Photoshop CC Retouching and Effects Masterclass

Master portrait photography editing with industry-standard techniques in Photoshop. Learn retouching, color corrections, and special effects for stunning results.

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Brief Summary

This fun course teaches you how to improve portrait photos using Photoshop, covering everything from basic corrections to advanced effects. Perfect for aspiring photographers wanting to learn essential techniques to enhance their skills and boost their portfolios.

Key Points

  • Learn essential to advanced Photoshop techniques for portrait photography.
  • Includes techniques for portrait corrections, retouching, and special effects.
  • Access to follow-along lectures and discussion forums for feedback.
  • Course includes quizzes and handouts for effective learning.
  • Suitable for both hobbyists and professional photographers.

Learning Outcomes

  • Edit and enhance portrait photos like a pro using Photoshop.
  • Understand the basics of color correction and composition.
  • Apply special effects and advanced retouching techniques.

About This Course

Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud Retouching and Effects for Portrait Photography & More. Learn the Essentials to Advanced!

January 2020 course updated: I added a quick video about Photoshop 2020 update on constrain proportions when resizing smart objects, photos, type layers, and shape layers.

Course updated: Select and Mask Technique added for more accurate selection of hair.

LEARN PORTRAIT PHOTO PHOTOSHOP EDITING FOR FUN OR PROFIT! Many of my university students have went on to become full-time wedding photographers or do portrait photography on the side for extra income. Learn the industry-standard portrait photo editing techniques today! 

THIS IS LIKE 5 COURSES IN 1 ULTIMATE COURSE: Portrait Corrections, Portrait Retouching, RAW Retouching, Portrait Stylizing and Special Effects, and Advanced Black-and-White Conversions. 

This is the course that can teach you everything you need to know to advance in portrait photography Photoshop editing, whether you're a professional photographer looking to offer more services to clients and increase income, or a hobbyist looking to improve personal photos. 

Ever wonder how portrait photographers have compelling portfolio photos? Or how magazine models look so flawless in those feature stories and covers? Or how that black-and-white photo jumps from the page with such detailed tonality and sharpness? Or how that couple's wedding photos feature that "pop out of the frame" special effect? 

In this course, I've included the essential techniques to succeed in portrait photography Photoshop editing, including 

  • Relevant color, lighting, and composition corrections

  • Effective retouching techniques

  • Stylistic adjustment techniques

  • Improved black-and-white conversions

  • Special effects and edits to offer as a bonus to your clients

These are methods you can use to improve your own photos for fun, or you can apply them to photos in your portfolio to attract more clients. Add excitement and interest to engagement photos, wedding photos, professional and executive photos, maternity photos, and all the other various categories of portrait photos. 

This course will not just help you retouch photos that you’re already taking for a client. It also has the potential to help you land more customers, and add more photo enhancing services to your business.   

Enrollment in this course includes access to hours of follow-along lectures where students “learn by doing.” 

Signing up for the course also includes 

  • Access to the discussion forums (for discussion and posting links to your portrait photos that you’ve been working on so fellow students and I can critique and give feedback!)

  • Access to all future lectures that are added to this course (that may be a result of questions from the discussions forums) or new techniques related to portrait photography

  • Free support files to follow along in the lectures (most of the lectures feature the same photos available for download, but students are free to use their own photos of course)

  • Besides six hours of lectures, I also include quizzes to assess your learning, and some helpful handouts on file formats, color terminology, Photoshop keyboard shortcuts, and a portrait retouching checklist.

See my bio on this page for more of my educational and professional background. 

Let's get started learning and creating! 

  • Edit and improve portait photos professionally in Photoshop.

  • Improve lighting, color, composition, and sharpness with Photoshop.

  • Apply industry-standard Photoshop retouching techniques in portrait photos.

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Chad Neuman, Ph.D.

I love seeing students succeed in their designs, photos, productions, artistic work, and careers.Do you want to learn become a better designer or communicator? Do you want to learn industry-standard editing and effects in Photoshop? Do you want to create logos for your brand or for clients? Do you want to learn new skills that are in demand in the...

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ui-avatar of Adhira Murali
Adhira M.
4.5
1 year ago

Good

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Anonymized U.
4.0
2 years ago

why why why you did not add food, product and beauty retouching Iam so sad
PLZ tell us it will help us in future to earn money by retouching

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ui-avatar of Tremayne Copeland
Tremayne C.
5.0
2 years ago

Great Course. I would like to learn more about how to correct backgrounds in photo.

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ui-avatar of Ricky Johannes Hutapea
Ricky J. H.
4.0
3 years ago

Thanks for detailed explanation

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ui-avatar of Ron Sultenfuss
Ron S.
5.0
3 years ago

This class provides good information on the Photoshop tools, shortcuts and tips.

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ui-avatar of Riki Fadilah
Riki F.
5.0
3 years ago

very good, very easy to understand for beginner

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ui-avatar of Héberson Edmé
Héberson E.
4.0
4 years ago

J'apprends bcp dans ce cours. Je suis comblé!

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ui-avatar of Thomas Groshong
Thomas G.
5.0
4 years ago

This is a good match because I use most of the tools already and it gives me more ideas in which to use

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ui-avatar of Peter Beech
Peter B.
1.0
4 years ago

This guy endlessly waffles - during which time things are not actually explained very well. A good example of being sloppy is the layer mask. The tutor just goes ahead and says 'click new mask' . His comes up black, but the auto setting is white. No discussion about changing it to black - probably because he has 'his' already set that way. In fact (having gone on You Tube to find out) its Alt+layer mask for black. A small illustration of poor tuition.

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ui-avatar of Rahul.Lahane
Rahul.lahane
5.0
4 years ago

such a good technique for work better

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