Day 1

Image Correction

Working extensively with the Healing Brush, Spot Healing Brush and Patch tools

Using the Clone Source panel

Changes in the Sharpen, Dodge & Burn tools

Advanced Adjustment Layer techniques

Magically filling areas with Content Aware Fill

Working with the new Vibrance Adjustment layer from Camera Raw

Using an Adjustment Layer to affect only a portion of the image with a Layer Mask

Understanding the new Adjustments Panel and how it creates Adjustment Layers

Using Hue/Saturation

Apply the Target Adjustment tool

Adjusting images with the Black and White feature

Red Eye tool

Correcting the tonal range

Using Threshold

Image correction with Curves & how they differ from Levels

Color correction by the numbers

Working with Duotone Curves

Day 2

Image manipulation

Increasing the sharpness of a scan

Applying Content Aware Scaling

Creating Panoramas

Using the Match Color feature

Using the History Brush

Creating new 3D shapes from layers and mapping images onto preset shapes

Turning existing images into a full 3D image

Day 3

Creative Techniques with Filters, the Mixer Brush Tool, and Vanishing Point

Using Filters & combining Filters for maximum effect

Using the Liquify features & freezing/thawing areas

Using the Filter Gallery

Creating multiple planes

Working with Faux HDR Toning

Using the Mixer Brush and working with Bristle Tips

The Puppet Warp

Alpha Channels

Using Alpha Channels

Saving selections vs. creating an Alpha Channel from scratch

Using the Load Selection window

Applying filters to Alpha Channels

Using Lighting Effects and Color Halftone

Day 4

Curves and Advanced Masking

The Pen Tool, Shape Layers, & Vector Layer Masks

Proper pen tool techniques and making selections with the Pen tool

Using the Vector Layer Mask

When to use the Layer Mask vs. the Vector Layer Mask

Creating collages with images

Hair exercise: Masking out wispy hair

Day 5

Actions and Batch Processing

Introduction to the Actions panel & Batch Processing

Applying an action to multiple images

Using the Picture Package and Web Photo Gallery features

Create Droplets from an action

Saving and exporting images

Saving images

Saving PDF files

Saving and Exporting files in other formats