Photoshop CS3 - Photographers Training DVD

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1. Welcome

2. Getting Started

3. Custom Settings

4. The Digital Image

5. Foundations of Color Management

Introducing color management
Monitor calibration basics
Advanced monitor calibration
Creating a neutral work environment
Creative tip interlude

6. Introducing Adobe Bridge

Photoshop, Bridge, and Lightroom
What is Bridge?
Bridge overview
General Bridge preferences
Thumbnail Bridge preferences
Other Bridge preferences

7. Getting Started with Bridge

The Bridge interface
Setting up the workspace
Customizing the workspace
Using Bridge for rating/sorting
Sorting with filters
Previewing multiple files
Stacking
Batch renaming
The new Bridge slideshow
Bridge slideshow customization
The new Bridge window

8. Using Metadata in Bridge

Metadata setup
Keywords
Metadata templates
Filtering based on metadata

9. Bridge Tools

The amazing Image Processor
Actions and batch processing
Creative tip interlude

10. Introducing Camera Raw

What's the big deal with raw files?
The Adobe Camera Raw interface
Camera Raw preferences

11. Camera Raw Workflow

Camera Raw shortcut
Understanding raw files
Raw white balancing
Raw processing workflow
Understanding the Camera Raw histogram
Crop and Straighten
Vertical Straighten
Tone
Sharpen
Noise Reduction
Introduction to Hue, Saturation, and Luminosity
Using Hue, Saturation, and Luminosity to modify color
Using Hue, Saturation, and Luminosity for focus
Using Hue, Saturation, and Luminosity for exposure
Split toning
Lens Vignette
Using Lens Vignette for a weathered look
Saturation
Vibrance
Fixing chromatic aberrations
Import from Camera
Raw retouching
Apply Settings to Multiple Images
Save from Camera Raw
Open in Photoshop
Resize Raw in Camera Raw

12. RAW and the DNG

What is the DNG?
Understanding DNG conversion
DNG in Camera Raw

13. Raw Black-and-White Conversion

Introducing black-and-white conversion
Black-and-white Magic
Digging deeper into raw black and white
Black and white and split toning

14. Raw Creativity

Creative color pt. 1: Nostalgia
Copy and pasting Camera Raw settings
Creative color pt. 2: Soft and gold
Color emphasis through reduction
Cross-processing
Graphic effect
Rock star style
Contrast, edginess, and light
Creative tip interlude

15. Layers

Introducing layers
Lock Transparency
Organizing layers
Understanding your History
Using the History brush
Initial layer organization
Shortcut to copy a layer
Layer style effects
Creating a clipping mask
Aligning layers
Creating a new layer
Shortcut to target and move layers
Creative shortcut 1: Creating a new layer below
Creative shortcut 2: Layers

16. Masking

Introducing masking
Using masking
Masking and color
Masking and desaturation
Masking shortcuts
Modifying color
Masking and sharpening
Masking and brightening
Making quick mask selections

17. Custom Borders

Creating a custom border using masking
Using pre-built borders
Resources and frames file

18. Selections

The all-new Quick Select tool
Refine Edges
Marquee selections
The Magic Wand
The Lasso tool
Color range selections
Advanced selections using paths
Selections and paths
Paths and masking
The Magnetic Lasso tool and paths
Paths and advanced masking

19. Levels

Introducing levels
Enhancing color and tone
Modifying color
Levels and masking
Advanced levels and masking

20. Curves

Demystifying curves
Curves and the Color Wheel
Cool demo with curves
Curves presets
Curves for contrast and tone
Midtone and advanced blending
Curves and general Hue/Saturation
Curves and advanced Hue/Saturation
Enhancing color
Curves and masking
Curves, masking, and tone
Creative inspiration pt. 1: Curves, masking, and tone
Creative inspiration pt. 2: Using curves for publication

21. Blend Modes

Introducing blend modes
Understanding blend modes
Blend modes visualized
Blending multiple images
Creative tip interlude

22. Color Correction

Introducing color correction with eyedroppers
Advanced color correction with eyedroppers
Color correction and midtones
Color correction with a color chart
Combining multiple images and using a color chart
Color correction with the Macbeth color chart
Introduction to color correction by the numbers
Details of color correction by the numbers
Color correction pt. 1: Light skin tone
Color correction pt. 2: Light skin tone
Color correction pt. 3: Dark Skin Tone
Color correction pt. 4: Medium Skin Tone
Advanced color correction: Multiple skin tones

23. Modifying Color and Tone

Replacing color with Hue/Saturation
Image adjustment: Replace Color
Selective Color
Color Focus
Adding color and blend modes
Enhancing a portrait with sunset colors
Enhancing a landscape with sunrise colors
Enhancing color in a group shot
Using photo filters

24. Burning and Dodging

Introducing to Burn and Dodge
Burning in the corners
Bringing down highlights
Improving composition with burning
Reducing highlights
Bonus color modifications

25. Black-and-White Conversion

Introducing black-and-white conversion
New CS3 black-and-white conversions
Black-and-white presets
Advanced black-and-white and color conversions
Creative tip interlude

26. Filters

The all-new CS3 Smart Filters
Applying Smart Filters
A photographic approach to filters

27. Removing Noise

The Noise Reduction filter
Noise reduction and color range
Advanced noise reduction
Advanced noise reduction using channels

28. Image Cleanup

The Dust and Scratches filter
The Dust and Scratches filter and masking
Dust removal with advanced cloning and blending
Introducing the trio of healing tools
Clean up with the healing tools
Image cleanup with what's there
Removing red-eye

29. Retouching Essentials

Gallery: Removing an extension cord
Family portrait: Cleaning up the background
Architecture: Reducing and simplifying
Surfing: Removing a person
Retouching by merging layers
Fashion pt. 1: Removing flyaways
Fashion pt. 2: Reducing highlights
Fashion pt. 3: General cleanup
Wrinkle reductions
Eye brightening
Eye color modification
Teeth whitening

30. Sharpening

Introducing Smart Sharpen
Smart Sharpen demystified
Smart Sharpen and masking
High Pass sharpening
Advanced High Pass sharpening
High Pass small detail sharpening

31. Getting Your Images Online

Resizing for the web and email
Image size considerations
Preparing files for the web
Sharpening and curves for the web
Color space conversion: The most important step
Optimizing images with Save for Web
New Save for Web and sRGB functions
Creating a web gallery
Online photo-sharing sites

32. Printing

Creating contact sheets
Contact sheet creativity
Saving time and resources with Picture Package
Multi-page web PDFs
High resolution, full-screen PDF presentation
Ordering prints through Bridge
Desktop printing recommendations
Printing preparation
Soft-proofing to previsualize prints
New CS3 print dialog pt. 1: Introduction
New CS3 print dialog pt. 2: Color management
New CS3 print dialog pt. 3: Output settings
Print settings

Conclusion

Goodbye

Photoshop CS3 for Photographers

Title Information.

Photoshop CS3 for Photographers covers all the essential techniques a digital photographer needs to master in order to take advantage of Photoshop's possibilities. Instructor Chris Orwig teaches everything from the key elements to the advanced tools of the application, demonstrating how to apply them for the best photographic results in print or online. He also gets into the nitty-gritty of using Photoshop, from working with Camera Raw to finessing a retouch. Exercise files accompany this training. Close »

Instructor
Chris Orwig
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Format : DVD

Price : $149.95 | £74.95 | €95.95

Publisher : lynda.com, Inc.

Duration : 13.25 hours - 249 lessons

Platform : PC or Mac

Closed Captioning : No

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