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Are you ready for an amazing new edition of the Photoshop book that breaks all the rules?

Scott Kelby, Editor and Publisher of Photoshop User magazine—and the #1 best-selling photography techniques author—once again takes this book to a whole new level as he uncovers more of the latest, most important, and most useful Adobe Photoshop techniques for photographers.

This update to his award-winning, record-breaking book does something for digital photographers that has never been done before—it cuts through the bull and shows you exactly “how to do it.” It's not a bunch of theory; it doesn't challenge you to come up with your own settings or figure it out on your own. Instead, Scott shows you step by step the exact techniques used by today's cutting-edge photographers, and best of all, he shows you flat-out exactly which settings to use, when to use them, and why. That's why editions of this book are widely used as the official study guide in photography courses at colleges and universities around the world.

The photographer's workflow in Photoshop has evolved greatly over time and, in the latest edition of this book, you'll learn how to leverage Photoshop's new AI-powered masking features and how to spend less time on boring production tasks, so you can spend more time being creative. Plus, you'll learn:

  • The most useful retouching techniques for photographers, such as how to make “impossible” selections, like wind-blown hair (it's easy, once you know the secrets), and how to use layers like a pro.
  • The sharpening techniques the pros really use.
  • The pros' tricks for fixing the most common photo problems fast!
  • How to seamlessly remove distracting things from your images.
  • How to make the most of Camera Raw and when to work it into your workflow, even if you never shoot in RAW—it works great on JPEGs and TIFFs, too.
  • The latest Photoshop special effects for photographers (there's a whole chapter just on these!).
  • A host of shortcuts, workarounds, and slick “insider” tricks to help you get twice the work done in half the time.

You also get four online bonus chapters with even more content, along with the images used in the book, for download, so you can follow right along. If you're ready to learn all the “tricks of the trade”—the same ones that today's leading pros use to correct, edit, retouch, and sharpen their work—then you're holding the book that will do just that.

Author(s): Scott Kelby
Series: Voices That Matter
Edition: 2
Publisher: New Riders
Year: 2023

