Adobe® Photoshop® for Photographers: Beyond the Basics

Lesson Info
Hybrid HDR Techniques
Ready to take your Adobe® Photoshop® skills to the next level? Join Photoshop expert Ben Willmore for a three-day introduction to the techniques that separate the novices from the pros.
Ben will take the guesswork out of using the more advanced tools, techniques, and menus of Adobe® Photoshop®. You’ll learn about which Adobe® Photoshop® tools are essential, and which you can ignore altogether. You’ll also learn about about compositing, texturing, and retouching skills, like removing shine from foreheads in portraits and seamlessly joining images together. Ben will also cover hidden and hard-to-find features and shortcuts that will help you produce higher-quality work in a fraction of the time.
By the end of this course, you’ll have professional-level Adobe® Photoshop® skills that will set your work apart from the competition.
Software Used: Adobe Photoshop CC 14.2
Lessons
Adobe® Bridge: Metadata PanelAdobe® Bridge: Keywords and Filter Panel
Camera Tips and Essential Concepts
Advanced Adobe® Camera Raw Part 1
Advanced Adobe® Camera Raw Part 2
Hybrid HDR Techniques
HDR Q&A
Difficult Panoramas Part 1
Difficult Panoramas Part 2
Time Lapse Effect
Other Essentials
Line Art and Pen Tool
Masking, Selections, and Background Eraser
Trees with Background Eraser
Furry, Fuzzy, Hairy with Refine Edge
Layer Masks
Lab Mode to Separate Colors
Colorizing and Make Metal More Shiny
Partial B&W with Knockout
Editing Lens Flares
Separating Detail from Color and Linear Light Mode
Clone Source Panel Part 1
Clone Source Panel Part 2
Telephone Lines Through Trees
Little Things That Make a Big Difference
Compositing with Simple Masking
Aligning Layers and Warping
Vanishing Point
Masking Smart Objects
Antique Color
Color Lookup Adjustment and Faux Infrared
Nik Silver Efex Pro
Perfect Photo Effects Suite
Alien Skin Snap Art 4
Creating a GIF in Adobe® Photoshop®
Camera Calibration and Post Crop Vignette
Adjustment Brush on Steriods
Reviews
- <p>The best investment I've made to improve my PS skills. Mr. Willmore is a skillful lecturer. English is my second language and I appreciate the clarity of his voice and the fact that he repeats several times what he's doing or what he did. It is great for note taking as well as for practicing. Just an Excellent workshop! Thanks Mr. Willmore!</p>
- <p>I absolutely love Ben Willmore's teaching style. He is clear and thorough. This class has a wealth of good info so I had to purchase this course. Thanks Ben and Creative Live!!! PS, Don't forget to forward the PDF. I am waiting patiently.</p>
- <p>AB FAB- Ben is an excellent teacher. He is very through and "down to earth" in his explanations. All his courses are worth the time and the money to view and purchase them!!! Please keep on teaching on CreativeLive. Thanks, Thanks, and more Thanks. Janet Bozgan 4-24-14</p>