NEW Teach yourself apa Peer {1-9 aco 7 V Lean V Process Raw files V Curves made easy V Every tool explainedhad dAdaAdadadaddaddAdddsaddadaaa.Photoshop ‘The photographic process starts the moment you press the camera's shutter release button, but it doesn't end there. ‘Sometimes the camera makes a mistake, you compose the picture in a rush or an unwanted object needs to be cloned out, and you need the help of an image-editing program to put things right. The ‘camera also captures the world in a very literal way, so that the ‘image you see on your computer screen can look like a rather pale ‘imitation of what you sav in your mind's eye ‘This is where you need a really good image-editing program, and Photoshop is the best there is. I's a supremely well-designed application with a clean and simple interface that's welcoming for ‘beginners but offers experts all the power they need. Photoshop can fix those annoying flaws that stand between a good photo and a ‘eat one; it can help you restore the drama, beauty and atmosphere ‘you're trying to capture, and it can ‘supercharge’ reality to produce images that simply take your breath away, We've put together this guide to help you get the very best from Photoshop CC and your own photography. We show you how to organise your images using Bridge or Lightroom, get the best possible quality from your raw files with Adobe Camera Raw, and unleash the full power of Photoshop's selections, masks and layers tools.4 L FUTURE 4 rPhotoshopCHAPTER 1 Organise your images 8 inode be troomlayut 0 CHAPTER 2 Essential tools “4 Invoice tne Petoshep workspace 6 Recomposeandirmphotoswinherapoo. 0 Leamtouseimage Szeand tr MaterLaesodustreisns-- atures whi /Ssri 2 aS Crane sack ns nagesromedlr Fe 34 par fawstornyoupets roadster ayer sk 36 Erloetheheangtoosandthe capabt Recamoose photos mth thecontentovare od CHAPTER 3 Retucnporat reducing the Dodge and Bumniot Get creative with layers 38 Inprovealndecape mth dodeng arden Introducer pare 4o Fes ad eller itt Taio (2 CHAPTER 8 Crprcryu bye fice. Creative effects 138 Aaaspecaleectsusre Lave Sy 2 Maks poncraricantscapin Potton. Coroner tes rioapanoramn Camerafan. 2 CHAPTER 4 Mage OR wxposzesincamera Rou ‘ Leemtiontousete HOR Tong a 6 Making selections 54 Gresteamcorngtoy montage 138 Mate asmokngdarcer 1 hie ecto ea aera = Leamntavsethebserarqie slent. a Eingslectersin Quck Masked Perlectyour seectorsuare Ree Edge 6 Advanced features Itc Photoshop'satorated Act CHAPTER 5 cacao Nakeasurealportrat Pant ilersandmack Preporeyourphoosfer eb andan screen se CHAPTER 6 Photoshop filters 2 aera ier Deere ations Eat erages ith CHAPTER 7 Common photo fixes 108 Kespthe (gh 90) noe do 2 orton th the Adecbve Wie AngleIntroducing the Bridge workspace Before you start work on editing your images, organising and processing them with Photoshop's family of tools is crucial ne of the bigest problems we face All versions of Photoshop attempt to deal __| download via the Creative Cloud service, 4s digital photographers is our with this asset management problem youl ned to davnlosd Bridge separately fever growing collections of mages. using similar tools, The Photoshop Elements Bridge is a powerfl image browser that ‘We may have thousands of photos Organizer allows you to ad star ratings and enables you to take control over your digit scattered across hundteds of folders on ur keywords. 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These folders tend to display similar job Photoshop CC and CS use a for editing, On ths spread we'l introduce you images according to wien they were capture, so we have to rely on our mentory of what was shot when as we search for 3 particular photo, Photoshop Anatomy The Bridge workspace Get to know to the key features of Bridge, and demonstrate bow to customise the workspace ta display mages in amore useful way. he key features of Adobe Bridge METADATA our aga Sum treads the metoaeta "oreinthe curently ace thom Spee, 50 and aperture stings were hee capture the mage aso ‘hows the metering modes, FILTERS thatmest spect ctr such at KEYWORDS. “Triepoel nabs youtoqik’y sign dascrve keywords toa photo, FOLDERS THUMBNAILS WORKSPACES ly poe taco apc Jourphetes by avert otertera Choke Folders tab to broweeto Brig pays your mages a6 Thess ins erableyoutochangs ne PesGre Ssaper eaten sn moe PC. agyeurmostcommoriyused at thabottemofthewerkspacete—_nBiege For ramp the Fst fexers no the Forres panel Ireens he hurt se pion hes ou age reasDail eos oione aes Bridge Take a cl FILMSTRIP clicky the isin wtapece icon you ply the “lected ramenal at a mach ager size te Pree nso Shel to seat and compare mutelrage, = LOUPE VIEW ‘The eases way to Sean images infocus sb ooking 2 4311009 magneton Tad 9c the get aes the Loupe ew Drag the lope to ewarinethelmage Wecan "sneha the image cite right bare STACKING ‘ostopsimarlookng mages rom ltteringupthe evkapucn, Shifts ose them and then choose Stoke> Group he Stack Cie he lay cont ses eh ‘humoral catanedna stack or dag the seta) EDITED IMAGES ite colers, sharpness or tones raw ormat pola have aieady been ated Potostp, you se this eon. You ‘THUMBNAIL QUALITY ‘By deta you browse ara He's cootantby spying the loveresoitonthambrai that wae embnadeawth hee Sots clekhere archon gh Quay cep. Til demand more processing power bower SORT BY “oso yours in hronlgia order th te lest ones ppesing onthe et ofthe Fis) st hs Sry op ‘down mera to Dat Created Youcan also usethsopten nthe Scent workspace oasply the lest esate topIntroducing the Lightroom layout You can use Lightroom as your photo organisational tool instead of Adobe Bridge, and here's a guide to how it works hotoshop users now have a choice | regular‘perpetual lence (Lightroom 6Y or as_ | including raw fle, before passing them over cof image organisational tools part of Adobe's subseription-based ta Photoshop for more detailed ‘Traditionally, Photoshop Photogphy Plan, The fact sf you are using Does this make Br cbse? Nott al twinned with Adobe Bridge | Photoshop CC then you almost certainly have . Bridge does the onanising and Photoshop acces to Lightoom CC as pact of doe ption package at no extra cost, and it However if you start to find Bridge t00 P restrictive and inflesble, swapping to cboth as astadonc ropam witha. | editing them deectlycr'pre-eting naga, | Lightroom