The Adobe Photoshop CS5 Book for Digital Photographers

TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 10
Using Photoshop CS5’s Mini Bridge......Page 21
Getting to Your Photos Using Mini Bridge......Page 22
Viewing Your Photos in Mini Bridge......Page 24
Use Full-Screen Review Mode to Find Your Best Shots Fast......Page 28
Sorting and Arranging Your Photos......Page 30
Finding Your Photos by Searching......Page 34
Customizing the Look of Mini Bridge......Page 36
Photoshop Killer Tips......Page 37
The Essentials of Camera Raw......Page 41
Working with Camera Raw......Page 42
Choosing the Right Process Version (Not for New Users)......Page 45
Miss the JPEG Look? Try Applying a Camera Profile......Page 46
The Essential Adjustments: White Balance......Page 48
The Essential Adjustments #2: Exposure......Page 52
Letting Camera Raw Auto-Correct Your Photos......Page 57
Adding “Snap” (or Softening) to Your Images Using the Clarity Slider......Page 58
Fixing Backlit Photos by Adding Fill Light......Page 60
Adjusting Contrast Using Curves......Page 62
Cropping and Straightening......Page 66
Photoshop Killer Tips......Page 70
Camera Raw—Beyond the Basics......Page 73
Double-Processing to Create the Uncapturable......Page 74
Editing Multiple Photos at Once......Page 78
Sharpening in Camera Raw......Page 81
Automatically Fixing Lens Problems......Page 86
Fixing Chromatic Aberrations (That Colored-Edge Fringe)......Page 92
Edge Vignetting: How to Fix It and How to Add It for Effect......Page 94
The Advantages of Adobe’s DNG Format for RAW Photos......Page 98
Adjusting or Changing Ranges of Color......Page 100
Removing Spots, Specks, Blemishes, Etc.......Page 102
Calibrating for Your Particular Camera......Page 105
Reducing Noise in Noisy Photos......Page 106
Setting Your Resolution, Image Size, Color Space, and Bit Depth......Page 109
Photoshop Killer Tips......Page 112
Camera Raw’s Adjustment Tools......Page 115
Dodging, Burning, and Adjusting Individual Areas of Your Photo......Page 116
Retouching Portraits in Camera Raw......Page 123
Fixing Skies (and Other Stuff) with the Graduated Filter......Page 126
Special Effects Using Camera Raw......Page 128
Photoshop Killer Tips......Page 132
How to Resize and Crop Photos......Page 135
Two Quick Things About Working in Photoshop CS5......Page 136
Cropping Photos......Page 138
Cropping to a Specific Size......Page 142
Creating Your Own Custom Crop Tools......Page 144
Custom Sizes for Photographers......Page 146
Resizing Digital Camera Photos......Page 148
Automated Saving and Resizing......Page 151
Resizing for Poster-Sized Prints......Page 153
Straightening Crooked Photos......Page 156
Making Your Photos Smaller (Downsizing)......Page 157
Resizing Just Parts of Your Image Using “Content-Aware” Scaling......Page 160
Photoshop Killer Tips......Page 162
Color Correction Secrets......Page 165
Two Things to Do Before You Color Correct Anything......Page 166
Color Correction Using Curves......Page 167
The Advantages of Adjustment Layers......Page 176
Adjusting Contrast Using the Targeted Adjustment Tool......Page 180
The Trick Pros Use to Make Color Correction Simple......Page 183
Dave’s Amazing Trick for Finding a Neutral Gray......Page 185
Adjusting RGB Flesh Tones Using the TAT......Page 188
Creating Vibrance Outside of Camera Raw......Page 190
Keeping Great Color When Emailing or Posting Photos to the Web......Page 191
Photoshop Killer Tips......Page 192
How to Create Stunning B&W Images......Page 195
Converting to Black and White Using Camera Raw......Page 196
Scott’s Favorite High-Contrast B&W Technique......Page 199
Split Toning......Page 203
Duotones Made Crazy Easy......Page 205
Quadtoning for Richer B&Ws......Page 206
Creating Your Own One-Click Presets......Page 208
If You’re Really, Really Serious About B&W, Then Consider This Instead......Page 209
Photoshop Killer Tips......Page 210
Creating HDR Images......Page 213
Setting Up Your Camera to Shoot HDR......Page 214
Creating HDR Images in Photoshop CS5......Page 217
Creating Photorealistic HDR Images......Page 226
High Pass Sharpening for HDR Images......Page 228
Single-Image HDR Toning Effect......Page 230
Dealing with Ghosting in Merge to HDR Pro......Page 234
Fixing Edge Problems in Your HDR Shots......Page 236
HDR Finishing Technique for That “Photomatix” Glow Look......Page 238
Photoshop Killer Tips......Page 240
Fixing Common Problems......Page 243
Three Ways to Fix the Color in Indoor Shots......Page 244
When Your Subject Is in the Shadows......Page 246
Fixing Shots with a Dull Gray Sky......Page 249
Using the Dodge and Burn Tools......Page 253
Fixing Depth-of-Field Problems......Page 257
Fixing Reflections in Glasses......Page 261
Fixing Group Shots the Easy Way......Page 266
Fixing Dark Eye Sockets......Page 271
The Fastest Way to Resize Brushes Ever (Plus, You Can Change Their Hardness, Too)......Page 273
Making Really Tricky Selections, Like Hair......Page 275
Fixing On-Location Flash Photos......Page 283
Removing Tourists the Easy Way......Page 285
Fixing Problems Caused by Your Camera’s Lens......Page 289
Removing Distracting Stuff Using Content-Aware Fill......Page 294
Photoshop Killer Tips......Page 298
Special Effects for Photographers......Page 301
Punching Up Drab Colors Using Lab Color......Page 302
Trendy Desaturated Portrait Look......Page 306
High-Contrast Look......Page 311
Getting the Grungy, High-Contrast Look Right Within Camera Raw......Page 315
Skylight Filter Effect......Page 317
The Faded Antique Look......Page 319
Panoramas Made Crazy Easy......Page 323
Turn a Photo into a Painting......Page 327
Photoshop Killer Tips......Page 331
Sharpening Techniques......Page 335
Sharpening Essentials......Page 336
Luminosity Sharpening......Page 343
Using CS5’s Updated Sharpen Tool......Page 350
When to Use the Smart Sharpen Filter Instead......Page 352
High Pass Sharpening......Page 355
Output Sharpening in Camera Raw......Page 357
Photoshop Killer Tips......Page 358
Step-by-Step Printing and Color Management......Page 361
Setting Up Your Camera’s Color Space......Page 362
Resolution for Printing......Page 363
Setting Up Photoshop’s Color Space......Page 364
Sharpening for Printing......Page 367
Sending Your Images to Be Printed at a Photo Lab......Page 368
You Have to Calibrate Your Monitor Before You Go Any Further......Page 369
The Other Secret to Getting Pro-Quality Prints That Match Your Screen......Page 372
Making the Print (Finally, It All Comes Together)......Page 377
Soft Proofing in Photoshop......Page 383
What to Do If the Print Still Doesn’t Match Your Screen......Page 384
Photoshop Killer Tips......Page 386
My Step-by-Step Workflow......Page 389
My Photoshop CS5 Digital Photography Workflow......Page 390
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