 Set menu to “PHOTOGRAPHY”  OPEN NEW PHOTO FILE: THIS WILL BE “BACKGROUND LAYER” –double click on layer then click OK to change to : “Layer 0”

RIGHT SIDE OF THE INTERFACE:  What you are doing to your photos, layer by layer -Add new layers with icon on the bottom left Layers move up as they are added, oldest/first layer will appear on the bottom LAYER MUST BE HIGHLIGHTED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS!!!  YOUR EDITING HISTORY:  Window-View History -Image history moves down as you go -you can go back and change your editing history  HISTOGRAM-Value Scale  Many other Adjustment layers-color, contrast, B&W, etc.

LEFT SIDE OF THE INTERFACE: EDITING TOOLS SUCH AS: Paint Brush, Lasso, Marquee, Clone Stamp, Magnifying Glass, etc.  Left click on a tool to select  Right click to see variations of that tool  Once selection is made you will see the “CRAWLING ANTS” pattern happening  Then you can adjust & edit that selection

 FILE  EDIT  IMAGE  LAYER  TYPE  SELECT  FILTER  VIEW  WINDOW  HELP

 ROTATE A PHOTO? Top Menu Bar-Image-Image rotation-choose degree to rotate  CROP A PHOTO? Crop Tool on Left Tool Bar or Marquee Tool, select then top bar-image-crop  CONVERT TO B & W? Right Adjustment Bar B&W icon or Top Bar- Image-Adjustment-B&W

 KEEP ONE AREA IN COLOR AND THE REST IN B&W? Lasso tool on the tool bar-Select area-click B&W, or once selected go to top bar-Select-Inverse- then B&W adjustment  CORRECT LIGHTING IN PHOTO? Levels adjustment top right, or curves icon under levels  GET RID OF COLOR CAST? Color Balance Icon at the top right, or use paintbrush tool on left tool bar Top Tool Bar-Image-Auto Color

 FINDING AN AREA OF FOCUS AND ERASING EVERYTHING ELSE OUT OF FRAME? Marquee, Lasso, or Quick Selection tool to select subject-Top Bar-Select-inverse-delete on keyboard OR Control + “J” on keyboard after selection will move selected subject into a new blank layer  CHOOSING AN AREA OF PHOTO & CHANGING COLOR OF THAT AREA? Lasso, Marquee, or Quick Selection tool to select- paint bucket tool (right click on gradient)-then fill Or use brush tool to paint in color

 CHANGING SCALE OF A PHOTO? Top Bar-Image-Image Size-enlarge or shrink  ZOOM IN OR OUT ON A PHOTO? Hold “Z” on keyboard & click on photo to zoom in or out OR Use magnifying glass tool then click on top – or + then click on photo, OR Control+ALT & scroll on Mouse  HOW TO CHANGE SIZE OF AN AREA? Control+T to create size selection box/outline  HOW TO KEEP CORRECT RATIOS? Hold the shift key while adjusting  HOW TO DESELECT? Control + “D” on Keyboard

 WHAT IS THE CLONE STAMP? Copies the selected area of image First hold ALT key on keyboard and click to select area you want to copy Then click area you want to fill/draw/paste that selection into  SHORT CUT TO BRUSH SIZE? L & R Brackets on Keyboard  PAINT BUCKET SHORT CUT? ALT + Backspace to fill with foreground color Control + Backspace to fill with Background Color

 OPEN NEW PHOTO INTO EDITING INTERFACE? Open in new tab/interface Right click on background layer-duplicate- select original image tab  Delete all last adjustments? Control+ALT+Z  ADD photo history Top tool bar-Window-History  HOW TO HIDE A LAYER FROM YOURSELF WHILE EDITING? Click on the eye to the left of the layer

 HOW TO COMBINE ALL LAYERS TO “FLATTEN IMAGE” ONTO SAME LAYER? Right click on any thumbnail image on a layer-choose “flatten image”  HOW TO CHOOSE WHICH ADJUSTMENT TO GO BACK AND ALTER AGAIN? Control + Click on thumbnail image on layer to select that adjustment to alter  Remember to: ALWAYS SAVE IMAGE AS A JPEG FORMAT