Photoshop Tutorials and Resources
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This is a comprehensive list of Photoshop tutorials and resources that includes beginner tutorials and more advanced tutorials. They cover everything from setting up Bridge the way you like it to retouching, sharpening, the Photoshop workflow including converting raw images with the Adobe Camera Raw converter, layers, layer masking, and compositing. Most of these links apply to current and past versions of Photoshop except for new CS5 features.

Photoshop CS5 Tutorials

Video tutorials on new featues from NAPP Adobe TV video tutorials (Excellent!)
Tutorials from (Adobe videos) Russell Brown's Top 5 new features
Photoshop Basix - 25 short video tutorials Russell Brown's CS5 Tips & Tutorials
Julianne Kost Photoshop tutorials CS5 Printing Guide pdf
Photoshop Essentials 25 Keyboard shortcuts you may not know
Photoshop Support tutorials Brush Panel and using a Tablet
Photoshop Cafe tutorials Photoshop Hidden Gems features tutorials
Nice textures to use over your photos Photoshop tuorials from lynda.com
Texture tutorials from Shadowhouse Creations How to import and organize your images
Introduction to Adobe Camera Raw How to open and edit photos in Camera Raw
CS5 Keyboard Shortcuts - will save time! A few free sample videos from lynda.com

Photoshop CS4 Tutorials - most of these apply equally to CS5

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

Beginner's Photoshop Tutorials and Tips
These are older but should be helpful

Beginner Tutorials from DevelopingWebs.net Photoshop Tips and Tricks for Beginners
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, etc. 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 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 Shadow/Highlight tool 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 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)
Many good tutorials for Ps and Elements Peachpit Press books Using the High Pass filter for sharpening (movie)
Several good tutorials from Peachpit Press Layer Mask How-To (best basic one)
BinaryFX Huge list of categorized Photoshop Links - excellent! Layer Mask Very handy tool in photo editing with Photoshop
Red eye and green eye fixes Layer Mask Tutorial (in depth)
Simple Redeye Reduction Hoaxing an Image using layers, blend modes, layer masks
Redeye Removal in CS2 Blend Mode Magic how to use blend modes
Become a layer-blending expert
Fix green-eye in pets Collaging in Photoshop from Photoshop Cafe
Working With Layers All about sharpening in Photoshop
The Layers Palette Blending Images
Tips For Working With Layers In Photoshop CS2 Very Special Effects Displace filter
Using Adjustment Layers Bring Out the Depths of a Landscape
Non-destructive Editing Using layers How to Up-size a Photo for Making a Large Print
  Filling Type with a Photo
Miscellaneous Advanced Pixel Blending to extend the dynamic range of photos
Adobe Bridge video tutorial on setting up the view Advanced Sharpening Techniques
Printing with Photoshop CS2 Add an Edge (Stroke)
Photo Chopping 1 - remove elements from a photo Out of Bounds Create a 3D image partly out of the frame
Photo Chopping 2 change faces in a photo How to use Layer Masks with other features by Ben Willmore
Photo Chopping 3 change multiple elements in a photo How to remove date stamps from photos
Create A Sepia Tone Effect In Photoshop Restoration
Give your photos a Soft Glow Restoring Damaged Photos Sample Chapter pdf file
Many Tutorials for Artistic Effects (list of links) Restoring a Vintage Photograph With Photoshop
Batch Actions Photo Restorations in Photoshop (using the clone tool)
Face Retouching Tools & Filters How-To
Beautify a Face Excellent! Vanishing Point tutorial Video!
Facial Beautification Also very good Unlocking the Hidden Power of the Crop Tool Photoshop Cafe
Smooth Skin Lens Correction tool how to remove lens distoration in CS2
Retouching: Enhancing Eyes, Eyelashes, and More! How to Use Lens Blur
Actions Using the Lens Blur Filter to control Depth of Field
ActionCentral Large collection of free actions and tutorials Magnetic Lasso Tool Selection Techniques in Photoshop
An Intro to Photoshop Actions and Automation Photoshop Cafe Making Complex Selections in Photoshop With Color Range
Creating Actions of Your Own from Photoshop Cafe Using Magic Wand, Lasso Tools and Channels for selections
Watermarking your images for the Web automatically Sophisticated Selections Made Simple
Photo Chopping 2 change faces in a photo Making Selections with the Magic Wand Tool
Photo Chopping 3 change multiple elements in a photo Perspective Correction fix leaning buildings!
Create A Sepia Tone Effect In Photoshop Working with Type in CS2 creating text how-to
Give your photos a Soft Glow Reduce Noise with CS2 Noise Removal Filter
Many Tutorials for Artistic Effects (list of links) Reduce Noise 3 Ways
Batch Actions Noiseware noise removal plugin (what I use)
  How To Use Curves in Photoshop Excellent tutorial
  How to Gang Scan, Straighten and Crop scans automatically

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)

Topaz Adjust B&W Effects and other great Topaz plugins My Plugins Page lists more free and commercial plugins
The Plugin Site big list of free plugins Nik Photoshop filters Color Efex, Silver Efex, Viveza, HDR Efex etc.
The Plugin Site big list of commercial plugins Photo Freebies several free plugins
Harry's Filters collection of plugins Noiseware the BEST noise removal plugin
Polaroid Dust and Scratch Free filter for scanned images Xero Nice set of free plugins for various effects

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Resources

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