Click zooms in, Option + click zooms out

Click and drag on an area

Dragging (Scrubby Slider)

Command +/_ 

Double Clidk Will Zoom to 100%

• “File > Save” saves your file in it’s current state

(command + S). Overwrites the original.

• “File > Save As” saves your file in it’s current state

as a new file. (command + shift + S). Keeps original

intact. Very important if your want to save both an

 edited and the unedited (original) file.

Use your Move (the crosshairs symbol on the toolbar) tool to move type around your image

The number of pixels per unit of

length

Pixels per inch (computer)

Dots per inch (printer)

Click and drap along a line you want to straighen.

Click the straighten button in the options bar.

changes the saturation of a colour

(adjusts it’s intensity)

The intensity of the

saturation effect. i.e. higher flow %

means the intensity builds up quicker.

Square Brackets ([]) control the size 

Square Brackets ([]) and shift will control the softness

[ - reduces size and makes brush softer

] - Increases size and makes brush harder

It’s a graph that gives us information on the

tones of our image

We can look at a histogram and know if our

image is over exposed or underexposed. If

we are “clipping” any highlights or shadows.

Our Exposure

[image]

Sends image to

Photoshop.

Closes image but “bakes” in

the changes. If you open the same

file a year later, the changes will still

be visible and editable.

RAW; JPEG; TIFF; or DNG

• The Clone Stamp Tool (s) uses pixels

from one area of an image to replace

pixels in another part of the image.

• Option click the area to clone from

The

pixels replacement will be aligned with

your brush movements.

Spot Healing you just click on what

you want to get rid of.

Healing Brush, you select the source

(like using the clone tool)

• unlike cloning where you’re copying part of an

image to another part, Content Aware Fill uses

pixels around a selection to create new pixels

• Edit > Fill > Content-Aware

Should be done last ...

Why? (all your retouching will be sharpened the same, and

you should sharpen for your intended output like- web vs.

print- and your final file size)

Yes!!

Too much tone adjusting,

saturating, and sharpening

creates blown highlights,

artifacts, “grain”.

Be selective!

The Unsharp Mask Filter adjusts the

contrast of the edge detail and creates

the illusion of a more focused image

• Amount - how much the contrast

increases

• Radius - the number of pixels

surrounding the edge pixels that

will be affected. The higher the

resolution, the higher the radius

• Threshold - determines how

different the pixels must be before

they are considered edge pixels

and sharpened. 0 sharpens all

pixels. Try 2 or 3 (8 for skin tone)

A selection allows us to work

on part of an image.

Command + X = Cut

Command + C = Copy

Command + V = Paste

1.Geometric Selections

• Rectangular Marquee Tool

• Elliptical Marquee Tool

• Single Row Marquee Tool

• Single Column Tool

2. Freehand selections

• Lasso Tool - traces around an area -

hold option for a straight line

• Polygonal Lasso Tool - set anchor

points in a straight line

• Magnetic Lasso Tool - combination

of above (needs good contrast)

3. Edge-based selections

• Quick Selection Tool - quickly

“paints” a selection by finding and

following defined edges in the

image

4. Colour-based selections

• Magic Wand Tool - selects parts of

an image based on the similarity in

colour of adjacent pixels (tolerance)

Moving with

the selection tool moves

only the selection itself,

not the pixels.

Moving with

the selection tool moves only the selection itself, not the pixels.

Shift adds

Option subtracts

1. Command C + Command V

2. Drag layer from one photo to next using move tool (V)

3. Right click on layer and choose Duplicate Layers

Select all layers, then:

Edit > Auto-Align Layers

With layers selected,

Edit > Auto-Blend Layers

Dodge - Lightens

Burn - Darkens

Sponge - Saturates and Desaturates

When you create a mask based on a selection, the area you haven’t selected is masked, or protected from editing (like masking tape on a window protects it from paint)