Brimming with beautiful pictures, this successful book guides you through a project-based, progressive curriculum so that you can build all the essential skills to enhance photographs creatively and professionally with Photoshop CS3. If you are an aspiring professional, enthusiastic amateur photographer, or a student learning photography, digital imaging, art and design, or design graphics, you'll be amazed at the stunning results you can achieve!New! DVD is included FREE. Additional learning materials include * full-resolution, royalty-free images to download for trying-out your new techniques * over 8 hours of QuickTime movie tutorials to support the practical projects * Presets from layer styles to curves, shapes, and gradients * indispensable RAW files for editing practiceAnd don't miss the companion website with updates, practice material, and more at www.photoshopessentialskills.com!"The perfect companion guide for Photoshop users of multiple levels." Photoshop Creative Magazine"This book provides excellent coverage of Photoshop as a digital darkroom tool, as well as covering a truly amazing amount of background information. It is very readable and is truly a gem."Mark Lewis, Director, Mount Saint Mary College, USAThe Essential Skills Photography Series from Focal Press uniquely offers a structured learning experience for photographers of all ages, with both the underlying theory and loads of invaluable 'how to' and real-life practice projects - all from the most talented photography practitioners/educators in the world.Each subject includes:* learning objectives for each section - for class use or self-study * color images of student and teacher/author work* activities to check learning outcomes* assignments to put theories into creative practice* full glossary of termsOther titles in the series:Studio Photography: Essential Skills by John Child, Photographic Lighting: Essential Skills by John Child and Mark Galer and Digital Photography in Available Light by Mark Galer. *An affordable resource that distills the complexity of Photoshop CS3 to the essentials* Retouch photographs, create makeovers, produce sophisticated montages, and create special effects with clear, step-by-step projects * Practice with activities that show the 'why', along with the 'how-to' * Follow a structured learning approach to gain fundamental skills...and more
Author(s): Mark Galer, Philip Andrews
Edition: Pap/DVD
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 448
Front Cover......Page 1
Photoshop CS3......Page 2
Copyright page......Page 3
Contents......Page 5
Introduction......Page 13
Research and resources......Page 14
Essential information......Page 15
The Digital Darkroom......Page 16
Digital setup......Page 17
Monitor settings......Page 18
Getting started with Photoshop......Page 20
Settings and preferences......Page 23
Navigation and viewing modes......Page 25
Rulers and guides......Page 28
Digital Basics......Page 30
Introduction......Page 31
Channels and modes......Page 32
Levels......Page 33
Hue, Saturation and Brightness......Page 34
Color and light overview......Page 36
Bit depth and mode......Page 38
File size......Page 39
File formats......Page 40
Image compression......Page 43
Resolution......Page 45
Image size......Page 49
Interpolation......Page 52
Bridge......Page 56
Introduction......Page 57
Bridge turns 2.0!......Page 58
Setting up Bridge......Page 59
Using Bridge......Page 63
Using Bridge to access the project resources......Page 68
Capture and Enhance......Page 70
Introduction......Page 71
Advantages and disadvantages of 16-bit editing......Page 72
Image capture – Step 1......Page 73
Cropping an image – Step 2......Page 74
Tonal adjustments – Step 3......Page 76
Color adjustments – Step 4......Page 81
Cleaning an image – Step 5......Page 83
Sharpening an image – Step 6......Page 84
Saving a modified file – Step 7......Page 85
Adobe Camera Raw......Page 90
Introduction......Page 91
Processing projects – images on supporting DVD......Page 92
Straighten, crop and size – Step 1......Page 93
Color space – Step 2......Page 94
Choosing a bit depth – Step 3......Page 95
White balance – Step 4......Page 96
Tonal adjustments – Step 5......Page 97
Saturation and vibrance – Step 6......Page 99
