identifying neutrals and color casts

7. Finishing an Image

35 - Retouching an image
36 - Sharpening an image
37 - Understanding color spaces, profiles, and gamuts for output
38 - Exporting an image for print
39 - Exporting an image for use on the web and for presentations

8. Sample Project - Putting It All Together

40 - Cropping and straightening
41 - Evaluating the image
42 - Performing curves adjustments
43 - Retouching and sharpening
44 - Preparing for print and web use

9. Correcting Color in Camera Raw

45 - Getting started in the Camera Raw interface
46 - Evaluating the image in Camera Raw
47 - Making temperature adjustments in Camera Raw
48 - Performing curve corrections in Camera Raw
49 - Retouching and sharpening in Camera Raw
50 - Exporting

Conclusion

51 - Next steps