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Adobe Photoshop is central to almost all photography workflows and Lightroom has rapidly been adopted as well. Each new version of the software is a milestone in the development of these vital imaging tools, and the 2012 releases are no exception.
Photographers often feel overwhelmed when starting with Photoshop; the sheer number of tools and options make it difficult for the novice. There is no shortage of instructional books, yet very few direct the user to the most significant aspects of the program in a way that reflects a real workflow for the photographer.
Adobe Certified Instructor Steve Laskevitch has leveraged his experience as a teacher and practitioner to create a guide that provides a clear and effective workflow for editing photographs in Photoshop CS6 and its companions Bridge, Camera Raw, and Lightroom 4. Focusing on the critical elements of the workflow rather than covering every arcane feature, this book is designed to get you working quickly in these applications.
In addition to the essential features of these programs, Laskevitch covers new features specific to the 2012 releases, including:
Lightroom geocoding-Quickly tag a photo with location data; Photoshops Blur Gallery (Tilt-Shift, Iris, and Field Blur tools)-Add selective focus and bokeh effects; New development controls in Lightroom and Camera Raw; Recomposing or retouching photos with the Content-aware Move Tool; Publishing to Blurb directly from Lightroom; Video (no longer limited to Photoshop Extended; Adaptive Wide Angle-Make straight lines straight again; Face-Aware Mask Generation-An improvement to Color Range; Intelligent Auto-Correction; Adobe Camera Raw 7-Local controls for White Balance and Noise Reduction; New Black/White and Highlight/Shadow controls
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Photoshop CS6
and Lightroom 4
A Photographers Handbook
Stephen Laskevitch
Stephen Laskevitch (www.luminousworks.com)
Editor: Joan Dixon
Copyeditor: Cynthia Anderson
Layout and Type: Stephen Laskevitch
Cover Design: Helmut Kraus, www.exclam.de
ISBN 978-1-937538-03-3
1st Edition 2012
2012 by Stephen Laskevitch
Rocky Nook Inc.
802 East Cota St., 3rd Floor
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
www.rockynook.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Laskevitch, Stephen.
Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4 : a photographers handbook / Stephen Laskevitch. -- 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-937538-03-3 (pbk.)
1. Adobe Photoshop. 2. Adobe Photoshop lightroom. 3. Photography--Digital techniques. I. Title.
TR267.5.A3L3723 2012
006.696--dc23
2012015815
Distributed by OReilly Media
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Sebastopol, CA 95472
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Many thanks go to my students. There have been many of you whove shaped not only my teaching, but also my humanity. You make it obvious that I found the right career. I wrote this book to be a complement to the time you spend in my classroom. I hope you and the educators who use this book find it a means to great creative ends.
To Colin Fleming, my heartfelt thanks for so often creating an atmosphere that sparks creative and geeky sharing.
To my wife, Carla Fraga, for sharing me with software and for pulling me back to the real world to spend time with her. Youre the best thing in a world of wonders.
Thank you, too, reader, for choosing this book.
Steve Laskevitch
July 2012
www.luminousworks.com
In some ways, digital technology has fundamentally changed photography and printing. Photographers have almost unlimited options to achieve the precise image that they intend. Printing has become infinitely more flexible and pushed closer to the control of the image creatoryou. The level of control at our disposal now exceeds even some of the most powerful darkroom techniques used in the past. This power and flexibility is dazzling, even confusing, to many.
The Adobe Photoshop products are some of the most complex programs many of us will ever use. There is a reason Photoshop has become a verb! Despite that, my goal is to present them in a reasonably accessible way. Although we are provided with thousands of complex techniques for editing images, most users (and most images) dont need all of that complexity. In fact, only a few steps are needed to get the vast majority of images to shine. In this book, Ill introduce you to the processes that I and my students have found most valuable: from organizing a large image library, through editing density, contrast, and color, to more detailed processing like converting images from color to black-and-white, sharpening, and basic retouching. The workflow discussed is complete, but I will not discuss the more bizarre techniques common to the Photoshop marketplace.
In this books two main sections, youll find both the foundational concepts and vocabulary youll need to use the software discussed, and the pieces youll need to build your full photographic workflow from capture through print or online output. Lets get working!
This book is for those who want to learn the basic tools and image editing steps within Photoshop and Lightroom to create professional looking images. This, of course, includes photographers and graphic designers, but also a wide range of technicians and office workers who simply want to do more effective image editing. This book provides insight into the creation of good images, but doesnt showcase wow-factor Photoshop techniques. I also dont pull any punches. I include all the key techniques necessary for good image editing: using layers and layer blending, color correction, printer profiles, and more.
Most readers should have a good grasp of working with computers so they will have no problem navigating the computer menus, dialog boxes, or dragging a mouse. I do not demand that the reader have any experience with Photoshop, although many readers who have a good, basic understanding of Photoshop will find that this book deepens their understanding.
This book has two key sections. Section 1: The Setup includes three chapters: ImportantTerms & Concepts, System Configuration, and The Interface: A Hands-on Tour. The first chapter familiarizes the reader with the key concepts behind color and digital images, as well as some thoughts on how cameras convert light to data. The brief second chapter will help you decide how to configure your hardware and software settings, including certain application preference settings youll want to configure correctly early on for the kinds of images you work with. The third chapter, the most likely to earn bookmarks on its pages, covers the layout and general use of the software applications well be using.
Section 2: The Workflow focuses on the key steps in a complete photographic workflow. Each chapter highlights those steps: Capture & Import; Organizing & Archiving Images; Global Adjustments; Local Adjustments; Cleaning & Retouching; Creative Edits & Alternates; and Output.
This book is of greatest benefit when read from beginning to end. However, those looking for a reference on Photoshop can search through the pages to find the specific topics of interest.
Note that you may double-tap on almost any image to see a much larger version.
Some helpful conventions are used throughout the book. Important terms are in bold type, making it easier to skim through for specific information.
Conventional notation for choosing items from a menu is used throughout: e.g., File>Browse to select the Browse command from the File menu.
The icons and vocabulary used in the application are used in this book for identifying different types of information. Processes that are specific to Photoshop, Bridge, ACR (Adobe Camera Raw), or Lightroom will begin with headers colored like each applications logo.
Look for text like these:
For processes that involve Photoshop or Photoshop Extended.
For information regarding organizing images in Adobe Bridge and/or developing images in Adobe Camera Raw.
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