Part 1

Photoshop for photographers – Part 1. View individual HD videos here or download individual videos to your desktop.  Check out our Pdf that lists the videos in this entire 7 part course.  If you want to download the entire video set(s) They are located at the bottom of the page. Just follow the video numbers and check out my Pdf on   Why Photoshop for Photographers

Building a Computer for Photoshop & Photography. We can upgrade our computers from time to time, but there usually comes a time when the whole thing really needs to be brought up to date with a new build. What do we choose, how and why? Download the Video Here.  

Video 001 – An Introduction – A complete Photoshop Video Course. View our Introduction video first and start learning from here. Go as far into Photoshop as you want, or need to go.  Just follow the numbers, they are in the order you will require them. View this video here in HD or you can Download it to your Computer

Video 002 – Bridge Introduction – Adobe’s Bridge is much more than a simple browser. In fact it will open or run many other file types including word docs, videos, PDFs and even an executable slide show. It allows us to launch images into PS and/or ACR. View this video here in HD or you can Download it to your Computer

Video 003 – Overview & Set Up Personal Workspace – We show you around Bridge, but also suggest how we can set up our own saved screen for consistent work. Allow me to suggest what you need in your screen, at least in the short term.View this video here in HD or you can Download it to your Computer

Video 004 – Labels, Star Ratings and Review Mode – Sorting and selecting images can be a big job given the amount of images we shoot. Here we show how we can add coloured labels or stars and we look at review mode too. We also demo how we can sort images to just show labels and/or stars. Review mode is great to make those final selections for editing.View this video here in HD or you can Download it to your Computer

Video 005 – Collections and Smart Collections – Imagine gathering images from many different folders and locations and copying them elsewhere for another project. Collections and smart collections makes this task quick and easy. It’s an option I use constantly. Smart collections can separate images into the collection automatically, driven by a keyword. Let’s show you how it works.  Review mode is great to make those final selections for editing. View this video here in HD or you can Download it to your Computer

Video 006 – Importing Images onto our Computer – We need to make this a standard practice with a degree of discipline. The Bridge Photo Down-loader will help. We can even back up images at the same time as we import them and apply some copyright information too.View this video here in HD or you can Download it to your Computer

Video 007 – Image Management – Here we demonstrate the Bridge Light Box. We create stacks, we look at copy, paste and move and batch re-naming of images. Download it to your Computer

Video 008 – Metadata – Keywords – Filters & Searches –  Here we create our own metadata template and show how keywords are applied to images as we import them. Sometimes we may want to sort images into those that were shot with a particular lens, aperture, shutter speed or ISO. This is a powerful section of Bridge. Download it to your Computer

Video 009 – Batch Processing – Here we demonstrate transferring edits from one image to others. See also video 40.  Download it to your Computer

Video 010 – Lightroom and ACR – For those who also use Lightroom we demonstrate how to open images from Lightroom  into PS and/or ACR. Download it to your Computer

Video 011 – A Logical Workflow – Considering the three stages of Editing – Global – Strategic and Finishing Touches.. Download it to your Computer

Video 012 – PS Work-space and Preferences – The Start Work-space – Setting general & colour preferences including scratch disks and setting up a personal user work-space. Make sure that Photoshop looks just as we want it on every visit. Adopting a routine when we are learning is a good thing.. Download it to your Computer

Video 013 – Tool Box Essentials – Overview of PS Toolbox – We look at the three different types of tools we will use. Those that make a physical change, those that help the physical change and finding our way around the image and screen. We place emphasis on three tools that we will be using all the time. The Hand, Move & Zoom tools. Download it to your Computer

Video 014 – Basic Brushes for Photography – Many Toolbox Tools are brush based, but for 99.9% of photographic work, we will use a  brush size and the Opacity & Flow so we can control what we do..Download it to your Computer