Photoshop AI for Real-World Retouching and Compositing

AI tools in Photoshop look impressive in demos. Production work is a different story. In this session, Lisa Carney shows how she is using Photoshop AI right now in professional retouching and compositing workflows. These are real files. Real deadlines. Real client expectations. The work needs to hold up for screen, print, and ongoing revisions.

Lisa walks through practical, client-style scenarios drawn from high-end retouching work. She shows where AI genuinely saves time. She also shows where it falls short. You’ll see how and when to step in with traditional retouching skills to finish the job cleanly and confidently.

This session focuses on production-ready workflows. Not demo-pretty results. You’ll leave with a clear understanding of what Photoshop AI is good at today, what still requires human judgment, and how professionals are combining both to deliver reliable results.

You will learn how to:

• Speed up cleanup, selections, and background extensions with AI tools that actually hold up.
• Recognize where AI results break down and how to refine them manually.
• Manage resolution and quality for files headed to screen and print.
• See how high-end retouching decisions translate to demanding, client-driven work.