Photoshop CC for Photographers: Fundamentals

Day 45

Today I finished chapter 18 i forgot to screen shot my pictures but got my last one at least.  I got to learn how to remove stuff with content-aware and how to use the patch tool. Then go tot use the Spot healing brush and healing brushes again to remove blemishes and remove wrinkles and shadows under the eyes. And how to change shapes with liquify like the picture above.  Nothing to serious just the cheeks the head and the chin a little bit

Day 34

     

Today I finished chapter 17 and got through most of chapter 18 in Photoshop CC for photographers: Fundamentals. All these pictures is what I learned to do in chapter 18. They showed me how to use Content-aware fill (first picture) to get rid of the car, how to change shapes with Liquify (second picture) to make the girl look skinnier, they showed me how to use the spot healing brush (3rd picture) to get ride of the blemishes and piercing, and me how to use the patch tool (last picture) to get rid of the guy and the Tree.

Day 33

  

Today I completed Chapters 15 16 and 17 in Photoshop CC for Photographers: Fundamentals. In chapter 15 they showed me how to your adjustment layers to bring out the color or even change it, using color balance, vibrance, and Curves. 

In Chapter 16 they showed me how to add lighting affects and use Camera Raw to create a unique look

Day 31

Today I worked on chapters 13 and 14 in Photoshop CC for Photographers: Fundamentals again. In chapter 12 they showed me how to build and edit masks. fun stuff. As shown in the first two pictures above, the first one, they showed me how to create a mask to bring out the color in just the pumpkin and create a black and white affect on everything else, In the second picture, they showed how to create a mask and how to smooth out the edges and color in parts I want and don’t want in the mask. In chapter 14 they taught me about improving exposure with Adjustment layers. Shown in the last two picture, the 3rd picture I just add a Brightness/contrast adjustment layer to bring out the color of the leaves. In the 4th picture I add a adjustment layer and colored in where I wanted it to affect.

Day 28

   

Today I finished chapter 9, 10, 11, and 12 in Photoshop CC for Photographers: Fundamentals, busy day!! In chapter 9 they taught me how to use the crop tool and how to rotate the image while cropping it. which are the first and second set of pictures. In chapter 10 they taught me how to work with layers and how to add and delete layers and use the brush tool to draw the amazing glasses and mustache on the dude. In Chapter 11 they showed me how to improve the basic exposure and tone of the picture. Like in the Picture with the dog and family, they showed me how to bring out the snow and darken it and then add or put back some of the colors. Chapter 12 showed me how to use and work the quick selection tools. Shown in the last picture. I used the quick selection tool to select the tent and change its color.

Day 27

Today I finished chapter 7 and 8 of Photoshop CC for photographers: Fundamentals. Learned how to work in multiple documents then arranging and viewing multiple documents. Then in chapter 8 I started learning to understand digital images and resizing them.  No before and after picture because I literally didn’t change any pictures at all

Day 26

Monday again. Today was a slow day. I finished chapter 5 and 6 in Photoshop CC for Photographers: Fundamentals. I got to learn how to sharpen and reduce noise and how to open raw files in Photoshop. and then how to zoom in and out on my Photographs.

Day 24

Finally a Before and After  picture. The first picture I used the graduated filter to make the sky more blue and the rocks darker and forgot to hide the lines before I took the screenshot. The second picture I didn’t really apply this to the picture but they were showing me how to use the Adjustment brush on camera raw in chapter 5. We have a sub today but still a busy day 😀 yay.

Day 20

Its Monday again 😦  Today I finished chapter 4 before I took BrainBench tests. I passed the first time on my first try. Second test not so good sadly. Maybe next time. Other then the test in the end of chapter 4 I learned how to create a High-contrast black-and-white portrait and create a compelling black-and-white landscape through bridge

Day 19

Today I still don’t have a before and after picture for you guys. But i got to learn how to use camera raw and what it can do to your picture. And finished Chapter 4 in Photoshop CC for Photographers: Fundamentals

Day 18

Didn’t get anything down today because I had to attend Career Center since I’m a first year student. I did figure out how to add a page on my blog tho for Photoshop CC for Photographers: Fundamentals.  But I will start Chapter 4 tomorrow morning!

Day 17

Today I still don’t have a before and after picture for you.  But today I learned how to create a new folder and add pictures.   Then how to set up my color settings and customize my interface panels. then how to improve Photoshop performance. All in Photoshop CC for Photographers: Fundamentals

Day 16

Had a sub today.  But still worked.  I don’t have a before and after picture this time bc today in chapters 1 and 2 I just learn about Adobe Bridge CC.  Learned how to preview and organize my images. Then how to Rank them and open them of course.  You know the exciting stuff. yay