Download or read book Real World Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers written by Conrad Chavez and published by Peachpit Press. This book was released on 2008-12-11 with total page 1017 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of Real World Photoshop is more tightly focused for the needs and demands of the professional digital photographers. From acquiring images to using an efficient processing workflow to maintaining image quality and final output quality all within the powerful feature set of Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop Extended CS4. Coverage of new features includes: live, non-destructive corrections in the Adjustments panel, re-editable, feathered, density controlled masks, enhanced auto-align, auto blend, 360 degree panoramas, and more. The book's new focus helps readers understand the core workflow tasks, main print and web output options as well as the commercial printing information necessary to hand off images for prepress. Essentials information on file formats, color settings, image adjustment fundamentals, sharpness, detail, noise reduction, and image storage and output is also included. Photoshop Extended is covered where it relates specifically to photographers.

Download or read book Real World Compositing with Adobe Photoshop CS4 written by Dan Moughamian and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2009-01-16 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Real World Compositing with Adobe Photoshop CS4, Photoshop experts Scott Valentine and Dan Moughamian explain the key elements involved in planning and executing a composite imaging project. Readers will learn about the importance of the planning process, including tips on how to develop creative ideas and stay organized as their project evolves. In addition, they will pick up vital techniques for acquiring and perfecting source images in Photoshop CS4, before bringing them together as a seamless composite. The powerful new 3D features found in the Extended edition are also discussed as part of a 2D-3D workflow. Serious photographers and digital artists wishing to produce photo-realistic imagery or surrealistic artwork by blending—or compositing—multiple images and light sources can learn all they need to know right here. Building from the reader's existing skill set of Photoshop fundamentals, the authors provide detailed examples and explanations that cover the newest features in Photoshop CS4 and also utilize a variety of tools and software applications. More than just a Photoshop guide, this book takes a holistic approach, instructing readers on photographic planning and techniques, key design concepts, visual perception, and robust image editing techniques. This is an increasingly popular approach which requires the digital artist to become more involved in the presentation and concept of their images. Real World Compositing with Photoshop CS4 delivers the information readers need, to produce the best possible composite imagery.

Download or read book Adobe Photoshop CS6 for Photographers written by Martin Evening and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive guide to Photoshop, fully updated to cover all new features

Download or read book Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers The Ultimate Workshop written by Martin Evening and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-05-02 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional commercial photographer and digital imager Jeff Schewe (based in Chicago, USA) has teamed up with best-selling Photoshop author Martin Evening to create this goldmine of information for advanced Photoshop users. Building on Martin Evening's successful Adobe Photoshop for Photographers series of titles, this new guide takes the same winning approach and applies it to a professional Photoshop workflow. Highly visual, with clear, step-by-step tutorials, this advanced guide will really appeal to those who want to see how the experts approach Photoshop, producing consistent top-quality results on time and to budget. The authors describe in detail how to carry out some of their favorite Photoshop image editing and retouching techniques using examples taken from real-life professional shoots. The techniques described here don't just show you clever things you can do in Photoshop, they show how you can use Photoshop in a professional context, meeting the demands of art directors and fulfilling tricky briefs. Highly practical, unique and inspiring, this is essential reading for all professional and aspiring professional photographers, and anyone else looking for high-quality results using Photoshop. * Gain a unique insight into a professional Photoshop workflow, with industry experts Martin Evening and Jeff Schewe * Become a retouching master with advanced masking and compositing techniques * Prepare your images for the best possible output.

Download or read book Adobe Photoshop CS4 Classroom in a Book written by Adobe Creative Team and published by Peachpit Press. This book was released on 2010-04-16 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop CS4 Fourteen lessons in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Classroom in a Book cover basic and advanced techniques in Adobe Photoshop, the world’s best image-editing software. Learn how to retouch digital photos, work with layers and masks, navigate the workspace, prepare images print, and explore the latest features. Tips, extra-credit exercises, and step-by-step lessons help you become more productive using Photoshop. Learn to correct and enhance digital photos, create image composites, transform images in perspective, and prepare images for print and the web. Combine images for extended depth of field, and try out the new 3D features in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended. “The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students.” —Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor, Rocky Mountain Training Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does—an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. All of Peachpit's eBooks contain the same content as the print edition. You will find a link in the last few pages of your eBook that directs you to the media files. Helpful tips: If you are able to search the book, search for "Where are the lesson files?" Go to the very last page of the book and scroll backwards. You will need a web-enabled device or computer in order to access the media files that accompany this ebook. Entering the URL supplied into a computer with web access will allow you to get to the files. Depending on your device, it is possible that your display settings will cut off part of the URL. To make sure this is not the case, try reducing your font size and turning your device to a landscape view. This should cause the full URL to appear. hr align="left" width="100%" color="#cccccc" noShade="" SIZE="1"

