Photoshop basics

Contents:

  • Coming from InDesign via contextual menu Edit in Photoshop
  • Intro to Photoshop
    • Extremely (overly) powerful in most cases
    • An alternative is Lightroom which also gives you the cataloging functionality
    • Only use Photoshop when you have to.
    • InDesign can crop, scale, rotate, change transparency. But not change contrast, sharpness, change contents in general.
  • Layout of the program
  • Commonly used tools
    • Selection tools
  • Quick demo of the Filter gallery
  • Intro to non-destructive editing
  • Highlighting in Photoshop: Vignetting, masking, sharpening/blurring
  • Basic image enhancements: Contrast, sharpness/clarity, saturation
  • Conclusion