Real world Adobe Photoshop CS5 for photographers

Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 11
Chapter One: Building a Photoshop System......Page 16
 Choosing a Platform......Page 17
 Processors and Cores......Page 18
 64-Bit Processing......Page 19
 RAM......Page 20
 Virtual Memory......Page 24
 Monitors and Video Cards......Page 27
Chapter Two: Image Essentials......Page 30
 Pixels and Paths......Page 31
 Pixels and Images......Page 32
 Resolution......Page 36
 How Much Resolution Is Enough?......Page 38
 Using the Image Size Dialog......Page 42
 Resampling......Page 45
 Image Mode......Page 48
Chapter Three: Color Essentials......Page 54
 Primary Colors......Page 55
 The Color Wheel......Page 56
 How Colors Affect Each Other......Page 59
 Device-Independent Lab Color......Page 60
 Colors in the Real World......Page 63
Chapter Four: Color Settings......Page 64
 What Is Color Management Anyway?......Page 65
 Color Management Systems Explained......Page 67
 Choosing Your Working Spaces......Page 73
 Handling Color-Space Conversions......Page 77
 Photoshop and Your Monitor......Page 91
 Assign Profile and Convert to Profile......Page 99
 Soft-Proofing Other Color Spaces......Page 104
 Converting Colors When You Print......Page 110
 Printing to Desktop Printers......Page 113
 Troubleshoot by Isolating Variables......Page 114
Chapter Five: Building a Digital Workflow......Page 116
 Choosing a Digital Workflow......Page 117
 Copying Files from a Camera......Page 122
 Verifying Images......Page 125
 Refining a Shoot Using Bridge......Page 127
 Opening Images into Camera Raw......Page 129
 Camera Raw Controls......Page 132
 Camera Raw Preferences......Page 147
 The Output Buttons......Page 150
 Camera Raw Workflow Options......Page 151
 The Basic Tab......Page 154
 The Tone Curve Tab......Page 165
 The Detail Tab......Page 170
 The HSL/Grayscale Tab......Page 175
 The Split Toning Tab......Page 179
 The Lens Corrections Tab......Page 180
 The Effects Tab......Page 187
 The Camera Calibration Tab......Page 189
 The Presets Tab......Page 195
 The Snapshots Tab......Page 196
 Filmstrip Mode......Page 197
 Copying Adjustments to More Images......Page 200
 Generating Adjusted Images......Page 201
 Using Adobe Bridge......Page 205
 Using Bridge Windows......Page 209
 Managing Files in Bridge......Page 217
 Image Previews and the Cache......Page 223
 Evaluating and Comparing Images......Page 226
 Rating and Labeling Images......Page 229
 Applying Metadata and Keywords......Page 231
 Finding and Filtering Files......Page 239
 Presenting Your Photos......Page 243
 Exporting to Online Albums and Folders on Disk......Page 247
 The Image Processor......Page 249
 Using Mini Bridge......Page 250
Chapter Six: Essential Photoshop Tips and Tricks......Page 254
 Window Tips......Page 255
 Navigation Tips......Page 258
 Moving Tips......Page 265
 Guide and Grid Viewing Tips......Page 267
 Dialog Tips......Page 268
 New Document Tips......Page 271
 Keyboard Shortcut Tips......Page 272
 Menu Customization Tips......Page 274
 Tips for Tools......Page 275
 Panels and Workspaces......Page 287
 Setting Preferences......Page 304
 When Things Go Wrong......Page 311
Chapter Seven: Image Adjustment Fundamentals......Page 312
 What Is Image Quality, Anyway?......Page 313
 Visualizing Tonal Values with the Histogram......Page 314
 The Three Basic Tonal Adjustments......Page 316
 Making Adjustments Using Levels......Page 317
 Adjusting Levels for Color Images......Page 321
 Controlling Auto Corrections......Page 325
 The Info Panel......Page 327
 Output Levels......Page 328
 Eyedroppers in Levels and Curves......Page 330
 Preserving Quality as You Edit......Page 333
 Making Adjustments Using Curves......Page 339
 Hands-On Curves......Page 347
 Using Color Samplers......Page 357
 Using Shadows/Highlights......Page 358
 Hue, Saturation, and Lightness......Page 361
 Vibrance......Page 368
 Choosing a Color Mode for Editing......Page 369
 Quick Lab Mode Fixes......Page 373
 Photo Filter......Page 375
 Selective Color......Page 376
 Channel Mixer......Page 377
 Tools of Limited Usefulness......Page 378
Chapter Eight: The Digital Darkroom......Page 380
 Adjustment Layer Basics......Page 381
 Creating Adjustment Layers......Page 383
 Controlling Adjustment Layers......Page 384
 Selections, Masks, and Channels......Page 386
 Using the Masks Panel......Page 391
 Adjusting Images Using Blending Modes......Page 395
 Dodging and Burning by Hand......Page 403
 Using History to Mix Adjustments......Page 405
 Soft-Proofing an Image for Print......Page 407
Chapter Nine: Making Selections......Page 412
 Selection Strategies......Page 413
 Selecting Areas Manually......Page 414
 Selecting with Edge Detection Tools......Page 416
 Tips for Using Selection Tools......Page 420
 Selecting by Tone or Color......Page 422
 Anti-Aliasing and Feathering......Page 427
 Selecting Difficult Edges......Page 429
 The Modify Submenu......Page 437
 Floating Selections......Page 439
 Quick Masks......Page 440
 Selecting with Channels......Page 441
 Selections, Layers, and Masks......Page 445
Chapter Ten: Sharpness, Detail, and Noise Reduction......Page 448
 What’s Sharpening All About?......Page 449
 Why Unsharp Masking?......Page 450
 A Practical Sharpening Workflow......Page 455
 Sharpening Techniques......Page 461
 Sharpening in Photoshop vs. Camera Raw......Page 467
 Smart Sharpen......Page 468
 Noise Reduction......Page 472
Chapter Eleven: Essential Image Techniques......Page 478
 The Color of Grayscale......Page 479
 Creating HDR Images......Page 481
 Retouching......Page 490
 Using the Clone Source Panel......Page 498
 Correcting Lens Distortions......Page 503
 Blending Images Automatically......Page 507
 Depth of Field Effects......Page 511
 Content-Aware Scaling......Page 513
 Vectors vs. Pixels......Page 515
 Smart Objects......Page 524
 The Nondestructive Workflow......Page 527
 Text......Page 528
 Filters and Effects......Page 531
 Actions and Scripting......Page 533
Chapter Twelve: Image Storage and Output......Page 544
 Save As......Page 545
 Printing from Photoshop......Page 548
 Preparing Images for Online Services......Page 552
 Creating Output for Prepress......Page 553
 Creating Images for the Web......Page 556
 Saving Images for the Web......Page 560
 File Formats......Page 565
 Compressing Images......Page 575
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