Photoshop CC Retouching and Effects Masterclass
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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
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Relevant color, lighting, and composition corrections
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Effective retouching techniques
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Stylistic adjustment techniques
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Improved black-and-white conversions
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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
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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!)
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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
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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)
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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!
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Introduction to Portrait Photography Photoshop TechniquesAn introduction to the course, Edit Portrait Photos in Photoshop like a Pro.
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How to Get Adobe PhotoshopI explain how to get Adobe Photoshop, in order to follow along with the videos in this course.
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File Types and Modes
Learn the various file types and modes of images in Photoshop.
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Working with 8-Bit and 16-Bit Images
Learn the difference between 8-bit and 16-bit images and the reasons to use each.
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File Types Printable Handout
Learn the various file formats such as JPEG, PSD, TIFF, PNG, and RAW in this printable PDF handout.
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Color Terminology to Know Printable Handout
A printable PDF handout of color terminology to know.
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Creative Cloud and Mac vs. PC
In this short video, I explain about Creative Cloud versions and some primary differences between the Mac and PC.
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A Quick Note on Constrain Proportions Update
Learn in this quick note how Adobe updated Photoshop so that we don't have to press Shift anymore to maintain the original width-to-height ratio of images, text, shapes, and other elements.
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Tools and Techniques Overview
Learn the overall tools and techniques that we'll be using with portrait editing.
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Download Support Files for Follow-Along Lectures
Download support files for Photoshop portrait photography techniques course.
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Keyboard Shortcuts in Photoshop Printable Handout
Print this PDF handout for a quick keyboard shortcut reference.
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Join Our Facebook Group and Community for Feedback
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Assignment: Correct Color and Lighting in Your Photos
You learn the instructions for the assignment for this section: editing photos using corrections techniques and posting to the discussion board.
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Introduction to Photo Corrections
This is an introduction to the photo corrections that you'll be learning in this section.
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Checking for Dust, Specks, Scratches
Learn a quick technique to check for dust, specks, and scratches in portrait photos.
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Brightening and Adjusting Levels
Learn how to improve lighting in a photo using levels and brightness adjustments.
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Adjusting Curves to Improve Lighting
Learn how to improve lighting in a photo by adjusting curves.
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Fixing White Balance
Learn how to correct white balance in portrait photos using Photoshop.
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Sharpening Portrait Photos
Learn two ways to sharpen portrait photos.
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Lens Distortion Corrections
Use lens correction in Photoshop to correct distortion in portrait photos.
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Cropping and Leveling
Learn how to crop and straighten photos for better composition.
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Portrait Photo CorrectionsPortrait photo corrections quiz
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Assignment: Retouch Your Photos
You learn the instructions for the assignment for this section: editing photos using retouching techniques and posting to the discussion board.
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Portrait Retouching Techniques: Best Practices
This is an introduction to portrait retouching techniques in Photoshop.
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Removing Dark Circles
Learn a variety of methods to remove dark circles in Photoshop.
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Removing Wrinkles
Learn how to remove wrinkles in Photoshop.
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Making Eyes Larger
Learn how to use the free transform and liquify tools to increase eye size.
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Sharpening Eyes
Learn three ways to sharpen eyes.
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Removing Red Lines in Eyes
Learn how to remove red lines in eyes using the clone stamp tool.
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Whitening Eyes
Learn how to whiten eyes using a layer adjustment and masking technique.
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Changing Eye Color
Learn how to change eye color using hue/saturation and color balance adjustment layers with masking.
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Reshaping Eyebrows
Learn how to reshape eyebrows in Photoshop.
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Reshaping Teeth
Learn how to reshape teeth using the transform command or liquify tools.
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Whitening Teeth
Learn how to whiten teeth using a hue/saturation adjustment layer and masking technique.
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Making Lips Larger
Use the free transform tool, a feathered selection, and liquify to adjust lips.
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Adding or Adjusting Lipstick
Learn how to add lipstick or adjust lipstick or lip color.
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Adding Glossy Shine to Lips
Learn how to add a glossy shine to lips using a layer blending mode and masking.
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Modifying the Nose
Learn how to modify the nose using the transform command or the liquify tool.
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Removing Stray Hairs
Learn how to remove stray hairs in Photoshop.
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Adding Highlights to Hair
Learn how to add highlights to hair using a layer blending mode and masking.
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Selecting Hair with Select and Mask Technique - Part 1
I explain how to select hair effectively with the Select and Mask technique, which replaced the Refine Edge technique in a Creative Cloud update.
