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Channel Mixer | Photoshop Advanced Tutorial

April 24, 2011 by John Ross

Photoshop Tutorial - Channel Mixer

This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 8 minutes

This Adobe Photoshop Tutorial video will show you how to use the Channel Mixer. This is the fourth of four videos about working with channels. We will explain how to use the channel mixer, and when you would want to use it. Before you watch this video, we strongly recommend you watch the previous Adobe Photoshop tutorial about the Color Channel and Alpha Channel, and then you can then follow this one withone about the Spot Channel if you havent seen it yet.

Photoshop Tutorial – Shadows and Highlights

March 14, 2011 by John Ross

Photoshop Tutorial - Shadows and Highlights

This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 6 minutes

This Photoshop Tutorial video, we will discuss the Shadows and Highlights Tool, as well as the Exposure Adjustment. The moral of this story, is "Just because something is there, does not mean you need to use it".

Photoshop Tutorial – Refine Edge Tool, Mask Edge & Mask Palette

February 26, 2011 by John Ross

Photoshop Tutorial - Refine Edge Tool, Mask Edge & Mask Palette

This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 11 minutes

This Photoshop tutorial video is going to cover the Refine Edge Tool. We are going to combine two completely different images into a single photograph. The goal of this video to take you out of your comfort zone, and show you a new way to work.

I have quickly become a huge fan of the Photoshop Refine Edge tool. It's easy to use, nice results, and better than anything else out there for fine masking hair against busy backgrounds. In this example, I use the Refine Edge to extract the hair from a colorful flow background, and place the image onto a blue gradient with near seemless results.

Photoshop Tutorial – How to Use QuickMask

February 15, 2011 by John Ross

Photoshop Tutorial - How to Use QuickMask

This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 9 minutes

This Photoshop Tutorial video will explain how to properly use the QuickMask Tool. The purpose of this function is to create frisket masking which will allow you to manually select areas of colors or shapes. Once created, you can then use any other tools in Photoshop exclusively on the area that you masked out. While there are other tools available that will allow you to quickly create masks, like the Magic Wand, Magnetic Lasso, and Color Range. However, the QuickMask would be the proper, professional way of doing it.

Photoshop Tutorial – Defringe Tool

February 10, 2011 by John Ross

Photoshop Tutorial - Defringe Tool

This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 12 minutes

This Photoshop Tutorial video on how to use the Defringe, White Matting and Black Matting Tools. Most images don't really have a need to use these tools, but when they can be used, it's great to know they are there. Halos or Fringe Edges sometimes appear after a selected object has been placed onto a new background. While you should have created the mask using a brush and a QuickMask for a nice tight selection. However, sometimes the object is so intricate, that a manual selection just isn't practical.

Photoshop Tutorial – Selection Tools

February 4, 2011 by John Ross

Photoshop Tutorial - Selection Tools
Lasso, Polygonal Lasso, Rectangle Marquee and Oval Marquee Tools

This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 12 minutes

This is a tutorial on how to use the Photoshop Lasso, Polygonal Lasso, Rectangle Marquee and Oval Marquee Tools. While this is a basic skills video, it cover quite a bit of ground, and will require lots of practice to get good at this. But, chin up, you can do it.

Photoshop Tutorial – Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tools

February 4, 2011 by John Ross

Photoshop Tutorial - Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tools

This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 10 minutes

This is a simple tutorial on how to use the Photoshop Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tools. If you have done little more than open up Adobe Photoshop, this will be a good place for you to start. This is a starting point for your long career as a Professional Retoucher!

Photoshop Tutorial – Eye Dropper Color Sampler, Ruler, Notes, and Counting Tools

February 4, 2011 by John Ross

Photoshop Tutorial - Eye Dropper Color Sampler, Ruler, Notes, and Counting Tools

This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 8 minutes

This is a simple tutorial on how to use the Photoshop Eye Dropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Notes, and Counting Tools. If you have done little more than open up Adobe Photoshop, this will be a good place for you to start. This is a starting point for your long career as a Professional Retoucher!

Photoshop Tutorial – Move Tool

February 2, 2011 by John Ross

Photoshop Tutorial - Move Tool

This video is available Free for Everyone.
Running Time: 2 minutes

This is a very quick and simple tutorial on how to use the Photoshop Move Tool. If you have done little more than open up Adobe Photoshop, this will be a good place for you to start. This is a starting point for your long career as a Professional Retoucher!

Photoshop Training and Getting Hired

January 3, 2011 by John Ross

Question:
I was trained at length in photo retouching by a high-end photographer. I am looking to further a career in retouching and would like to ask what you look for in a retoucher: Is there a certification or classes you require before you hire a retoucher? Can you please offer any advice on training and how I might go about finding work in retouching?

Answer: