Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers Portable Photoshop Advice You Can Take Anywhere

Name: Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers Portable Photoshop Advice You Can Take Anywhere
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ISBN: 9780596521936

ISBN-10: 0596521936

ISBN-13: 9780596521936

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Authors: Derrick Story

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Many photographers, including the pros, feel overwhelmed by all the editing options Photoshop provides. The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers not only shows you which tools you'll need most often and how to use them, the book first walks you though an enjoyable and efficient workflow that makes it easy to process your images using new user-friendly features that come with Photoshop CS4-Adobe Bridge, Photo Downloader, and Photoshop Camera Raw. A perfect fit for your laptop bag, this guide is designed to help you process photos in the field. Professional photographer and bestselling author Derrick Story teaches you how to quickly and efficiently organize and edit your photos without…

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List price: $24.99
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/18/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 204
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 0.48" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Derrick Story has more than 25 years as a photojournalist, including serving as managing editor for O'Reilly Network. He speaks at technology conferences including Macworld, PMA, PhotoPlus, and Santa Fe Workshops. He is the author of Digital Photography Hacks, Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 3rd Ed., The Digital Photography Companion, and his latest, The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers. He coauthored iPhoto: The Missing Manual with David Pogue. Derrick likes to keep his shooting skills sharp by running his photography business, Story Photography. You can listen to his photo podcasts and read his tips at The Digital Story (thedigitalstory.com) and follow him on Twitter. Aperture…



Introduction



The Quick-Start Road Map



Your Digital Darkroom



The Basic Steps



Let's Get to It!



Importing Your Images



Before You Start Downloading



Importing Photos from Your Camera



Where to Go from Here



Rating and Keywording Images



Setting Up Your Workspaces



Organizing Your First Batch of Images



Rating and Sorting Tips



Introduction to Keywording



Where to Go from Here



Basic Image Editing in Camera Raw



The Benefits of ACR



Working on Images in ACR from Bridge



Your First Image Edit



Fine-Tuning Your Image



Finishing Touches in the Detail Tab



And These Were Just the Basic Tools



Advanced Camera Raw Techniques



Batch Processing in ACR



Black-and-White Conversion in ACR



Spot Removal in Adobe Camera Raw



Localized Corrections with the Adjustment Brush



Tonal and Color Adjustments with the Graduated Filter Tool



Where to Go from Here



Refining Your Image in Photoshop



Touching Up Imperfections with the Clone Stamp Tool



Adjusting Tone with a Levels Adjustment Layer



Adding a Mask to the Adjustment Layer



Nondestructive Sharpening with Smart Objects



Where to Go from Here



Photoshop Recipes for Photographers



Portrait Retouching Techniques



Adjustments in the World Around Us



Finishing Touches



You're a Photoshop Artist; Now What?



Printing



Calibrating Your Monitor



Dedicated Photo Printers



A Word About Printer Profiles



Success! A Beautiful Print



Improving Your Photography Through Printing



Reference Tables for Printing



Final Thoughts


About the Photos in this Book


Cover Images


Frontmatter Images


Chapter Openers


Special Thanks to Those Who Helped Me Make These Images