Photo Retouching Certificate (Self-Paced)

Self-paced online training with expert support Certificate with 3 courses

Master professional photo retouching techniques with our Photo Retouching Certificate program. Enhance your images and build a well-rounded retouching skill set using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.

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This program includes

  • 48 hours of project-based training from experts
  • 26 training videos
  • Access to Adobe Creative Cloud Software (4 months)
  • Learn from an Adobe Certified Professional
  • Retake for free within 1 year
  • Access to class recordings (30 days)
  • Verified digital certificate of completion

This course is self-paced. For live online or in-person instruction, take the Photo Retouching Certificate.

Learn industry-standard retouching techniques using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom to organize, edit, and enhance your photos. By the end of the program, you'll have a solid foundation in perfecting both your own images and stock photography.

This Photo Retouching Certificate is designed for beginners as well as those with more advanced design experience. The program includes courses in Adobe Photoshop, Advanced Retouching, and Adobe Lightroom.

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Courses & Videos in This Certificate Program

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Unit 1 30 Hours

Adobe Photoshop Bootcamp (Self-Paced)

Retouch and enhance photos, create graphics, and work with layers, masks, and filters in Adobe Photoshop at your own pace. This self-paced course teaches essential techniques for color correction, image compositing, and preparing files for web, video, and print.

  • Learn to retouch photos and design graphics
  • Enhance images by adjusting color, brightness, and contrast
  • Use selections to edit specific areas of an image
  • Prepare images for digital, web, video, or print formats
  • Simplify edits with adjustment layers
  • Remove backgrounds using layer masks
  • Sharpen and refine photos
  • Apply visual effects with filters, shadows, blend modes, and more
Lesson 1: Photoshop Foundations & Image Editing
Lesson 2: Selections, Color, & Image Correction
Lesson 3: Sharpening, Filters, & Layer Masking
Lesson 4: Creative Image Enhancement & Presentation
Lesson 5: Camera Raw & Professional Photo Editing
Lesson 6: Automation, Design, & Mockups

Unit 2 12 Hours

Photoshop Advanced (Self-Paced)

Take your Photoshop skills to the next level in this advanced Photoshop course. Learn how to make better selections (including hair), retouch skin, adjust color, use channels, use the Pen tool and work with vectors, realistically combine photos, and much more.

  • Advanced color correction and masking techniques
  • Combine photos to make a convincing composite
  • Learn to make complex selections (such as hair) using “Select and Mask”, channels, and more
  • See useful applications of Blending Modes
  • Retouch skin
  • Learn the Pen tool for use in vector masks & clipping paths
  • Explore Photoshop’s Generative AI features

Unit 3 12 Hours

Adobe Lightroom Classic (Self-Paced)

Learn to manage & edit photos in Adobe Lightroom. Import from camera, edit, organize, optimize, develop, create slideshows, webpages, books, and publish on social media.

  • Learn to organize, edit, and share your digital photos
  • Develop your photos for printing, creating slideshows, webpages, and more
  • Backup strategies to keep your photo library safe

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