Part 1: Pre-Photoshop Detail
Whether you use Lightroom or Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) to bring your RAW files into Photoshop, you have options for enhancing detail that can potentially make or break your image from this early stage of your workflow. Get my recommendations on how to get the best of these pre-Photoshop detail tools.
Part 2: Photoshop Detail Enhancement Techniques (The "How's")
In this section you're learning the specific techniques that form the foundations of your detail enhancement and sharpening exploits. Learn the differences (and similarities) between the various detail and sharpening techniques so you can always pick the best tool for the job.
Part 3: Advanced Photoshop Detail Enhancement Techniques (The "Advanced How's")
Building on part 2, here you're learning how to apply the specific techniques in more and more advanced ways so you can dial in the perfect adjustments every time, no matter the subject.
Part 4: Which Details To Enhance (The "What's & Why's")
Now you know the how's, now it's time to think about the what's. What details SHOULD you be enhancing, which should you leave alone. Just because something can be enhanced, doesn't mean it should. In this section you'll learn how to figure the answer to this question no matter the situation.
Part 5: End-Of-Workflow Detail
In this 5th and final part of the course, you'll (fittingly) learn all about how to handle detail enhancement right at the end of your editing workflow. Whether you're upscaling for print, or downscaling for the web, you'll have the knowhow to dial in the perfect amount of end-of-workflow sharpening so your finished images look razor-sharp, without looking over-done.
Learn the best ways to bring out the finest detail in your landscapes so you can extract the highest possible quality results from your RAW files
Discover how and why every sharpening method can introduce UGLY halos, and the specific techniques you can use to fix them when they happen
See my simple "halo discovery" technique so you can be sure to uncover any sneaky halos that have crept into your edits unnoticed
Find out why sharpening your entire image equally can cause big issues and even mess with the balance of your entire scene (and what you can do to avoid these issues)
Learn how to use detail enhancement as a compositional tool in your scenes, to aid the visual flow of any scene
Get the entire rundown on how and when to use the new Super Resolution feature in Lightroom and Photoshop, and when a simple "image > resize" will do as good a job (if not better)
Learn a weird sharpening technique that splits the process in two to give you even more control (useful under certain scenarios)
Discover my 4 preferred methods of detail enhancement in Photoshop and which order I prefer them in depending on the task at hand, so you can call upon the best tool in any situation
Discover how to apply the ideal amount of sharpening at the end of your workflow, no matter the size of your finished image. Whether it's a 1000px pic for Facebook, or you're blowing it up for a 60 inch glossy photographic print
Learn a somewhat weird way to bring out the detail in the darkest shadows of your images WITHOUT making them lighter and more visible so you can avoid the threat of weird HDR-like over-blending issues
Discover a range of methods for sharpening images by tonal range so you can meticulously dial in the perfect amount across your entire scene
Discover what the "masking" slider in LR/ACR's sharpening tool is actually doing, and how you can do it better yourself in Photoshop and achieve more focused results
Find out my latest recommendations for using Lightroom and Camera RAW's sharpening features so you can hit the sweet spot before moving into PS
Learn the best techniques for isolating a sharpening-induced halo so you can eliminate it exclusively, leaving the rest of the sharpening effect in tact
PLUS much much more...
Special PREMIUM Bonus #1:
A brand new collection of videos demonstrating multiple examples of how to use an array of dodge and burn techniques to enhance object detail and 3D-ify your images.
Discover which types of images and individual elements lend themselves best to making the most of these dodge and burn techniques.
Includes: Videos and PSD exercise file downloads
Special PREMIUM Bonus #2:
Add some flair to your landscapes with this set of examples using my unique Dodge & Burn with Colour techniques.
Imbue your dodging and burning with subtle shades of colour with a subtle glow to provide an ethereal refined glow that will leave your viewers in awe.
Includes: Videos and PSD exercise file downloads
LIMITED TIME: PREMIUM Bonus #3:
Capture TACK-SHARP images every time with this short video course that teaches you about focus modes, focus point selection, focus stacking in Photoshop, how to capture fast-moving subjects, depth of field and how distance affects it, portrait focusing, macro/closeup focusing and more.
"The upside is huge, with virtually no downside. If your landscape photos aren't imbued with a sudden WOW factor as a result of taking this course, all that happens is you get your money back and you're 60 days older."