Image Adjustments and Adjustment Layers in Photoshop

Explore brightness and contrast adjustment layers in Photoshop, compare legacy and modern tools, and learn how histogram shifts preserve detail in darks, lights, and midtones with auto adjustments.

Master levels in Photoshop by adjusting the histogram with black, gray, white sliders and gamma to shape midtones. Iterate red, green, blue channels, use clipping previews, and save presets.

Master curves in Photoshop to adjust shadows, midtones, and highlights using black point and white point, per-channel edits, pencil curves, and adjustment layers for creative color effects.

Learn to use the exposure adjustment layer in Photoshop to brighten or darken images with the exposure slider, gamma correction, blackpoint controls, and presets, while managing shadows, highlights, and midtones.

Discover how the vibrance adjustment in a Photoshop adjustment layer boosts color with intelligent skin-tone protection, avoiding oversaturation unlike the saturation slider.

Explore hue and saturation adjustments using adjustment layers to selectively colorize, saturate, or desaturate specific areas, with presets and color range controls to refine images.

Balance color using levels and curves with cyan–red, magenta–green, and yellow–blue sliders to correct shadows, midtones, and highlights; fix magenta skin and blue-tinted highlights, preserving luminosity.

Create a black and white adjustment layer to convert your image and finely tune reds, greens, and other colors in the panel for nuanced contrast.

Explore applying photo filters in Photoshop with adjustment layers to color-correct warmth and coolness, adjust density and clarity, and preview results before and after.

Explore the Photoshop channel mixer to blend red, green, and blue channels for monochrome and grayscale images. Compare channel adjustments, snapshots, and presets to achieve varied looks.

Learn to use color lookup with adjustment layers in Photoshop, creating and applying LUTs to adjust color with curves, blending modes, and film profiles for car imagery.

Explore how to invert colors in Photoshop using an adjustment layer, viewing results in the info panel and before-and-after comparisons, and create a natural, fairytale landscape.

Explore the posterize adjustment layer in Photoshop to create black and white gradients and posterized effects by dialing levels from two to 255, revealing more tonal detail.

Explore threshold adjustments in Photoshop using an adjustment layer to convert images to black and white, control black point and white point, and fine-tune with levels and histogram feedback.

Apply gradient map adjustment layers in Photoshop to map grayscale tones to color. Adjust shadows, highlights, and balance using the gradient editor, sliders, and presets.

Explore selective color adjustments with a Photoshop adjustment layer to balance cyan, magenta, yellow, and black for red and pink tones. Learn how relative and absolute modes influence color control.

Use a shadow/highlights adjustment layer to lighten shadows and darken highlights. Use the show more option to widen the tonal range and refine the transition between shadows and highlights.

Learn desaturate and equalize adjustments in Photoshop, apply straight adjustments, and redistribute brightness to balance shadows, highlights, and mid tones for a more even histogram.

Match color in Photoshop by selecting a source and target image, using the match color adjustment with luminance, color, and neutralize, and refining with selection tools for precise transfers.

Apply the replace color adjustment in Photoshop to selectively recolor greens by creating a precise selection with the eyedropper, adjusting tolerance, and previewing results.

Wraps up the course by highlighting Photoshop image adjustments and adjustment layers, inviting viewers to subscribe, share feedback, and stay tuned for more lessons.

Explore auto corrections in Photoshop using adjustment layers and the levels tool to adjust brightness, contrast, and per‑channel color balance across red, green, and blue channels.