could make a ty iceoce eal Denton: Ss oe modules t to output, Adobe Lightr re of your entire worktlo\ BOOK photo books ervey wun Lightroom tic oul prove vor use feature transfer thee cents a range ot Pholograpiepeuct arses. SLIDESHOW ‘stolen arineta fay Sideshow an be ae single PRINT Sth bil tameates fr earmen utptsttngs and teat to create Sn save your ow, LIBRARY DEVELOP Map WEB, Tsiswhereyou'mportyour photos ‘This wherayulfind Lightroom’ Lighvoomcan automaticaly place Youcan ip createandpubleh web IntotheLghroom catalogue organise edtingtooa They'wthesoneas geotagged images onamap and galeen rect win Lightroom, themintoFoldersandCalectone td thosein Adobe Camera ow out Youscanadslocaton information whichhaetultinFTP tant or ‘aling labels heywordsndmore.Sangedinasimar newintertace. Tranualytoimages hat aithaveR, Uploading straight a your webhoefie ‘Lightroom eek in on ightrc pl {ie type JPEG or raw) and» wrote COLLECTIONS GRID VIEW “Tase ae ‘itu colections ot images just he the abumsIntroducing the Camera Raw editor Learn how to use the workspace that’s specifically for processing high-resolution raw images, before moving into Photoshop itself you can double click them to Tunch them into Photoshop to 'up much space on Your memory card or your drive. However, much ofthe pt the colour anton the Standard Photoshop workspic, though you ‘ore colour and tonal detail Overview Camera Raw’s tool bar Discover which tools to use to ir and tone ‘ion and adj e Camerarawee “CROP TOOL camposton by remoting he trame fae. The ol ienon dest 20 Youtcon restore ming edge detais tany time The neerbsrne 1to1 ‘cuntraet tea harsone Normal 2103 3t04 SPOT REMOVAL vatos oe patch sr stane- and ase tt 9016 Fie areas muchas ssoroe Custom. Starptoo! ed ADJUSTMENT BRUSH ‘Show Overlay “Ths tool enables outa make selective Bite casero ctenng GRADUATED FILTER Clear Crop Set to Original Crop ‘Ts toolacts hea graduated nautal ZOOM TOOL WHITE BALANCE TARGETED ADJUSTMENT ovis iron carers sna ‘abies you ta arken brig ses nen sharpenngarawimags you __‘Thstoolansblesyouto set thewhie This powerfultglensberyouto when owing ut caret eos rend tosce heatwave megs Inlorcetysamping sonelhingthst samgtean sesscooursortanea wih Iordscope,foristance Or you sou DitelsRigntclekwtntna Zoom teal shoubewhte the pes aretoo_actek Toucanthencragupfolighen tren an onder exposed sane Ecdchooee 10% ram he me Wwemihetoolwileccthecalou, thearea ordounta darken witeut rerexposng tePhotoshop Anatomy Camera Raw editor Familiar ourself with Ca key features RAW FILE, The native Abe raw format mean hat he mage wil ‘tomatic pen upin Photoshop’ Camera Raw dor We an tneuse the suite of ols ana tabs to process he mage WORKFLOW (OUTPUT) OPTIONS eau hots a er FRGb a986), You con le rease te Depth ol bts per ‘hanno squeere more ration out of th be ZOOM LEVEL les often ustuto se theimage close up when working ‘THE BASIC TAB coectng too. The accent Deal tb enabesyouto ‘ecaetl a seth aug andthe BEFORE AND AFTER COMPARISONS Frese ye wort on Deen Youu eae eee vray Sraresment fs srprainly use OPEN OR DONE ‘nce you tnsed processing yourraw fl, clck Open ‘workspace where you can ad tet or apn fiers forTeach yourself Photoshop Sis Veatele) Bs} Essential tools Heal, patch and clone, dodge and burn, improve composition and much more with the Tools panel Introducing the the workspace Lietieasaatcleetc nee rogram, butts interface i designed ta be a lean End elficent at possible Introducing the 1 Photosho} pal Disc i editing utes in the Tools panel. How to use the Photoshop Crop tool Inages often Need to Ne copped improve their composition or to make them Fe ‘comnmon sereen or paper ines Image size and canvas size explained Sibtve toe crcl rene between resizing and resampling. and why canvas size"is not the same as-image size” a power of adjustment layer sete eer an nack up'a whole series of image enhancements but keep the option of changing your mind later 2 Que este Le a ERS RS OR sone of he et ‘eps inarsessing and enhancing photos ~ we explain haw it works and what to look for Master Curves in Photoshop Discover how to tbe Cures, the Uimate Tool for tonal contro, to add punch and fnhance portzits Take control of Hue and Saturation more than change th you can use it 10 make pr 3 Convert colo phot se, targeted adjustments lack ai SOc ae ete cee _lves you full control over the way colours are Converted into shades of grey ae more control ur adjustments Photoshop aes fi deca mask which yu can use to contol the ares afcIntroducing the Photoshop workspace Get to know all of Photoshop's key interface components, and discover how they enable you edit and enhance your photographs ince its debut in 1990, Photoshop hnss grown and developed 10 maintain ts role asthe work's ‘most popular image-ed application, Indeed, the name P become synonyms with the act Aloesnt approve of this usage). Al book fuses on Photoshop CC an start by placing this most expensive and powerful version in context with the other ‘versions ofthe Photoshop application so you can understand its strengths, Adobe has now crested a whole slew of fee ‘mobile image editing app for smartphones and tablets, including Photoshop Express, Photoshop Fi and Photoshop Mix. These are designed for qulck image manipulation while You'Re on the move. The next oe up is Photoshop Elements for regular desktop and laptop computers. This 4 eut-down version ‘of Photoshop that's designed to help Smateur photographers organ ‘hare thee Images, Elements lacks many of the toe pawerfl and cretive features ound in Photoshop (such asthe ability to make HDR composites or use realistic pant brushes), but {thas most ofthe tone- and colour-twesking, tools a photographer might need, as wel as ‘many of the creative filters in Photorhop, Photoshop Lightroom is Adobe's pro image organising and cataloguing tool and thas the ‘same ra editing tools ax Photoshop's Camera Raw, bat i Photoshop iss Adobe photography farily Sn-depth image manipulation, allowing you to 9 beyond simple adjustments to colour, tone fd cropping and into.a world of xeativty.Photoshop Anatomy The workspace LAYERS PANEL, 8, extn in ayrs you can seamlessly combine tere elements together suchas the tu based ‘moseland th ertarrstect ean nthsimae. ou ‘Can also mate non desturtve changes tote cours and tones of animage