Photoshop CC: Color, Lights and Contrasts Mastery

Name: Photoshop CC: Color, Lights and Contrasts Mastery
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Learn Imagery Post Production. Professional color grading techniques and contrast mastery.

Created byMarcin Mikus

Last updated 10/2020

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What you'll learn

You will learn RAW conversion in Adobe Camera Raw
You will learn RAW conversion in Lightroom Classic CC
You will learn how to adjust lights and shadows on RAW files
You will learn how to export RAW files to work further in Photoshop
You will learn how to retouch skin
You will learn adjustment Layers in Photoshop
You will learn how to use adjustment layers in practice
You will learn how to color grade your images
you will learn how to work with luminosity masks
You will learn how to adjust contracts
You will learn how to create your own filters
You will learn how to get magazine look
You will learn how to export your images

Course content

4 sections • 42 lectures • 4h 32m total length

Introduction to the Course2:22
Resources0:07
Here you can download some exercise files to practice at your own pace. Remember that this images are only for practice purposes and cannot be used in portfolio.

Opening RAW files3:57
Learn to open raw files in Photoshop via Camera Raw, Bridge, Lightroom, or Capture One, locate images, and begin editing by adjusting exposure, contrast, and highlights for ready-to-edit results.
Adjust Lights in Camera Raw6:30
Color Profiles2:56
Other Adjustments on RAW file7:05
Further Camera Raw Work with other Images10:24
Lightroom Classic vs Camera Raw4:03
Compare Lightroom classic and camera raw for raw conversion. Explore Lightroom's export workflow, and use the develop panel to adjust profiles, white balance, exposure, and ton cube.
Lightroom Classic Processing6:39
Edit in Lightroom Classic to adjust exposure, shadows, highlights, and white balance for skin detail and atmosphere. Synchronize settings across images, compare lighting, refine temperature, magenta, and profiles for consistency.
Lightroom Classic Processing II7:58
Other Panels in Lightroom Classic and Camera Raw10:52
Exporting files from Lightroom5:57
Exporting files from Camera Raw3:43
Open a finished Camera Raw image in Photoshop at 16‑bit depth with a suitable color space (Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB), and use a smart object for non-destructive edits.
Bonus - Capture One walkthrough18:33

Non-destructive clean up7:02
Dodge & Burn Retouching9:53
Color Harmonies10:27
Learn how color theory shapes harmony and contrast in photography, mastering complementary color harmony, and apply hue, luminescence, and saturation in Photoshop to make subjects stand out.
Selective Color Adjustment Layer7:10
Explore Photoshop adjustment layers with selective color to control color and light. Manipulate cyan, magenta, yellow, and black sliders for reds, yellows, greens, whites, and blacks.
Gradient Maps Adjustment Layer6:28
Photo Filter Adjustment Layer2:45
The photo filter adjustment layer offers warm, cool, or custom color presets with adjustable density, shade, luminosity, and saturation for quick, simple color tweaks, but has limited color grading options.
Black & White Adjustment Layer4:08
Color Balance Adjustment Layer3:12
Master color balance adjustment layer to color grade by adjusting shadows, midtones, and highlights, using red, green, blue and cyan, magenta, yellow, with blending mode normal to color, preserving luminosity.
Hue/Saturation and Vibrance5:28
Master hue, saturation, and vibrance in Photoshop CC to selectively adjust color ranges with master or color-specific modes, eyedropper selection, and range controls, while preserving skin tones.
Lights and Contrasts6:26
Levels Adjustment Layer7:12
Curves Adjustment Layer7:09
What is RGB?3:54
Color Lookup Tables8:01
Channel Mixer Adjustment Layer14:27

Color Grading I5:08
Color Grading II6:08
Color Grading using Curves10:02
Black & White Conversion5:50
Color Corrections6:59
Simple Light Adjustements5:27
Adjusting lights/colors on legs4:11
Working with Luminosity Masks4:55
Create two curve adjustment layers to control highlights and shadows using luminosity masks, then refine via channels, midtones, and luminosity blending for balanced contrast.
Work on specific color5:15
Simple Contrast Adjustments1:42
Adjust contrast on a single curves layer to enhance shadows and highlights, paying attention to the face, hair, and overall lighting for a hard contrast.
Match Settings using LUTs4:37
Final Adjustments in Camera Raw4:57
Final Adjustments in Lightroom Classic12:14

Requirements

You need Photoshop CC
Lightroom Classic CC is optional
Be interested in professional retouching

Description

Photoshop is most powerful editing software that has ever existed. If used right, it will allows you to have full control of every aspect of your image.

I have been working in retouching industry for over 5 years and have experience working for top brands and magazines such as Vogue, Numero, L'officiel and many others. My mission is to teach you imagery post production in the way that is useful. What I mean by that is the fact that I do not only teach you photoshop editing, but I teach you quality post production with the standard of high end work. Learning from me provides you with knowledge that can bring you profits in photography industry.

In this course I will teach you everything that you need to be successful in post production.

We start with the raw conversion. You will learn how to adjust lights, shadows, exposure and how to polish colours of your images to prepare for work in photoshop. I am not only showing you how to do raw conversion in adobe camera raw, but I will show you the same process in Lightroom as well. Just in case you prefer to use Lightroom over camera raw.

Next we will move to photoshop, I will show you how to retouch skin in non-destructive way and after that explain to you all of the adjustment layers that you will use for photo editing so photoshop will not be confusing ever again. I will make you understand channels and teach you how to work with luminosity masks to get the perfect results.

On few different examples we will do full color grading work and adjust the contracts so you will have real work experience.

At the very end I will show you how I personally like to do my final adjustments and how I export the images before sending them to my customers.

Wether photography and post production is your hobby or work. This course will show you how to make your images look professional. If you want to learn how to edit image beautifully, this is the course for you.

Don’t worry if you don’t have many images to practice because I will share some images with you so you can practice at your own pace.

Enjoy!

Marcin

Who this course is for:

Portrait Photographers
Fashion Photographers
Lifestyle Photographers
Photographers
Retouchers
Wedding Photographers

Photoshop CC: Color, Lights and Contrasts Mastery

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Course content

Introduction to the Course2 lectures • 2min

RAW Conversion12 lectures • 1hr 29min

Photoshop Theory15 lectures • 1hr 44min

Photoshop Workflow13 lectures • 1hr 17min

Requirements

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