The Hidden Power of Photoshop: Mastering Blend Modes and Adjustment Layers for Photography

Contents

Foreword

Preface & Acknowledgements

Part I Introduction

Welcome

Personal Note

How to Approach This Material

Wacom Graphics Tablets

Monogram Creative Console

Retouching Toolkit

Ergonomic Keyboard

Adjustable Lighting

Your Brain

A Note on Language

How Photoshop “Sees” Your Images

Seeing Images as Data

Staying Ahead of the Curves

Seeing In Colors

Shades of Gray

Onward, Dear Reader!

Useful Information

Layer Operations

Adding Adjustment Layers

Masking

Clipping Layers

Channels

Blending Controls

Blending Modes, Opacity, and Fill

Blending Options

Blend If

“Trapping” Blend If Transparency

Stamp Merge Visible (The Claw)

Part II Techniques

Selections & Masking

Channel Selections

Using Calculations

Gradient Map Luminosity Selection

Hue/Saturation ...