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Photoshop Masterclass

Masking Exposures


Building on what we learnt in Introduction to Masking in Photoshop we're going to mask three exposures together to combine what's commonly known as a high dynamic range (HDR) image. However using this manual approach allows subtle control that you won't find in automated programs.


Final Artwork - The Library – © Alexia Sinclair 2013
Final Artwork - The Library – © Alexia Sinclair 2013
  1. Introduction
  2. Lightroom to Photoshop (07:20)
  3. Introduction to Masking in Photoshop (04:22)
  4. Masking Exposures (03:30)
  5. Selection Methods in Photoshop (07:32)
  6. Deep etching in Photoshop (07:18)
  7. Cleanup & Composition (10:15)
  8. Intro to compositing (07:35)
  9. Composite - Further Blending Techniques (15:24)
  10. Colouring (04:45)
  11. Artifical Light & Atmosphere (03:46)
  12. Beauty Retouching - Cleanup (05:00)
  13. Beauty Retouching - Airbrushing via Clone (12:16)
  14. Beauty Retouching - Refine (Masking, Doging & Brurning) (13:36)
  15. Beauty Retouching - Tonal work (03:59)
  16. Composite Atmosphere (09:29)
  17. Final Grading & Grain (06:14)
  18. Making Props (03:28)