1. Before Start
2. Basics
3. Landscapes
4. Portraits
5. Extra
• Alternatives
– Paint Shop Pro
– Aperture (Apple)
• Free software
– GIMP
– Paint.NET
• Photoshop
Photoshop can NEVER create details in reality
•
Photoshop Position, focal length, exposure time etc. are
IMPOSSIBLE to modify in Photoshop
• JPEG RAW Common camera image formats are JPEG and RAW
• RAW JPEG RAW files are uncompressed with great image
quality while JPEG files have a smaller file size
– RAW JPEG Better to use RAW files for retouching
– JPEG Choose “Fine” quality and highest resolution when
using JPEG
Original
JPEG Fine EV+1.5 RAW EV+1.5
Original
RAW EV+1.5
JPEG Fine EV+1.5
Colour space
• sRGB vs Adobe RGB
– sRGB sRGB has high compatibility
– Adobe RGB Adobe RGB has wider colour space, capable in
showing more colours
•
sRGB Recommend beginners to
use sRGB to avoid
complicate conversion
• Higher the bit length, more level in colour channels
and smoother the colour transition
• RAW JPEG Higher bit length can be
record in a RAW file than
that in a JPEG file
•
PS Recommend to backup before start
• PSD / TIFF
JPEG Save as PSD / TIFF file until output as JPEG
Demonstration
• Keep the original data of the image for later non-
destructive editing
• > > Layers > Smart Objects > Convert to Smart
Objects
• Photoshop Photoshop has different selecting method
•
Quick Selection Tool / Magic Wand can
select similar colors for removing background
Crop Tool
• Remove excess parts of the image
Crop Tool
• Remove excess parts of the image
Crop Tool
• Ctrl Holding Ctrl to straighten the image
• Photoshop Photoshop provide different ways to adjust
brightness
• Auto Tone provide a fast way to adjust brightness
and contrast in a desired level
• / Brightness/Contrast provide basic adjustment
• Exposure Value adjust brightness by emulating
camera exposure value
• Levels and Curves can adjust bright and dark parts
• S S A S-shaped curve can increase contrast while an
inverted S-shaped curve decreases contrast
• Color Balance provide adjustment on environment
light colour
• Use Auto Color to change such in a faster way
• Saturation makes photos more colourful
• Vibrance is much like saturation, but makes certain
colours (like skin tones) more natural
Camera Raw (Recommended)
• Provide a direct parameter-changing interface
• Not only brightness settings, but also white balance
• Combining Adjustment Layer and Gradient Tool
• /
Dodging / Burning Tool can adjust brightness of
specific part of image
• Higher clarity makes clear edges
Camera Raw only
• Dehaze can help remove unwanted hazy glares
Camera Raw only
• Lens Correction helps remove distortion and fringing
• Lens Correction can change the perspective of image
• HDR Pro HDR Pro can produce photos with high dynamic
range from a sequence of still photos
• Photomerge Photomerge can produce panoramas from a
sequence of still photos
• By Content-Aware filling, we can fill up missing
parts in panoramas
• Red-eye Tool can remove red spot in eyes
caused by flash
•
Spot Healing Brush Tool can remove pimples and
marks
•
Use Hue/Saturation on certain colour channel to
make skin colour more beautiful
•
Black & White Tool can specify certain color tone
density when changing to a black & white image
• Photo Filter can simulate the effect of colour filter
Demonstration
• Direct access to EXIF info
• Camera Raw in ease
• Photoshop Free from Photoshop!
• More professional organizing
• Batch process
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