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Copyright

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Warning: Skipping this Section Could Severely Damage Your Computer

Chapter 1. Love Can Build a Bridge Bridge Essentials

Saving Your Digital Negatives

Creating a Contact Sheet for Your CD Jewel Case

Bridge Basics

Navigating to Your Photos Using the Bridge

Customizing the Look of Your Bridge

Getting Bigger Previews

Getting Info on Your Photos (Called Metadata)

Finding Your Photos Fast by Adding Keywords

Renaming Individual Photos

Rotating Photos

Sorting and Arranging Your Photos

Deleting Files from Within the Bridge

Chapter 2. Give Me the Bridge Advanced Bridge Techniques

Creating Full-Screen Slide Shows

Getting and Editing a Photo's Metadata

Batch Renaming Your Files

Creating Metadata Templates

Stripping Out Metadata from Your Photos

Chapter 3. Raw Hide Mastering Camera Raw

Camera Raw Essentials

Sizing and Resolution in Camera Raw

Cropping within Camera Raw

Straightening Photos within Camera Raw

Automating Your Camera Raw Processing

Sharpening within Camera Raw

Adjusting Color (Calibrating)

Noise Reduction in Camera Raw

Bracketing with Camera Raw

Fixing Chromatic Aberrations (That Colored-Edge Fringe)

Adjusting Contrast Using Curves

Fixing (Or Creating) Edge Vignetting

Saving Raw Files in Adobe's Digital Negative (DNG) Format

HDR and Exposure Merge

Chapter 4. Super Size Me Resizing and Cropping

Cropping Photos

Cropping Using the "Rule of Thirds"

Cropping to a Specific Size

The Trick for Keeping the Same Aspect Ratio When You Crop

Creating Your Own Custom Crop Tools

Custom Sizes for Photographers

Resizing Digital Camera Photos

Automated Saving and Resizing

Rule-Breaking Resizing for Poster-Sized Prints

Making Your Photos Smaller (Downsizing)

Smart Resizing with Smart Objects

Resizing and How to Reach Those Hidden Free Transform Handles

Using the Crop Tool to Add More Canvas Area

Straightening Crooked Photos

Automated Cropping and Straightening

Chapter 5. Anger Management Color Management Step-By-Step

Configuring Your Camera for the Right Color Space

Configuring Photoshop for Adobe RGB (1998)

Calibrating Your Monitor (The Cheapo Freebie Method)

Calibrating Your Monitor the Right Way

Getting (Or Creating) a Custom Profile for Your Printer

Printing (This Is Where It All Comes Together)

Chapter 6. The Color of Money Color Correction Secrets

Before You Color Correct Anything, Do This First!

Color Correcting Digital Camera Images

Drag-and-Drop Instant Color Correction

Studio Portrait Correction Made Simple

Taz's Target Two-Click Color Correction

Dave's Amazing Trick for Finding a Neutral Gray

Correcting Flesh Tones for Photos Going On Press

Adjusting RGB Flesh Tones

Getting Better Automated Color Correction

Color Correcting One Problem Area Fast!

Removing Color Casts with One Click

Chapter 7. Black & White Photoshop in Black and White

Using the Lightness Channel

Better Black and Whites Using Channel Mixer

Scott's High-Contrast Black-and-White Technique

Calculations Method

Creating Duotones

Chapter 8. Modern Problems Dealing with Image Problems

Dealing with Digital Noise

Opening Up Shadow Areas (Digital Fill Flash)

Compensating for "Too Much Flash"

Fixing Photos Where You Wish You Hadn't Used Flash

Fixing Underexposed Photos the Easy Way

Adjusting Exposure in CS2

Dodging and Burning Done Right

Instant Red-Eye Removal

Repairing Problems Caused by the Lens

Saving Blurry Photos

Repairing Keystoning

Chapter 9. Take Me Away Removing Unwanted Objects

Cloning Away Unwanted Objects

Removing Things in a Straight Line

Covering Unwanted Elements

Removing Spots and Other Artifacts

Removing Distracting Objects (Patch Tool)

Removing Things in Perspective

Removing Backgrounds

Chapter 10. Photograph Retouching Portraits

Removing Blemishes

Lessening Freckles or Acne

Removing Dark Circles Under Eyes

Removing the Signs of Aging

Colorizing Hair

Whitening the Eyes (Quick Trick)

Whitening Eyes

Making Eyes Sparkle

Changing Eye Color

Enhancing Eyebrows and Eyelashes

Whitening Teeth

Removing Hot Spots

Advanced Skin Softening

Transforming a Frown into a Smile

Digital Nose Job

Slimming and Trimming

Removing Love Handles

Chapter 11. 38 Special Photographic Special Effects

Creating Drama with a Soft Spotlight

Soft Focus Effect

Burned-In Edge Effect (Vignetting)

Creating Realistic Shadows

Mapping One Image Onto Another (Image Warp)

Fake Duotone

Replicating Traditional Photography Filters

Blending Photos Together

Infrared Technique

Neutral Density Gradient Filter

Perspective Pasting with Vanishing Point

Chapter 12. Wide Receiver Creating Panoramas

Manually Stitching Panoramas Together

Automated Pano Stitching with Photomerge

Using Match Color to Fix Pano Exposure Problems

Advanced Blending in Photomerge

Chapter 13. Look Sharp Sharpening Techniques

Basic Sharpening

Lab Color Sharpening

Luminosity Sharpening

Using CS2's Smart Sharpen Filter

Edge-Sharpening Technique

Extreme Edge Sharpening

Advanced Sharpening for Portraits of Women

Chapter 14. Men at Work How to Show your Work

Creating Photo-Grid Posters

Creating a Digital Frame

Poster Presentation

Creating Gallery Prints

Medium Format Frames

Chapter 15. Showtime Showing your Client

Watermarking and Adding Copyright Info

Creating Your Own Custom Copyright Brush

Embedding Digimarc Digital Copyright Info

Showing a Client Your Work on Your Computer

Letting Your Clients Proof on the Web

Getting One 5x7", Two 2.5x3.5", and Four Wallet Size on One Print

Creating Your Own Custom Picture Package Layouts

How to Email Photos

Sending a Portfolio Presentation to a Client

Colophon

Additional Photoshop Resources

Index