Photoshop CC Retouching and Effects Masterclass

Photoshop CC Retouching and Effects Masterclass, available at $84.99, has an average rating of 4.15, with 82 lectures, 5 quizzes, based on 1264 reviews, and has 84319 subscribers.

You will learn about Edit and improve portait photos professionally in Photoshop. Improve lighting, color, composition, and sharpness with Photoshop. Apply industry-standard Photoshop retouching techniques in portrait photos. Use Photoshop to create special effects in portrait photos. Convert color photos to black-and-white in an artistic manner in Photoshop. Stylize and add interest to portrait photos. This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone interested in learning the essential Photoshop techniques in portrait photography. or Portrait photographers who want to offer extra services to clients such as special effects, color and lighting correction, retouching, and advanced black-and-white conversions. It is particularly useful for Anyone interested in learning the essential Photoshop techniques in portrait photography. or Portrait photographers who want to offer extra services to clients such as special effects, color and lighting correction, retouching, and advanced black-and-white conversions.

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Summary

Title: Photoshop CC Retouching and Effects Masterclass

Price: $84.99

Average Rating: 4.15

Number of Lectures: 82

Number of Quizzes: 5

Number of Published Lectures: 82

Number of Published Quizzes: 5

Number of Curriculum Items: 87

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 87

Original Price: $199.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Edit and improve portait photos professionally in Photoshop.
Improve lighting, color, composition, and sharpness with Photoshop.
Apply industry-standard Photoshop retouching techniques in portrait photos.
Use Photoshop to create special effects in portrait photos.
Convert color photos to black-and-white in an artistic manner in Photoshop.
Stylize and add interest to portrait photos.

Who Should Attend

Anyone interested in learning the essential Photoshop techniques in portrait photography.
Portrait photographers who want to offer extra services to clients such as special effects, color and lighting correction, retouching, and advanced black-and-white conversions.

Target Audiences

Anyone interested in learning the essential Photoshop techniques in portrait photography.
Portrait photographers who want to offer extra services to clients such as special effects, color and lighting correction, retouching, and advanced black-and-white conversions.

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

Relevant color, lighting, and composition corrections
Effective retouching techniques
Stylistic adjustment techniques
Improved black-and-white conversions
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

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!)
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
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)
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!

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Portrait Photography Digital Darkroom

Lecture 1: Introduction to Portrait Photography Photoshop Techniques

Lecture 2: How to Get Adobe Photoshop

Lecture 3: File Types and Modes

Lecture 4: Working with 8-Bit and 16-Bit Images

Lecture 5: File Types Printable Handout

Lecture 6: Color Terminology to Know Printable Handout

Lecture 7: Creative Cloud and Mac vs. PC

Lecture 8: A Quick Note on Constrain Proportions Update

Lecture 9: Tools and Techniques Overview

Lecture 10: Download Support Files for Follow-Along Lectures

Lecture 11: Keyboard Shortcuts in Photoshop Printable Handout

Lecture 12: Join Our Facebook Group and Community for Feedback

Chapter 2: Portrait Photo Corrections in Photoshop

Lecture 1: Assignment: Correct Color and Lighting in Your Photos

Lecture 2: Introduction to Photo Corrections

Lecture 3: Checking for Dust, Specks, Scratches

Lecture 4: Brightening and Adjusting Levels

Lecture 5: Adjusting Curves to Improve Lighting

Lecture 6: Fixing White Balance

Lecture 7: Sharpening Portrait Photos

Lecture 8: Lens Distortion Corrections

Lecture 9: Cropping and Leveling

Chapter 3: Portrait Retouching Techniques in Photoshop

Lecture 1: Assignment: Retouch Your Photos

Lecture 2: Portrait Retouching Techniques: Best Practices

Lecture 3: Removing Dark Circles

Lecture 4: Removing Wrinkles

Lecture 5: Making Eyes Larger

Lecture 6: Sharpening Eyes

Lecture 7: Removing Red Lines in Eyes

Lecture 8: Whitening Eyes

Lecture 9: Changing Eye Color

Lecture 10: Reshaping Eyebrows

Lecture 11: Reshaping Teeth

Lecture 12: Whitening Teeth

Lecture 13: Making Lips Larger

Lecture 14: Adding or Adjusting Lipstick

Lecture 15: Adding Glossy Shine to Lips

Lecture 16: Modifying the Nose

Lecture 17: Removing Stray Hairs

Lecture 18: Adding Highlights to Hair

Lecture 19: Selecting Hair with Select and Mask Technique – Part 1

Lecture 20: Selecting Hair with Select and Mask Technique – Part 2

Lecture 21: Changing Hair Color

Lecture 22: Lightening Shadows on the Face

Lecture 23: Darkening Areas on the Face

Lecture 24: Removing Hot Spots

Lecture 25: Removing Blemishes Part 1

Lecture 26: Removing Blemishes Part 2

Lecture 27: Softening Skin – Adjusted Blur Technique

Lecture 28: Skin Softening – High Pass Technique

Lecture 29: Skin Softening – Channel as Layer Technique

Lecture 30: Adding Digital Makeup

Lecture 31: Slimmer Look Technique 1

Lecture 32: Slimmer Look Technique 2

Chapter 4: RAW Filter Portrait Retouching Techniques in Photoshop

Lecture 1: Assignment: Use Camera RAW Filter to Edit Your Photos

Lecture 2: Introduction to Camera RAW Filter

Lecture 3: Sharpening and Smoothening in RAW

Lecture 4: Making Colors Pop in RAW

Lecture 5: Removing Blemishes in RAW

Lecture 6: Selective Adjustments in RAW

Lecture 7: Photo Retouching Checklist Printable Handout

Chapter 5: Special Effects and Stylizing in Portrait Photos in Photoshop

Lecture 1: Assignment: Apply Special Effects and Stylizing to Your Photos

Lecture 2: Introduction to Special Effects in Portrait Photos

Lecture 3: Adding Contrast in Portraits

Lecture 4: Making Colors Pop in Portraits

Lecture 5: Photo Collage Effect

Lecture 6: Pop Out Effect

Lecture 7: Editable Lens Flare Technique

Lecture 8: Simulated Depth of Field

Lecture 9: Adding a Powerful Background

Lecture 10: Meeting Your Clone

Chapter 6: Artistic Black-and-White Portrait Conversions in Photoshop

Lecture 1: Assignment: Artistically Convert Your Photos to Black-and-White

Lecture 2: Introduction to Black-and-White Image Conversions

Lecture 3: Color Modes and Channels Conversions

Lecture 4: Channels and Masking Conversion

Lecture 5: Black-and-White Adjustment Conversion

Lecture 6: Channel Mixer Adjustment Conversion

Lecture 7: Gradient Map Adjustment Conversion

Lecture 8: RAW Filter Black-and-White Conversion

Chapter 7: Organizing Portrait Photos and Using Actions in Photoshop

Lecture 1: Organizing Photos

Lecture 2: Creating Actions and Applying Batch Actions

Lecture 3: Thanks and How to Review

Lecture 4: Bonus: Learn Even More in My Other Courses!

Instructors

Chad Neuman, Ph.D.
Professor / Graphic Designer / Photographer 20+ yrs exp.

Rating Distribution

1 stars: 17 votes
2 stars: 34 votes
3 stars: 173 votes
4 stars: 445 votes
5 stars: 595 votes

Frequently Asked Questions

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