Download or read book Creative Photoshop CS4 written by Derek Lea and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are a digital artist, illustrator, cartoonist, graphic artist, designer, or serious hobbyist looking for new and interesting ways to use Photoshop, this is the book for you! You already know how to use Photoshop as an image editing tool; now, challenge yourself and discover the more artistic aspects of the program with one of the world's best teachers by your side. In addition to four brand new chapters on real world projects, this new edition of award-winning digital artist Derek Lea's bestselling Creative Photoshop contains several brand new features such as "What you'll learn in this chapter summaries, so you can quickly find projects using the specific tools you'd like to focus on, and supplementary information at the end of each chapter, containing useful resources and additional gallery images to provide further study and inspiration. As you work through Derek's fantastic artistic methods, be sure to visit www.creativephotoshopthebook.com for more information, including the project files for each chapter, available for download for you to work with, a reader forum, and more.

Download or read book Black and White in Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop Lightroom written by Leslie Alsheimer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential, inspiring resource for all digital photographers shooting in monochrome.

Download or read book Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 written by Nolan Hester and published by Peachpit Press. This book was released on 2010-04-26 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses simple step-by-step instructions, loads of screen shots, and an array of time-saving tips and tricks, serving both as the quickest route to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 mastery for new users, and a handy reference for more experienced digital photographers. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 features numerous new features and enhancements including the ability to enhance specific areas of a photo, edit JPG, TIFF, and more than 190 camera raw file formats non-destructively, print more efficiently, and sharpen smartly. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2: Visual QuickStart Guide is the definitive task-based tutorial for digital photographers needing a jump-start on the complete range of features available in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2. Master this workflow application quickly and completely by working from beginning to end or just skip to the task you need right now. It’s all covered, everything from importing, organizing and processing images, to managing and showcasing your images—whether it’s one shot or an entire shoot.

Download or read book Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers written by Martin Evening and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-02-16 with total page 703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the power of Photoshop CSX with an internationally renowned photographer by your side. New edition even more easily accessible! Adobe's Photoshop CSX comes with powerful new features offering huge payoffs, but it can be overwhelming to learn. Now updated to focus more fully on the core aspects of Photoshop, this new edition, of acclaimed photographer Martin Evening's best-seller is ideal whether you are a beginning Photoshop user wanting to get up to speed fast or more advanced in your Photoshop skills but need a reliable reference for CSX. * Illustrated throughout with before-and-after pictures - over XXX professional, color illustrations * Practical techniques and real-life assignments * Step-by-step tutorials * Keyboard shortcut reference guide Includes FREE DVD with (TO BE UPDATED): * QuickTime movie tutorials for MAC and PC * Searchable tips on tools, palettes layer styles, and shortcuts * Images selected for you to experiment with getting you up to speed fast with everything in the book, including new Photoshop CSX features Get the pre-eminent advice from a highly successful working photographer as Martin completely updates you on the core aspects of working with Photoshop, including organizing your digital workflow, and improving accessibility. Real-life examples, diagrams, illustrations, and step-by-step explanations ensure that you're up to speed with the next generation of digital photography in no time! Foreword by John Nack, Photoshop Product Manager, Adobe (TBC)

Download or read book Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS4 written by Bruce Fraser and published by Peachpit Press. This book was released on 2010-04-09 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in for Adobe Photoshop has changed the way photographers work with images. Shooting in the raw format gives digital photographers complete control over every aspect of image quality. Camera Raw makes the process of using raw files easier by providing a standardized way of accessing and working with these uncompressed digital negatives. Today serious photographers shoot raw images only. Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop was the first book devoted exclusively to the topic, explaining the advantages and challenges of using Camera Raw to produce magnificent images. Real World Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop CS4 keeps pace with new directions in digital photography and raw image processing. Jeff Schewe, a contributor to the development of Camera Raw from its beginnings, updates Bruce Fraser’s bestselling book with inside knowledge of how new features let photographers optimize and convert images for the best results in Adobe Photoshop CS4. Hands-on techniques show readers how to expose and shoot for raw image capture as well as use new features. Readers will also learn how to use the latest version of Adobe Bridge to manage the thousands of images--and gigabytes of data--that result from raw shooting. Finally, Schewe discusses how Adobe’s latest revolutionary imaging software Photoshop Lightroom adds to the raw equation.

Download or read book Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Classroom in a Book written by Adobe Creative Team and published by Peachpit Press. This book was released on 2010-04-19 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Classroom in a Book contains 11 lessons. The book covers the basics of learning Adobe Dreamweaver and provides countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you. Learn how to create and manage web sites, build rich interactive interfaces, incorporate graphics, text, and video, and use Photoshop Smart Objects. “The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students.” –Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor, Rocky Mountain Training Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does–an official training series from Adobe Systems incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. All of Peachpit's eBooks contain the same content as the print edition. You will find a link in the last few pages of your eBook that directs you to the media files. Helpful tips: · If you are able to search the book, search for "Where are the lesson files?" · Go to the very last page of the book and scroll backwards. · You will need a web-enabled device or computer in order to access the media files that accompany this ebook. Entering the URL supplied into a computer with web access will allow you to get to the files. · Depending on your device, it is possible that your display settings will cut off part of the URL. To make sure this is not the case, try reducing your font size and turning your device to a landscape view. This should cause the full URL to appear.

