Adobe Photoshop CS4 Book for Digital Photographers

TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 9
CHAPTER 1 London Bridge: Bridge Essentials......Page 18
Getting Your Photos Into Bridge......Page 19
Here’s a Better Way to View Your Images......Page 26
Sorting and Arranging Your Photos......Page 34
Deleting Photos (and Folders) from Bridge......Page 39
Viewing Photos Already on Your Computer......Page 40
The Scoop on Rotating Photos......Page 44
Finding Photos with the Filter Panel (Using Embedded Metadata)......Page 46
Customizing the Look of Your Bridge......Page 48
CHAPTER 2 The Bridge: Advanced Bridge Techniques......Page 54
Maximize Your View by Using Two Monitors......Page 55
Stay Organized Using Stacks (Perfect for Panos and HDR Shots)......Page 57
Creating Full-Screen Slide Shows......Page 61
Finding Your Photos Fast by Using Keywords......Page 65
Seeing and Editing a Photo’s Metadata......Page 71
Creating Metadata Templates......Page 75
Stripping Out Metadata from Your Photos......Page 77
Batch Renaming Your Files......Page 79
Creating Smart Collections......Page 83
Making Prints, Web Photo Galleries, and Contact Sheets......Page 86
CHAPTER 3 Raw Deal: Camera Raw Essentials......Page 94
Getting Your RAW, JPEG, and TIFF Images Into Camera Raw......Page 95
The Essential Adjustments: White Balance......Page 98
The Essential Adjustments #2: Exposure......Page 102
Letting Camera Raw Auto-Correct Your Photos......Page 107
Adding “Snap” (or Softening) to Your Images Using the Clarity Slider......Page 108
Fixing Backlit Photos by Adding Fill Light......Page 110
Adjusting Contrast Using Curves......Page 112
Cropping and Straightening......Page 116
Miss the Look of JPEGs? Try Camera Profiles for That JPEG-Processed Look......Page 120
CHAPTER 4 The Next Step: Camera Raw—Beyond the Basics......Page 124
Double-Processing to Create the Uncapturable......Page 125
Editing Multiple Photos at Once......Page 130
Sharpening in Camera Raw......Page 134
Fixing Chromatic Aberrations (That Colored-Edge Fringe)......Page 139
Edge Vignetting: How to Fix It and How to Add It for Effect......Page 141
The Advantages of Adobe’s DNG Format for RAW Photos......Page 145
Split Toning and Duotone Effects in Camera Raw......Page 147
Creating Your Own One-Click Presets......Page 149
Adjusting or Changing Ranges of Color......Page 150
Removing Spots, Specks, Blemishes, Etc.......Page 152
Removing Red Eye in Camera Raw......Page 155
Calibrating for Your Particular Camera......Page 157
Camera Raw’s Noise Reduction......Page 158
Setting Your Resolution, Image Size, Color Space, and Bit Depth......Page 159
CHAPTER 5 Show Stopper: Adjusting Selected Areas......Page 164
Dodging, Burning, and Adjusting Individual Areas of Your Photo......Page 165
Retouching Portraits in Camera Raw......Page 172
Fixing Skies (and Other Stuff) with the Graduated Filter......Page 175
CHAPTER 6 Resized: Resizing and Cropping Your Images......Page 178
Three Key Things About Working in CS4’s New Interface......Page 179
Cropping Photos......Page 181
Cropping Using the “Rule of Thirds”......Page 185
Cropping to a Specific Size......Page 189
The Trick for Keeping the Same Aspect Ratio When You Crop......Page 191
Creating Your Own Custom Crop Tools......Page 193
Custom Sizes for Photographers......Page 196
Resizing Digital Camera Photos......Page 198
Automated Saving and Resizing......Page 201
Rule-Breaking Resizing for Poster-Sized Prints......Page 203
Making Your Photos Smaller (Downsizing)......Page 206
Resizing Just Parts of Your Image Using “Content-Aware” Scaling......Page 209
Straightening Crooked Photos......Page 213
CHAPTER 7 Local Color: Color Correction Secrets......Page 216
Two Things to Do Before You Color Correct Anything......Page 217
