
Explore the Photoshop interface and learn to arrange your workspace efficiently, saving time and enabling faster work. Quickly recover from mistakes and reset your layout in seconds.
Master the layer panel fundamentals by locking and unlocking layers, using masks to apply selective adjustments, and organizing layers into groups with blending modes to enhance composites.
Explore the layer panel in Photoshop, duplicating layers, adjusting opacity via keyboard numbers or the opacity slider, merging layers with shift+command+E, and organizing with groups and masks.
Explore how to add and style text in Photoshop CC through the type dropdown, adjusting font, size, alignment, and warp effects, then rasterize and place text as a layered element.
Master smart filters in photoshop cc for beginners by converting layers to smart objects, masking areas such as skin and eyes, and blending with soft light and screen.
Learn to use Photoshop's Camera Raw for lens correction, fixing distortion with adaptive wide angle and vertical sliders, rotation, and vignette, all from within Photoshop for time-saving edits.
Explore blur and filter techniques in Photoshop, including motion blur, radial blur, surface blur, and color adjustments, with practical tips for smart objects, blending modes, and neutralizing color.
Explore the Photoshop view menu to master zoom controls, rulers, and snap to guides, and learn how to toggle screen modes and use shortcuts for precise design.
Explore the Photoshop cc help menu and use the top search tool to find functions like apply image, blur, and smart filters, with prompts that show where to find them.
Explore the Photoshop toolbox, using the Move tool to reposition layers and rectangular, elliptical marquee, and lasso tools to craft precise selections and apply effects.
Learn to use Photoshop's content aware move tool to seamlessly relocate areas, test different source and destination options, and apply red eye detection with adjustable pupil size and intensity.
Learn how to use the paint bucket tool in Photoshop to fill areas with color, switch between foreground and blending modes, and adjust opacity, tolerance, and masking for selective fills.
Explore essential Photoshop CC tools, including the hand and loupe for navigation, quick mask for precise area selections, and custom color definitions and interface shortcuts.
Explore color look up adjustments in photoshop, experiment with warm and cool tones, and master selective color to fine-tune midtones and specific colors with blending modes and opacity.
Learn to guide your viewer with precise cropping in Photoshop by applying the rule of thirds, experimenting with aspect ratios like 2:3, and balancing negative space.
Learn a wildlife editing workflow in Photoshop CC, cleaning images by removing distractions with clone and healing tools, and addressing background compression to keep the subject sharp.
Featured Review:
"This course is a very thorough and informative lecture on Adobe Photoshop CC. There's a detailed section on Layers, which I think is a very important concept in Photoshop editing and a must for anyone interested in using this tool. Sandy describes the various selections in the menu bar and the different functions available in the toolbar. This is a great resource indeed. Sandy did another fantastic job with this lesson. :)"
- Pocholo Pasicolan
Are you a photographer who is looking to learn Photoshop, but doesn't know where to start (or there is too much confusing info out on the internet)?
Looking for a practical approach that doesn't confuse you with technical terms and jargon?
This beginners course is for photographers who want to understand all the important functions in Adobe Photoshop in a very practical approach. It will be like I'm taking you by the hand, explaining everything in a very visual and conversational way, so you don’t have to worry that it’s too technical or difficult to understand.
But I don't just skim the surface! This course takes you in detail through the most useful Photoshop tools and menus, all while applying them to an image so you can see their effects. This way you will be able to implement them on your own images immediately.
You will learn:
The Photoshop interface
The Tool Bar
The Menu Bar
The different layer options and their blending modes
you will get to know all important filters and adjustments so you can bring your images to their fullest potential without any problems.
I will also go through two workflows where all these tools get put into action: a wildlife photograph, and a portrait image.
I had once the same questions that you have now and we will explore all those tricky looking photoshop buttons and functions so that you don't have to worry about them, and can start getting the best potential from your images.
At the end of the tutorial you will not only understand all those photoshop techniques that are relevant for photographers but you will also love photoshop! You will be mesmerized how it can bring your images to a whole new level, how it will spark your creativity and how much fun it is!