Download or read book ActionScript 3 0 for Adobe Flash CS4 Professional Classroom in a Book written by Adobe Creative Team and published by Peachpit Press. This book was released on 2010-04-16 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn ActionScript® 3.0 for Adobe Flash CS4 Professional ActionScript® 3.0 for Adobe Flash CS4 Professional Classroom in a Book contains 14 lessons. The book covers the basics of learning ActionScript and provides countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you. Learn to add interactivity to Flash files using ActionScript 3.0: Control timelines and animation, write event-handling functions, and control loading of and interaction with data, text, video, sound, and images. “The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students.” —Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor, Rocky Mountain Training Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does—an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. All of Peachpit's eBooks contain the same content as the print edition. You will find a link in the last few pages of your eBook that directs you to the media files. Helpful tips: · If you are able to search the book, search for "Where are the lesson files?" · Go to the very last page of the book and scroll backwards. · You will need a web-enabled device or computer in order to access the media files that accompany this ebook. Entering the URL supplied into a computer with web access will allow you to get to the files. · Depending on your device, it is possible that your display settings will cut off part of the URL. To make sure this is not the case, try reducing your font size and turning your device to a landscape view. This should cause the full URL to appear.

Download or read book After Effects CS4 for Windows and Macintosh written by Antony Bolante and published by Peachpit Press. This book was released on 2008-12-12 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here to get filmmakers, Web designers, broadcasters, and digital artists of all kinds up to speed on After Effects CS4—and in time to meet their next deadline—is everyone's favorite task-based guide. Through step-by-step instructions, enhanced by tips, sidebars, and plenty of visual aids, veteran video editor Antony Bolante shows readers how to effectively and efficiently import and manage footage, view and edit layers, apply effects, animate type, and more. They'll learn about key features with real world examples of how and when features should be used, including what's new in After Effects CS4: the addition of Imagineer System’s Mocha for Adobe After Effects, which allows users to do motion tracking for difficult shots; the ability to export rich media compositions from After Effects to Adobe Flash; searchable timelines and projects, plus easier composition navigation; the ability to import Photoshop 3D layers; independent keyframing of X, Y, and Z axis positions; the new Cartoon effect for creating an animated look to live footage; and many more enhancements.

Download or read book Photoshop CS4 written by Lesa Snider and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2008-12-26 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to using Adobe Photoshop CS4 covers such topics as working with panels, creating a new document, managing layers, editing images, correction color and lighting, drawing with vector tools, and using filters.

Download or read book Adobe Photoshop Cs written by Kevin Ames and published by Visual. This book was released on 2004 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to apply Photoshop tricks and techniques specifically to the exciting world of glamour and fashion photography is a unique resource for Photoshop users as well as photographers. Sixteen projects illustrated with large, full-color images reveal a master digital photographer's secrets to perfect images.

Download or read book The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Book for Digital Photographers written by Scott Kelby and published by New Riders Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[The author] shows you step-by-step the exact techniques used by today's cutting-edge digital photographers, and best of all, he shows you flat-out exactly which settings to use, when to use them, and why."--Back cover.

Download or read book Photoshop Masking Compositing written by Katrin Eismann and published by New Riders. This book was released on 2012-08-24 with total page 1437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designers, photographers, and artists use Photoshop to create fantastic and realistic images for illustrations, fine art, and editorial content. Whether they're landscape or portrait photographers, illustrators or fine artists, masking and compositing are essential skills to master for combining images to the extent that it is impossible to tell where one image stops and the other one begins. In this completely revised edition of her best-selling guide to masking and compositing, Photoshop artist and educator Katrin Eismann--along with compositing experts Sean Duggan and James Porto--takes readers through numerous step-by-step examples, highlighting the tools and techniques used for masking and combining images. Featuring work by leading artists and photographers, this book focuses on the techniques used to create compelling compositions, including making fast and accurate selections, mastering Photoshop's masking tools, and implementing the concept and photography from start to finish. The book addresses working with Photoshop's selection tools; selecting and maintaining fine details and edges; and working with difficult image elements, such as cloth, hair, or translucent objects. All-new photographic examples, updated instruction to cover the latest version of Adobe Photoshop, and an expanded section on shooting photographs for composite work make this a must-have guide for anyone interested in photographing and creating professional composite images. Visit www.peachpit.com/pmc2e to download dozens of the images featured in this book and practice the illustrated techniques with the same files used in the book. Also, download a full, free chapter on how to use the Pen Tool, one of the best selection tools in Photoshop.