using asustant yes 2s LAYER MASKS. [ack secton othe maskmabes he covespondng ‘als on tha atachec yer transparent ito pels ‘maskusinga back or white brush TOOLS PANEL ere yu ft not tots designed tana you toed oronhanee your anges Sloton ols sth spine stants nau oe i FLY-OUT PANEL ‘The Potesnopnertce takes up verte space, espe the compesty and doth of soe Mary ‘oton nd carl re payed thes yo Banas so that tay ean beet pen fr aon a8 Iconat the sce fhe sree. This the Proper ‘anal er ha Hue/ Saturation adutment jer parteulsr panes and ommancs rom the main menubar but for speedier wefan the Photoshop workspace! can be ‘custemisedtosut your particular needs. spresdoftonesin an Image tose fs over or onder exposed. By ‘hoosing Pantin youcan ply the Brush Preset picker nd Color Satoh Fee freeto experiment youre into proto | withtheaterent fiuingthen choose | workspaces, because WindowsWorkspace> | they are peat way to Photography (21-Ths | lscover new estes, ‘opens relevant panels | andyou cn vays Bo Stehas the Histogram. soyoucan analyse the Esse [=] option OPTIONS BAR ‘once you choose otto work th suchas me Bruen ol nts example, youl be bet change ‘tha teasattbutesin the Opts bar Here youcsn ‘change the epscty of te brush tin slow, se. ‘andthe nay end with thecoleurs antares ‘nother ners using Blind modes Ofertas (Sspay aterent ata options. MENU BAR ‘Tres rop-down menus enable youtouse Command and acress more fol an iters Youn ‘Skosove your edtea es na variety format (such 435 Jogfor web gallera) sare them via Berance ‘dates ote porta showcase) or eraose a Browse in Bridge. Youcon evr te JPEG note (Camera Raw erty using Fiter>Camera Raw Fite.Introducing the Tools panel Discover how to access Photoshop's comprehensive collection of image-editing utilities in the Tools panel traditional darkroom p 0 help us process a picture, oto crop them 0 improve composition, for example. Inthe darkroom topaint on his chal spher might use a brush ind mabe it fost closer to hand a ‘compact two-column pal. Check out our tation to get to know the key players in the Tools pane in Photos fea asthe Clon op has a wide range o Rasa va ule ofcqutlem daz tools editing ul packed int pase At a glance Tools of the trade ZOOM TOOL ‘magn the image ty 100% FOREGROUND COLOUR ‘The cetaut foreground and backareund colours inthe Toetspael re ck fotecktote dent coars These panting ontayer mass ‘SCREEN MODES Full Screenmedehidesallthe panels so EXPAND AND FLOAT COMPARTMENTS TOGGLE THE TOOLS — justo tee ne. Cikkiettekcanttegglebetweens The Toa panes 20 Tre Toolspasicotaa6icos.Sttwwoopece Pes tote long argecourmottchcrastorer corparmertaToleptepiraats Chkandhadomtiemousvona_ beneanesccen nades fandesianngtocounss tuean’ runageabesuemanyrestd oot stare faved a sre seundskthe pre Shae scomparnert fence ool ouregurePhotoshop Anatomy The Options bar BRUSH PRESET PICKER ‘opacity BRUSH PANEL HISTORYTeach yourself Photoshop [SSSI Taree) BS} The Crop tool Maximise the potential of your photographs by cropping them to improve their composition nthe Tool Schoo, we look atthe Crop tol. This tool has alot to offer when it comes to making shots look thelr best. Te enables us to remove or crop the edges of photo to create anew composition or take out unwaned object atthe edges of the frame, much a a raitional photographer would use a gulletne 1o trim photos ater printing them. ‘When shooting on locaton, we may not have enough time to thnk about the best way to compose a scene, especially if we're rushing from A to B, The Crop tool enables us to reframe the photo's subject mater at our llsure, ‘As well as removing distracting objects, the Crop tool also allows us to correct common mistakes, For example, when Shooting with the camera ited at an ange youl create an tuneven horizon This can be as annoying a seeing a picture Inanginglop-sided on wall, We'll demonstrate how to use the Crop tol to make the horizon run parallel with the jp and bottom of the fame. When preparing shot for printing it can be a challenge to get » cropped shot to have the same shape ~ or aspect ratio ~ as the other uncropped shots from your camera. Ths canbe irating If you want to include the photo ina gallery with non-cropped prints. ‘Well show you how to canstain the Crop tol to make the cropped image have the same shape and proportions a the briginal. We'll aso prints out with specifi wi Inco a standard off-the-shelf picture fram "The Crop tol is lested in a compartment atthe top section ofthe Tools panel, which reflects its status 25a frequentiy used item. Tt shares this compartment with the less useful Slice tools, which are designed to help web designers chop wpa Photoshop document. resize a shot so that it imensions and fitsImprove composition ie Crop tool's Overlay functior discover how to use th fometimes we might flick ‘through a series of shots and only afew wil stand out fs being of any rel worth ‘The odds are that the more aesthetically pleasing shots will conform tothe rule bf thirds This i an artiste technique that involves separating the fame into nine equally sized boxes using grid. By placing certain subjects in these boxes, fr getting the gris intersecting lines to overlap specific object in the scene you can ereate a more pleasing nd balanced composition For example, ou could have all n the bottom thed of the sereen, a tee in the middle third and sky atthe top. "The tee could sso overlap Imersecting horizontal and vertical grid lines at the left of the frame, as in this feature’ main image on the previous page. Professional photographers ike Davi Bailey zoom into frame their shots and crop aut the top of thele subject's head producing a tighter and more intimate-loking port. We ean creatively crop a conventionally famed portrait to make a more eye-catching version with a square frame. Well show sou how ta combine a constained spect ratio with the Crop too’ rule Of thirds overly pri to create an aesthetically pleasing portal. Get some balance Inthe Options ba, set Crop Guide Overlay to Rule of Theds, Drag Inside the cop window to make te intersecting Tins overap the eyes. Dag outside the crop window to rotate coeerting the modet head tit and creating 2 symmetial port Drawa square Opens wanda ports Cb the Cop {SUL Hold down Sito constr the ro ol an dra perfect sare con Sone acs tat be