Language: English
Pages: 384

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Chapter 01: The Essentials of Camera Raw
How to Open JPEGs, TIFFs, and RAW Images in Camera Raw
If You Shoot in RAW, Start Here
Using Camera Raw Anytime During Your Editing
Three Ways to Set Your Image's White Balance
Seeing a Before/After in Camera Raw
Having Camera Raw Auto-Correct Your Photo
Setting Your Overall Exposure, Part One: Expanding Your Tonal Range
Setting Your Overall Exposure, Part Two: Setting the Overall Brightness
Fixing Flat-Looking Images by Adding Contrast
Dealing with Highlight Problems (Clipping)
Fixing Backlit Images
Enhancing Detail Using the Texture Slider
Adding “Punch” Using Clarity
The Difference Between Texture and Clarity
Making Your Colors Pop!
My Editing-Your-Images Cheat Sheet
Chapter 02: Camera Raw–Beyond the Basics
Editing Multiple Photos at Once
Advanced Contrast Using Curves
Capture Sharpening in Camera Raw
Creative Sharpening
Removing Spots, Dust, and Other Distracting Stuff
Camera Raw Can Show You Where the Spots Are
Removing (Erasing) Distracting Things in Your Photo
Adjusting or Changing Ranges of Color
Removing Haze or Fog
Reducing Noise
Cropping and Straightening
Saving Edits as You Go, So You Can Experiment
Choosing How Your RAW Images Will Appear in Photoshop
Chapter 03: Masking Miracles
Five Important Things About Masking
Editing Your Main Subject
Better Looking Skies, Method 1: Sky Mask
Better Looking Skies, Method 2: Linear Gradient Mask
Better Looking Skies, Method 3: Masking Objects
Better Looking Skies, Method 4: Preserving Clouds Using a Luminance Range Mask
Better Looking Skies, Method 5: Reducing Banding in a Sky Using Select Sky
What to Do If It Doesn't Work Perfectly
Four Really Helpful Things to Know Now About the Brush Masking Tool
Painting with Light (Also Known as “Dodging & Burning”)
The Brush's Awesome Auto Mask Feature
A Better Way to Reduce Noise
Painting White Balance
Editing Your Background
Adjusting an Individual Color Using a Color Range Mask
Selecting an Object That's Not Your Subject
Five MORE Masking Things You'll Want to Know
Chapter 04: Correct ing Lens Problems
One-Click Fixes for Some Common Lens Problems
DIY Fixes for Two of Those Lens Problems
If Things Are Leaning, Here's How to Make Them Upright
Guided Upright: If Auto Upright Didn't Do the Trick
Removing Colored Edge Fringe (Chromatic Aberrations)
Fixing Dark Corners (Vignetting)
Fixing Horizontal Perspective Issues
Chapter 05: Working‚ with Layers
Getting Started with Layers
Blending Two or More Images (Intro to Layer Masks)
Getting Started with Layer Blend Modes
Five Layers Things to Know Before We Move On
Adding Drop Shadows and Other Layer Effects
Resizing Something on a Layer
Organizing Your Layers
Adjustment Layers
Smart Filter Layers
Making a Simple Composite
Four MORE Important Layers Techniques
Chapter 06: Making Selections
Having Photoshop Select Things for You
Having Photoshop Select the Sky for You
Selecting Objects by Just Pointing
Manual Selections: Rectangular or Round Areas
Selecting by Color and Tone with the Magic Wand Tool
Softening the Edges of Your Selections
Quick & Easy Selections with the Quick Selection Tool
Saving Your Selections
Selecting Hair Like a Boss!
Selecting by Color (or by Highlights or Shadows)
Removing a White Background Behind a Logo
Chapter 07: Black & Wihte, Duotones & More
Apply a “Look” Using Creative Profiles
Instant Black & White Conversion
Converting to Black and White
Quadtoning for Richer Black-and-Whites
Color Grading
Duotones Made Crazy Easy
Colorizing a B&W Photo (Using a Neural Filter)
The Hidden Photographic Toning Looks
Fashion Toning Using LUTs
Creating Your Own Custom Presets
Chapter 08: Cropping & Resizing
Cropping Your Images
Fixing Corner Gaps
Creating Your Own Custom Crop Tools
Custom Sizes for Photographers
Resizing Photos
Making Really Big Enlargements
Resizing and Saving a Bunch of Images the Automated Way
Two Quick Ways to Straighten Crooked Photos
Resizing an Image You Moved to a Different Document
Making Your Image a Specific Size Without Stretching or Otherwise Destroying It
Chapter 09: Retouching‚ Portraits
Simple Skin Smoothing
Smoothing Skin Tones
Automated Skin Smoothing
Contouring the Face by Dodging & Burning
Reducing Wrinkles
Removing Hot Spots
Removing Blemishes
Retouching Eyes
Fixing a Closed or Lazy Eye
Dealing with Deep-Set Eye Sockets
Reducing Dark Circles
Slimming Your Subject
Retouching Teeth
Using Liquify to Reshape, Push, and Pull
Adjusting Facial Features Using AI
Chapter 10: Removing Distracting Stuff
Getting Rid of Reflections in Glasses
Removing Edge Glows
Removing Simple Stuff Using Content-Aware Fill
When Content-Aware Fill Needs Help
Removing Telephone Poles, Wires, and Power Lines
Removing Bigger Stuff Using the Patch Tool
Removing Tourists
Flipping Things to Hide Stuff
If Healing Doesn't Work, Clone Over It
Fixing Edge Gaps
Chapter 11: Photoshop Effects
Creating Reflections
Sky Replacement
Turning On the Lights Early
Adding Light Hits
Adding a Background Light
Adding Drama with a Spotlight
Adding Texture to Portrait Backgrounds
Creating Beams of Light
Creating a Single Light Beam
Blurring the Background Behind Your Subject
Dreamy Soft Focus Effect
Creating Panoramas
Black & White Fine Art Architectural Look
Sun Flare Effect
Creating an HDR Image
Creating Wet Streets & Cobblestones
Darkening Outside Edges
Chapter 12: Sharpening Techniques
The Three Stages of Sharpening
If You Shoot in RAW, Sharpening Starts in Camera Raw
Creative Sharpening
Output Sharpening (or Main Sharpening)
The Other Way We Do Output Sharpening
Spot Sharpening
Smarter Sharpening Using Smart Sharpen
Mega Sharpening (AKA: High Pass Sharpening)
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