Introduction: Photoshop in the Real World

If you’re checking out this book because you want to produce embossed type, fractalized tree branches, or 3D logos in Adobe Photoshop, you’re in the wrong place. There are at least a dozen good books on those subjects. But if you’re looking to move photographic images through Photoshop—importing digital captures or scans, bending them to your will, and creating world-class results—this is the book for you. Its raison d’être is to answer the questions that people in production environments ask every single day.

  • How can I quickly and efficiently process the 500 images coming from my digital camera?

  • How should I set up my computer for Photoshop?

  • What settings should I use in the Color Settings dialog?

  • How do ...

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