This book is reasonably useful to a novice, but doesn't offer much beyond that. It just seems to lack depth in its description of the techniques used.
I read it pretty much from cover to cover and learned just a little bit. I dont refer to it very often, unlike some other photoshop books that are torn and tattered from constant use.
Author(s): Bill Hurter
Series: Masters Amherst Media
Edition: First Printing
Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 131
Table of Contents......Page 4
1. Introduction......Page 8
Photoshop Has Replaced the Conventional Darkroom......Page 14
2. Good Digital Working Techniques......Page 18
Profile—John Lund and his Animal Antics......Page 19
Determining Your Camera’s E.I. (Exposure Index)......Page 23
Metering......Page 24
Profile—Jim DiVitale: Conceptual and Commercial Artist......Page 27
White Balance......Page 32
Evaluating Exposure......Page 34
Prepping RAW Files for Processing......Page 35
How JPEG Differs from RAW......Page 37
Color Space......Page 40
Metadata......Page 41
Printing Options......Page 42
Profile—Glen Honiball: Master Photoshop Retoucher......Page 43
3. Color Management and Device Profiling......Page 49
Profile—Rich Nortnik, Jr.: Illustrator Extraordinaire......Page 51
It’s an RGB World Now......Page 56
Camera Profiles......Page 57
Profile—Marcus Bell and the Photoshop “Darkroom”......Page 58
Printer Profiles......Page 61
Soft Proofing......Page 63
Profile—Gigi Clark: Hanging Out at the Photoshop Cafe......Page 64
Profile—David Wendt Shoots Beautiful Cars......Page 69
4. Photoshop Techniques......Page 73
Actions......Page 74
Layers and Masks......Page 75
Plug-Ins......Page 76
Shininess and Wrinkles......Page 78
Eyes and Teeth......Page 79
Profile—Bryan White: Mixed Media Arts......Page 80
Minimize Retouching......Page 83
Profile—Ctein’s Photoshop Restoration......Page 88
Targeting White and Gray Points in Levels......Page 90
Mixing Color and Black & White in the Same Image......Page 92
Straightening Verticals......Page 93
Optical Lens Correction......Page 94
Sharpening......Page 95
Color Sampling......Page 98
Stair Interpolation......Page 99
The “Fuzzy Filter”......Page 102
Profile—Jerry D Works an Award-Winning Image......Page 103
Profile—Craig Kienast Sees Smoke Signals......Page 108
Contributors......Page 112
Glossary......Page 117
Index......Page 123
Other Books from Amherst Media
......Page 125
