Photo Editing 101: Free Photoshop Course

Photo by Daniel Zedda

Photo Editing 101 is our free course that teaches the basic fundamentals of how to use Photoshop for editing photos. From this page you can access all of the articles/tutorials that are currently available, and we will be adding links to the new articles as they are published. If you’re new to photo editing or to Photoshop we recommend that you follow along all of the articles in order as they will build on each other. However, if you’re just looking for specific information feel free to browse whichever articles interest you.

1. Introduction to Photoshop Layers
2. Introduction to Blending Modes in Photoshop
3. Introduction to Photoshop Adjustment Layers
4. Introduction to Photoshop Levels Adjustments
5. Introduction to Photoshop Curves Adjustment Layers
6. Introduction to Black and White Adjustment Layers in Photoshop
7. Introduction to the Channel Mixer in Photoshop
8. How to Convert Photos to Black & White with the Channel Mixer in Photoshop
9. Introduction to Layer Masks in Photoshop
10. Introduction to Unsharp Mask in Photoshop
11. Introduction to Smart Sharpen in Photoshop
12. Introduction to High Pass Sharpening in Photoshop
13. Introduction to the Color Balance Adjustment Layer in Photoshop
14. Introduction to the Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer in Photoshop
15. Introduction to the Gradient Map Adjustment Layer in Photoshop
16. Introduction to the Gaussian Blur Filter in Photoshop
17. Introduction to Radial Blur in Photoshop
18. Introduction to Selective Color Adjustment Layers in Photoshop
19. Introduction to Photo Filter Adjustment Layers in Photoshop
20. Introduction to Exposure Adjustment Layers in Photoshop
21. Introduction to Dodge and Burn in Photoshop
22. Introduction to the Marquee Select Tool in Photoshop
23. Introduction to the Lasso Tools in Photoshop
24. Introduction to the Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop
25. Introduction to the Crop Tool in Photoshop
26. Introduction to the Move Tool in Photoshop
27. Introduction to the Clone Stamp Tool in Photoshop
28. Introduction to the Healing Brush Tool in Photoshop
29. Introduction to Content Aware Fill in Photoshop
30. How to Enhance Eyes in Photoshop
31. How to Whiten Teeth in Photoshop
32. Introduction to Quick Mask Mode in Photoshop
33. Introduction to the Lens Flare Filter in Photoshop
34. Introduction to the Reduce Noise Filter in Photoshop