Photoshop for Photographers

Course details

Photoshop is a deep, feature-rich application that serves the needs of designers, illustrators, and photographers. Each of those audiences uses Photoshop in different ways, and this course explores Photoshop from the perspective of a modern-day photographer. Join photographer and educator Chris Orwig as he covers the most essential Photoshop skills: cropping, improving exposure, painting color and light with masks, converting to black and white, thinking creatively with filters, retouching, and more. Along the way, find out how to take full creative advantage of Photoshop's latest AI-powered features, including generative fill. Plus, learn how Photoshop fits into a modern digital photography workflow and how to set up your preferences and workspace so they work best for you.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Photoshop for the modern photographer

1. The Basics

02 - Why, how, and when to use Photoshop
03 - Get familiar with the workspace
04 - Learning the essential tools
05 - Selecting the perfect color settings for photography
06 - Choosing the best preferences
07 - Challenge - Setting up Photoshop properly
08 - Solution - Setting up Photoshop properly

2. Working on Your Photos

09 - Improving a photo quickly
10 - View, zoom, and pan around your photos
11 - Fixing a crooked image
12 - Crop an image to a specific size
13 - Cropping an image for Instagram
14 - Save and export your photos
15 - Challenge - Improve and crop a photo
16 - Solution - Improving, cropping, saving, and exporting

3. Photoshop Magic with AI-Powered Features

17 - Changing the background
18 - Changing a select portion of the background
19 - Improving the background of a product
20 - Expert sky replacement
21 - Using crop with Generative Fill to improve the composition
22 - Improve an interior lifestyle photo with AI
23 - Extend a studio background with AI
24 - Getting creative with AI
25 - Creating a strong conceptual portrait with AI
26 - Challenge - Sky replacement and adding clouds
27 - Solution - Sky replacement and adding clouds

4. Foundations of Image Enhancement

28 - The power of layers
29 - Understanding layer order
30 - Selecting layers
31 - Using adjustment layers to create better color
32 - Blurring the background
33 - Whitening teeth
34 - Creating three distinct color looks
35 - Improving the eyes and smoothing skin
36 - Challenge - Selecting layers and improving eyes
37 - Solution - Selecting layers and improving eyes

5. Retouching Made Easy

38 - Removing distractions with the retouching tools
39 - Using the Clone Stamp Tool, Healing Brush Tool, and Remove Tool
40 - Spot healing
41 - Retouching with AI tools
42 - Retouching with the Remove Tool and Spot Healing Tool
43 - Challenge - Retouching away distractions
44 - Solution - Retouching away distractions

6. Working with Selections in Photoshop

45 - Selecting rectangular shapes
46 - Learning how to select circular shapes
47 - Selecting polygonal shapes
48 - Advanced selections with the Object Selection Tool and Quick Select Tool
49 - Improve and refine your selections for better results
50 - Adding to selections for even better results
51 - Challenge - Selecting a surfboard and changing the color
52 - Solution - Selecting a surfboard and changing the color

7. Modifying Color and BW Conversions

53 - Creating three looks with one image
54 - Converting an image to black and white
55 - Creating a beautiful black and white landscape image
56 - Creating better black and white conversions
57 - Using Camera Raw for even stronger black and white conversions
58 - Using color balance adjustments to create a stylized look
59 - Creating multiple stylized looks for one image
60 - Using Camera Raw and blending modes
61 - Challenge - Creating two looks for one image
62 - Solution - Creating two looks for one image

8. Make Editable Selects with Masks

63 - The foundations of masking
64 - Brightening a select area with adjustments and masking
65 - Darkening a select area with adjustments and masking
66 - Start to finish - Improving the light with masking
67 - Changing color with selections and masks
68 - Challenge - Improving the light with masking
69 - Solution - Improving the light with masking

9. Adjusting Images with Photoshop Filters

70 - Changing the shape of a hat with Liquify
71 - Changing the shape of a person
72 - Instantly smooth the skin in a portrait
73 - Better skin smoothing with two steps
74 - Working with the Blur filters
75 - Challenge - Improving a portrait with filters
76 - Solution - Improving a portrait with filters

10. Sharpening Photos with Photoshop

77 - Sharpening options in Photoshop
78 - Selecting and sharpening the focus area
79 - Sharpening a travel photo
80 - Sharpening workflow
81 - Special effect sharpening
82 - Challenge - Sharpening a studio photo
83 - Solution - Sharpening a studio photo

Conclusion

84 - Next steps