Complete Photoshop CS3 for Digital Photographers

457 Pages·2007·35.03 MB·English

by  Colin Smith

C P CS3
OMPLETE HOTOSHOP
D
FOR IGITAL
P
HOTOGRAPHERS
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C P
OMPLETE HOTOSHOP
CS3 D
FOR IGITAL
P
HOTOGRAPHERS
COLIN SMITH
TIM COOPER
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Complete photoshop CS3 for digital photographers / Colin Smith and Tim
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ONTENTS
INTRODUCTION xi
PART I BASICS 1
CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED USING BRIDGE 3
Considerations Before Shooting 4
Adobe Bridge: Organization and Automation 7
Launching Bridge 11
Navigating Bridge 12
Customizing Bridge Windows 13
Managing Your Workspace 24
Rotating Images 24
Opening Images with Bridge 25
Rating and Labeling Images 26
Organizing Contents of Folders 29
Using Keywords 30
Metadata 34
Batch Renaming 38
Exporting the Images to a CD-ROM 40
Automation 40
Web Gallery 49
Summary 53
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Contents
CHAPTER 2 FROM BRIDGE TO PHOTOSHOP: THE ADOBE RAW CONVERTER 55
Using Camera Raw 61
Cropping and Straightening Images 79
TUTORIAL2.1 Straightening an Image 79
TUTORIAL2.2 Cropping 80
TUTORIAL2.3 Cleaning up Dust 81
TUTORIAL2.4 Red Eye Removal 83
TUTORIAL2.5 White Balance Tool 84
Working with Multiple Raw Images 87
Batch Processing in Bridge 89
Summary 90
PART II ENHANCEMENT 91
CHAPTER 3 CROPPING AND PERSPECTIVE 93
Lens Correction Filter 104
Summary 113
CHAPTER 4 TONAL CORRECTION AND ENHANCEMENT 115
Tonal Correction and Enhancement 118
The Anatomy of a Color Picture 118
Histograms 119
Brightness/Contrast 125
Shadow/Highlight 127
Levels 130
Exposure 132
Auto Settings 134
Getting Good Results from the Auto Settings 134
Curves 135
Summary 154
CHAPTER 5 COLOR CORRECTION AND ENHANCEMENT 155
Additive Color 156
Subtractive Color 156
Color Correction Tools 157
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TUTORIAL5.1 Adjusting the Color Cast 161
TUTORIAL5.2 Using the Photo Filter 165
Hue/Saturation 169
Advanced Color Correction 173
TUTORIAL5.3 Removing a Color Cast with Match Color 173
TUTORIAL5.4 Adding Life to an Image with Match Color 175
TUTORIAL5.5 Fixing an Image with Washed Out/Shifted Color by Using Lab Color 178
TUTORIAL5.6 Splitting an Image into Channels 180
Advanced Color Correction with Levels 183
TUTORIAL5.7 Using Levels to Correct Color 184
Advanced Color Correction with Curves 189
TUTORIAL5.8 Using Curves to Adjust Color 190
Summary 194
CHAPTER 6 LOCAL ENHANCEMENTS: SELECTIONS AND MASKS 195
TUTORIAL6.1 Darkening a Bright Sky 200
A Photographer’s Selection Tools 204
TUTORIAL6.2 Using the Magic Wand 205
TUTORIAL6.3 Using the Quick Selection Tool 208
TUTORIAL6.4 Using the Color Range Selection Command 211
Summary 225
CHAPTER 7 SHARPENING AND NOISE REDUCTION 227
TUTORIAL7.1 Sharpening an Image Using Unsharp Mask 228
TUTORIAL7.2 Using Smart Sharpen 234
TUTORIAL7.3 Nondestructive Sharpening Using High Pass Filter 237
Noise Reduction 239
TUTORIAL7.4 Using Channels for Noise Reduction 239
TUTORIAL7.5 Noise Reduction Filter 245
Summary 248
CHAPTER 8 SIZING AND PRINTING YOUR IMAGES 249
Resizing Things 250
Printing Proportions 263
Printing Your Photographs 264
Summary 270
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PART III EFFECTS 271
CHAPTER 9 IMAGE RETOUCHING 273
TUTORIAL9.1 Removing Moles and Obvious Blemishes 274
The Spot Healing Brush 276
Wrinkle Reduction 277
TUTORIAL9.2 Reducing Wrinkles 277
Enhancing the Eyes 281
TUTORIAL9.3 Enhancing Eyes 282
TUTORIAL9.4 Whitening Teeth 287
Soft Focus Filter 289
Removing Red Eye 292
Removing Tattoos and Birthmarks 293
TUTORIAL9.5 Using the Patch Tool 294
Reducing Noses 296
TUTORIAL9.6 Shrinking Noses 297
Eyes Wide Open 299
TUTORIAL9.7 Reshaping Eyes 300
Summary 305
CHAPTER 10 FRAME AND COLOR EFFECTS 307
Frame Effects 308
TUTORIAL10.1 Creating a Vignette 308
Colorizing Effects 321
TUTORIAL10.2 Turning Color to Grayscale 322
TUTORIAL10.3 Changing the Color of an Object Painlessly 330
Summary 334
PART IV ADVANCED CONCEPTS 335
CHAPTER 11 SPECIAL EFFECTS 337
Depth of Field Effects 338
TUTORIAL11.1 Adding Depth of Field 338
TUTORIAL11.2 Adding Depth of Field Using Lens Blur and Depth Map 340
Natural Media 345
TUTORIAL11.3 Turning a Photo into a Sketch 346
TUTORIAL11.4 Turning a Photo into a Watercolor Painting 348
Trendy Effects 351
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TUTORIAL11.5 Adding Background Pop Dots 351
TUTORIAL11.6 Creating Scan Lines 354
TUTORIAL11.7 Making a Gritty Looking Photo 358
TUTORIAL11.8 Creating an Image with High Color and Tonal Contrast 361
TUTORIAL11.9 Creating Dramatic Skies with Split Neutral Density Effect 363
TUTORIAL11.10 Creating a Vanishing Point 365
Using the Image Warp Tool 370
TUTORIAL11.11 Double Exposure Blur 371
Smart Filters 373
Summary 376
CHAPTER 12 COMBINING IMAGES FOR CREATIVE RESULTS 377
Removing an Object from Its Background 378
TUTORIAL12.1 Using Color Range to Remove an Object from Its Background 378
TUTORIAL12.2 Extracting Images with the Extract Tool 382
Rules for Compositing Two Images 387
Combining Images to Create an Advertisement 388
TUTORIAL12.3 Combining Images 389
TUTORIAL12.4 Creating a Cast Shadow 392
Creating a Panoramic Image 395
TUTORIAL12.5 Creating a Seamless Panorama 396
Merge to HDR 401
TUTORIAL12.6 Auto Align and Auto Blend 406
TUTORIAL12.7 Auto Align: Example Two 409
TUTORIAL12.8 Adding a New Sky 411
Collaging Techniques and Blending Modes 416
TUTORIAL12.9 Blending Between Images 416
Using Blending Modes for Collaging 420
TUTORIAL12.10 Collaging with Blending Modes 420
Advanced Blending 423
TUTORIAL12.11 Advanced Blending 423
Producing Animation 425
TUTORIAL12.12 Making an Animation 425
Optimization 432
Summary and Conclusion 433
APPENDIX ABOUT THE CD-ROM 435
INDEX 437