Photoshop Tutorial

I have been trying to experiment with Photoshop, but I have been struggling a lot so far, and getting frustrated before I can achieve anything. Knowing that my project will be landscape photography based, I looked for some tutorials on enhancing landscape photographs in Photoshop.

This is a lengthy video, but it taught me a lot and I found it quite easy to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fVms2OzWho

Lessons learned:

1. How to make localised adjustments with lasso and marquee tools
2. How to add filters in a subtle way
3. How to add more depth to photos using contrast and colour balancing
4. How to remove elements of the image in an almost undetectable way
5. How to lighten shadows and darken highlights using an overlay adjustment layer
6. Dodging/burning to direct the viewer's gaze to the main subject(s) of the photo