Noise reduction and sharpening – Step 7......Page 100
Digital exposure......Page 101
Adjusting exposure in ACR......Page 102
Dust on the sensor – batch removal......Page 108
Archiving Raw files as digital negatives......Page 109
Digital Printing......Page 112
Introduction......Page 113
Monitor calibration and working color space......Page 115
Pre-flight checklist......Page 116
Preparing a test print......Page 117
Printer manages color......Page 118
Photoshop manages color......Page 120
Analyzing the test print......Page 122
Maximizing shadow and highlight detail......Page 123
In conclusion......Page 124
Printing using a professional laboratory......Page 125
Printing monochromes......Page 127
Multi-black printers......Page 128
Layers and Channels......Page 130
Introduction......Page 131
Layers overview......Page 132
Layer types......Page 136
Channels......Page 139
Adjustment and filter layers and editing quality......Page 141
Layer masks and editing adjustments......Page 142
Selections......Page 144
Shape-based selections with the Marquee Tools......Page 145
Drawn selections using the Lasso Tools......Page 146
Customizing your selections......Page 148
Refining selections......Page 150
Saving and loading selections......Page 151
Feather and anti-alias......Page 152
Defringe and Matting......Page 153
A magic workflow......Page 154
Quick Mask or Refine Edge......Page 156
'Color Range'......Page 158
Channel masking......Page 160
Selections from paths......Page 162
Layer Blends......Page 168
Introduction......Page 169
The 'Darken' group......Page 171
The 'Lighten' group......Page 174
The 'Overlay' group......Page 177
Blend modes for tinting and toning......Page 179
Luminosity......Page 181
Difference and Exclusion......Page 182
Creating a simple blend......Page 183
Filters......Page 186
Filtering in Photoshop......Page 187
Smart Filters in CS3......Page 188
The Filter Gallery......Page 190
Improving filter performance......Page 191
The great filter round-up......Page 192
Extract filter......Page 193
Liquify filter......Page 195
Vanishing Point......Page 197
Artistic filters......Page 201
Brush Strokes filters......Page 202
Blur filters......Page 203
Distort filters......Page 205
Noise filters......Page 207
Render filters......Page 210
Sharpen filters......Page 211
Stylize filters......Page 212
Sketch filters......Page 213
Texture filters......Page 214
Other filters......Page 215
Filter DIY......Page 216
Retouching Projects......Page 218
Correcting perspective – Project 1......Page 219
Adjustment layers – Project 2......Page 229
Shadow/Highlight – Project 3......Page 241
Clone and stamp – Project 4......Page 246
Advanced sharpening techniques – Project 5......Page 255
Advanced Retouching......Page 264
Black and white – Project 1......Page 265
Gradient maps – Project 2......Page 274
Creative depth of field – Project 3......Page 284
Smart Objects – Project 4......Page 288
The smooth tone technique – Project 5......Page 296
Time of day – Project 6......Page 302
Montage Projects......Page 312
Layer masks – Project 1......Page 313
Creating a simple blend – Project 2......Page 323
Paths and selections – Project 3......Page 329
Extracting hair – Project 4......Page 334
Replacing a sky – Project 5......Page 341
Shadows and blur – Project 6......Page 347
High dynamic range – Project 7......Page 357
Displace and Liquify – Project 8......Page 366
Composite lighting – Project 9......Page 374
Creating a panorama – Project 10......Page 380
Special Effects......Page 390
Posterization – Project 1......Page 391
Digital diffusion – Project 2......Page 396
Digital Polaroid transfer effect – Project 3......Page 402
Lith printing – Project 4......Page 407
Portrait makeovers – Project 5......Page 411
Advanced blending – Project 6......Page 416
C......Page 422
D......Page 423
F......Page 424
I......Page 425
L......Page 426
N......Page 427
Q......Page 428
S......Page 429
U......Page 430
Z......Page 431
Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 432
Web Links......Page 434
B......Page 435
C......Page 436
E......Page 438
G......Page 439
J......Page 440
L......Page 441
N......Page 442
P......Page 443
R......Page 444
S......Page 445
T......Page 446
W......Page 447
Z......Page 448
