Photoshop Videos

http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop/

- Making and Refining Selections
The selection tool allows you to select specific objects within the photo, and also lets you choose spaces you do not want selected. By refining the selection tool, you are able to see the object on different backgrounds, where you can then adjust the edges of the object.

- Using Layers-
The background layer cannot be changed. One image can be added to another simply by dragging one window into the next. Multiple layers can be selected at one time, allowing you to modify multiple at once. A layer mask allows you to hide or create a gradient of the image.

- Converting Color Photos to Black and White- Russell brown
Different colors, along with the hue and saturation can be adjusted to get the specific look you were after. By doing this you can directly target colors and objects within the photo you are working on.

- Applying Smart Filters
This allows you to adjust a layer without changing it, so that you are able to go back to the original photo. Multiple filters can be added to a single photo. By double clicking on the filter you are able to modify the specific filter.

- Correcting Lighting with Camera Raw The fill light command opens the midtones of a photo. In order to keep the shadows of the original photo it is recommended that you adjust the blacks of photo.

- Making Tonal Corrections
By adjusting the contrast of a photo you can brighten up a photo. An advanced way to adjust the contrast is to use the curves tool, which gives you a diagram of the blacks and whites you can adjust.

- Making Lighting Corrections
The curves adjustment tool allows you to change the lighting on only one side of the photo if desired. The channel mixer adjustment layer can convert an image from color to black and white. Also the black and white command lets you instantly change a photo to black and white, and then you can adjust specific colors to be either darker or lighter/

- Using Vanishing Point in Photoshop
The vanishing point lets you edit the perspective of photo. You are now able to adjust the angle that you want the perspective to be from. CS3 lets you wrap multiple art works at once, so you can move all images in one step.

- Importing Content in to InDesign
When importing an image you can use the frame fitting options, so that content can be fit proportionally or the frame can be filled proportionally. Not only can images be imported, but text can be imported as well.


The video I found most helpful was making and refining selections. As this allows you to select a certain object within a photo, which will be extremely helpful when modifying an image.

What I liked about the videos presented by Mike Ninness is that he concluded each video with a recap. By doing this you are able to remember the important factors presented in the video. I found that the videos presented by Katrin Eismann were very boring, as her voice made it seem as though she did have an interest in what she is presenting. I would prefer if she showed excitement in her voice, as this tends to grab the attention of the listener. Although like Eismann, Terry White sounds monotone, he uses words that make him seem excited, as he constantly claims that he loves certain tools or features within the program. I found the presentation by Russell Brown was very good, as the black and white feature he was presenting on genuinely excited him. Also during his video clip, areas were blown up so that the viewer could see what it was he was clicking on to get the feature he was after.