Photoshop Tutorial Using Layers - READ FIRST! Basics Masking & Opacity Adjustment Layers Merging Techniques Saving & Copying Exposure Using Levels Curves for Exposure Contrast/ Brightness Curves for Contrast Dodge & Burn Color Balance Color Balance Levels for CB Curves for CB Hue/ Saturation 1 Hue/ Saturation 2 Replace Color Painting Color Cast Separating Out Magic Wand Masking Selections New Layer Grouping Layers Epson Printing Tutorial

Bair Art Edition's Tutorial on: Adjusting Color & Exposure In Adobe Photoshop How to Use Layers In Photoshop Even if you think you know layers read every section! I've thrown in some tips that you may have never seen! If you don't know how to use layers you may be hesitant to use them, but once you see the power they give you, you'll be hooked. Layers do result in larger files, but they separate portions of an image, and especially adjustments to the image so you can easily revert to an earlier state. More importantly, Layers allow you to alter the image without permanently changing the image. These are the sections of this module: Layers Basics - Really Basic, like where to find it, and how they overlap. Using Layer Masks & Opacity - Layer Masks provide a way to selectively make visible portions of a layer, thus allowing you to hide areas, clean up edges, etc. without erasing. You can mask at differing opacities, or change the opacity of the entire layer The Basics of Adjustment Layers - The only way to apply color adjustments. How to Merge & Why - What the title says! Saving and Copying With Layers - What settings and techniques to use in this process. All images © 2008 Masterlab Copying is Prohibited Feel free to give us feedback on this, or any page. Contact us at heath@masterlabdigital.com and include the subject heading as "tutorial". Also, feel free to link to this site, and use any information for personal and/or commercial use. However, any reproduction of the information in this tutorial, including electronic publication, is prohibited without proper notification and citation of this site. This includes crediting our site and a link to this page in a conspicuous position relative to the copied information. - Stephen Bair, Utah Wedding Photographer, Park City Utah Wedding Photographers For the most comprehensive, and step-by-step guide to our services, read and fill out our ordering and submission checklist. Phone: 801-484-1768 E-Mail: heath@masterlabdigital.com Mail: BAE c/o MasterLab, 5209 South 300 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84107 © Masterlab