This bootcamp covers the photo editing, retouching, and compositing workflows that professional designers rely on every day. You work through selections, layer masks, adjustment layers, blend modes, Smart Objects, filters, and Camera Raw, plus the AI-powered Generative Fill and Generative Expand features that now sit at the center of production retouching. Each technique is introduced on a real image rather than in isolation, so you learn when to reach for a tool as well as how it works.
The projects mirror the work designers are actually asked to do: removing unwanted elements from a photograph, replacing a background, correcting color and contrast, building social graphics, and placing artwork into a product mockup. Everything is built non-destructively, so your files stay editable and revisions cost minutes instead of hours. You finish with a portfolio-ready composite that pulls the advanced techniques together into a single polished piece.
What You Will Learn
- Retouch photographs and build graphics for digital, web, video, and print
- Adjust color, brightness, and contrast to correct and enhance images
- Isolate specific areas of an image using selections and layer masks
- Work non-destructively with adjustment layers, Smart Objects, and smart filters
- Remove and replace backgrounds cleanly
- Apply Generative Fill and Generative Expand to extend and repair images
- Process raw files in Camera Raw for maximum image quality
- Create visual effects with filters, shadows, and blend modes