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Photoshop Layers: Working with Multiple Photos

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Overview

Learn how to use Photoshop's layers features to combine multiple photos, including leveraging the new generative AI features in the latest Photoshop releases.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What you should know before watching this course
  • Using the exercise files
1. Mastering the Layers Panel
  • Loading multiple layers
  • Naming and organizing layers
  • Using nests and groups
  • Understanding smart objects
  • Getting started with generative Fill
2. Using Focus Stacking for Increased Depth of Field
  • How to shoot a focus stacked image
  • Loading multiple layers into a stack
  • Blending the focus Stacked image
  • Sharpening and enhancing the final image
  • Final color grading with plug-ins
  • The flexibility of smart layers
3. Using Multiple Images to Remove Unwanted Objects
  • How to shoot for object removal
  • Loading multiple layers into a stack for object removal
  • Using stack modes
  • Cleaning up with cloning, healing, and generative fill
  • Replacing the sky with a new layer
4. Creating an Action Composite from Multiple Exposures
  • Shooting for an action composite
  • Loading and aligning multiple layers into a document
  • Adding masks to composite the images: Part 1
  • Adding masks to composite the images: Part 2
  • Sharpening and grading the final image
5. Creating a Star Trail Photo
  • Shooting for a star trail
  • Refining raw
  • Loading and stacking the layers
  • Using stack modes
  • Sharpening and grading the final image
6. Compelling Black and White Photos from HDR
  • Shoot for a black and white HDR
  • Creating an HDR with merge to HDR Pro
  • Toning the HDR image
  • Using Generative Fill and advanced perspective corrections
  • Converting to black and white
  • Adding finishing touches to the black and white file
  • Creating the HDR file in Adobe Camera Raw
  • Creating a black and white film emulation
7. Joining a Multipart Scan into One File
  • Scanning a large image in multiple pieces
  • Loading the pieces into a single Photoshop document
  • Aligning and blending the pieces of the scan
  • Sharpening and grading the final Image
8. Creating a Panoramic Image
  • Shooting for a panoramic photo
  • Creating the panoramic file in Adobe Camera Raw
  • Toning and developing the panoramic image
  • Removing wide angle distortion
  • Filling in holes with Content-Aware Fill, Generative Fill, and cloning
  • Adding finishing touches to the panoramic image
9. Creating Missing Objects in a Night Scene with AI
  • Shooting night scenes
  • Develop the image in Adobe Camera Raw
  • Correcting perspective issues with Adaptive Wide Angle
  • Filling in missing and problem areas with Generative Fill
  • Final color grade with Radiant Photo
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Richard Harrington

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