enred wll ‘ope avs ey sil. The eas wi ep ZEnain 00% viable to produc Use the rule of thirds overlay e well-framed BEFORE Creative cropping Drag the erp wind rio remeve lf ofthe face, The potas ofthe ‘ering fests el corerpond tothe Taleo thins Weave ney, nose and mouth inthe ef thi halt the mile nd apace st the ight. Hi ter, GoCrop to correct roblems like uneven horizons with the ropping tec Resize your photos for printing_ Teach Mellel Photoshop Soa arose Photoshop Anatomy Crop tool options Learn how to get the most out of this invaluable tool “ioe thx 6h 0 cop Sdn 3h 0k 2 +2 crop Sch dh 0 et BE 10 8 inch x 10 rch 300 po op Gude Ove (ror ar faa 1 TOOL PRESET PICKER 4 OPACITY AND COLOR You can ae hace presale to make the Crop Reduce the opacity sting to make the contents of toes oppedinageofszecte {red enor vi cactus 2 QUICK SWAP 5 PERSPECTIVE ‘ek thisicon to swap presets \nen cropping ates of archtecture you can use vith and ght oot oa canprfrm this optonto masalsraightencomersing portato lanescape rent tops. verticals atthe same te 3 OVERLAY © TOOL COMPARTMENT ‘kere to adda compostoneny The Cro toa hangs out the Tos panel wth fue tee grate Crop box or aoe ‘hele wet Seta Pate Ste aoe ‘comertona gd betwee the, Understanding... THE CROP TOOL Mier selectingthe | to see cropped Groptoolramthe | areasty chaning “Tools panel cickand_ | the shield colour ragto start raving | [3] andreducingits crop bor]. Usethe | opecty.Te app the ‘relay to acd ahandy | crop to your photo, it Fale of thirds gid (2) | Enter clk thetick {oepyoucrestea | inthe Options more aestnetiealy | bar. Aternatvey pleasing composition. | clk enather tool, Bydefaut, cropped | inthe Tools panel seas appuar asa dark | and Photoshop wil ‘rey clout wnichcan | askyouityou want Takeithardtespot | tocampletethe content especially | crop before ves Inmonochrome hats. | yeuaccess tothe Noucanmate teaser | othertool oncom DellClewee | Pela cd PeasyImage and canvas size explained These are two essential settings which can also be two major causes of confusion! Here's what you need to know e settings and what they mean RELATIVE SIZESHow to use the Image Size dialog IMAGE SIZE (MB) WIDTH AND HEIGHT ‘arbvary measure or good pnt quay RESAMPLE CHECKBOX AND MENUBEFORE The power of adjustment layers With adjustment layers you can stack up as many reversible, non-destructive image adjustments as you like ‘ce, every adjustment you made to your Images in| with them and remain fully edtable. The only time tele Photoshop was elect ism your photo. There was no going back, atleast not in ‘without duplicating layers, using the History panel, or reverting to a backup. ‘nother ile format But the introduction of adjustment layers changed all tan reduce thet opacity to dal down the etre that. Adjustment layers mer the layers) bel ‘created it and you ean stack adjstment layers to produce fe to apply levels an adjustments, for example, directly to an image layer why ‘would you? Adjustment layers give you much mare control, Photoshop (psd) format, the adjustment layers 3‘Add an adjustment layer (Open TYCCT?pe This lndsape aster dll tones tnditss god sbjet fora who teres drt ir nopen the Layer pel yl ee atone Background lye containing the pote Chick the adlrtment layer button athe btiom othe panel an cose Brgnest/Cotrast Huersatwat | = narnia Adding a Vibrance layer. You can now ee the new adjustment layer added above the Background image inthe Layers panel. But fing the brightness and contrast hss made tobi that this picture ha a serous lick of colour saturation, ana the talon eto add a Vibrance ajartment ayer This Photo Fer layer hasbeen added a the top of the Layers panel, and it's given our image a wb swarm look. So nov we have three agjustment livers tacked fon top ofeach other, but we ca sil go back and change the Brghtness/Contrast layer say, to mothe over effect, 5 Everything can still be changed Brightness and Contrast ery quickly we ean mike ou pictre look eter by dnctaig the sghtess rnd cing the Contra By the way, PhotorhopsBrigtnes/Contart conte ed tobe prety rude, it theyre much beter now. They look simple ut theyre actual wey efective And a Photo Filter You can see the Vibrace adjustment layers been aeiled tthe top ofthe Layers panel and we've moved its Properties panel overt the left of the aeeen so that t doesn't etn the way. Increasing the Vibranc and Saturation has helped but were ping to finish with a Photo Fle, The layer order is important You ean dgadlsmen tapers and own inthe yer panel o change ter order, but be sate hat can change the ove effec Here for example, moving the ‘rane ier above te to iter er mene that the Phoro Fer warmingeffec hasbeen expert.Basic fixes with a levels layer Levels adjustments offer a great first step for diagnosing and then fixing issues with your picture's tonal range evel adjustments don’t look terribly sophisticated ‘when you compare them with what you can do, witha curves adjustment layer, but they are a really quick and easy way to optimise your image ahead of any more detailed work. Often it's only when you've {got the levels ight that you can properly see what to do next ‘The key to this s the histogram display in te levels panel From this you can tell whether your image has a fll range of tones, [fnot, you can drag the lack point and white point slides underneath to line up the Tet snd right edges of the histogram. Our walkthrough, opposite, shows how this works (oma real-life image and some ofthe hidden depth of levels! By default; eves adjustments are applied equally tothe red, sreen and blue colour channels, bat they can also be altered Individually ~ levels are handy for colour corrections too. ‘You'll notice that we're creating levels adjustment layer rather thin applying levels directly to the image layer, There are lots of good reasons for doing this way- One is that your Adjustments will be non-destrotive ~ you ean go back and ‘hange them later. Another is that adjustment layers come ‘with layer masks, so that you can manually mask out eeas ‘ot your photo which you want lft alone, We'll cover layer ‘masks ina later chapter, but for now well demonstrate not fone bat three different approaches to levels adjustmentslow this process ere. et Alt-drag the black point slider ‘The problem is tht we're preserving extreme shadow jt detail without knowing whether 8s i portant Instead, old down the lt ey a you drag the black Point slider. Now you can see where the image will go toa fala black and which arse yo can afford to lose Use the eyedroppers Soreness hil approach which dost inv the and a neutral grey tone ike the tarmac neat the cat mD ca eld white area Be careful with the highlights v do the same with the white point sider on the withthe ight ‘ising image level, but this image slacks co though technically it now has fll tonal ange. Alt-drag the white point slider wil the we point lier, No rally you wold want ep any highlight eal al bt we an afford too deta inthe ‘heomework in thier. Te diferent td Adjust the mid-point (brightness) eeyetroppers don ju et the upper and lowe ihe he sed correction eect. And fora snispont ier othe ight to date the image ateMaster Curves in Photoshop Use Curves, the ultimate tool for tonal control, to add punch and enhance portraitsPhotoshop Anatomy The Curves controls Use these Curves. trols to bring Jr images to life ‘TONE CURVE COLOUR CHANNELS or) —= ‘own version of the bad ‘red while down adds cyan: upon the ctecetoe ire MMe By isewooywcveive ncn snowy Raw (EM 0 ss shove porate Sovitttenbenett igen and shadows BE iemeceand Z @ x 5 NEUTRAL GREY S-CURVE EVEDROPPER ‘eS shaped curves si Cures technique fr bostng contrast nd ‘tour sturation, nding much sede punchto fat aga, Th more Cra tho neta grey sysroppe and ‘oka part nan image you know Should rey then al the other colours ‘oma wud ths new ery poi THE CURVE LINE WHITE AND BLACK POINTS The agonal ine canbe daggedup ‘Sountoientanr dara the mage. ach pin yeu cick creates an anchor Hold Ata drag the Wht an Blnck pit sides and yur dspiaywilerarge fenea fe est a drag he Inward nl ou se fo blak Sppaar ond dag the hte pontinwarss Unt the point jet etre pe app Ieeimportant where you pace pot because is determines ich part ofthe tonal range you wish to chang. 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CURVES ADJUSTMENT LAYERS ‘Add Curves as an ajstment yer via | layers mask =) ana theCreateasjustment | paitwith whit or back layericon|1 This pes | toapely the Curves et youlbtsoflayerbased | tospectic pats ofan options Yeucanloner | maga, ityaure wering thelayeropscty to | inamutrlyered tonedountheettect | document and you want fr change the the Curves ayer to affect blending mode coal the image ayer Forexample,seniten | Grecty below t (ster toLuminosityabows | thanalthelayers youtoadacantrast | below), Alc the ine tethout afectng ectour | between the to layers Saturation Ifsaiso | tip the adjustment possible highlight theco aid Selective Hue/ Saturation tweaks A Hue/Saturation adjustment layer gives you rather more control over colour rendition than you might think at firstadjustment Laer and you can do this ung th vm ajustment layers rena the bottom oft flowers were a though ~ and the Now we can selling ot theca bt withowt 3 wife to vio makes the reducing the lightest Pushing the saturation 5 Adjust the greens inate flowers. Shifting the ik Increase the saturation adjustment you apply witha Hue changing the clo the lghtne 2 very poor way of changing te overall image brightness. Fine-tune with the eyedropper Sone any befatuaton adjustment wl onl to rten tones inthe pcre bu this ira ‘hat shou ‘colar selection gadget ~ thei range and the outer bars ‘ether this selected ve.BEFORE Convert colour photos to mono In black and white photography, colour is crucial — or at least how different colours are converted to grey tonesCheck the bit depth than aJPEG because mono conversions like this work mc beter on 16-bit images, With 6-bit images you quikly get ending effets and other arteacts Blue filter effect ompare this wth the Blue Fier effect Becsuse dl the water have drop-down Preset menu, fin te hills (on Ted iter effect for example makes the blue sky seid. poste sdeof the calour wheal) are uch darker, The Take darker and th geea hills ite. Shows the importan tr fileation in lack and white con any Manual adjustments Adding a tint nce you'w founda preset that gets close wo the look Many photographer Ike the lok af toned wt pin achieve that effect he ms checking nthe eal ewatch ut, Tandseape by making the Het. Th ‘olor Picket, where you choot the int slighlyightentng th yellows he and its sterath ~ subtle ints are almost always beter.Adjustment layer masks in action Discover how to modify an adjustment layer’s mask to modify selected areas only rather than the whole photo BEFOREMask the rocks Subtle is best We nee the layer mask thurboall in nd here you can abe the result Layers iit and shy alight dlagoal so that the es Mle using a gaduste Meron the emer. Ofte, from the Levels adjustments we've made ended mask wil look more natural thanTeach yourself Photoshop GET CREATIVE WITH LAYERS. Get creative with layers Discover how to enhance and transform your pictures using Photoshop's most powerful feature (rroducng the Organise ru, 4 5 layers efficie Hers Panel rltonen leaers oficial ate creative photo projects, Here's how t gt to rps Using these cay techies for keeping the ‘with this essential tol Layers panel orzanised Discover Photoshop's Add special effects Transform tools, using Layer Styles Once your images are on layers, you can [Euhance you photos with embossed use the Transform tots to move them, eae them, tent using a Layer Ste toad simulated depth roiate and distort them in ereative ways sal lighting fees Be creative with Blend modes. together using one modesIntroducing the Layers panel The Layers panel is central to most creative photo projects. Here's how to get to grips with this essential tool hen Photoshop appeared back in 1990, it acked the ability to edit using layers. You could select snd ‘copy pisels from one image and paste them into mother to create a montage However, once you'd pasted an objet, you t reposition i later on, The composite st Tt wasn’t until the relesse of Photoshop 3.0 Jn 1994 thatthe Layers pane appeared. This revolutionised the way image ecitors could work. By pasting copied pixels onto a separate layer, you could reposition the lyer’s content atany time, and fine-tune the lajout of yout design with ease. You could also edit the ‘olots and tones on individual layers, which provided more freedom and contro ayers behave like a stack