Photoshop CC Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks

290 Pages·2013·135.221 MB·English

by  Stan Sholik

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Photoshop®
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by Stan Sholik
Photoshop® CC: Top 100 Simplified® Tips & Tricks
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Stan Sholik has spent over three decades as a commercial, advertising,
and illustrative photographer in Orange County, California. During
that time he has developed a national reputation in a wide range of
technology-oriented specialties for his clients in the computer,
electronics, medical device, and food industries. Early in his career he
began specializing in close-up/macro photography, motion-
simulation, and in-camera photocomposition to enhance the images
created with his large-format cameras. He is now working extensively
with both 4 × 5 film and high-resolution digital capture. He has also
gained a reputation as a writer on both conventional and digital
imaging topics with articles in View Camera, Shutterbug, Professional
Photographer, Rangefinder, and other magazines. He has written books
about photographic filters, digital SLRs, and macro photography. This
is Stan’s third book for Wiley. He has previously written HDR Efex Pro
After the Shoot and Photoshop Lightroom 4 FAQs. Self-taught as a
photographer, Stan holds a BS degree in physics and an MA in English
from Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I would like to thank Sarah Hellert, my project editor at Wiley, for her
attention to detail and successful efforts to keep my style consistent
and readable. I would especially like to thank Stephanie McComb,
acquisitions editor at Wiley, for giving me the opportunity to write this
book, and for doing her best to keep me on schedule with humor and
good will. And finally, thanks to my wife Linda and daughter Amelia
and her family for their patience and understanding as I buried myself
in this project. Sincere thanks to son-in-law/sound designer/composer/
videographer Garrett Montgomery for providing video footage and a
royalty-free music track.
H U T B
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Who This Book Is For 4 Tips
This book is for readers who know the basics and want to Tips offer additional information, including warnings and
expand their knowledge of this particular technology or shortcuts.
software application.
5 Bold
The Conventions in This Book Bold type shows text or numbers you must type.
1 Steps
6 Italics
This book uses a step-by-step format to guide you easily
through each task. Numbered steps are actions you must Italic type introduces and defines a new term.
do; bulleted steps clarify a point, step, or optional
7 Difficulty Levels
feature; and indented steps give you the result.
For quick reference, these symbols mark the difficulty
2 Notes •leve•l of •each• task.
Notes give additional information — special conditions Demonstrates a new spin on a common
that may occur during an operation, a situation that you •••• task
want to avoid, or a cross reference to a related area of Introduces a new skill or a new task
••••
the book.
Combines multiple skills requiring
3 Icons and Buttons •••• in-depth knowledge
Icons and buttons show you exactly what you need to Requires extensive skill and may involve
other technologies
click to perform a step.
Note: Alternatively, click
and drag inside the gray
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subject by throwing other parts of the image out of focus. return to the image and change the blur effect later. in a box above the ring.
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Iris Blur is found in the Filter menu. It is a destructive filter, can apply more than one Iris Blur to an image. It is often Another oval and pin
but there are several ways to apply it so as not to destroy more effective to apply the softening to several small areas appear.
image information. One is to convert the original image to than to try and• control on•e blur to m•eet your •needs. @ Repeat steps 6 to 10 to
set the blur for this pin.
1•1 W•ith an im•age open,• right-click # Repeat steps 11 and 12 as
the Background layer. needed for other areas.
2 Click Convert to Smart Object. $ Toggle Preview to view the image
The thumbnail changes to a before and after blur.
•S•mart Obje•ct thumb•nail. % Click OK.
3 Click Filter. The Blur Tools panel closes.
4 Click Blur. ^ Save the image as a PSD file.
5 Click Iris Blur.
••••
The Blur Tools panel opens.
The Iris Blur filter opens with an
oval in the center of the image.
6 Click and drag the center pin of
twhaen ot vsahla orpve.r the area that you 4 TIPS
7 Click and drag the large white Did You Know? Did You Know? More Options!
dots to the edge of the area that You can use keyboard shortcuts You cannot use the Opacity slider You can have control over opacity
you want sharp. to hide and show different views or a blend mode from the Layers of the Iris Blur filter in the future.
8 Click and drag the solid oval- for Iris Blur. Press and hold H to panel on a Smart Object layer if Instead of applying Iris Blur to a
shaped line to the edge of the hide the pins and overlays. Press P the effect looks too strong when Smart Object, apply it to a copy of
area where you want full blur. to toggle the before and after you close the Blur Tools panel. the Background layer. You lose
2 Note: The area between the white preview. Press and hold M to view However, if you immediately click the flexibility of returning to the
dots and the solid oval gradually the mask that Photoshop makes Edit ➪ Fade Blur Gallery, you can filter to adjust it in the future, but
