Adobe Photoshop CC For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 4

Getting Images into and out of Photoshop

IN THIS CHAPTER

Mommy, where do pictures come from?

Keeping track of your images

Putting pictures on paper

Sharing your work

In this chapter, I show you how to get images into Photoshop from your digital camera and your scanner and then how to keep those images organized on your hard drives and discs. I discuss the basics of printing your images on inkjet printers (and alternatives) and tell you some things you need to know to make sure that you get the prints you expect. I also explain how to prepare images for sending by e-mail.

Bringing Images into Photoshop

Artwork in Photoshop originates in one of three ways:

• You open an image using Photoshop’s File ⇒ Open dialog box (as shown in Figure 4-1) or through Bridge (discussed later in this chapter). In Figure 4-1, note that Windows does not provide previews or thumbnails of PSD files (or many Raw formats), which is one of the reasons you have Bridge CC available.
• You import an image (typically through a scanning device).
• You create an image from scratch by choosing File ⇒ New.