Adobe Photoshop the Photographers Guide

Photographers seeking to get up to speed with all the features Adobe Photoshop offers for the digital darkroom enthusiast choose Adobe Photoshop the Photographers Guide. The 34 guided workflows take you step by step through the techniques needed to create great images, including:

First Steps:  To get you quickly up to speed with the basic layout of the Adobe Photoshop interface, how to tailor it for your own workflow, and the most frequently used tools.

A Foundation In Isolation Techniques: Being able to isolate elements of your image is fundamental to enable the selective application of effects, and for compositing. You will learn the various techniques, so that you have multiple methods in your creative arsenal.

A Foundation in Layers: You will learn how to use the many cool features on offer in Adobe Photoshop to help you blend and manipulate images.

Image Repair & Restoration: From minor dust and scratch removal all the way to more extensive editing, you will learn all the tools and techniques available.

A Foundation in Masking: Learn how to non-destructively manipulate your images using masks and blend modes for creative effect.

Working With Filters & Effects: How to work smartly with the many filters and effects that are on offer with Adobe Photoshop, including the foundations to image post-processing, as well as extensive material on how to understand and work with the powerful Curves Adjustment Tool to manipulate light and color. This section of the book is also where all the learning goals in the rest of the book really start to integrate together.

Included with the book is access to an online resource area so that you can download many of the images used in the guided workflows.