Lynda.COM Photoshop CS5: Athletic Retouching Projects

Author:
Chris Orwig

Duration:
06h 09m

Released on:
9/29/2010

Exercise files:
Yes

Software works on:
Windows only

In Photoshop CS5: Athletic Retouching Projects, Chris Orwig demonstrates how to use Photoshop CS5 to add energy, motion, and strength to portraits and shots of athletes in action. This course covers removing blemishes from the subject and the background, adding motion blur, enhancing muscle tone, and making adjustments to photos shot in outdoor lighting conditions. Sections on underwater portraits and working with multiples subjects are also included. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:

    Creating and combining multiple exposures
    Repositioning subjects
    Enhancing color and tone
    Removing unwanted background elements
    Simplifying with selections
    Improving composition with cropping
    Toning with the High Dynamic Range (HDR) Pro toolset
    Enhancing eyes
    Changing shape and sculpting muscles with Liquify
    Increasing height
    Sharpening and creating final layer comps



Introduction
Welcome           00m 53s
Using the exercise files           01m 02s

1. Outdoor Portrait
Creating two exposures with Adobe Camera Raw           07m 20s
Cleaning up the small details           04m 22s
Reducing brightness on the skin           06m 07s
Enhancing color and tone           05m 17s
Using curves and blending modes for tone           04m 12s
Improving the eyes           05m 38s
Modifying the jacket           06m 38s
Changing the background color           03m 11s
Final adjustments           03m 58s
Sharpening the image           07m 52s
Black-and-white creativity           04m 09s

2. Simplicity
Simplifying with selections           06m 04s
Cleaning up the details           04m 01s
Filling in the windows           03m 14s

3. Strength
Enhancing muscles           04m 16s
Adding zoom and modifying color           05m 14s
Working with contrast           03m 32s
Blending with a displacement map           04m 59s

4. Speed
Cleaning up the original image           02m 43s
Removing small details           06m 13s
Removing blemishes and distractions from the background           08m 06s
Lightening certain colors           05m 02s
Enhancing the color and tone           04m 34s
Adding motion blur to the cyclist           03m 51s
Sharpening and creating layer comps           04m 25s

5. Gym Workout
Improving the composition by cropping           01m 38s
Toning the image with HDR toning           03m 48s
Adding multiple blending modes to one adjustment           03m 15s
Creative color reduction           05m 32s
Sharpening the image           06m 51s
Enhancing the color and tone           06m 23s

6. Energy
Applying a freeform crop           01m 56s
Modifying the shadows and highlights           01m 59s
Working with Smart Sharpen           02m 43s
Changing the color and tone           03m 44s
Enhancing the color and sharpness           03m 43s
Final project review           02m 08s

7. Pushup
Combining multiple exposures           02m 07s
Masking in the eyes           05m 54s
Cleaning up the small details           05m 17s
Enhancing the eyes           06m 10s
Sharpening the eyes           02m 31s
Enhancing the skin           04m 28s
Modifying the overall color and tone           05m 15s
Final project review           02m 24s

8. Indoor Track Sprint
Removing unwanted background elements           03m 45s
Correcting the wall color           04m 33s
Improving the color of the track           06m 59s
Adding motion blur           04m 10s
Improving composition by cropping           03m 05s

9. Enhancing Strength
Using Liquify to change the shape           04m 56s
Improving the shadows           03m 04s
Cleaning up the details           04m 25s
Removing unwanted highlights on the skin           05m 02s
Sculpting dimension in the muscles           06m 52s
Increasing height           04m 49s
Applying midtone contrast and sharpening           04m 50s

10. Surfer Portrait
Making basic adjustments with Adobe Camera Raw (project 1)           04m 27s
Enhancing the color and tone           04m 35s
Final project review           07m 14s
Making basic adjustments with Adobe Camera Raw (project 2)           03m 44s
Working with shadows, highlights, and curves           05m 32s
Making creative color adjustments           05m 20s
Modifying the tone and sharpening           05m 18s

11. Underwater Portrait
Converting the image to black and white           03m 29s
Improving the eyes           02m 31s
Sharpening the details           06m 19s
Enhancing the color and tone           04m 08s

12. Jump
Cleaning up the image with Content-Aware Fill           02m 47s
Removing and repositioning the subjects           06m 55s

13. Father and Son Portrait
Making basic adjustments with Adobe Camera Raw (project 1)           04m 21s
Cleaning up the small details           03m 22s
Modifying the tone           04m 05s
Adding grain           07m 36s
Making basic adjustments with Adobe Camera Raw (project 2)           08m 39s
Working with curves           02m 33s
Sharpening the details           04m 54s
Enhancing the color and tone           06m 15s
Final project review           03m 57s

Conclusion
Goodbye           00m 24s