Covers the most powerful features of Photoshop in an
easy-to-understand fashion. Chapter topics include: 1. An Overview
of Bridge & Photoshop. Introduces the Adobe workspace, its
tools and panels. 2. Resizing, Cropping and Transforming. Addresses
the differences between image size and canvas size and explains the
importance of resolution to image quality. 3. Creating Selections.
Provides a comprehensive look at the various methods of selecting
part of an image for further editing. 4. Levels, Curves,
Shadows/Highlights. Explains the mechanics of histograms, how the
various luminosity commands work and why they improve detail in an
image. 5. Color Balancing Act. Explains what to look for when color
correcting images and what methods to use to improve color. 6.
Retouching. Covers gradient backgrounds, specialized brush tips,
cloning, healing, removing red eye and brightening teeth. 7. Layers
and Layer Effects. Covers layer blending modes, opacity, fill,
layer effects, layer masks, clipping masks, and alignment and
distribution. 8. Smart Objects, Filters and Vanishing Point. Covers
the advantages of using Smart Objects and explores the unlimited
possibilities of using Photoshop filters, including Vanishing
Point. 9. Distort, Warp and Content Aware. Explains how to distort
images using Liquify and Puppet Warp. Also covers Content Aware
Fill, Content Aware Scale and Content Aware Move. 10. Camera Raw,
Photomerge and HDR. Explains the powerful features of Camera Raw
for adjusting white balance, correcting exposure and more. Also
demonstrates how to merge multiple photos into a seamless panorama
with Photomerge and how to create a high dynamic range photo using
Merge to HDR Pro. 11. Extracting Images: A Hairy Proposition.
Covers manual masking techniques and Refine Mask to extract images
that contain hair. Includes compositing tips on placing an image
into a background with a different white balance or exposure. 12.
Photoshop's Vector Capabilities. Covers vector paths, shapes,
strokes and type. Includes tips on how to create paths and edit
on-the-fly using the Pen tool. 13. Output for Print & Web.
Includes tips on printing to desktop printers, preparing images for
four-color or spot-color offset printing, and saving optimized
images for the Web.
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