Book 5
Managing and Processing Your Shots
Contents at a Glance
Chapter 1: Transferring and Managing Photos
Getting a Workflow
Early Decisions
Transferring Photos
Getting a Grip on Your Pictures
Managing Photos
Quickly Processing the Good Ones
Advanced Editing When Desired
Publishing
Archiving
Chapter 2: Quickly Sprucing Up Shots
Software for Sprucing Up Photos
Deciding on an Image Quality
Getting Started
Setting Brightness and Contrast
Correcting and Improving Color
Making Additional Improvements
Finishing Up
Processing Photos In-Camera
Chapter 3: Digging Deeper into Photo Editing
Software for Editing Photos
Dealing with the Mundane Stuff
Dodging and Burning
Using High Pass to Sharpen
Making Minor Adjustments
Applying Changes Selectively with Masks
Mashing Up Versions of the Same Shot
Stamping Out Imperfections and Distractions
Adjusting Final Composition
Words of Caution and Encouragement
Chapter 4: Expressing Your Artistry
Why Be Creative?
Software for Your Artistic Endeavors
Converting to Black and White
Colorizing Your Photos
Experimenting with Artistic Filters
Using In-Camera Creative Styles and Filters
Chapter 5: Creating Panoramas
Shooting Pan-tastic Panoramas
Stitching Photos Together
Stepping Up Your Game
Shooting Automatic Panoramas
Chapter 6: Enjoying HDR Photography
HDR Software
Learning about HDR
Shooting Exposure Brackets for HDR
Tone Mapping in Photomatix Pro
Trying Alternate Techniques