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Photoshop CC Retouching and Effects Masterclass

Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud Retouching and Effects for Portrait Photography & More. Learn the Essentials to Advanced!
Rating: 4.1 out of 54.1 (1,138 ratings)
83,550 students
Created by Chad Neuman, Ph.D.
Last updated 5/2020
English
English, German [Auto], 
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Edit and improve portait photos professionally in Photoshop.
  • Improve lighting, color, composition, and sharpness with Photoshop.
  • Apply industry-standard Photoshop retouching techniques in portrait photos.
  • Use Photoshop to create special effects in portrait photos.
  • Convert color photos to black-and-white in an artistic manner in Photoshop.
  • Stylize and add interest to portrait photos.
Curated for the Udemy for Business collection

Requirements

  • Students need Adobe Photoshop (preferably Creative Cloud, although many earlier versions will have many of the tools; free trial version is fine as well).

Description

January 2020 course updated: I added a quick video about Photoshop 2020 update on constrain proportions when resizing smart objects, photos, type layers, and shape layers.

Course updated: Select and Mask Technique added for more accurate selection of hair.

LEARN PORTRAIT PHOTO PHOTOSHOP EDITING FOR FUN OR PROFIT! Many of my university students have went on to become full-time wedding photographers or do portrait photography on the side for extra income. Learn the industry-standard portrait photo editing techniques today! 

THIS IS LIKE 5 COURSES IN 1 ULTIMATE COURSE: Portrait Corrections, Portrait Retouching, RAW Retouching, Portrait Stylizing and Special Effects, and Advanced Black-and-White Conversions. 

This is the course that can teach you everything you need to know to advance in portrait photography Photoshop editing, whether you're a professional photographer looking to offer more services to clients and increase income, or a hobbyist looking to improve personal photos. 

Ever wonder how portrait photographers have compelling portfolio photos? Or how magazine models look so flawless in those feature stories and covers? Or how that black-and-white photo jumps from the page with such detailed tonality and sharpness? Or how that couple's wedding photos feature that "pop out of the frame" special effect? 

In this course, I've included the essential techniques to succeed in portrait photography Photoshop editing, including 

  • Relevant color, lighting, and composition corrections

  • Effective retouching techniques

  • Stylistic adjustment techniques

  • Improved black-and-white conversions

  • Special effects and edits to offer as a bonus to your clients

These are methods you can use to improve your own photos for fun, or you can apply them to photos in your portfolio to attract more clients. Add excitement and interest to engagement photos, wedding photos, professional and executive photos, maternity photos, and all the other various categories of portrait photos. 

This course will not just help you retouch photos that you’re already taking for a client. It also has the potential to help you land more customers, and add more photo enhancing services to your business.   

Enrollment in this course includes access to hours of follow-along lectures where students “learn by doing.” 

Signing up for the course also includes 

  • Access to the discussion forums (for discussion and posting links to your portrait photos that you’ve been working on so fellow students and I can critique and give feedback!)

  • Access to all future lectures that are added to this course (that may be a result of questions from the discussions forums) or new techniques related to portrait photography

  • Free support files to follow along in the lectures (most of the lectures feature the same photos available for download, but students are free to use their own photos of course)

  • Besides six hours of lectures, I also include quizzes to assess your learning, and some helpful handouts on file formats, color terminology, Photoshop keyboard shortcuts, and a portrait retouching checklist.

See my bio on this page for more of my educational and professional background. 

Let's get started learning and creating! 

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone interested in learning the essential Photoshop techniques in portrait photography.
  • Portrait photographers who want to offer extra services to clients such as special effects, color and lighting correction, retouching, and advanced black-and-white conversions.

Course content

7 sections • 82 lectures • 6h 3m total length

  • Preview02:05
  • How to Get Adobe Photoshop
    01:19
  • File Types and Modes
    09:56
  • Working with 8-Bit and 16-Bit Images
    08:21
  • File Types Printable Handout
    1 page
  • Color Terminology to Know Printable Handout
    1 page
  • Creative Cloud and Mac vs. PC
    04:59
  • A Quick Note on Constrain Proportions Update
    03:50
  • Tools and Techniques Overview
    13:19
  • Download Support Files for Follow-Along Lectures
    00:06
  • Keyboard Shortcuts in Photoshop Printable Handout
    2 pages
  • Join Our Facebook Group and Community for Feedback
    00:23

  • Assignment: Correct Color and Lighting in Your Photos
    00:37
  • Introduction to Photo Corrections
    06:08
  • Checking for Dust, Specks, Scratches
    02:15
  • Brightening and Adjusting Levels
    02:21
  • Adjusting Curves to Improve Lighting
    02:23
  • Fixing White Balance
    06:14
  • Sharpening Portrait Photos
    03:45
  • Lens Distortion Corrections
    05:53
  • Cropping and Leveling
    06:13
  • Portrait Photo Corrections
    5 questions

