Photoshop Tutorials and Resources
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This is a comprehensive catagorized list of Photoshop tutorials and resources for digital photographers. The list includes tutorials for beginners and more advanced tutorials. They cover everything from speeding up Photoshop and setting up Bridge the way you like it to retouching, compositing, sharpening, and the Photoshop workflow including converting raw images with the Adobe Camera Raw converter. Most of these links apply to a few past versions of Photoshop but some apply only to CS4.

Photoshop CS4 Tutorials

What's New in CS4 from photoshopsupport.com New Tabbed Interface in CS4 Video
New "Little Things" in CS4 Check out the new clone preview! CS4 Tutorial Videos from Layers Magazine
New features, toos and Interface by Julianne Kost (Great!) NAPP CS4 Learning Center Video Tutorials
Retouching Skin from photoshopsupport.com lynda.com video tutorials (some free ones)
CS4 Videos (includes one on video card support!) Content Aware Scaling Video (resizing on steriods!)
New graduated filter video Content Aware Scaling Video by Russell Brown
Adjustments Panel in CS4 video Bridge CS4 Video with Julianne Kost on Photoshop TV
Adjustments Panel video from Photoshop TV Camera Raw 5 Sneak Preview
Color Range Command Camera Raw 5 Complete Picture with Julianne Kost
New Doge & Burn and Sponge features New Masks Panel
New Vibrance Adjustment New Printing Features in CS4
Working with Layers How to Retouch Blemishes
Adjust Brightness and Contrast Selecting Portions of an Image
Adjusting Colors Resize an Image
Sharpening an Image with Smart Sharpen Cropping an Image
Saving and File Formats Using Open GLOptimization video

Video Tutorials for CS2 and CS3

Radiant Vista Tutorials CS3 Tutorials from photoshopsupport.com
Russell Brown Tutorials CS3 Tutorials - Deke McClelland at Lynda.com
Photoshop Mama Tutorials and techniques CS3 Blog with Links
Cool Photo Techniques (NAPP) CS3 Videos and more - Russell Brown
Digital Illusions Explained tutorials CS3 Layers Magazine tutorials
CS3 Blog with tutorials Great selection of video tutorials from Adobe

Beginner's Photoshop Tutorials and Help
Beginner Tutorials from DevelopingWebs.net Photoshop Tips and Tricks for Beginners
Photoshop CS2 Basics Course at Graphics Software About.com Photoshop CS2 Toolbar from Adobe Studio
Working with Layers One of the best layers tutorials I've seen! Photoshop - Basic Tools
An Introduction to Photoshop Layers Photoshop Cafe Quick Photo Edit Levels, Hue/Saturation/,Sharpen
Photoshop Resources at Graphics Software, about.com Photoshop Color Spaces

Working With Raw Images and Workflow

Photoshop Tone, Contrast and Color Tutorials

Michielsen's Photoshop Tutorials Levels, curves, much more Basic Tone and Color Correction
Using Levels to Correct Color Cast, Improve Color Using Levels for tone and contrast improvement
Color Cast Correction Image correction made easy with the Levels command
Match Colors Between Images in Photoshop Quick Photo Edit Levels, Hue/Saturation/,Sharpen
Whitening Teeth and Eyes Using Hue/Saturation Using adjustment layer
Correct A Bad Color Cast in Photoshop dpreview.com Correct Exposures with Shadow/Highlight in Photoshop
Correcting Over/Under Exposure Shadow/Highlight filter video tutorial
Fix an Underexposed Image Fix an Overexposed Image
How to Change Colors on a Face (cosmetic changes) Photoshop Color Correction Tools Dan Giordan
Balance Color with Levels good to remove color casts Accentuate Certain Colors in your photo
How to get the most out of Hue and Saturation by Ben Willmore Making Image Color Balance Adjustments in Photoshop

