1. Photo Retouching Some concepts and approaches

2. Stages 1. Evaluation 2. Scanning 3. Big fixes first.. Cropping Adjusting 4.Get good blk & wht or Color 5. Blk & wht… Good value/contrast 6. Color good value/ contrast/ then correct color 7. Tears and repairs/selections/ clone/ patch/healing brush 8. Filters/small stuff/ experimentation

3. Evaluation What is wrong with the image? What can be done to improve it?

4. Scanning Start with as high quality an original as possible. For print 300 dpi… 100 % or original size. 24 bit or truecolor for color or greyscale for black and white.

5. Big Fixes First… Crop the photo/change size of canvas Adjust the photo’s size Excise un-needed data.

6. Blk & Wht… Good value/Contrast  Check for value & contrast  Simple adjustment tools…  Auto contrast/ auto levels/ brightness contrast/  Complex value & contrast adjustment tools Levels

7. Color good value/ contrast/ then color Simple color adjustment tools hue saturation/color balance/variations complex color adjustment tools curves/replace color/ selective color channel mixer gradient map/ fun but not too useful….

8. Tears and Repairs Repairing with selections Repairing with clone stamp/pattern stamp Repairing with healing brush/ intelligent cloner/ Repairing with Patch tool

9. Filters … do these last… Sharpen/ unsharp mask Blur background or control viewer’s focus Redo lighting Noise /override original grain Dust & Scratches/ Despeckle

10. Sweat the Small Stuff Re-evaluate Make final corrections Save multiple copies..Psd Make test prints before committing to photo-quality paper For professional output.. Use Tiff

11. Experimentation Try Filters Layer-masks History Brush Special Brushes Try combinations!