1. INTRO TO PHOTOSHOP

2. STEP 1:GET TO KNOW THE PHOTOSHOP INTERFACE
Set menu (top right) to “PHOTOGRAPHY”
OPEN NEW PHOTO FILE (top left): THIS WILL BE “BACKGROUND LAYER” in the layers column on the right side of interface–left click on layer to unlock, or right click to duplicate layer. This will give you an unlocked layer to begin editing with.

3. PHOTO PROPERTIES: 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. You can move layers, or select more than one at a time.
LAYER MUST BE HIGHLIGHTED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS!!!
YOUR EDITING HISTORY:
Window-View History OR click on the 3 boxes
-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.

4. EDITING TOOL BAR: 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 or Marching ANTS” pattern happening
Then you can adjust & edit that selection

5. TOP MENU BAR: FILE EDIT IMAGE LAYER TYPE SELECT FILTER VIEW WINDOW
HELP

6. BASIC PHOTO EDITING TECHNIQUES
ROTATE A PHOTO?
Top Menu Bar-Image-Image rotation-choose degree to rotate
CROP A PHOTO?
Crop Tool on Left Tool Bar
CONVERT TO B & W?
Right Adjustment Bar B&W icon
or Top Bar-Image-Adjustment-B&W

7. KEEP ONE AREA IN COLOR AND THE REST IN B&W?
Lasso tool on the tool once selected go to top bar-Select- Inverse-then B&W adjustment
Or Select area & hold Shift, then ctrl + I, then B&W adjustment
Or right click after selecting and choose inverse
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
Top Tool Bar-Image-Auto Color

8. 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
CHANGING SCALE OF entire PHOTO?
Top Bar-Image-Image Size
Changing size, moving, warping changing perspective of something in photo. FREE TRANSFORM Ctrl + T, hold shift to keep accurate proportions while resizing. Right click to see other options for transforming.
Select and ctrl + J to have it on its own layer:

9. L & R Brackets on Keyboard
ZOOM IN OR OUT ON A PHOTO?
Use magnifying glass tool then click on top – or + then click on photo, OR Control+ALT & scroll on Mouse
HOW TO DESELECT?
Control + “D” on Keyboard
SHORT CUT TO BRUSH SIZE?
L & R Brackets on Keyboard

10. More Info:
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
PAINT BUCKET SHORT CUT?
ALT + Backspace to fill with foreground color
Control + Backspace to fill with Background Color

11. OPEN NEW PHOTO INTO EDITING INTERFACE?
Open in new tab/interface
Right click on background layer-duplicate-select original image tab in the document drop down box or click on the lock to unlock background layer
Delete all last adjustments in order from recent to older?
Control+ALT+Z
ADD photo history
Top tool bar-Window-History
HOW TO HIDE A LAYER FROM YOURSELF WHILE EDITING?
Click on the eye icon to the left of the layer

12. 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, Unless teacher asks you to save as PS to show layers (certain projects)

13. Best ways to do other edits
New layer from merged visible layers: ctrl, Alt, Shift, E
Hide part of an image: Layer Masking
Best way to Increase Contrast: Levels
Benefits of doing an adjustment on new layer- original image is left intact
Creating Shallow Depth of Field- Blur Filter

14. Improve White Balance- Use midtones eye dropper in levels & Click on something that should be 50% gray.
You’ve added a layer mask & you begin to alter it with paintbrush tool, nothing happens. Why?
You are on thumbnail of image & painting on actual photo.