The Landscape Photographer’s Guide to Photoshop by Guy Tal -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright About the Author Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Part I: Theory

1 Photography and Art

Art Defined Western Art Before Photography Photography as Art

2 Visualization

Visualization and Composition Self-Expression and Equivalence Awareness and Knowledge Evolving Intuition Creativity Learning to Visualize

3 The Digital Studio

The Creative Workspace Software Hardware

4 Speaking Digital

Understanding Bits The RAW File Image File Formats Pixels and Dots Color

5 Understanding Histograms

The Histogram and Image Detail Clipping Histogram Types Combed Histograms

6 Image Analysis

Defect Gaps Aspect Ratio Color Contrast Color, Contrast, and Subjective Sensibilities Black-and-White Dodging and Burning Blurring Blending and Stitching Image Analysis Example

7 Workflow Overview

RAW Conversion Analysis Dynamic Visualization Global Adjustments Local Adjustments Master File Output Working Iteratively Monotasking

Part II: Practice

8 RAW Conversion

The Right Tool for the Right Job What Makes a Good Starting Point? Converting from RAW Using ACR

Default Settings White Balance (WB)

RAW Conversion Example

9 Photoshop Basics

A Word about Attitude Arranging Your Photoshop Workspace Keyboard Shortcuts The Tools Panel The Control Panel The History Panel The Histogram Panel The Info Panel Layers Useful Preferences

10 Image Editing Techniques

Global Adjustments Using Layers Levels Adjustment Curves Adjustment Hue/Saturation and Vibrance Adjustments Color Balance Adjustment Other Adjustments Working with Layers Cropping Actions Local Adjustments Dodging and Burning Selections

11 Master Files

Targeting and Flexibility Saving Your Master File Back Up!

12 Black-and-White

From Color to Tone How Color is Mapped into Tone Color Filters The Digital Advantage RAW Conversion Converting to Black-and-White in Photoshop Toning The Color Picker Method The Curves Adjustment Layer Method Split Toning Conversion Using Multiple Filters Hybrid Color/Black-and-White Images Hand-Tinted Images Applying Zone System Terminology

13 Blending Images

Blending Images Using Masks Blending Images for High Dynamic Range Blending Images for Focus Stacking Blending Multiple RAW Conversions Blending Images to Mitigate Noise

14 Using Images

Targeting Flattening an Image Sizing and Interpolation Color Management Sharpening Sharpening as a Local Adjustment To Save or Not to Save? Preparing Internet Images Printing

15 Putting It All Together

Preparation Visualization RAW Conversion First Iteration Second Iteration Third Iteration Targeting for Publication

Conclusion Appendix