Book description
Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom are central to almost all photographic workflows. Each new version of the software is a milestone in the development of these vital imaging tools, and the 2014 releases are no exception.
Photographers often feel overwhelmed when starting with Photoshop; the sheer number of tools and options make it difficult for the novice and intermediate user alike. There is no shortage of instructional books, yet very few direct the user to the most significant aspects of the program in a way that reflects a real workflow for the photographer.
Adobe Certified Instructor Steve Laskevitch has leveraged his experience as a teacher and practitioner to create a guide that provides a clear and effective workflow for editing photographs in the 2014 release of Photoshop CC and its companions Bridge, Camera Raw, and Lightroom 5.
Focusing on the critical elements of a workflow rather than covering every arcane feature, this book is designed to get you working quickly in these applications. Along the way, the various applications are presented side-by-side so that a user of one may learn how to use the other: a kind of workflow Rosetta Stone. Or, if you're new to it all, this book will be your roadmap, helping you decide which way to go.
In addition to the essential features of these programs, Laskevitch covers new features specific to the new releases, including:
- Lightroom mobile
- Dramatically improved RAW image processing, including the new Radial Filter and retouching of irregular shapes
- Photoshop's Improved Blur Gallery (Tilt-Shift, Iris, Field. and Radial Blur tools), Add selective focus, and bokeh effects
- Recomposing or retouching photos with even more content-aware editing and retouching tools
- Automatic straightening of image content
- Camera shake reduction
- Improved perspective correction
- Broader video support
Table of contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
-
Important Terms & Concepts
- Some Background
- What is a Digital Image?
- Pixels
- Dots & Sensors
- Image Size
- Resolution
- Resampling/Interpolation
- Native Resolution
- Color & Tone
- Bits & Bytes
- Bit Depth
- Channels/Color Models
- Color Management
- File Formats for Digital Imaging
- DNG & Raw Files
- Photoshop (*.PSD) & Large Document Format (*.PSB)
- TIFF (*.TIFF, *.TIF)
- JPEG (*.JPG, *.JPEG)
- PDF Files
- The Lightroom Catalog
- System Configuration
-
The Interface: A Hands-On Tour
- Finding Your Way in Photoshop
- Layers
- Masks
- A Typical Document’s Layers
- Panels & Workspaces
- The Tools
- Keyboard Shortcuts & Menu Modification
- Navigation & Viewing
- Finding Your Way in Bridge
- What is Bridge?
- Exploring Bridge—A Guided Tour
- Metadata
- Searches & Collections
- Integration with Other Applications
- Finding Your Way in Adobe Camera Raw
- Tools
- Image Adjustment Panels
- Shortcuts & Navigation
- Finding Your Way in Lightroom
- Panels & Modules
- Vital Keyboard Shortcuts
- A Brief Overview
- Capture & Import
- Organize & Archive
- Global Adjustments
- Local Adjustments
- Cleanup & Retouching
- Creative Edits & Alternates
- Output-: Digital Files, Print, Web, & Slideshow
- Capture & Import
-
Organizing & Archiving Images
- Rating Systems & Methods
- Rating in Bridge
- Filtering in Bridge
- Rating in Lightroom
- Filtering in Lightroom
- Keywords & Other Metadata
- Keywords
- Copyright & Contact Data: Bridge Metadata Templates
- Keywords in Bridge
- Copyright & Contact Data: Lightroom Metadata Presets
- Keywords in Lightroom
- Labels: Workflow Landmarks
- File Management
- Folders vs. Collections
- Metadata Challenges
- Moving & Archiving Files
- Multi-Device Image Sharing: Computer-to-Computer
- Multi-Device Image Sharing: Computer-to-Mobile
-
Global Adjustments
- Nondestructive Editing: A Lifestyle
- Getting Started
- White Balance
- Tone
- Histograms
- Tone Curves
- Exposure & Contrast
- Highlights & Shadows
- Whites & Blacks
- Tone Curve Panel
- Brightness/Contrast
- Levels
- Curves (Take 1)
- Shadows/Highlights
- HDR Toning
- Color & Presence
- Hue, Saturation, & Luminance
- Split Toning
- Clarity
- Vibrance & Saturation
- HSL
- Black-and-White
- Split Toning
- Vibrance
- Hue/Saturation
- Photo Filter
- Curves (Take 2): Per Channel Contrast Adjustment
- Color Balance
- Black & White
- Split Toning
- Details: Sharpening & Noise Reduction
- Sharpness
- Noise
- Sharpening
- Noise Reduction
- Smart Sharpen
- Reduce Noise Filter
- Lens & Composition Corrections
- Cropping & Straightening
- Barrel & Pincushion Distortions
- Convergence
- Vignetting
- Chromatic Aberration
- Crop & Straighten
- Lens Correction Profiles & Tools
- Saving & Sharing Develop Settings
- Presets & Copying Color Corrections
-
Local Adjustments
- Defining an Adjustment’s Scope
- Graduated & Radial Adjustments
- Painting Adjustments
- Painting Tools & Brush Presets
- Painting Adjustments Example: Dodging & Burning
- Precise Area Adjustments
- To-Do: Select, Create an Adjustment, Refine the Mask
- Select
- Create an Adjustment
- Refine the Mask
- Example: Reducing Local Color Casts
-
Cleaning & Retouching
- Removing Dust & Defects
- Cloning
- Healing
- Sampling, Sources, & Alignment
- Content Awareness
- Spot Removal Tool
- Vital Preliminaries
- Removing Small Defects
- Clone Stamp Tool
- Healing Brush
- Spot Healing Brush
- Save the Clean Image
- Larger Defects
- Content-Aware Fill
- Patch Tool
- Content-Aware Move Tool
- Transformations
- Free Transform
- Liquify Filter
- Content-Aware Scaling (CAS)
- Creative Edits & Alternates
- Output
Product information
- Title: Photoshop CC and Lightroom
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2014
- Publisher(s): Rocky Nook
- ISBN: 9781492016106
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