{"id":989,"date":"2016-06-27T13:50:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T13:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.apogeephoto.com\/?p=989"},"modified":"2016-06-27T13:50:06","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T13:50:06","slug":"setting-up-a-photoshop-cs6cc-workspace-with-panels-video-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apogeephoto.com\/setting-up-a-photoshop-cs6cc-workspace-with-panels-video-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Up a Photoshop CS6\/CC Workspace with Panels &#8211; Video Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By setting up a foundation <strong>Workspace in CS6\/CC<\/strong>, you can dramatically speed up your overall workflow, while increasing overall efficiency, functionality, and (bottom line) creativity.<\/p>\n<p>Think of <strong>Panels <\/strong> as miniature workspaces, each accomplishing a different function. There are almost two dozen different panels available to you, but in the spirit of K.I.S.S. (Keep It Super Simple), I would suggest that you start with just nine, and add those you deem necessary as you gain more experience with Photoshop.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a representation of the nine panels I would suggest that you set up on your Photoshop desktop to create a proper workspace. Photoshop gives you a set of predefined workspaces.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tools panel<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Layers panel<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>History panel<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Actions panel<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Navigator panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Info panel<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Histogram panel <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/> Adjustments Panel <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/> Properties Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apogeephoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/feb2015\/Watts_photos\/Panels-Workspace_CS6_CC.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop CC screen shot showing the 9 essential panels a photographer should use by John Watts.\" width=\"500\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To learn how and why, check out this video:<\/p>\n<p> Just remember, these nine panels are the ones that you&rsquo;ll use most. As it is important to keep things simple <em>(Remember K.I.S.S.!)<\/em>, stick with these to start &ndash; you cannot go wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Questions? Email me at <a href=\"mailto:john@wattsdigital.com\">john@wattsdigital.com<\/a>. Until the next column, have fun and stay well!<\/p>\n<p>by John Watts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>By setting up a foundation Workspace in CS6\/CC, you can dramatically speed up your overall workflow, while increasing overall efficiency, functionality, and (bottom line) creativity. 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