Photo Manipulations

Professional Skills in Photo Manipulation

Graphic Design4.3(71)3h 3m19 lectures2 sections

What you'll learn

  • Understand the concept of photo manipulation
  • Use composition shapes in the blending process
  • Cut out complex elements accurately
  • Design an advertising poster and a movie poster with photo manipulation
  • Use light and shadow in photo manipulation
  • Understand colors on screens in RGB and CMYK
  • Retouch people and products
  • Publish designs professionally

About this course

This course teaches the art of photo manipulation in Photoshop, which means combining several photos and elements into one design that looks realistic and polished. You start with the concept of blending and manipulating photos and the role of composition shapes in the process, then learn to cut out complex elements with selection in more than one way. After that you work on complete projects, such as designing an advertising poster and a movie poster using photo manipulation. Then you study the role of light and shadow in convincing the eye that the elements belong to one scene, understand colors on screens in RGB and CMYK and design a manipulation focused on color. The course also includes retouching for people and for products, designing an ad post, how to publish your designs professionally, a closing session, and downloadable photos and project files. You do not need advanced experience here, because the course moves step by step. It suits designers, Photoshop beginners and anyone who enjoys creative design. In the end, you will be able to combine photos with consistent lighting, shadows and colors, create posters and ads, and get your work ready for publishing.

Expected outcomes

  • Master creating creative designs using photo merging techniques.
  • Execute professional design projects for clients or personal use.
  • Analyze and modify images in innovative ways.
  • Enhance image quality and highlight details with high precision.

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Course content

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Photo Manipulation

18 lectures
  1. The Concept of Photo ManipulationIntroduces photo manipulation, producing an imaginary design that looks realistic by respecting perspective, lighting and shadow, and how to use overlays by switching the blending mode to screen to remove black.6:59
  2. The Role of Composition Shapes in the Manipulation ProcessExplains the five composition rules in design: rule of thirds, golden ratio, hierarchy, balance, and full frame, and how they help produce professional photo compositing.6:09
  3. Selection Complicated Objects (Part One)Explains how to select complex elements in Photoshop such as hair, fur, and clouds, using select object, masks, and Blend If options to remove the background while preserving transparency.12:29
  4. Selection Complicated Objects (Part Two)Continues extracting transparent elements such as a perfume bottle and liquid splashes using masks, Clip Masks, Adjustment layers, and Blend If, and reviews the core compositing tools.9:12
  5. Designing an Advertising Poster Using Manipulation (Part One)Applies compositing to an advertising poster with a wolf and snowy background, using Adjustments like Level and Hue and Saturation to distribute light, and blending Smoke and Snow Overlays in Screen mode.11:27
  6. Designing an Advertising Poster Using Manipulation (Part Two)Continues a compositing exercise for an advertising poster with a car, a product, cows, and birds, covering element extraction, perspective placement, and lighting with Level and Clip Masks.18:37
  7. The Role of Lighting in the Manipulation ProcessExplains the role of lighting in compositing and how to add highlights and darkness with brushes and clip masks to give shapes volume, and introduces shadow types and Light Overlay.7:09
  8. The Role of Shadows in the Manipulation ProcessExplains the role of shadows in compositing, covering Ambient and Contact Shadows, and how to create them with Color Overlay, gradients, masks and distortion, including reflections on glass.13:06
  9. Designing a Movie Poster Using Manipulation (Part One)Starts a movie poster composite: extending the background with Content-Aware Fill, placing the moon behind the house with a mask, and adjusting colors with Color Balance, Color Lookup, and Overlays.9:35
  10. Designing a Movie Poster Using Manipulation (Part Two)Finishes the movie poster by lighting the windows, adding reflected light on the person's edges, organizing layers into groups, and applying Camera Raw Filter on a Smart Object to adjust colors.9:34
  11. Understanding Colors on Screens (RGB & CMYK)Explains the difference between RGB and CMYK color systems, color channels, and how Color Balance and Curves adjust colors in compositing, noting every Adjustment has a mask to control where it applies.8:13
  12. Designing Manipulation with a Focus on Colors (Part One)Starts a film-scene composite focused on color: setting up the canvas, adding ground, background and chains, matching their color to the environment with Color Balance, and applying Motion Blur.15:33
  13. Designing Manipulation with a Focus on Colors (Part Two)Continues the composite by adding a Blue Overlay for lighting, building shadows as reflections of the character and the steel ball, and using Color Balance on separate layers for stronger lighting.11:15
  14. People RetouchingExplains retouching people: deepening shadows and adding brightness with Curves, removing blemishes and sharpening detail with High Pass, whitening teeth, and adjusting skin tone to suit the surroundings.12:39
  15. Product RetouchingExplains product retouching using a perfume bottle: removing blemishes, fixing shapes, adjusting color with Hue and Saturation and Level, distributing light and dark, and building shadows with gradients and brushes.6:47
  16. Designing an Advertising Post Using ManipulationWalks through a perfume ad composite layer by layer: street and building background, background blur, bottle lighting with Level and Clip Mask, Camera Raw Filter, and Screen and Color Burn blending.7:46
  17. Publishing Your Designs ProfessionallyExplains how to present a compositing design professionally in a portfolio: analyzing the design, showing before and after, breaking down layers and elements, adding text and frames, and exporting the result.13:39
  18. Final Meeting and Emphasis on ConceptsRecaps the compositing course concepts: composition, extracting difficult images, perspective, lighting and shadows, RGB colors and Adjustments, retouching, and organizing layers to present work in a portfolio.3:47
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Instructor

Eng. Ali Foda

Eng. Ali Foda

Professional photographer and graphic designer with experience in creating social media designs. Completed over 25 projects for corporate identity design.
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