Photography

Photoshop Retouching & Compositing

Retouch and Composite Like a Pro in Photoshop

12 lessons4 modules9h 0m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This course walks beginners through every stage of professional photo retouching and compositing in Photoshop. You will learn how frequency separation isolates texture from tone, how to use Curves, Dodge & Burn, and Clone Stamp without destroying original data, and how to combine multiple images into believable composites using layer masks and blend modes. Each lesson uses real portrait and landscape examples with concrete numeric settings so you can reproduce results immediately.

Curriculum

Module 1: Non-Destructive Foundations & Raw Processing3 lessons

Anatomy of a Non-Destructive Photoshop FilePreview45m
Camera Raw & Lightroom as Smart Filters🔒45m
Colour Calibration and Soft-Proofing🔒45m

Module 2: Skin Retouching: Healing, Cloning & Frequency Separation3 lessons

Spot Healing, Healing Brush & Clone Stamp🔒45m
Frequency Separation: The Complete Method🔒45m
Dodge & Burn for Three-Dimensional Skin🔒45m

Module 3: Precise Selection & Masking3 lessons

Select & Mask: Hair and Fur Extraction🔒45m
Pen Tool Paths for Hard-Edged Objects🔒45m
Luminosity Masking for Skies and Gradients🔒45m

Module 4: Multi-Layer Compositing & Final Delivery3 lessons

Light Matching and Shadow Integration🔒45m
Blend Modes, Clipping Masks & Colour Grading🔒45m
Sharpening, Output Preparation & Final Delivery🔒45m