Whether you're a professional photographer or the family shutterbug, you can't afford to miss the long-awaited Fourth Edition of the classicPhotoshop Restoration and Retouching. Katrin Eismann and co-authors Wayne Palmer and Dennis Dunbar have reviewed, updated, and revised every single technique to address the most important features in Adobe Photoshop CC. They've also added three brand new chapters on how to photograph, scan, and process RAW files; how to apply the techniques taught in the book when using Photoshop Elements; and how to retouch and enhance still life, product, and real estate shots. Using clear, step-by-step instructions and professional examples, the authors present powerful tools and techniques photographers, designers, restoration studios, and beauty retouchers can use to restore valuable antique images, retouch portraits and product shots, and enhance glamour photography. You'll master today's best ways to:
Correct extreme exposure errors and improve color, contrast, and tone Rescue heirloom originals suffering from mold damage, cracks, and torn edges Replace missing image information Remove dust and scratches quickly and easily Transform old photos into beautiful, original works of art by converting them to black-and-white or tinted images Use sharpening techniques and tonal correction tools to add life and sparkle to digital photos Enhance portraits by removing blemishes, reducing wrinkles, and enhancing eyes, lips, and hair, while maintaining your subject's essential character Apply the secrets of top glamour and beauty industry retouchers to perfect skin, make-up, and hair With new example images, illustrations, and techniques throughout,Photoshop Restoration and Retouching, Fourth Editionwill help you transform faded, damaged photographs into beautiful images that are as clear and crisp as the day they were taken (maybe even better!) - and how to turn casual snapshots and studio portraits into the most flattering images possible.
Author(s): Katrin Eismann
Edition: 4
Publisher: New Riders Publishing
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 432
Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 3
Copyright Page......Page 4
Dedication Page......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 7
About the Authors......Page 9
Contents......Page 10
Foreword......Page 18
The Importance of Images......Page 20
Is This Book Right for You?......Page 21
The Structure of the Book......Page 22
Downloading the Images......Page 24
Part I: Workspace & Workflow......Page 25
Workspace and Equipment Essentials......Page 26
Input Workflow......Page 37
Raw Processing......Page 72
Backup Strategy......Page 117
Closing Thoughts......Page 118
2 Photoshop and Photoshop Elements Essentials......Page 119
Preferences and Color Settings......Page 120
Tools, Quick Keys, and Brushes......Page 141
Layers, Masks, and Blending Modes......Page 153
Working with Photoshop Elements......Page 171
Closing Thoughts......Page 188
Part II: Tone, Exposure & Color......Page 189
Evaluating Image Tone and Previsualizing the Final Image......Page 190
Mastering Tonality with Levels......Page 208
Curves and Contrast......Page 226
Working with Blending Modes......Page 243
Apply Local Corrections......Page 255
Other Techniques......Page 268
Closing Thoughts......Page 279
Color Essentials......Page 280
Identifying and Correcting a Color Cast......Page 284
Global Color Correction......Page 295
Use Adjustment Layers to Alleviate Color Problems......Page 302
Selective Color Correction......Page 339
Matching, Changing, and Replacing Colors......Page 344
Closing Thoughts......Page 379
Part III: Restore, Repair & Rebuild......Page 381
Taking in the Big Picture......Page 382
Working Nondestructively......Page 385
Dust on Digital Camera Files......Page 389
Less Work, More Results......Page 396
Work Smart Not Hard......Page 405
Channel Extraction......Page 411
Removing Spots, Fungus, and Mold......Page 418
Managing Glare, Texture, Moiré, and Color Artifacts......Page 438
Closing Thoughts......Page 464
Damage Assessment......Page 465
Eliminating Cracks, Rips, and Tears......Page 471
Filling In Missing Parts......Page 482
Document Repair......Page 529
Reversing Lens Anomalies......Page 546
Closing Thoughts......Page 563
7 Rebuilding and Re-Creating Images......Page 564
Changing Backgrounds......Page 565
Removing and Adding People......Page 622
Reducing Reflections and Light Leaks......Page 677
Closing Thoughts......Page 717
Part IV: Professional Retouching......Page 718
8 Portrait Retouching......Page 719
Stages of Retouching......Page 720
Developing a Portrait-Retouching Strategy......Page 725
Removing Distractions......Page 749
The Importance of Skin......Page 771
Adding Creative Interpretation......Page 821
Retouching Portraits in Lightroom......Page 829
Third-Party Plug-ins and Applications......Page 836
Closing Thoughts......Page 840
9 Beauty Retouching......Page 841
Types of Beauty Retouching......Page 842
Devising a Working Strategy......Page 844
The Beauty-Retouching Workflow......Page 847
Matching Tone, Color, and Contrast......Page 850
Perfect Skin......Page 857
Frequency Separation......Page 875
Enhancing the Lighting......Page 901
Closing Thoughts......Page 912
Product Retouching......Page 913
Food Retouching......Page 936
Architectural Retouching......Page 947
Closing Thoughts......Page 970
Contributors......Page 971
Image Contributors......Page 974
Index......Page 977