More Tutorials and Techniques

Collections of Tutorials Specific Tutorials
PDF Tutorials from Radiant Vista Dodging and Burning Non-destructive method
Video Tutorials from Radiant Vista Smart Sharpen tutorial (new, better method of sharpening)
PhotoshopSupport.com Many tutorials, tips, Photoshop Blog, etc Using the High Pass filter for sharpening (movie)
QuickTime movie tutorials 2 includes shortcut keys- very good Layer Mask How-To (best basic one)
QuickTime movie tutorials on Photoshop CS2 (samples) Layer Mask Very handy tool in photo editing with Photoshop
Photoshop Tutorials (old but some are good) Layer Mask Tutorial (in depth)
Photoshop Tips from Wacom Hoaxing an Image using layers, blend modes, layer masks
Intermediate Tutorials from DevelopingWebs.net Blend Mode Magic how to use blend modes
Several good tutorials from Peachpit Press
 Become a layer-blending expert
Photoshop Tips from Photoshop Cafe Collaging in Photoshop from Photoshop Cafe
Planet Photoshop lots of tutorials Everything You Wanted to Know about Sharpening in Photoshop
Layers Magazine Tutorials Lots of video tutorials! Blending Images
Photoshop TV view tips in a TV show video presentation Very Special Effects Displace filter
Adobe Evangelists Lots of tutorials in pdf format Bring Out the Depths of a Landscape
Photoshop Tips and Techniques by Russell Brown ( very good!) How to Up-size a Photo for Making a Large Print
BinaryFX Huge list of categorized Photoshop Links - excellent! Filling Type with a Photo
Many good tutorials for Ps and Elements Peachpit Press books Advanced Pixel Blending to extend the dynamic range of photos
Excellent Quick Tips by Ben Willmore Selection Tips by Ben Willmore
Photoshop Definitions (glossary) by Ben Willmore Advanced Sharpening Techniques
Red eye and green eye fixes Add an Edge (Stroke)
Simple Redeye Reduction Out of Bounds Create a 3D image partly out of the frame
Redeye Removal in CS2 How to use Layer Masks with other features by Ben Willmore
5 Ways to Reduce Red-Eye and green eye! How to remove date stamps from photos
Fix green-eye in pets Masking
Black and White Conversion Using Quick Mask
Convert Color to Black and White best technique Masking Made Easy Wendy Peck

Black and White Conversion Tutorial pdf file download

 Compositing and Masking Techniques in Photoshop
Black and White Conversion  
Working With Layers Restoration
The Layers Palette Restoring Damaged Photos Sample Chapter pdf file
Tips For Working With Layers In Photoshop CS2 Restoring a Vintage Photograph With Photoshop
Using Adjustment Layers Photo Restorations in Photoshop (using the clone tool)
Non-destructive Editing Using layers Tools & Filters How-To
Miscellaneous Vanishing Point tutorial Video!
Adobe Bridge video tutorial on setting up the view Unlocking the Hidden Power of the Crop Tool Photoshop Cafe
Printing with Photoshop CS2 Photoshop CS2's Spot Healing Brush
Photo Chopping 1 - remove elements from a photo Lens Correction tool how to remove lens distoration in CS2
Photo Chopping 2 change faces in a photo How to Use Lens Blur
Photo Chopping 3 change multiple elements in a photo Magnetic Lasso Tool Selection Techniques in Photoshop
Create A Sepia Tone Effect In Photoshop Making Complex Selections in Photoshop With Color Range
Give your photos a Soft Glow Using Magic Wand, Lasso Tools and Channels for selections
Many Tutorials for Artistic Effects (list of links) Sophisticated Selections Made Simple
Batch Actions Making Selections with the Magic Wand Tool
Face Retouching Perspective Correction fix leaning buildings!
Beautify a Face Excellent! Working with Type in CS2 creating text how-to
Facial Beautification Also very good Reduce Noise with CS2 Noise Removal Filter
Smooth Skin Reduce Noise 3 Ways
Retouching Tips: Enhancing Eyes, Eyelashes, and More! Noiseware noise removal plugin (what I use)
Actions How To Use Curves in Photoshop Excellent tutorial
ActionCentral Large collection of free actions and tutorials How to Gang Scan, Straighten and Crop scans automatically
An Intro to Photoshop Actions and Automation Photoshop Cafe Using the Lens Correction Filter in Photoshop CS2
Creating Actions of Your Own from Photoshop Cafe Lens Correction Filter in Photoshop CS2
Watermarking your images for the Web automatically Using the Lens Blur Filter to control Depth of Field

Artistic Effects for Creating Photo Art or Enhancing your Photo Presentation

Create an Antique Look from Planet Photoshop Add a Matte Border and Text to your photo
Between Color and Black and White Create a lightly tinted image Cafe Espanyol tutorial (creative painterly technique)
Make a box office hit with movie poster type Davrodigital tutorials 1 creative techniques
Add a stroke layer style border to a photo Davrodigital tutorias 2 creative techniques
Paint a digital photo from Adobe Davrodigital Castle Coch painterly effect
Sepia Tone techniques Create a 3-D border for you photos
Hayes Island Cafe tutorial (nice creative painterly technique) Colorizing an Image using the primary colors
Color Tinting in Photoshop  

Photoshop Plugins (3rd party add-on filters)

Polaroid Dust and Scratch Free filter for scanned images, great! My Plugins Page lists more free and commercial plugins
The Plugin Site big list of free plugins Foto Fix Adjust color balance, saturation, contrast and sharpen
The Plugin Site big list of commercial plugins Photo Freebies several free plugins
Harry's Filters collection of plugins Simplifier Turn photos into paintings
Virtual Painter(check out the older $35 version, I like it) Xero Nice set of free plugins for various effects

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Resources

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