of transparent tneets, You can add content to each ofthe Separate sheets in the stack, and se them fom above as a composite image In our annotated image we havea layered project that contains copied and pasted content from three separate source images. Dy placing the mountain and tee on individual layers, ‘we can move, scale an traneform them to preuce an island levitating against an ocean brckdrop on the background layer Layers can be modified to cha they mix. Blenel modes alter and tones in multiple lagers combine, You can also mic layer content by changing a layer's pacity so that its pixels are translucentPhotoshop Anatomy The Layers panel Get to know the key FLOATING PANEL anyuore nthe workspace so that's cosr tran. Sse stab aera at the pane dock. You an draitbek tothe dock ater LOCKED LAYER ‘hen eat open photograph you see asinge locke Bacgreuns layer You can oublck the LAYER TRANSPARENCY ach ayer thumbnail provides aprovow ofthe entero the ssocatesiyer Here weve cope a ‘ont and patent tay The transarent Setons ofthe yer are ncaa bya pater, OPACITY ‘nce youve olekad a thurbnalo args the pee make t wansucet ie recucee the encty of Layer BLEND MODE Bychangeg Layer 3 Blend mode to Overy. we were abletomate the pantod shadow carte the oceans olours he preserg the ight tones Tshebs the shadow benavn sere reaite ay Yo ue LAYERS PANEL OPTIONS Totine-tune the way the Layers panel iooks sand behaves, click ‘atthe top right ot the pane and choose Panel Options rom the pop-up menu size ityour eating a mult vere progect. na smal asp. R's ‘ual worth sating ‘Thumb Contents thumbnail to display Thelayerspanel | thelayer contents, the Options window | asmall brush stroke, wilappear[21-For | without showing all tthe surrounding transparent pbs fasler-torecognise here | OF choose harder went the layer stack le Layers panel LAYER MASKS, By applying lak to ayer mask you can hie the ‘omerpondng psi on the attached aye Hee we've den some ofthe edges the oantae the blend mare sfctnay wn tne toe Wie stokes on ADJUSTMENT LAYERS ‘These ust layer based tol enabie you's change thecalours and tones on he ayer eto Yeu can lek the eyeleon on ay jer ar austment aye O {vemthelayoron oo el loka adurtmert ayer Layers Pane atoneTransform tools Distort, scale, rotate and even warp layer content with the Transform command's suite of tools bis leston we look ata set of Photos ae designed 10 help you perform a ¥ ‘everyday edits All the Transform tools workin mila way ~ they enable you to reposition some Is Pictures pivels around, but ina varety of ways, ‘Stationed in the ditsTransform mena different Transform commands can be deployed depending on the In hand. If you'e compositing elements from one shot wi nother then you can tse Transform Seale ta shrink Layer's Components to fit the new background. You can change the command, you can drag various control points to scale rotate fr distort the content to suit your restive requirements ‘The Perspective tool mi‘rors the positions ofthe corner control handles to equally transform horisantl or vertial perspective. Tis enables you to correct perspectval Alistortion without rummaging around inthe Lens Correction filter We'llput the Perspective Transform tool through its paces later inthis Tool School The Distort tool lacks the Constraints of the Perspective too, enabling you to drag any fof the bounding bors nine contol ales to ceamaticaly Alistort the ier’ content. “Tohelp you transform with more precision, you can refer toa collection of boxes in the Options bar. These 2 watlety of atribates ice the Width or Height of te transformation or even the X and ¥ coordinates of the "Transform command's central pivot point.Take to the skies! Transform the layer contentPerspective uaa Simple tips to correct perspectival di ig Tomo nin ris Teng tos the walls appear the pound butt your camera to ge the top ofthe pene val distortion. To point, 50 the camera upward the subject's wall to run parallel with ‘Yu can crop cut mos of these transparent fedges of use the Distort ‘command to stretch the ‘ge pels over them, ‘See the tutorial below ot outrde the box to otte ines, Hit Enter Final, mnDistort ta fine-tune the ofthe frameTeach yourself Photoshop GET CREATIVE WITH LAYERS. cee ey Transform command ds in action on the same rectangular shape 1 SCALE 2 SKEW 5 PERSPECTIVE 7 ROTATE Coss tat-rensormeSeaeandtnn Cons Eat-Wanstorm=Siewto Choos Sela>rastorm>Peepcte, Tee artes fad abe Rte ugaconehendetoawinoreringe scvetis optim ucentwnstaw Drgacomerberae ni theeppeshe_opdon tae wave rated ie siajrscotent thespian fandewilmyetytesmeve," Shape SOdapeersodoise 2 ROTATE 4 DISTORT 6 WARP 8 FLIP Cows t-tanstormoRoate Dog Chane Salebaserm>Disortand hoot Eat-TransformrOragthe Te Edt-Tanlor>Pip carmand injeraorssecton®) cnere hnaistomorethemindesendenty. Sranelooingvantormatns, ror overt. Understanding... 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Clekhere[ Ito fanclck the appropiate square | postion ofthe transformed hape's aspect ati Thsfield | activate te Warp transform here [Si tochange telacation of | cbect'srelerence pont TheW and | [=tensblesyoutorotateashape | conto necessary.Be creative with blending modes Discover the special effects you can create in moments by mixing different images together using blending modes he blending move drop-down menu that sits near eft corner ofthe Layers pane i a ition to the Photoshop user toolbox. By changin the blending mode of a layer, you can alker the way that it interacts with the layers beneath ft This ‘enables you to blend layers for cestve effect, uch as using fan abstract texture to age an image. The image above was tinted and aged using a Hand Light blending mode to mix the colours and tones of a rusty metallic texture with a butterfly erly yer to show how it isc the texture layer below. AS you can fee, Bnet ger with here's a wide variety of effects to experiment with, and the results will vary depending on the contents of your layers.The default mode shows every piel on the layer normaly, without any blending ofthe layers. ‘This means that the layers below the butterfly layer hav no fet on the bute Multiply Mukipits colours inthe top yer with those teenth Calo on the ope tae lighter uch ate buterts we pate ae Darker Color Examines the colour information and selects ‘either