Photoshop CS3 : a guide to creative image editing / Mark Galer, Philip Andrews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Galer, Mark.

Contributor:

Andrews, Philip, 1964-

Series:

Essential skills.

Essential skills

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adobe Photoshop.

Photography--Digital techniques.

Photography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (448 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Elsevier/Focal Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Brimming with beautiful pictures, this successful book guides you through a project-based, progressive curriculum so that you can build all the essential skills to enhance photographs creatively and professionally with Photoshop CS3. If you are an aspiring professional, enthusiastic amateur photographer, or a student learning photography, digital imaging, art and design, or design graphics, you'll be amazed at the stunning results you can achieve!New! DVD is included FREE. Additional learning materials include * full-resolution, royalty-free images to download f

Contents:

Cover; Photoshop CS3: a guide to creative image editing; Coyright; Contents; foundation module; Introduction; A structured learning approach; Supporting DVD; Research and resources; Essential information; the digital darkroom; Digital setup; Monitor settings; Choosing a working space; Getting started with Photoshop; Settings and preferences; Navigation and viewing modes; Rulers and guides; digital basics; Introduction; Channels and modes; Levels; Hue, Saturation and Brightness; Color and light overview; Bit depth and mode; File size; File formats; Image compression; Resolution; Image size

Interpolationbridge; Introduction; Bridge turns 2.0!; Setting up Bridge; Using Bridge; Using Bridge to access the project resources; capture and enhance; Introduction; Advantages and disadvantages of 16-bit editing; Foundations project 1; Image capture - Step 1; Cropping an image - Step 2; Tonal adjustments - Step 3; Color adjustments - Step 4; Cleaning an image - Step 5; Sharpening an image - Step 6; Saving a modified file - Step 7; adobe camera raw; Introduction; Processing Raw data; Processing projects - images on supporting DVD; Straighten, crop and size - Step 1; Color space - Step 2

Choosing a bit depth - Step 3White balance - Step 4; Tonal adjustments - Step 5; Saturation and vibrance - Step 6; Noise reduction and sharpening - Step 7; Digital exposure; Adjusting exposure in ACR; Dust on the sensor - batch removal; Archiving Raw files as digital negatives; digital printing; Introduction; Monitor calibration and working color space; Pre-flight checklist; Preparing a test print; Printer manages color; Photoshop manages color; Analyzing the test print; Maximizing shadow and highlight detail; Creating a 'ringaround'; In conclusion; Printing using a professional laboratory

Printing monochromesMulti-black printers; advanced skills module; layers and channels; Introduction; Layers overview; Layer types; Channels; Adjustment and filter layers and editing quality; Layer masks and editing adjustments; selections; Introduction; Selection Tools overview; Shape-based selections with the Marquee Tools; Drawn selections using the Lasso Tools; Customizing your selections; Refining selections; Saving and loading selections; Feather and anti-alias; Defringe and Matting; A magic workflow; Quick Mask or Refine Edge; 'Color Range'; Channel masking; Selections from paths

layer blendsIntroduction; The 'Darken' group; The 'Lighten' group; The 'Overlay' group; Blend modes for tinting and toning; Luminosity; Difference and Exclusion; Creating a simple blend; filters; Filtering in Photoshop; Smart Filters in CS3; The Filter Gallery; Fade Filter command; Improving filter performance; Installing and using third party filters; Filtering a shape or text (vector) layer; The great filter round-up; Extract filter; Liquify filter; Vanishing Point; Artistic filters; Brush Strokes filters; Blur filters; Distort Filters; Noise filters; Pixelate filters; Render filters

Sharpen filters

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-136-10294-9

1-281-02921-1

9786611029210

0-08-055045-2

9780080550459

OCLC:

437189218