  • Assignment: Retouch Your Photos
    00:56
  • Portrait Retouching Techniques: Best Practices
    02:27
  • Removing Dark Circles
    03:55
  • Preview02:37
  • Making Eyes Larger
    04:14
  • Sharpening Eyes
    04:39
  • Removing Red Lines in Eyes
    02:33
  • Whitening Eyes
    05:01
  • Changing Eye Color
    06:32
  • Reshaping Eyebrows
    03:40
  • Reshaping Teeth
    03:26
  • Whitening Teeth
    04:28
  • Making Lips Larger
    04:22
  • Adding or Adjusting Lipstick
    05:58
  • Preview02:05
  • Modifying the Nose
    02:55
  • Removing Stray Hairs
    02:49
  • Adding Highlights to Hair
    02:14
  • Selecting Hair with Select and Mask Technique - Part 1
    13:03
  • Selecting Hair with Select and Mask Technique - Part 2
    10:17
  • Changing Hair Color
    16:03
  • Lightening Shadows on the Face
    02:39
  • Darkening Areas on the Face
    02:36
  • Removing Hot Spots
    03:31
  • Removing Blemishes Part 1
    04:50
  • Removing Blemishes Part 2
    06:34
  • Softening Skin - Adjusted Blur Technique
    04:25
  • Skin Softening - High Pass Technique
    03:30
  • Skin Softening - Channel as Layer Technique
    05:10
  • Adding Digital Makeup
    05:08
  • Slimmer Look Technique 1
    02:32
  • Slimmer Look Technique 2
    04:14
  • Portrait Retouching Techniques
    10 questions

  • Assignment: Use Camera RAW Filter to Edit Your Photos
    00:24
  • Introduction to Camera RAW Filter
    07:23
  • Sharpening and Smoothening in RAW
    04:47
  • Making Colors Pop in RAW
    02:01
  • Preview03:48
  • Selective Adjustments in RAW
    04:57
  • RAW Portrait Retouching Techniques
    5 questions
  • Photo Retouching Checklist Printable Handout
    1 page

  • Assignment: Apply Special Effects and Stylizing to Your Photos
    00:50
  • Introduction to Special Effects in Portrait Photos
    01:13
  • Adding Contrast in Portraits
    04:35
  • Making Colors Pop in Portraits
    07:26
  • Preview09:37
  • Pop Out Effect
    09:32
  • Editable Lens Flare Technique
    04:53
  • Simulated Depth of Field
    07:24
  • Adding a Powerful Background
    08:53
  • Meeting Your Clone
    03:29
  • Special Effects and Stylizing Portrait Photos
    5 questions

  • Assignment: Artistically Convert Your Photos to Black-and-White
    00:37
  • Introduction to Black-and-White Image Conversions
    03:24
  • Color Modes and Channels Conversions
    04:06
  • Channels and Masking Conversion
    07:41
  • Black-and-White Adjustment Conversion
    05:08
  • Channel Mixer Adjustment Conversion
    05:39
  • Preview04:49
  • RAW Filter Black-and-White Conversion
    05:44
  • Artistic Black-and-White Photo Conversions
    5 questions

  • Organizing Photos
    02:57
  • Creating Actions and Applying Batch Actions
    05:38
  • Thanks and How to Review
    00:20
  • Bonus: Learn Even More in My Other Courses!
    01:29

Instructor

Chad Neuman, Ph.D.
Professor / Graphic Designer / Photographer 20+ yrs exp.
Chad Neuman, Ph.D.
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 24,995 Reviews
  • 503,998 Students
  • 15 Courses

I love seeing students succeed in their designs, photos, productions, artistic work, and careers.

Do you want to learn become a better designer or communicator? Do you want to learn industry-standard editing and effects in Photoshop? Do you want to create logos for your brand or for clients? Do you want to learn new skills that are in demand in the new digital economy?

I'm passionate about communication, writing, art, and design education, and I'm currently a full-time professor of communication and digital media. I've developed curriculum and taught classes on design, photography, and writing for over a decade. My university students have become full-time, award-winning photographers, web designers, creative specialists, reporters, and layout designers. And now, you can learn from me as well!

Get started by enrolling in my courses, learning new skills and knowledge, and asking me questions in the courses and forums.

My Three-Part Qualifications to Teach You (Professional Experience, Education, and Experience Teaching):

By combining my professional in-the-field experience (both full-time and freelance), formal education, and experience teaching these topics, I've been able to produce top-notch courses that maximize learning and enable students to become better graphic designers, logo designers, photo editors, artists, and digital media producers.

Real World, Professional Experience:

I've worked as Webmaster and Advertising Designer at a regional newspaper (The News Chief), Internet Development Director at an award-winning advertising design firm, Technology Librarian at a city library system, and Managing Editor at two international graphic design magazines at Kelby Media Group. I've also written for print and online publications and designed websites and other promotional design work for clients on an on-going basis for the past 20 years.

Education:

Besides relevant marketplace experience, I also have a B.A. in Communication from Southeastern University, an M.A. in Journalism and Media Studies from the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, and a Ph.D. in Communication from Regent University. My Ph.D. dissertation focuses on the mythic branding of Apple's Macintosh/Mac in their primary commercial campaigns (1984, Think Different, Switch/Real People, and Get a Mac). Example graduate courses such as Creative Approaches to Digital Media and Visual Storytelling have helped me when developing my own courses.

Experience Teaching:

Teaching these topics in the classroom and online has helped me figure out the best ways to explain concepts and guide students in the designs and productions. Besides being a full-time professor, I've developed curriculum and taught design, photography, and digital media courses for years at the university level for various schools in Florida, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Sorrento (Italy).

Courses:

I'm the founder of Good Creative Academy, the premiere online school for learning and creating. If you're looking to learn more about graphic design, photo retouching, visual art, Adobe software, and digital media production, you have arrived at the right place.

Fun tech-related facts about me:

I taught myself QBasic when I was 13, and later used that programming language to write a program that simulated the DOS prompt, to fool my high school graphic design teacher into thinking the computers had been hacked.

I used web banner advertising on my websites in high school and during my freshman year of college, which brought in about $750 a month in income.

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