2. Basic Photo Corrections

Lesson overview

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:

• Understand image resolution and size.

• Open and edit an image in Camera Raw.

• Adjust the tonal range of an image.

• Straighten and crop an image.

• Paint over a color with the Color Replacement tool.

• Adjust the saturation of isolated areas of an image using the Sponge tool.

• Use the Clone Stamp tool to eliminate an unwanted part of an image.

• Use the Spot Healing Brush tool to repair part of an image.

• Use the content-aware Patch tool to remove blemishes.

• Apply the Unsharp Mask filter to finish retouching photos.

• Save an image file for use in a page layout application.

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