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Photoshop
Tips
Here
is another color correction tip. The picture on the left I use the
levels two method I have written with the cat picture below. The
second picture I used that plus variations. I clicked on more
yellow once and got the result below. I don't always use variations,
just when I think the color doesn't look right. I think I took the
picture in the shade which made it look cooler then I wanted
it.
Here
is three methods to fixing the color of a photo. I know there's a
better way to show you how, but this is the only way I know how. The
original picture is below.
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Auto
Color
Go to Image, Adjustments then
Auto color. I also used auto contrast on this
picture. |
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Levels
Go to Image, Adjustments then
Levels.
A box will pop up. Then at the
top where it says channels, pick the red channel.
Now what I do is move the black
slider inward. It kind of depends on the picture of how far
you want to move it. I moved it at the spot where the
Histogram starts to go up the same for the white slider.
I did this for the green and
blue channel too.
If you want you can move the
middle slider if you think it needs more
adjustments. |
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Levels
two
Go to Image, Adjustments,
Levels.
Go to Options on the bottom
right
Click on the black box next to
where it says shadow. Then change the color to R12 G12 B12.
This will make the shadow not completely black, this way you
can still see detail in the shadow areas. Click ok
Now for the white R245 G245
B245. Click ok when your done.
Hold the black slider and hold
down the ALT key at the same time. Stop when you first see
black on the picture, and move the slider back where it was.
Then click on the black eye
dropper and click the spot where you first saw black. Do the
same for the other slider, using the white eye dropper.
Then click ok. And go to Image
adjustments and Hue/Saturation. On the saturation, I used 12.
You don't need a lot of saturation just a little. And click
ok.
The Creative Digital Darkroom
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Here is a list of all of the
keyboard short cuts in Photoshop. I've also added my own tips in the
last cell.
File
Ctrl+S =
Save
Ctrl+N = New
Alt+Ctrl+O =
Browse
Atl+Shift+Ctrl+O = Open As
Shift+Ctrl+M =
Open in ImageReady
Ctrl+W = Close
Alt+Ctrl+W = Close
All
Shift+Ctrl+W = Close and go to Bridge
Shift+Ctrl+S =
Save As
Alt+ Shift+ Ctrl+S = Save for Web
F12 =
Revert
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+I = File info
Shift+Ctrl+P = Page
Setup
Alt+Ctrl+P = Print with Preview
Ctrl+P =
Print
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+P = Print one Copy
Ctrl+Q = Exit |
Edit
Ctrl+Z = Undo
Shift+Ctrl+Z = Step
Forward
Alt+ Ctrl+Z = Step backward
Shift+Ctrl+F =
Fade
Ctrl+X = Cut
Ctrl+C = Copy
Ctrl+Shift+C = Copy
Merged
Ctrl+V = Paste
Shift+Ctrl+V = Paste
Into
Shift+F5 = Fill
Ctrl+T = Free
transform
Transform
Shift+Ctrl+T =
Again
Shift+Ctrl+K = Color Settings
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+K =
Keyboard Shortcuts
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+M =
Menus
Preferences
Ctrl+K = General |
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Image
Adjustments
Ctrl+L =
Levels
Shift+Ctrl+L = Auto
Levels
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+L = Auto
Contrast
Shift+Ctrl+B = Auto Color
Ctrl+M =
Curves
Ctrl+B = Color Balance
Ctrl+U =
Hue/Saturation
Shift+Ctrl+U =
Desaturation
Ctrl+I = Invert
Alt+Ctrl+I = Image
Size
Alt+Ctrl+C = Canvas Size
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Layer
New
Shift+Ctrl+N = Layer
Ctrl+J
= Layer Via Copy
Shift+Ctrl+J = Layer Via
Cut
Alt+Ctrl+G = Create Clipping Mask
Ctrl+G = Group
Layers
Shift+Ctrl+G = Ungroup
Layers
Arrange
Shift+Ctrl+] = Bring to
Front
Ctrl+] = Bring Forward
Ctrl+[ = Send
Backward
Shift+Ctrl+[ = Send to Back
Ctrl+E =
Merge Layers
Shift+Ctrl+E = Merge Visable |
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Select
Ctrl+A = Select All
Ctrl+D =
Deselect
Shift+Ctrl+D = Reselect
Shift+Ctrl+I =
Inverse
Alt+Ctrl+A = All Layers
Alt+Ctrl+D = Feather
Filter
Ctrl+F = Last Filter
Alt+Ctrl+X =
Extract
Shift+Ctrl+X = Liquify
Alt+Shift+Ctrl+X =
Pattern Maker
Alt+Ctrl+V = Vanishing Point
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View
Ctrl+Y = Proof Colors
Shift+Ctrl+Y = Gamut
Warning
Ctrl++ = Zoom in
Ctrl+- = Zoom out
Ctrl+0 =
Fit on Screen
Alt+Ctrl+0 = Actual Pixels
Ctrl+H =
Extras
Show
Shift+Ctrl+H = Target
Path
Ctrl+' = Grid
Ctrl+; = Guides
Ctrl+R
= Rulers
Shift+Ctrl+; = Snap
Alt+Ctrl+; = Lock
Guides
Window
Alt+F9 = Actions
F5 = Brushes
F6 =
Color
F7 = Layers
Help
F1 = Photoshop Help
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Tools
M = Rectangular or Elliptical Marquee Tool
V =
Move tool
L = Lasso, polygonal or Magnetic tool
W =
Magic wand tool
C = Crop tool
K = Slice or select slice
tool
J = Healing brush, Spot Healing Brush, Patch, or Red
eye tool
B = Brush, Pencil, or Color Replacement tool
S =
Clone Stamp or Pattern Stamp tool
Y = History brush or
Art History brush tool
E = Eraser, background eraser, or
Magic eraser tool
G = Paint Bucket or Gradient tool
R =
Blur tool, Sharpen, or Smudge tool
O = Dodge, burn, or
Sponge tool
A = Path Selection or Direct Selection
tool
T = Horizontal type, Vertical type, Horizontal type
Mask, or Vertical type Mask tool
P = Pen or Freeform Pen
tool
U = Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, polygon,
Line, or Custom Shape tool
N = Notes or Audio Annotation
tool
I = Eye dropper, Color Sampler, or Measure tool
H =
Hand tool
Z = Zoom tool
Q = Edit in Quick Mask or
Standard Mode
F = Full Screen, Full Screen with Menu bar,
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When you first open photoshop, double click
anywhere on the grey area and the open dialoge box will open
up.
The grey backgound area in photoshop is 18% grey, you can
also pick it with the color picker.
There are at least two ways to do one thing on
Photoshop.
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