Color Correcting Digital Camera Images......Page 218
The Advantage of Adjustment Layers in Photoshop CS4......Page 227
Creating Contrast Using CS4’s New TAT......Page 231
The Trick Pros Use to Make Color Correction Simple......Page 234
Dave’s Amazing Trick for Finding a Neutral Gray......Page 236
Adjusting RGB Flesh Tones Using the TAT......Page 239
Creating Vibrance Outside of Camera Raw......Page 241
Keeping Great Color When Emailing or Posting Photos to the Web......Page 242
CHAPTER 8 Black & White World: How to Create Stunning B&W Images......Page 244
Using the Black & White Converter......Page 245
Converting to Black and White Using Camera Raw......Page 249
Calculations Method......Page 253
Scott’s Favorite High-Contrast B&W Technique......Page 257
CHAPTER 9 High Times: Creating HDR (High Dynamic Range) Images......Page 262
Setting Up Your Camera to Shoot HDR......Page 263
Merging HDR Images in Photoshop......Page 266
Creating HDR Images with Photomatix Pro......Page 272
CHAPTER 10 99 Problems: Dealing with Common Digital Image Problems......Page 284
Fixing Color in Indoor Shots......Page 285
When Your Subject Is in the Shadows......Page 288
15-Second Fix for Under- or Overexposed Photos......Page 295
Dodging and Burning in CS4......Page 299
Instant Red-Eye Removal......Page 304
Fixing Reflections in Glasses......Page 306
The CS4 Secret to Fixing Group Shots......Page 311
Having Photoshop Extend Your Depth of Field......Page 315
The Fastest Way to Resize Brushes Ever (Plus, You Can Change Their Hardness, Too)......Page 317
CHAPTER 11 Special Delivery: Special Effects for Photographers......Page 320
Quadtoning for Richer B&Ws......Page 321
Taming Your Light......Page 327
Punching Up Drab Colors Using Lab Color......Page 329
Trendy High-Contrast Portrait Effect......Page 333
Fake Duotone......Page 338
Creating Photo Collages......Page 341
Instant Infrared Effects......Page 345
Scott’s Three-Step Portrait Finishing Technique......Page 347
Panoramas Made Crazy Easy......Page 351
Removing (and Adding) Stuff with Help from CS4’s Clone Source Panel......Page 355
CHAPTER 12 Look Sharp: Sharpening Techniques......Page 360
Sharpening Essentials......Page 361
Luminosity Sharpening......Page 368
Two-Pass Super Sharpening......Page 375
Making Photos Look Sharper Than They Really Are......Page 379
When to Use the Smart Sharpen Filter Instead......Page 381
Edge-Sharpening Technique......Page 385
CHAPTER 13 Fit to Print: Step-by-Step Printing and Color Management......Page 388
Configuring Your Camera to Match Photoshop’s Color Space......Page 389
Configuring Photoshop for Adobe RGB (1998)......Page 391
Calibrating Your Monitor (The Lame Built-In Freebie Method)......Page 394
The Right Way to Calibrate Your Monitor (Hardware Calibration)......Page 398
The Other Secret to Getting Pro-Quality Prints That Match Your Screen......Page 401
Making the Print (Finally, It All Comes Together)......Page 406
CHAPTER 14 Best in Show: How to Show Your Work......Page 414
Multi-Photo Poster Layouts......Page 415
Watermarking & Adding Your Copyright Info......Page 421
Turning Your Signature Into a Brush......Page 426
How to Get Picture Package, Extract, Pattern Maker, and Other Old Friends Back......Page 429
Getting Multiple Copies of Your Photo on One Page......Page 431
How to Email Photos (and Keep the Color Looking Right)......Page 435
Fine Art Poster Layout......Page 437
Simple Three-Photo Balanced Layout Using Smart Objects......Page 441
Multi-Photo Look from Just One Photo......Page 445
Instant Pano Layout......Page 450
CHAPTER 15 Working for a Livin’: My Step-by-Step Workflow......Page 458
My Photoshop CS4 Digital Photography Workflow......Page 459
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