Complete Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Digital Photographers | by Colin Smith and Tim Cooper | 2010 | ISBN: 9781584506850. How to Adjust the Tone of Your Photographs. Color Correction and Enhancement. Image Retouching Techniques. How to Turn a Photo into a Sketch. Lens Correction Filter.

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Complete Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Digital Photographers

by Colin Smith and Tim Cooper
2010 (497 pages)
ISBN:9781584506850

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, this book reveals the secrets to clearer, sharper, more professional-looking images.

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Complete Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Digital Photographers







Introduction
Overview
Intended Audience
Topics Covered

Chapter 1 – Getting Started Using Bridge
Considerations Before Shooting
Adobe Bridge: Organization and Automation
Launching Bridge
Navigating Bridge
Customizing the Bridge Windows
Managing Your Workspace
Rotating Images
Opening Images with Bridge
Rating and Labeling Images
Organizing Contents of Folders
Using Keywords
Metadata
Batch Renaming
Exporting the Images to a CD-ROM
Automation
Web Gallery




Chapter 2 – From Bridge to Photoshop: The Adobe Raw Converter
ISO
File Format and Bit Depth
White Balance
Picture Styles and Camera Settings
16-Bit Images
Using Camera RAW
Tutorial 2.1: White Balance Tool
Cropping and Straightening Images
Tutorial 2.2: Straightening an Image
Tutorial 2.3: Cropping
Tutorial 2.4: Cleaning Up Dust
Tutorial 2.5: Red Eye Removal
Camera Raw to Photoshop
Working with Multiple RAW Images
Batch Processing in Bridge

Chapter 3 – Cropping and Perspective
Why Crop?
Cropping Out Unwanted Detail
Changing Composition and Emphasis
Cropping for Perception
Practical Cropping
Straightening
Auto Cropping (Crop and Straighten Photos)
Increasing the Canvas Size with the Crop Tool
Removing Perspective
Tutorial 3.1: Fixing Perspective
The Lens Correction Filter
Tutorial 3.2: Using the Lens Correction Filter to Fix Vertical Perspective
Fixing Distortion
Tutorial 3.3: Fixing Barrel and Pincusion Distortion
Straightening a Horizon
Tutorial 3.4: Adding Perspective

Chapter 4 – Tonal Correction and Enhancement
Photoshop’s New Interface
Overview of Adjustment Layers
The Anatomy of a Color Picture
Adjusting the Tone of Your Photographs

Chapter 5 – Color Correction and Enhancement
Additive Color
Subtractive Color
Color Correction Tools
Tutorial 5.1: Adjusting the Color Cast
Tutorial 5.2: Using the Photo Filter
Hue/Saturation
Advanced Color Correction
Tutorial 5.3: Removing a Color Cast with Match Color
Tutorial 5.4: Adding Life to an Image with Match Color
Tutorial 5.5: Fixing an Image with Washed Out/Shifted Color
Tutorial 5.6: Splitting an Image into Channels
Tutorial 5.7: Using Levels to Correct Color
Tutorial 5.8: Using Curves to Adjust Color

Chapter 6 – Local Enhancements: Selections and Masks
Adjustment Layer Mask
Simple Local Adjustments
Tutorial 6.1: Darkening a Bright Sky with a Simple Selection
A Photographer’s Selection Tools
Tutorial 6.2: Using the Magic Wand
Tutorial 6.3: Using the Quick Selection Tool
Tutorial 6.4: Using the Color Range Selection Command
Tutorial 6.5: Using the New Masks Panel

Chapter 7 – Sizing and Printing Your Images
Resizing Things
Printing Proportions
Printing Your Photographs

Chapter 8 – Sharpening and Noise Reduction
Overview
Sharpening Your Images
Tutorial 8.1: Sharpening an Image Using Unsharp Mask
Tutorial 8.2: Using Smart Sharpen
Tutorial 8.3: Nondestructive Sharpening Using High Pass Filter
Noise Reduction
Tutorial 8.4: Using Channels for Noise Reduction
Tutorial 8.5: Noise Reduction Filter




Chapter 9 – Image Retouching
Overview
Tutorial 9.1: Removing Moles and Obvious Blemishes
Spot Healing Brush
Wrinkle Reduction
Tutorial 9.2: Reducing Wrinkles
Enhancing the Eyes and Teeth
Tutorial 9.3: Whitening Teeth
Soft Focus Filter
Removing Red Eye
Removing Tattoos and Birthmarks
Tutorial 9.4: Using the Patch Tool
Reducing Noses
Tutorial 9.5: Shrinking Noses
Eyes Wide Open
Fixing White Wedding Dresses and Black Tuxedos
Tutorial 9.6: Recovering Shadow and Highlight Detail
Color Balancing Skin
Tutorial 9.7: Removing Red From Skin




Chapter 10 – Frame and Color Effects
Frame Effects
Tutorial 10.1: Creating a Classic Vignette
Tutorial 10.2: Creating a White Vignette
Tutorial 10.3: Creating a Vignette Using Camera Raw
Tutorial 10.4: Creating a Simple Border
Tutorial 10.5: Using a Film Border
Tutorial 10.6: Creating an Edge Effect
Tutorial 10.7: Creating a Double Matte Effect
Colorizing Effects
Tutorial 10.8: Turning Color to Grayscale
Tutorial 10.9: Changing the Color of an Object Painlessly
Tutorial 10.9: Using Spot Color

Chapter 11 – Special Effects
Smart Filters
Natural Media
Tutorial 11.1: Turning a Photo into a Watercolor Painting
Tutorial 11.2: Turning a Photo into a Sketch
Depth of Field Effects
Tutorial 11.3: Removing Depth of Field with Lens Blur
Tutorial 11.4: Removing Depth of Field Using Lens Blur and Depth Map
Using Patterns to Create Scan Lines
Tutorial 11.5: Creating Scan Lines
Adding Color
Tutorial 11.6: Creating an Image with High Color and Tonal Contrast
Tutorial 11.7: Split Toning a Photograph
Tutorial 11.8: Slide Sandwich Technique
Tutorial 11.9: Double Exposure Blur
Tutorial 11.10: Making a Gritty Looking Photo
Tutorial 11.11: Creating Dramatic Skies with Split Neutral Density Effect
Tutorial 11.12: Creating a Vanishing Point
Using the Image Warp Tool

Chapter 12 – Combining Images for Creative Results
Removing an Object from Its Background
Tutorial 12.1: Using Color Range to Remove an Object from Its Background
Tutorial 12.2: Extracting Images with the Extract Tool
Rules for Compositing Two Images
Combining Images to Create an Advertisement
Tutorial 12.3: Combining Images
Tutorial 12.4: Creating a Cast Shadow
Creating a Panoramic Image
Tutorial 12.5: Creating a Seamless Panorama
Merge to HDR (High Dynamic Range)
Tutorial 12.6: Using Merge to HDR
Tutorial 12.7: Auto-Align
Tutorial 12.8: Auto-Align and Stacks Blending Mode
Tutorial 12.9: Auto-Align and Blend to Achieve Maximum Depth of Field
Tutorial 12.10: Adding a New Sky
Collaging Techniques and Blending Modes
Tutorial 12.11: Blending Between Images
Advanced Blending
Tutorial 12.12: Advanced Blending
Summary and Conclusion

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