The Photographer's Photoshop CS3 Companion The Complete eBook on CD
(754 pages, Mac and PC compatible, Sample Images and Actions included)
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Chapter One: Workflow and Orientation
Photographer's Digital Capture Workflow (significantly updated)
Preparing a File for Output on Inkjet Printers (updated)
Preparing a File for Output on LightJet Printers (updated)
Preparing a File for Screen Viewing (updated)
Setting Preferences for Photoshop (new)
The Most Valuable Shortcuts for Photographers (updated)
More Great Shortcuts and Time-Savers for Photographers (updated)
File Formats and Where They Fit Into the Workflow (updated)
Resolution Made Simple (updated)
Chapter Two: Bridge and Automation
Setting Preferences for Bridge (new)
Bridge: Part One (Managing Your Digital Images) (updated)
Bridge: Part Two (Automation Features) (updated)
Writing an Action (updated)
Stitching Panoramas (updated)
Chapter Three: Raw Converter and Smart Objects
Setting Preferences for Adobe's Raw Converter (new)
Adobe Raw Converter (significantly updated)
Unbelievably Smart Objects (significantly updated)
Chapter Four: Retouching
Using the Spot Healing Brush, Clone Stamp, and Patch Tools (updated)
Digital Grafting (new)
Removing Dust and Scratches the Most Versatile Way (updated)
Eliminating Red Eye and Adding Catch Lights (updated)
Portrait Retouching (new)
Correcting Perspective with the Lens Correction Dialogue (new)
Straightening a Horizon Using the Ruler Tool (updated)
Extending a Background or Blue Sky (updated)
Chapter Five: Color Correction
The Exquisite Beauty of Adjustment Layers (updated)
Understanding Curves (updated)
One-Click Color Balancing Using a Gray Card and Curves in Color Blend Mode (new)
Correcting Color Casts When a Gray Card or Something Neutral is Not Present (new)
Selectively Lightening or Darkening a Given Area (updated)
The Magic of Shadow/Highlight (updated)
Chapter Six: Selections, Masks, and Channels
Four Great Ways to Make a Selection (new)
Refine Edge Nirvana (new)
Oh, The Magical Mask (updated)
Clipping Masks (updated)
Selecting Difficult Subjects, Like Glass (new)
Sophisticated Selections Using an Existing Channel (updated)
Chapter Seven: Compositing
Four Ways to Hide a Layer (new)
Simulating a Graduated Neutral Density Filter (updated)
Combining Two Exposures to Extend the Latitude of an Image (updated)
Replacing a Sky Using the Quick Selection Tool and the Paste Into Function (updated)
Using Blending Modes to Drop in a Sunset or Add a Glow to Lights and Windows (updated)
Creating Selective Focus on an Image (updated)
Using Auto-Align to Blend Two Photos (new)
Advanced Blending (updated)
CamelBak Marketing Project (new)
Chapter Eight: Black & White and Film Effects
Fine Art Color to Black-and-White Conversions (new)
Black and White Infrared (updated)
Color Infrared (new)
Cross-processing (new)
Mimicking a Polarizing Filter (new)
Combining Monochrome with Sepia or Color (updated)
Hand Coloring an Image (updated)
Chapter Nine: Special Effects
Soft-Glow Double-Exposure Montage (updated)
Multi-Image Montage (new)
Rotated and Flipped Montage (new)
Multiple-Exposure Rotate and Zoom Montage (new)
Multiple-Exposure Macro to Increase Depth of Field (new)
Using Layer Masks to Create Edges (updated)
The Bloom Effect (new)
Giving a Photo the Grunge Treatment (new)
Converting a Photograph into a Painting (new)
Chapter Ten: Color Management, Sharpening, and Output
Getting Started with Color Management (updated)
One Fell Swoop Upsampling (updated)
Sharpening Files for Output (significantly updated)
High Pass Sharpening Routine (new)
Elegant Sharpening of Images Using an Edge Mask Action (updated)
Epson Print Dialogues (Mac) (updated)
Epson Print Dialogues (PC) (updated)