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Photoshop for Beginners: Essential Training

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Overview

Short on time? This class is available HERE as a Fast Class, exclusively for CreativeLive subscribers.

AFTER THIS CLASS YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

  • Navigate and customize the Photoshop interface.
  • Edit images using non-destructive techniques.
  • Use layers and layer masks to create composite images.
  • Retouch portraits using advanced retouching techniques.
  • Develop scenic photos using tonal and color correction techniques.

ABOUT MARK'S CLASS:

The perfect workshop series for Adobe Photoshop beginners. This class assumes that you are new to Photoshop and want to learn how to retouch and adjust your images.

This workshop is a comprehensive overview ofAdobe Photoshop. By the end of this workshop you’ll have the skills you need to edit your images using Photoshop.

These sessions are jam packed with hands-on activities which allow you to learn by doing. Sample files are included with the workshop so you can follow along with hands-on exercises.

The sessions begin with a solid foundation and add new techniques and principles until you have mastered your post-production workflow.

By the end of this workshop you’ll have a clear understanding of the Adobe Photoshop interface, and the most commonly used tools. You’ll be able to edit scenic and portrait photos. You’ll have a solid understanding of color correction and skin retouching.

This workshop has everything you need to master Adobe Photoshop.

WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR:

  • Photographers with little or no experience with Photoshop.
  • Photographers with limited or no experience with Lightroom or other post-production software.
  • Portrait photographers who want to know how to do basic skin retouching.
  • Scenic photographers who want to know how to do basic color and tonal corrections.
  • Photographers who want to know how to do basic compositing.

SOFTWARE USED:

Adobe Photoshop 2021
Adobe Bridge 2021
Adobe Creative Cloud (all apps)

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

Mark Wallace is a photographer based in the United States. Best known for his web-based video series Digital Photography One on One and Exploring Photography sponsored by Adorama.

Millions of people have watched Mark’s videos on YouTube, and the numbers continue to grow. Mark has a strong social media following on Facebook and Twitter, where he spends time interacting with viewers and workshop attendees.

In 2014, Mark left the United States to embark on a 2-year worldwide adventure. He visited 28 countries and captured thousands of unique photographs across the globe.

In 2016 Mark decided to give up planes, trains, and automobiles and is now exploring the world on his motorcycle.

Syllabus

  • Class Introduction
  • Introducing Photoshop
  • The Class Materials
  • How To Open Files
  • Using The Home Screen
  • Exploring The Interface
  • Getting Additional Help
  • Understanding Workspaces
  • Tools and The Options Bar
  • Why You Should Use a Tablet
  • Finding Hidden Tools
  • How to See What You’re Working On
  • Selecting Things
  • More Selection Tools
  • Testing the Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tools
  • The History Palette – Undoing Things
  • Resolution and Bit Depth
  • Photoshop Preferences
  • Menu and Item Shortcut Keys
  • Non-Destructive Editing
  • Working with Layers
  • Groovy 3 Exercise
  • Layer Effects and Styles
  • Layer Masks – Karen on Beans
  • Using Adjustment Layers
  • Martian Karen
  • Advanced Compositing Using Layers
  • Non-Destructive Editing Techniques
  • Understanding Smart Objects
  • Smart Sharpen
  • Understanding Histogram
  • Adjusting Curves
  • The Healing Brush Tools
  • The Clone Stamp Tool
  • The Burn and Dodge Tools
  • Understanding RAW Files
  • Adobe Camera Raw
  • XMP Sidecar Files
  • Camera Raw: Edit
  • Camera Raw: Crop & Rotate
  • Camera Raw: Spot Removal
  • Camera Raw: Adjustment Brush
  • Camera Raw: Graduated Filter
  • Camera Raw: Radial Filter
  • Camera Raw: Red-Eye Removal
  • Camera Raw: Snapshots and Presets
  • Neural Filters
  • Portrait Retouching Session
  • Scenic Retouching Session

Taught by

Mark Wallace

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