Domestika Basics Course 2 of 5

Adobe Photoshop: Beginner's Guide for Photographers

Course 2: Retouching Fundamentals: Histograms & Image Quality, Brightness & Contrast

By Mikael Eliasson , Portrait Photographer

Portrait Photographer. London, United Kingdom.
Joined January 2020
Domestika Basics Course 2 of 5
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About the video: Histograms & Image Quality, Brightness & Contrast

Overview

“We will start this course by learning how to read, use, and edit histograms. I will show you how to make non-destructive edits through adjustment layers, layer masks, and how to work most efficiently with pixel layers.”

In this video lesson Mikael Eliasson addresses the topic: Histograms & Image Quality, Brightness & Contrast, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 2: Retouching Fundamentals. Learn the basic retouching tools that Photoshop has to offer.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this course, I'm going to teach you all the fundamentals of retouching. There is a lot to cover. And we're going to start by looking at one of the most important things which is the histogram and image quality. We're also going to learn about brightness and contrast and actually understand how to utilize this properly in your editing. Let me show you. Before we start learning about adjustments in our images, let's take a closer look to the histogram and try and understand what makes a good exposure. By default, Photoshop shows us the colors in the histogram. And as you can see in this im...”

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Course summary for: Course 2: Retouching Fundamentals

  • Level: Beginner
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Mikael Eliasson

Mikael Eliasson
By Mikael Eliasson

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Portrait Photographer

Mikael Eliasson is a London-based photographer whose work focuses primarily on portraiture. His photos have been exhibited throughout Europe, and have been showcased in Portfolio Catalogue magazine (issue number 43), as well as in private shows in London, Turin, and more.

Besides his commissioned and personal work, Mikael also works as a photography & Photoshop tutor and runs Photography Course London.


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Course 2: Retouching Fundamentals

By Mikael Eliasson
Portrait Photographer. London, United Kingdom.
Joined January 2020
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  • 8 students