Adobe Photoshop

Section 1

Getting Started

• Zooming
• Scrolling
• Getting around
• Tools
• Copying & pasting

Photo Retouching

• Spot Healing Brush
• Content-Aware Fill

Cropping Photos

• Cropping Photos
• Straightening Photos
• Straightening a Layer

Creating Graphics: Combining Photos, Text, & Graphics

• Adding Type
• Smart Objects
• Importing Vector Graphics (Such as Logos)
• Type Anti-Aliasing

Section 2

Replacing Backgrounds

• Select Subject
• Select and Mask
• Image compositing

Blend Modes & Opacity

• Blend Modes
• Opacity
• Placing & Editing Smart Objects

Color Correction Using Color Balance

• Creating adjustment layers for color correction
• Adjusting color balance
• Adjusting brightness/contrast

Color Correction Using Curves

• Color correction with a Curves adjustment layer
• Adjusting brightness and contrast with Curves
• Setting white, black, & mid points

Preparing Digital Photos for Print

• Viewing/setting image size
• Resampling pros & cons
• Saving as PSD
• Saving as TIFF

Exporting Files for Web/Digital

• Resizing images for the web/digital
• Reducing image size with resampling
• Exporting an optimized JPEG
• Exporting a transparent PNG

Section 3

Sharpening Photos

• The Smart Sharpen filter
• Sharpening photos for digital & print

The Liquify Filter & Intro to Smart Filters

• Smart Objects & Smart Filters
• The Liquify Filter: Facial Features
• Editing the Smart Filter: Using Liquify to Push Pixels

Layer Masking

• Creating a Mask
• Adjusting a Mask by Painting On It

Masking Smart Filters

• Object Selection
• Using & Masking Smart Filters