darkroom 2 photoshop masking techniques and smart objects

Photoshop Masks, Smart objects and masking techniques

Understanding the Pen ToolUnderstanding the Pen Tool

The Pen Tool will make a path for your mask. Lets look at the Anatomy of a Path

Straight LinesStraight LinesThe Pen Tool will make a path for your mask. Lets look at the Anatomy of a Path

The Pen tool want s you to at the beginning and end of each straight line segment. Start by click on where you like the points of a triangle to appear

Making Curves and a CircleMaking Curves and a Circle

The Pen Tool will make a path for your mask. Lets look at the Anatomy of a Path

With Just tow anchor points and four related handles you should be able to create a shape that resembles

Photoshop Masking TechniquesPhotoshop Masking Techniques

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Recording ActionsRecording ActionsResults depend on file and program setting variables, such as the active layer and the foreground color. For example, a 3‑pixel Gaussian blur won’t create the same effect on a 72‑ppi file as on a 144‑ppi file. Nor will Color Balance work on a grayscale file.

Keep in mind the following guidelines when recording actions:

Recording ActionsRecording ActionsOpen a file.

In the Actions panel, click the Create New Action button , or choose New Action from the Actions panel menu.

Enter an action name, select an action set, and set additional options:Function Key Assigns a keyboard shortcut to the action. You can choose any combination of a function key, the Ctrl key (Windows) or Command key (Mac OS), and the Shift key (for example, Ctrl+Shift+F3), with these exceptions: In Windows, you cannot use the F1 key, nor can you use F4 or F6 with the Ctrl key.Note: If you assign an action the same shortcut that is used for a command, the shortcut will apply the action rather than the command.

You can record your own Actions with a few easy steps

Recording ActionsRecording ActionsClick Begin Recording. The Begin Recording button in the Actions panel turns red .Important: When recording the Save As command, do not change the filename. If you enter a new filename, that new name is recorded and used each time you run the action. Before saving, if you navigate to a different folder, you can specify a different location without having to specify a filename.

You can record your own Actions with a few easy steps

Recording ActionsRecording ActionsPerform the operations and commands you want to record.Not all tasks in actions can be recorded directly; however, you can insert most nonrecordable tasks using commands in the Actions panel menu.

To stop recording, either click the Stop Playing/Recording button, or choose Stop Recording from the Actions panel menu. (In Photoshop, you can also press the Esc key.)

You can record your own Actions with a few easy steps

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Lightroom Presets and Lightroom Presets and AutomationAutomationPresets a group of recorded edits to a file. You can record repetitive edits and save them to use later. There are many 3rd party actions that you can load to Lightroom that can help you stream line your time and editing. Also you can record your actions to use later and to apply over many files at once

Making a PresetMaking a Preset

Presets you create are based on the current settings of the selected photo.

•In the Develop module, click the Create New Preset (+) button at the top of the Presets panel or choose Develop > New Preset.

•Click Check All to select everything or click Check None to deselect everything, and then click to select each of the settings to include in the preset.

•Type a name in the Preset Name box, specify which folder the preset should appear in, and click Create. The preset is added to the list in the Presets panel in the specified folder.

Making a PresetMaking a Preset

Loading and Exporting a PresetLoading and Exporting a PresetImport

To import a preset, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the area where you want the preset to appear and choose Import. Double-click the preset template file.

Export

You can export presets you’ve created to share with colleagues or to use on a different computer. Preset templates are saved with an .lrtemplate extension.

To export a preset, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a preset and choose Export. Type the name of the preset template file and click Save.

Loading and Exporting a PresetLoading and Exporting a PresetImport

To import a preset, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the area where you want the preset to appear and choose Import. Double-click the preset template file.

Export

You can export presets you’ve created to share with colleagues or to use on a different computer. Preset templates are saved with an .lrtemplate extension.

To export a preset, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a preset and choose Export. Type the name of the preset template file and click Save.

Editing in Photoshop from Editing in Photoshop from LightroomLightroomWhen you are editing in Lightroom you can now edit directly in Photoshop to do your heavy lifting

File Handling and Saving File Handling and Saving PresetsPresetsWhen working from one program to another you can customize how you it handles your file and how it names them when you export

HDR Files in PhotoshopHDR Files in Photoshop

To do HDR files you need to have several photos with the different exposures to take advantage of the all features in HDR Pro

Editing PanoramicsEditing Panoramics

Hint:

When editing Panoramics you need to be aware of file size and not give Photoshop too many files

You Can Bring in Multiple Files You Can Bring in Multiple Files as Layersas LayersNow you can select more than one photo from lightroom and take it to Photoshop and make a composite image

HomeworkHomework

•Record one Preset in Lightroom

•Make one Panoramic Image

•Make one HDR image in Photoshop

•And Make one composite photo