transitions from sharp to blur. for the blur. These same keyboard both adjust the opacity and change you gain the ability to adjust
9 Position your cursor over the shortcuts work for many of the the blend mode. opacity or the blend mode.
small white circles on the oval. blur and other filters.
When it changes to a curved
arrow, click and drag to rotate
the oval and change the shape.
0 Click and drag the Blur slider to
set the blur for this pin.
Table of Contents
1
Take Control of Photoshop
#1 Set the Color Scheme for Your Photoshop Workspace ........ 4
#2 Select the Color Settings for Editing ...................... 6
#3 Customize the Preferences for the Way You Work ........... 8
#4 Create a Custom Workspace .......................... 10
#5 Add a Keyboard Shortcut to Open an
Image as a Smart Object ............................. 12
#6 Change Your Window Views .......................... 14
#7 Create a Custom Action for Repetitive Tasks .............. 16
#8 Reset Color Swatches with Photographic Filter Colors ....... 18
#9 Make Photoshop Remember Your Enhancement Steps ...... 20
#10 Profile Your Monitor for Accurate Color .................. 22
#11 Increase the Power of Photoshop with a Pen Tablet ......... 24
2
Manage Photos with Adobe Bridge
and Mini Bridge
#12 Set the Color Theme for Your Bridge Workspaces .......... 28
#13 Change Your Workspace View ......................... 30
#14 Import Photos and Videos from
a Camera or Camera Card ............................ 32
#15 Apply Keywords to Find Photos Later .................... 34
#16 Review and Rate Images .............................. 38
#17 Select Images Using Mini Bridge ....................... 40
#18 Open Images in Photoshop Using Mini Bridge ............. 42
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3
Process Photos in Camera Raw
#19 Set Preferences in Camera Raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
#20 Auto-Correct with One Click . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
#21 Adjust Overall White Balance Three Ways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
#22 Recover Highlight and Shadow Information
Using Camera Raw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
#23 Correct Lens Aberrations Automatically or Manually . . . . . . . . 56
#24 Retouch Portraits Nondestructively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
#25 Visually Adjust the Tone Curve with the
Targeted Adjustment Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
#26 Improve a Sky with the Graduated Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
#27 Brush on Local Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
#28 Apply Adjustments to Multiple Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
#29 Quiet a Noisy Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
#30 Export Images to Photoshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
4
Fix Common Problems
#31 Remove Spots and Skin Blemishes Two Ways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
#32 Retouch Wrinkles with the Healing Brush
and Patch Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
#33 Slim a Portrait by Removing the Weight
the Camera Adds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
#34 Remove Reflections in Eyeglasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
#35 Lighten a Subject in Deep Shadow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
#36 Make a Perfect Group Shot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
#37 Remove Unwanted Objects in Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
#38 Reposition the Subject without Leaving a Hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
#39 Brighten the Eyes Using Curves and Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
#40 Enhance a Boring Sky by Adding Clouds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
#41 Remove Camera Shake with a Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
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Table of Contents
5
Adjust Photos with Layers, Selections, and Masks
#42 Make a Selection with the Quick Selection Tool ........... 104
#43 Improve the Edges of a Selection with Refine Edge ........ 106
#44 Adjust Part of an Image with an Automatic Layer Mask ..... 108
#45 Select Areas of Similar Color with the Magic Wand Tool .... 110
#46 Select Only Skin Tones and Adjust ..................... 112
#47 Mask Hair with a Selection and Refine Edge .............. 116
#48 Add Layers as Smart Objects for Flexibility ............... 120
#49 Select a Complex Background with
the Color Range Command .......................... 122
#50 Add a Texture Using Blending Modes .................. 124
#51 Compose and Adjust Images Using a Layer Mask .......... 126
#52 Adjust Exposure Locally with a Dodge and Burn Layer ...... 130
#53 Apply a Drop Shadow to Multiple Type Layers ............ 132
6
Modify Photos with Transform, Straighten,
Crop, and Resize
#54 Extend the Background without Distorting the Subject ..... 136
#55 Add a Tattoo Painlessly with Free Transform ............. 138
#56 Level a Tilted Horizon Two Ways ...................... 142
#57 Preserve Details when Resizing ........................ 144
#58 Crop without Cropping the Original ................... 146
#59 Correct Wide-Angle Distortion Using the
Adaptive Wide Angle Filter ........................... 148
#60 Dieting with Liquify ................................ 150
#61 Tilt a Portrait with Puppet Warp ....................... 152
#62 Create a Virtual Billboard with Transforms ............... 154
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