Photoshop Layers: Working with Multiple Photos

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Free Online Course: Photoshop Layers: Working with Multiple Photos provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Photoshop Layers: Working with Multiple Photos is taught by Richard Harrington.

Overview
  • Learn how to use multiple photographs to create compelling imagery. Discover how to create an action composite, a star trail photo, a panoramic image, and more.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • What you should know before watching this course
    • Exercise files
    1. Mastering the Layers Panel
    • Loading multiple layers
    • Naming and organizing layers
    • Using nests and groups
    • Understanding Smart Objects
    2. Using Focus Stacking for Increased Depth of Field
    • Shooting a focus stacked image
    • Loading multiple layers into a stack
    • Blending the focus stacked image
    • Sharpening and grading the final image
    3. Using Multiple Images to Remove Unwanted Objects
    • Shooting for object removal
    • Loading multiple layers into a stack for object removal
    • Using stack modes
    • Cleaning up with cloning
    • Sharpening and grading the final image
    4. Creating an Action Composite from Multiple Exposures
    • Shooting for an action composite
    • Loading and aligning multiple layers into a document
    • Adding masks to composite the images
    • Sharpening and grading the final image
    5. Creating a Star Trail Photo
    • Shooting for a star trail
    • Loading and stacking the layers
    • Using stack modes
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    6. Compelling Black-and-White Photos from HDR
    • Shooting for a black-and-white HDR
    • Creating an HDR with Merge to HDR Pro
    • Toning the HDR image
    • Converting to black and white
    • Adding finishing touches to the black-and-white file
    • Creating the HDR file in Adobe Camera Raw
    7. Joining a Multipart Scan into One File
    • Scanning a large image in multiple pieces
    • Loading the pieces into a single Photoshop document
    • Aligning and blending the pieces of the scan
    • Sharpening and grading the final image
    8. Creating a Panoramic Image
    • Shooting for a panoramic photo
    • Creating the panoramic file in Adobe Camera Raw
    • Toning and developing the panoramic image
    • Removing wide angle distortion
    • Filling in holes with Content-Aware Fill and Cloning
    • Adding finishing touches to the panoramic image
    Conclusion
    • Next steps