Chapter 1 Essential Techniques
The Basic Stuff Ya Gotta Know First
#3: Editing Just Part of Your Image
#4: Cloning and the Patch Tool
#6: Resizing, Rotating, and Transforming
#7: Camera Raw as a Filter (& Adjustment Layers)
Jumping from Lightroom to Photoshop (and Back)
Choosing How Your Files Are Sent to Photoshop
Going from Lightroom to Photoshop (and Back)
Panos, HDR, and Smart Objects
Keeping Your RAW Image Editable Using Smart Objects
Stitching Panoramas Using Photoshop
Creating HDR Images in Photoshop
Retouching Portraits
Making Facial Features Symmetrical
Softening Skin While Retaining Texture
Four Other Retouches We Use Liquify For
Compositing and Blending Multiple Images
Compositing: Putting Your Subject on a Different Background
Putting an Image Inside Another Image
Removing Large Distracting Things
Adding a Logo or Illustration to a Photo
Creating Special Effects in Photoshop
The High-Contrast Portrait Look
Turning a Photo into an Oil Painting in One Click
Tilt Shift Effect (the Architectural Model Look)
Creating Mirror-Like Reflections
Sharpening and Dealing with Problems
Fixing Group Shots the Easy Way
Removing Stuff Using Content-Aware Fill
12 Things You’d Think You’d Need Photoshop For, But Ya Don’t
12 Things You’d Think You’d Need Photoshop For, But Ya Don’t