the top ayer’ colour or the colours on the ayer below ~ whichever is darker ~ 38 the resulting colour ___ Teach eu Photoshop ‘Mises translucent pixels from the top layer with ‘ole and tones onthe ayers below. The buteciy's feathered edge is translucent, othe effet is mast noticeable in these areas Color Burn ‘Ths blending mode increases the contrast between the Lanes on each lye, Light pels on the top layer make no change to the colours and tones on the layer below Proluces the opposite result of Datken. Any colours on the top Laer that are lighter than the ‘oloue underneath wil ean vibe auch a the white zeke onthe buttery’ wing Lighter pixels on the top layer are replaced by the colours and tones from the layer below, while and 16-bit images ny Inthe layer below-In the case of our butterfly the layer below. The buttery’ colours remain renting negative ales are clipped to 20. Liver this rete lot of blown-oat highlights. although they shi in) eee E Saturation Color Luminosity Mice the luminance ofthe top layers colour ‘with the fue and soturation ofthe colours onthe Tower layer to produce variation on the similar Hie Saturation and Color blending modes Mixes the saturation of the top layers colour ‘This mode produces similar results tothe withthe luminance and hve of the colours onthe Saturation blending move but mixes the hue and layer below. In this instance weave greyscale saturation ofthe top layer’ colour withthe impression of the buttery Tuminance of the colours fom the ower lje.Organise your layers efficiently Work faster with your image layers using these easy techniques for keeping the Layers panel organised ben working on creative projets, you can Bld up ‘ine collttion flyers "This can ead totine BEFORE ated scoling through mie eee in earch Steed content especialy thelyerstave enerc names mick at ayer per 2 ands on fn hie Sora wel ofr you some hotekeepingngetons on howto patie yor lyre mote fective ala demons ho o fin ner scoring to stint sch oy a the claus and one onal th pers lwo ay not wan to ast eer ve, though, wel shaw you how {Drentic an ajstman: ye tothe ayer ely alow he colo sd one of helen in he provided you with layered document Stor with eo youcan put or sot action fo be eau Sd colur-code the layer ar wl a ip an aden ae tos specie mage layer or ayer group nce you've crested slayer document ou may wan to anply cen fe oe To do this you woud orally the multiplayer into one and then apply & ‘helen ofboth wos click she top ge td then pees Cindi Shoal 1 Name and label Group the layers pen ae tipd- This aered document contains Shell the ree sed purines elect them alge ers and an adjustment nee Double Both Go LersCrup Layers. Thr calapes the Sickeach iupelayersTebeland rename Rwitadcscrptve [) soe lyri soe tnt her apes pce ou ean ‘name such as Shade of Tree, Right click the thumbnal of 3 Inver and choose a colour abel folder open to reeal its grouped contents. Youcan 3 ayers ito a group folder.Teach yourself Photoshop fel ame eA aed)Add effects with Layer Styles Enhance your photos with embossed text using a Layer Style to add simulated depth and lighting effects hotoshop's Layer Styles enable you to enhance "he Herzl Type on predces filed vector shapes that you ean eat to chat ‘ix the original stone with the aso change the lighting ofthe ows and highlights inthe 3D text, image. ‘only sratching the surface of what fer in relation o your creative projects socxperiment with other attributes in the Layer Styles panel BEFORE. to see the potential, ‘Type some text Set the Layer Style (Open TYCCO1 jpg. Gab the Horizontal Type tool. Set ‘lend mode to Daren, The white he Font men inthe Of 1. bold font such Click the fe con atthe Bator of the colour to white ven smo the pop-up list, Choose Revel st Dress Cind/ fe Embous, The Layer Styles window will pen, Set the Style (Cole snd drag to rotate the text tan angle, Hit Enter drop-down mena to Embos, Set Technique to Chisel HardTeach yourself Photoshop GET CREATIVE WITH LAYERSTeach yourself Photoshop MAKING SELECTIONS Making selections Selections are the cornerstone of creative compositing. Learn how to make, modify and perfect them here... Photoshop's selection ined tools are the simplest ay 10 ject Hee how they work eraser tools an object merely erate unvanted surroundings pd ‘you cand this with the eraser tools 6 How to use Photoshop's selection tools Create and modify base selections in Photoshop's simple rectangular and ee selection fools 6 Photoshop's marquee your images usi tiptieal ma How to use the Lasso tools ‘Round up a more complex selection ‘of pixels in your photographs with the Magnetic and Polygonal Lasso tools, selection tools Isolate more complex objects using tools that use colour and tne differences in the image 7 How to make precise 6 Photoshop's intelligent selections with the Pen tool ‘With the Pen tool you can create a plat perfec path around the ob Eslect and even edit this path late Editing selections in Je Quick Mask mode ine-tune a election marque uch and inte using a brush inne Quick Mask editing mode 7 Perfect your selections using Refine Edge Make more convincing composites by fncading complex, fine details such as fy-away hair in your selectionsBLT RES AD *. a, 5 i. T, a s Save #2! omc: ‘= (G7 Quick Selection Too! W Magic Wand Tool W The selection tools Master the Quick Selection and Magic Wand tools to make detailed extractions from your images rte Tool Schoo lesson, we take a look at the ‘many applications of the Quick Seleeton and ‘Magic Wand tools. From replacing dull dhe Magic Wand tols select pixels based on colour snd tonal simiait, so they share the same Toolbox compartment. However, like any double act dual strength. To star making 1 oo, you simply click an area n select similar pels based on the colours and tones that you frst clicked By brushing the more intelligent Quick Selection tool over your subject, it wil ereate a more complex selection marquee that attempts to include the subjects felevant details In both cases, you can then use the Add to Selection and Subtract from Selection icons inthe Options ba to refine your ‘marquee even more The Quick Selection tol is best suited to selecting a sngle subject ~ for example, a person standing against a busy hnckerop. Once you've made your selection, you can use he Refine Exge