Learn how to get the most out of all the newest features of Photoshop and improve your images with "Complete Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Digital Photographers." Photoshop is the new darkroom, providing instant results and making professional-level tools accessible even to amateurs. This new edition of the book is filled with brand new content that will teach you how to use all of the tools in Photoshop CS4 that are specifically designed for the digital photographer, and which tools are best for each job. The book is organized to help guide you through a logical workflow so you can learn how to edit and enhance your photos in a more efficient manner. You'll find information on how to import and organize your images, how to use the new correction and enhancement tools, how to use the Raw Convertor, the advantages of the new Bridge asset management program, and more. Examples and images accompany each technique to ensure that you understand the material. Perfect for any digital photographer who wants to hone their Photoshop skills, "Complete Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Digital Photographers" reveals the secrets to clearer, sharper, more professional-looking images.
Author(s): Colin (Colin Smith) Smith, Tim Cooper
Edition: 1
Publisher: Charles River Media
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 497
Table of Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 12
CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED USING BRIDGE......Page 16
Resolution......Page 17
File Formats......Page 18
Flash/Lighting......Page 19
Take a Lot of Pictures......Page 20
Adobe Bridge: Organization and Automation......Page 21
Downloading Your Images into Bridge......Page 22
Building a Custom Metadata Template......Page 23
Launching Bridge......Page 24
Navigating Bridge......Page 26
Different Views......Page 27
Stacks Feature......Page 37
Rotating Images......Page 40
Opening Images with Bridge......Page 41
Labeling......Page 42
Organizing Contents of Folders......Page 44
Using Favorites......Page 45
Organizing Keywords......Page 46
Searching the Keywords......Page 47
Working with Collections......Page 48
Metadata......Page 50
Viewing the Data......Page 51
Adding Information to the Metadata......Page 52
Batch Renaming......Page 53
Exporting the Images to a CD-ROM......Page 54
PDF Creations......Page 55
Creating a Contact Sheet......Page 56
Web Gallery......Page 61
CHAPTER 2 FROM BRIDGE TO PHOTOSHOP: THE ADOBE RAW CONVERTER......Page 64
ISO......Page 65
White Balance......Page 66
Picture Styles and Camera Settings......Page 68
16-Bit Images......Page 69
Using Camera RAW......Page 71
The Basic Tab......Page 72
The Tone Curve Tab......Page 82
The Detail Tab......Page 83
HSL/Grayscale Tab......Page 84
Split Toning Tab......Page 87
Lens Corrections Tab......Page 89
Presets Tab......Page 91
Cropping and Straightening Images......Page 93
New Local Adjustments......Page 99
Multiple Local Adjustments......Page 102
Camera Raw to Photoshop......Page 108
What Is a Smart Object?......Page 110
Working with Multiple RAW Images......Page 111
Batch Processing in Bridge......Page 113
CHAPTER 3 CROPPING AND PERSPECTIVE......Page 116
Cropping Out Unwanted Detail......Page 117
Cropping for Perception......Page 120
Straightening......Page 122
Auto Cropping (Crop and Straighten Photos)......Page 125
Increasing the Canvas Size with the Crop Tool......Page 127
Removing Perspective......Page 128
The Lens Correction Filter......Page 130
Fixing Distortion......Page 135
Straightening a Horizon......Page 137
CHAPTER 4 TONAL CORRECTION AND ENHANCEMENT......Page 142
Photoshop’s New Interface......Page 143
Overview of Adjustment Layers......Page 145
Using Adjustment Layers......Page 149
The Anatomy of a Color Picture......Page 150
Histograms......Page 151
The Histogram Panel......Page 155
Adjusting the Tone of Your Photographs......Page 158
Brightness/Contrast......Page 159
Shadows/Highlights......Page 160
Levels......Page 164
