Photoshop Essentials

Price range: $34.99 through $64.99

5,000+ copies sold · 10+ hours of video

Learn Photoshop the practical way: a full book plus 10+ hours of hands-on video, with sample images to practice every technique.

  • Retouch portraits naturally, remove distractions and replace skies
  • Layers, masks and selections that finally make sense
  • Hands-on practices at the end of every chapter

Description

  • 5,000+

    copies sold on northrup.photo

  • 10+ hours

    of hands-on video training

  • 4.6★

    from 400+ Amazon ratings

  • Dozens

    of sample images to practice with

How it works

Learn why and when, not just how

The lessons go beyond which buttons to click: you’ll learn why and when to use each feature to create stunning, natural images, and when another tool is the better choice.

  1. 1

    Read it

    Walk through each procedure in the book, step by step, using the provided sample images.

  2. 2

    Watch it

    Then watch 10+ hours of video to learn more advanced and artistic techniques. Prefer video first? Watch, and use the book as a quick reference.

  3. 3

    Practice it

    Complete the hands-on practices at the end of every chapter to build real-world skills.

What you’ll learn

What every photographer needs to know about Photoshop

Want a quick start? Watch the first video or read the first chapter and you’ll know the basics of photo editing in less than an hour. Then jump to any feature you need.

Retouching

Portraits

  • Removing blemishes and distractions
  • Creating natural-looking portraits
  • Changing the color of clothing and hair
  • Changing facial expressions and poses

Core skills

Layers and selections

  • Layers, adjustment layers and masks
  • Complex selections and masks
  • Changing the shape of bodies and objects
  • Straightening lines and buildings

Creative

Composites and more

  • Replacing skies and backgrounds
  • Compositing multiple images together
  • Creating panoramas
  • Actions that automate repetitive tasks
Tony Northrup teaching a studio lighting lesson

Meet your teachers

Tony Northrup

Tony has been a photographer for more than 30 years and has written dozens of books. He has taught photography to millions of people on the Tony & Chelsea Northrup YouTube channel, which has more than 1.6 million subscribers, and he teaches portrait and lighting workshops in New York City.

He wrote Photoshop Essentials with Chelsea. His teaching style is practical and friendly: he tells you what matters, what doesn’t, and why, so you learn the tools you’ll actually use.

Chelsea Northrup Mercado

Co-author

Chelsea Northrup Mercado

Chelsea is a professional photographer, YouTuber and publisher. She started her career as a stock photographer and stock model, and her photos have appeared on book covers, in magazines and on TV, for clients including Ladies’ Home Journal, Shape, Scientific American and Kraft Foods.

She co-created Stunning Digital Photography, and she teaches photography and reviews photo gear on YouTube and Instagram. Her own portfolio spans portraits, conceptual portraits, wildlife, cars and travel.

In the book and the videos, she and Tony cover every part of Photoshop photographers need.

Choose your format

Paperback or eBook. Both include every video.

Most popular

eBook

$34.99

Instant access

  • The complete book on any smartphone, tablet, e-reader or computer
  • 10+ hours of video training, streamed online
  • Sample images to practice with

Get the eBook

Prefer to learn offline? Choose the reusable 64GB SD card option at the top of the page to get the videos and sample files on a card you can reuse in your camera, for $20 more.

Paperbacks and SD cards ship from the US via USPS. Shipping is calculated at checkout.

FAQ

Questions, answered

I’ve never used Photoshop. Is this for me?

Yes. Watch the first video or read the first chapter and you’ll know the basics of photo editing in less than an hour. The lessons are structured so beginners and advanced photographers can both learn efficiently.

How do I watch the videos?

Stream them on this site from any web browser. Prefer to watch offline, or worried about bandwidth? Choose the reusable 64GB SD card option.

Can I practice on the same photos?

Yes. The book includes dozens of sample images so you can walk through every procedure yourself.

Where do you ship the paperback?

Anywhere in the world. We ship from the US via USPS, shipping is calculated at checkout, and your eBook and videos are available right away.

Photoshop Essentials video book

Edit like you mean it

Join the 5,000+ photographers who learned Photoshop with this video book.

Paperback + eBook – $44.99 Get the eBook – $34.99

Additional information

Weight 35 oz
Dimensions 8 × 10 × .48 in
Choose your format

eBook, Paperback + eBook

Video delivery

Online streaming only, 64GB SD + online streaming