Photography Techniques with Adobe Photoshop CS5: Learn by Video

Video description

This innovative product from Adobe Press combines an incredible 10 hours of high quality HD video instruction and a full-color printed reference to teach the fundamentals of Photoshop for Photographers, plus the latest features in CS5, as well as Camera RAW, image management in Bridge, masking, creating HDR images, making complex selections and color corrections, image retouching, and more.

Adobe Certified Instructors Tim Grey and Mikkel Aaland present this video training with an easy-to-follow style that makes it fun to learn. Tim Grey is regarded as one of the top educators in digital photography and imaging and Mikkel Aaland is a pioneer in digital photography and author of ten books.

The video is wrapped in a unique interface that allows the viewer to jump to any topic and also bookmark individual sections for later review. The unique Watch-and-Work mode shrinks the video into a small window to allow the student to work alongside in the software. Project files used in the lessons are included  so viewers can practice what they've learned, and interactive review questions help reinforce freshly gained knowledge.

Table of contents

  1. Welcome to Photoshop
    1. The Photoshop Interface
    2. Layers and the Nondestructive Workflow
    3. Saving and File Formats
    4. What's New in Photoshop CS5
  2. Photoshop Jumpstarts
    1. Not Quite Black-and-White
    2. Adding Emotion to an Image
    3. Replacing the View
    4. Creating Faux HDR
    5. The Lazy Man's Special Effects
    6. Amazing Noise Reduction
  3. Configuring Photoshop CS5
    1. Interface Preferences
    2. Performance Preferences
    3. Color Settings
    4. Keyboard Shortcuts and Menus
  4. Adobe Bridge
    1. Launching and Configuring Bridge
    2. Navigating and Browsing Images
    3. Reviewing Image Details
    4. Rating, Labeling, and Filtering
    5. Opening Images into Photoshop and Camera Raw
    6. Using Mini Bridge
  5. Adobe Camera Raw
    1. Adobe Camera Raw Overview
    2. Adobe Camera Raw Preferences
    3. Correcting White Balance
    4. Correcting Basic Tonal Adjustments
    5. Fine-Tuning Exposure with the Tone Curve
    6. Sharpening a Photo with the Detail Tab
    7. Fixing Lens Distortions and Aberrations
    8. Controlling Hue, Saturation, and Luminance
    9. Converting Images to Grayscale
    10. Creating Split-Tone Effects
    11. Creating Vignettes with Effects
    12. Adding Grain
    13. Using Camera Calibration
    14. Working with Presets and Snapshots
    15. Using the Targeted Adjustment Tool
    16. Cropping to Improve a Photo
    17. Straightening a Crooked Horizon Line
    18. Image Cleanup with Spot Removal and Red-Eye Removal Tools
    19. Localized Control with the Adjustment Brush
    20. Using the Graduated Filter
    21. Workflow Options
    22. Finishing the Image
    23. Working with Multiple Images
  6. Adjustments
    1. Making Image Corrections with the Adjustments Panel
    2. Selective Processing with Adjustment Layers and Masks
    3. Optimizing Tonality with Levels
    4. Opening Up Shadows and Toning Down Highlights
    5. Advanced Tonal Adjustments with Curves
    6. Dodging and Burning
  7. Color Adjustments
    1. Ensuring Accurate Color with Color Balance
    2. Color Correction with Curves
    3. Boosting Colors with Vibrance
    4. Selective Color Adjustments with Hue/Saturation
    5. Adding a Touch of Color with Photo Filter
  8. Image Cleanup
    1. Straightening and Cropping
    2. Noise Reduction
    3. Correcting Red-Eye
    4. Cleaning Up with the Clone Stamp
    5. Instant Blemish Cleanup
    6. Automatic Cleanup with Control
    7. Cleaning Up Large Areas
    8. Painting a Color Fix in Targeted Areas
    9. Changing the Shape of Objects in a Photo
  9. Selections
    1. Introduction to Selections
    2. Selecting Geometric Shapes
    3. Quickly Selecting an Object
    4. Selecting Areas of Uniform Tone and Color
    5. Selecting Objects Based on Color
    6. Selecting Bright or Dark Areas
    7. Selecting Based on a Channel
    8. Taking Selections from Good to Great
    9. Saving and Loading Selections
  10. Layer Masks
    1. Layering Images
    2. Automatic Composite Imaging
    3. Creating a Composite Image
    4. Painting an Adjustment
    5. Adjusting a Selected Area
    6. Refining a Layer Mask
    7. Applying a Graduated Adjustment
    8. Targeting Adjustments Like a Pro
    9. Advanced Compositing
  11. Getting Creative
    1. Converting an Image to Black-and-White
    2. Creating a Simulated Infrared Image
    3. Color-Toned Black-and-White
    4. Using a Gradient Map for Color-Tinted Images
    5. Creating a Vignette Effect
    6. Painting with Color
    7. Applying Artistic Filters
    8. Artistic Edge Effects
    9. High Dynamic Range Imaging
    10. Creating a Composite Panorama
    11. Reducing Depth of Field
  12. Outputting Your Images
    1. Preparing an Image for Output
    2. Printing an Image
    3. Sharing a Group of Images
    4. CMYK Conversion
  13. Shop Talk: Tim and Mikkel Talk Photoshop
    1. CMYK
    2. The Pen Tool
    3. Smart Sharpen vs. Unsharp Mask
    4. The Sharpen Tool
    5. Content Aware Fill
    6. The New Smart Brush Engine

Product information

  • Title: Photography Techniques with Adobe Photoshop CS5: Learn by Video
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: November 2010
  • Publisher(s): Pearson
  • ISBN: 9780132616461