option to tweak ts edge, turn it nto a layer math, or create an accurate cut-o0t @ Magic Wand tool is great for ferreting out every bit of bbekground shy, nchading those pels hiding between the branches ofa tee. You can modify its Tolerance so It selects ‘wider or narrower range of pixels with each click. This adjustable sensitivity is very useful An evenly coloured and joned sky can be selected using alow Tolerance value Amore complex sky that features different colours and tones ‘wll eed a higher Tolerance setting to select al ofUnleash the power of the Magic Wand tool ‘ome shots ~ lke on Bonsal tree here ~ have coloured backgrounds that you may ‘want to select and replace When set up correctly, the Magie Wand tool can tackle these sorts of selection hallenges in just a few licks. "As well a the New Selection option that gles you a base marquee, there's also Add ta Selection and Subtract from Selection, When zoomed in to your image, these incredibly useful tools wil fine-tane your marquee, particularly around edges and in detlled areas. Although smal and seemingly insignificant, the Sample All Layers tick box shouldn't be overlooked, This faclty ensures that your selection includes similar pixels on multiple layers, and not just the one currently targeted in the layers pane. Ti there are any patches of unwanted Dbackground sky hiding among the leaves and branches, then youl need to clear the Contiguous box. This lets the Magic Wand tool of ts leash, s0 ican tack down the sampled colours in every art ofthe image. The final way to make the tol even more is withthe Refine Edge button opens anew window with multiple options for feathering, smoothing and even sifting the marquee. Get r ae ‘id of unwanted backgrounds piesiearsis NOM Spa ee Choose your tool Click to sample Delete the selection (Open ange you want to make 3 slec- Clickany pach of background. The ‘The lenses are looking litle sharp ‘on In. Grab the Maple Wand fom the selection marquee shoud appear and‘eut-out To soften things, set Tools Pans. Pest W totale between it and |) around all of that colour, evn fis in the Feather to 05 pitele, To remove any the Quick Selection tool this image the branches. Chock Selectsinverse to select the |) background sky pels clinging to the edge ‘bckground is evenly Ii youd leave the tuee Click Refine Edge. Set the View dop- ofthe te, dag St Ed Tolerance on 3, Clear Contiguous down men to On Layers, ‘Output to New layer andTeach yourself Photoshop MAKING SELECTIONS More advanced selections Dist r how to add fin tails to your selections, like wispy hairs and ey he intetgent Quick Selection tool can workout what subject you're tying to elect a8 you paint over it If it does get confused, you can call onthe Ihelp ofthe Add To and Subtract From {cons in the Options bar to fine-tune the selection. Clever though itis, the (Quick Selection tool can sometimes find it difficult locate the edges of ‘your subject, This is especialy true i there's minimal contrast between the subject and the background, or if there's any softness to your subject czused by 3 shallow depth of fil, It wil also find ita challenge to include delicate edge etal ike hai and eyelashes ~ even if they are overlapping a uniformly plain ‘white studio backdrop! For this portrait shot, we ran the Quick Selection tool ‘over the white background and then {inverted the selection ao the marquee ‘was around the model, However, by ‘2oomning in fora closer look a the Selection we could clearly se that che ‘marquee didn’t include the model's ‘eyelashes of her out-of-focus wispy hrs, So we sed the Refine Radius tol to add these detail to the selection, ‘We then turned the refined selection {nto a layer mask so we could fine-tune ity applying brush tips to hide or reveal elevantdetals Create a selection The Refine Edge tool Fine-tune the selection pen a port shot against a clean Hit Selects Inverse. Clie Refine Edge ‘Set Contrast 039. For smother Iackgrond. Use the Quick Seectin and st View Mode to On Layers. To seleton, set Smooth to 10 and foel to prnt over the bakground. Tick restore hairs and hide backwound piel tick |) Feather to 1, Tick the Decontaminate Subtract from Selection and pant over the Smart Radius, Slide it 1075. Tick the Reine |} Colors bax and set Amount to 64%, Set has. This crests rough selection that also) Radius tol leon. Set Size to 60, Pant over (Output to New Layer with Layer Mase Includes background pixels, edge bas anid clck OK,Teach yourself Photoshop MAKING SELECTIONS Photoshop Anatomy Quick Selection options curate selections There's a vast array of options at your disposal to create fast ar soe: a =| wo@|e- sample all Layers (Z]Auto-Enhance | Refine Edge 1. NEW SELECTION 3. SUBTRACT FROM SELECTION —_5 TOOL PRESET PICKER Creates aseletionmaruce independent of any Enables youtoremove unwanted ass fomyour The Quek Staton toathas no rests but youcan presourseartone oumay hoemase Wehths sdlacton Selects recy rom he Options bar or saveyourotn for ura on ther mages aa ter date Rhee youcanbegn brushing over your sujet. hold down At acthate ‘Rd toe wth characteristics that canbe soy, 2 ADD TO SELECTION 4 BRUSH PICKER © SAMPLE ALL LAYERS Once uve create yourintialstletion the Quek Ges you acess options such s amt, ‘Check the bat sample ps rom a ayers inthe Ssecton oolwilsutomately change vertoths Hardness, Spacing and Shaping Mtwileustomice _Socument uncheck tosarse tee oly ere ‘opt thatalows yout add turther areas thebrush pet he Quck Selection too {he curently selected lye: Understanding... r acta REFINE EDGE “he Retin Edge button ake acomposteot ‘away hairs Thisisa | cocument.Chck OKto reat way toettectnaly | finalise te selection,BEFORE The Eraser tools Create quick and effective composite images using the underrated powers of the Eraser tools hen face with the challenge of ops compr collection of tools If goa gave three Photoshop users the task of remouing the clutter In our opening image's Background you might see three different approaches "To remove the sky, Photoshop user umber one might reach for the Magic Wand to sample the sky pixels and then Shiftclick to ade other background details tothe selection, and tse EcltsCut to remove the selected pixels ue tothe complexity and varety of some ofthe background details, Photoshop user amber two might