Blend Modes

Layers
Selections
Masks

Refine Edge

http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/selections/cc/2014/improving-focus-area-selections-refine-edge/
Refine Edge Video
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-cs6/selecting-soft-edge-objects-with-refine-edge/
Watch a video Smart Sharpen Photoshopsupport.com
Smart Objects
Photoshop How-To: Get Smart About Smart Objects
Painting with Light using Photoshop (not the Kelby technique)
High Pass Sharening •look for the how to in the middle of the page.

Lens Correction  CS5

https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/using/automatic-perspective-correction-camera-raw.html

http://cs5.org/?p=1075

http://www.tipsquirrel.com/index.php/2010/06/lens-correction-in-photoshop-cs5/

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lensprofile_creator/

Lens Correction  CC
http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2111972&seqNum=13

Lighting Effects CS5
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7959a.html

Actions found on the internet, how to use them, why to use them.

http://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/100-free-photoshop-actions-and-how-to-make-your-own--photo-3502

http://www.colorvaleactions.com/shop/actions/download-free-photoshop-actions

Oreilly Digital Media: Automate Your Favorite Photoshop Routines  http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/digitalmedia/2006/07/13/automating-photoshop-routines.html

Brushes
http://www.brusheezy.com/
http://getbrushes.com/

These are just a few websites, google free photoshop brushes.

Final Project Guidelines

Artists and Links to Explore:
LV 2013 Photoshop World Keynote. Brooke Shaden around the 15minute mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yk5JiVby7eQ
http://brookeshaden.com/gallery/

http://www.josephford.net/aerial.html#/0 – diptychs

http://www.blendimages.com/
http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photos/collection/crush
http://www.johnlund.com/
http://colinanderson1.wordpress.com/ •this looks great

http://www.erikalmas.com/