Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
In this lesson, we will start with an image that was taken without the use of a tripod, so it is a little shaky.
In addition to the shaky detail, it has a strong cast produced by the incandescent lighting that was used. In
this first part of the lesson, you will select and isolate the layer that needs to be addressed, use the Camera
Raw filter to correct it, and then use the new Shake Reduction filter in Photoshop CC (you'll find a new
Sharpen Filter to address shake problems). You will then complete a composite image by masking your
updated image.
Viewing the finished file
Before starting, you will look at the project in its finished form.
1
From Photoshop CC, choose File > Browse in Bridge and navigate to the ps14lessons folder. Select the
image named
ps1401_done
and double-click it to open. An image of an old Land camera appears in a
composited illustrative file.
The completed lesson file.
2
You can leave this finished file open for reference, or you can close it by selecting File > Close.
3
Now you will open up the file that you will start with. Choose File > Browse in Bridge, locate the file
named
ps1401.psd
and double-click it to open it in Photoshop. You see the start file that contains four
layers.
4
Choose File > Save As; in the File name text field type
ps1401_work
. Make sure that you are saving in-
to the ps14lessons folder, and then choose Save, leaving all other options the same. Keep this file open
for the next part of this lesson.
Easier methods to manage your layers
By isolating a layer, you can focus on the active layer without sorting through all the other layers to make
sure you are on the correct one. In Photoshop CC, you can now isolate a layer or group of layers using the
Select menu. This isolate layer feature is essentially an extension of the Layer filter feature that was intro-
duced in Photoshop CS6, and allows users to organize and find layers more easily.
1
Make sure that the layer named Camera is selected in the Layers panel, and then choose Select > Isolate
Layers. Note that the other three layers disappear from the Layers panel.
2
To show the other layers, choose Select > Isolate layers again, since it is a toggle control.