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Selecting Hair with Select and Mask Technique - Part 2
I explain how to select hair effectively with the Select and Mask technique, which replaced the Refine Edge technique in a Creative Cloud update.
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Changing Hair Color
Learn how to change hair color in Photoshop using a variety of techniques.
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Lightening Shadows on the Face
Learn how to lighten shadows on a face using layer blending modes and masking.
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Darkening Areas on the Face
Learn how to darken areas on the face such as the eyebrows or lips using a layer blending mode.
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Removing Hot Spots
Learn how to remove hot spots with two methods in Photoshop.
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Removing Blemishes Part 1
Learn how to remove blemishes and other marks using the healing brush and spot healing brush tools.
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Removing Blemishes Part 2
Learn how to remove blemishes with the patch tool and clone stamp tool using a few options such as fade and multiple clone sources.
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Softening Skin - Adjusted Blur Technique
Learn how to soften skin using a blur and transparency adjustment technique.
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Skin Softening - High Pass Technique
Learn how to use the high pass filter technique to soften skin.
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Skin Softening - Channel as Layer Technique
Learn how to soften skin and lighten a photo by using a channel as a layer.
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Adding Digital Makeup
Learn how to add digital makeup in Photoshop.
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Slimmer Look Technique 1
Learn how to make people look slimmer using free transform adjustments.
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Slimmer Look Technique 2
Learn how to use the liquify tool to adjust portraits.
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Portrait Retouching Techniques
Portrait photo retouching techniques quiz
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Assignment: Use Camera RAW Filter to Edit Your Photos
You learn the instructions for the assignment for this section: editing photos using RAW Filter techniques and posting to the discussion board.
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Introduction to Camera RAW Filter
Learn how to use the camera RAW filter in Photoshop.
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Sharpening and Smoothening in RAW
Learn how to sharpen and smooth photos in camera RAW filter in Photoshop.
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Making Colors Pop in RAW
Learn how to use camera RAW filter to make colors pop in Photoshop.
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Removing Blemishes in RAW
Learn how to remove blemishes in camera RAW filter.
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Selective Adjustments in RAW
Learn how to apply selective adjustments in camera RAW filter in Photoshop.
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RAW Portrait Retouching Techniques
RAW portrait retouching techniques quiz
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Photo Retouching Checklist Printable Handout
Print this handout to keep as a useful portrait photo retouching checklist.
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Assignment: Apply Special Effects and Stylizing to Your Photos
You learn the instructions for the assignment for this section: editing photos using special effects and stylizing techniques and posting to the discussion board.
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Introduction to Special Effects in Portrait Photos
Learn how to add special effects to portraits in Photoshop.
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Adding Contrast in Portraits
Learn how to effectively add contrast to portrait photos or part of portrait photos in Photoshop.
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Making Colors Pop in Portraits
Learn how to make colors pop in portraits using Photoshop.
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Photo Collage Effect
Learn how to create a photo collage out of couple or group photos in Photoshop.
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Pop Out Effect
Create a pop-out effect in portrait photos using Photoshop.
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Editable Lens Flare Technique
Create an adjustable lens flare in Photoshop.
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Simulated Depth of Field
Learn how to use blurring and masking top create a simulated depth of field.
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Adding a Powerful Background
Add abstract and gradient backgrounds to a portrait photo in Photoshop.
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Meeting Your Clone
Use a method normally used in landscape photography to clone people in portrait photos.
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Special Effects and Stylizing Portrait Photos
Special effects and stylizing portrait photos quiz
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Assignment: Artistically Convert Your Photos to Black-and-White
You learn the instructions for the assignment for this section: converting photos to black-and-white using techniques from this section and posting to the discussion board.
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Introduction to Black-and-White Image Conversions
Learn how not to convert to black and white in this introduction to black-and-white conversions.
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Color Modes and Channels Conversions
Learn how to use color modes of RGB and Lab and channels to convert to black and white.
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Channels and Masking Conversion
Learn how to use channels and selective masking and layer opacity adjustments to convert to black and white.
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Black-and-White Adjustment Conversion
Learn how to use the black-and-white adjustment layer technique for a customized conversion.
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Channel Mixer Adjustment Conversion
Learn how to use the channel mixer adjustment for black and white conversion.
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Gradient Map Adjustment Conversion
Learn how to use the gradient map adjustment for black and white conversion.
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RAW Filter Black-and-White Conversion
Learn how to use the RAW filter to effectively convert color photos to black-and-white photos.
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Artistic Black-and-White Photo Conversions
Artistic black-and-white photo conversions quiz
