Adobe Digital Imaging How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques for Photoshop CS5, Lightroom 3, and Camera Raw 6

✍ Scribed by Moughamian, Dan

• Publisher: Adobe Press
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 289
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Adobe Digital Imaging How-Tos: Essential Techniques for Photoshop CS5, Lightroom 3, and Camera Raw 6 is a concise, current, and affordable
full-color guide to the key techniques for working with digital images. Choose the How-Tos guide when you want to learn the features and functions that provide immediate results. This book covers core features without getting bogged down in obscure details; it provides a single reference for effective Lightroom-to-Photoshop and ACR-to-Photoshop workflows.
You ll learn to use the most exciting new features in all three apps: streamlined import; dramatic noise-reduction improvements; robust lens correction for raw images; HDR Pro workflows; selection and mask refinement; Content-Aware Fill; Puppet Warp; Bristle Tips and the powerful Mixer Brush. You ll also learn tips to work more efficiently, with Scrubby Zoom, the new HUD color pickers, and more.
Dan Moughamian has nearly two decades of experience working with Adobe applications, including more than 16 years with Photoshop. As a fine art photographer, professional instructor, and a veteran of the Adobe alpha and beta testing programs, Dan brings a unique and fresh perspective to digital imaging workflows. His recent training titles include several video tutorials for CS5 and Lightroom 3: Retouching & Image Adjustment with Photoshop CS5, Core Lightroom 3, and Mastering Camera Raw 6. He has also authored feature articles for PhotoTechnique Magazine. You can follow Dan on Twitter @Colortrails.
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✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Chapter One: Getting Organized with Lightroom 3......Page 12
#1: The Lightroom User Interface......Page 13
#2: Maximizing Screen Space......Page 17
#3: IPTC Metadata Presets......Page 19
#4: Importing Photos with Metadata......Page 23
#5: Renaming Folders......Page 25
#6: Relinking a Moved Folder.......Page 26
#7: Synchronizing Folders (New Images).......Page 28
#8: Folder Import......Page 30
#9: Folder Export......Page 31
#10: Tethered Capture.......Page 33
#11: Increasing Speed: Catalog Optimization......Page 36
#12: Customizing the Grid View......Page 37
#13: Comparing Similar Photos......Page 39
#14: One Attribute, Many Shots......Page 44
#15: Using Keyword Sets......Page 45
#16: Using the Library Filter......Page 47
#17: Using Smart Collections......Page 51
Chapter Two: Developing Raw Photos......Page 54
#18: Understanding Process Versions......Page 55
#19: Using Clipping Previews......Page 57
#20: Making Histogram Edits......Page 58
#21: Cropping and Straightening......Page 59
#22: Removing Spots and Other Distractions......Page 62
#23: Synchronizing Spot Removals......Page 64
#24: Synchronizing Edits via Presets......Page 65
#25: Setting a Strong Foundation with Basic Edits......Page 67
#26: Using Custom Point Curves......Page 70
#27: Using Panel Previews......Page 72
#28: Perfecting Color with HSL......Page 73
#29: Creating Localized Edits: Adjustment Brush......Page 75
#30: Stylizing Black-and-White Photos with Split Toning.......Page 79
#31: Creating Variations with Snapshots......Page 82
#32: Applying Capture Sharpening......Page 83
#33: Improving Noise Reduction......Page 87
#34: Correcting Lens Flaws: Lens Corrections......Page 90
#35: Going Retro: Film Grain......Page 97
#36: Prepping Files for HDR Pro......Page 100
#37: Exporting Files......Page 102
#38: ACR: Synchronizing Edits......Page 104
#39: ACR: Saving Images......Page 106
#40: ACR: Workflow Options......Page 107
Chapter Three: Lightroom 3 Output Hints......Page 108
#41: Watermark Editor......Page 109
#42: Polishing Slideshow Layouts......Page 114
#43: Slide Duration and Transitions......Page 122
#44: Exporting Slideshows as Video......Page 123
#45: Quick Contact Sheets......Page 124
#46: Custom Photo Packages......Page 128
#47: Airtight Web Galleries......Page 133
#48: Lightroom Flash Gallery......Page 138
#49: Share Photos on Flickr......Page 144
Chapter Four: Perfecting Images in Photoshop CS5......Page 150
#50: Setting Preferences......Page 151
#51: Defining Color Settings......Page 160
#52: Simplifying the Menus......Page 162
#53: Custom Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 166
#54: Using Mini Bridge......Page 169
#55: Using Live Preview Rotation......Page 174
#56: Pan & Zoom Techniques......Page 176
#57: Using the HUD Color Pickers......Page 177
#58: “Docking” Multiple Photos......Page 180
#59: Displaying File Information......Page 181
#60: Modifying IPTC Metadata......Page 182
#61: Straightening Horizons with the Ruler Tool......Page 184
#62: Using Color Range Masks......Page 185
#63: Converting Paths to Selections......Page 188
#64: Hybrid Lasso Selections......Page 189
#65: Refining Selection and Mask Edges with Smart Radius......Page 191
#66: Removing Color Casts from Selection and Mask Edges......Page 194
#67: Creating Smooth Textures: Clone and Patch......Page 195
#68: Enhancing Compositions with Content-Aware Scale......Page 197
#69: Automated Lens Corrections......Page 199
#70: Smart Object Transforms......Page 201
#71: Perspective Cropping......Page 203
#72: HDR Pro: Exposure Tips......Page 205
#73: HDR Pro: Creating the File......Page 206
#74: HDR Pro: Tone Mapping......Page 207
#75: HDR Pro: Color and Curves......Page 214
#76: Photomerge Panoramas......Page 216
#77: Spot-Healing Portrait Details......Page 219
#78: Under-Eye Corrections......Page 222
#79: Enhancing Realism with the Fade Command......Page 223
#80: Sharpen Enhancements......Page 224
#81: Generating Layers from Selections......Page 225
#82: Using Content-Aware Fill......Page 227
#83: Getting Creative with Puppet Warp......Page 229
#84: Softening Focus with the Lens Blur Filter......Page 233
#85: Introducing Bristle Tips......Page 238
#86: Using the Mixer Brush......Page 240
#87: HDR Toning......Page 244
#88: Shadows/Highlights......Page 246
#89: Using Adjustment Layers......Page 251
#90: Targeted Curves Adjustment......Page 254
#91: Localized Color Vibrance......Page 256
#92: Black-and-White Styling......Page 259
#93: Photo Filters......Page 261
#94: Organizing and Previewing Multiple Adjustments......Page 264
#95: Gradients: Neutral Density......Page 265
#96: Creating Text on a Path......Page 267
#97: Layer Styles: Drop Shadows......Page 268
#98: Printing Tips.......Page 270
#99: Saving for the Web......Page 272
#100: Image Processor......Page 274
A......Page 277
C......Page 278
E......Page 279
F......Page 280
H......Page 281
L......Page 282
P......Page 284
Q......Page 285
S......Page 286
V......Page 287
Z......Page 288

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Art;Photography