Exposure......Page 167
Auto Settings......Page 168
Curves......Page 171
Correcting Images with Curves......Page 178
Tips for Using Curves......Page 189
CHAPTER 5 COLOR CORRECTION AND ENHANCEMENT......Page 190
Additive Color......Page 191
Color Correction Tools......Page 192
Color Calibration......Page 193
Adjusting Color in Your Images......Page 194
Auto Color......Page 195
Color Balance......Page 196
Color Correction Using Variations......Page 199
Hue/Saturation......Page 205
Match Color......Page 209
Advanced Color Correction with Lab Color......Page 214
Advanced Color Correction with Levels......Page 217
Advanced Color Correction with Curves......Page 221
Reusing Adjustments Settings......Page 224
CHAPTER 6 LOCAL ENHANCEMENTS: SELECTIONS AND MASKS......Page 226
Adjustment Layer Mask......Page 228
Simple Local Adjustments......Page 229
Selections......Page 233
The Magic Wand......Page 237
Quick Selection Tool......Page 241
Selections with the Color Range Command......Page 243
Refining Selections......Page 250
Refining Masks......Page 255
CHAPTER 7 SIZING AND PRINTING YOUR IMAGES......Page 266
Resolution......Page 267
Image Interpolation......Page 269
Sizing an Image for Print......Page 273
Sizing Your Print for the Web or Email......Page 276
Batch Sizing Images for Email......Page 278
Increasing the Image Size Beyond 200%......Page 279
Printing Proportions......Page 280
Printing Your Photographs......Page 281
Printing Colors as Accurate as You See Onscreen......Page 282
Setting Up the Soft Proof......Page 283
Creating a Test Print......Page 287
Choosing Paper......Page 288
CHAPTER 8 SHARPENING AND NOISE REDUCTION......Page 290
Unsharp Mask......Page 291
Fading the Sharpness (Optional)......Page 294
Sharpening Using Lab Mode......Page 295
Smart Sharpen......Page 296
Noise Reduction......Page 301
Reducing Luminosity Noise with Smart Blur......Page 305
Color Noise Reduction Using Lab Mode......Page 307
CHAPTER 9 IMAGE RETOUCHING......Page 312
Spot Healing Brush......Page 316
Wrinkle Reduction......Page 318
Enhancing the Eyes and Teeth......Page 322
Removing the Red from the Whites......Page 323
Enhancing the Iris......Page 324
Method 1......Page 329
Method 2......Page 331
Removing Red Eye......Page 333
Removing Tattoos and Birthmarks......Page 335
Reducing Noses......Page 337
Method 1......Page 339
Method 2......Page 341
Fixing White Wedding Dresses and Black Tuxedos......Page 342
Color Balancing Skin......Page 346
CHAPTER 10 FRAME AND COLOR EFFECTS......Page 350
Frame Effects......Page 351
Using Quick Mask to Create an Edge Effect......Page 361
Creating a Double Matte Effect......Page 365
Color to Grayscale......Page 369
Converting to Sepia Tone......Page 372
Using the Black and White Adjustment......Page 374
Altering Color Locally......Page 376
CHAPTER 11 SPECIAL EFFECTS......Page 382
Smart Filters......Page 383
Natural Media......Page 385
Depth of Field with a Layer Mask......Page 391
Depth of Field Using Lens Blur and Depth Map......Page 393
Using Patterns to Create Scan Lines......Page 399
Adding Color......Page 401
Using the Image Warp Tool......Page 420
CHAPTER 12 COMBINING IMAGES FOR CREATIVE RESULTS......Page 422
Using Color Range......Page 423
Extracting Images Using the Extract Tool......Page 428
Rules for Compositing Two Images......Page 433
Combining Images to Create an Advertisement......Page 435
Adding a Cast Shadow......Page 439
Creating a Panoramic Image......Page 443
Merge to HDR (High Dynamic Range)......Page 449
Shooting......Page 450
Other Tone-Mapping Options......Page 453
A Blended Collage Using Layer Masks......Page 469
Advanced Blending......Page 472
Summary and Conclusion......Page 475
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B......Page 477
C......Page 478
E......Page 482
F......Page 483
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H......Page 485
I......Page 486
L......Page 487
M......Page 488
P......Page 490
R......Page 491
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V......Page 495
Y......Page 496
