Lessons in DSLR workflow with Lightroom and Photoshop 9780321554239, 032155423X

Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 18
PART ONE: THE GEAR......Page 22
CHAPTER 1: The Digital SLR Camera......Page 23
DSLR Advantages......Page 24
Megapixels......Page 26
Memory Storage Cards......Page 28
Image Formats: Raw vs. JPEG......Page 33
The Histogram......Page 37
CHAPTER 2: The Computer......Page 43
Choosing Your Hardware......Page 44
Setting Up Your Digital Darkroom Environment......Page 45
PART TWO: STREAMLINING YOUR WORKFLOW WITH LIGHTROOM......Page 54
CHAPTER 3: Basic Concepts of Lightroom and Workflow......Page 55
Why Lightroom Is What It Is......Page 56
Naming Files......Page 60
The Six Basic Elements of the Workflow......Page 61
Tough Decisions: The Editing Process......Page 63
CHAPTER 4: Setting Lightroom’s Preferences......Page 65
General Preferences......Page 67
Presets Preferences......Page 68
Import Preferences......Page 69
External Preferences......Page 70
File Handling Preferences......Page 71
Choosing Your Catalog System......Page 72
Catalog Settings......Page 74
CHAPTER 5: The Display Options......Page 79
The Five Rules......Page 80
Workspace Overview......Page 82
Central Image Display Area......Page 84
CHAPTER 6: Importing Your Images......Page 93
Creating a New Lightroom Catalog......Page 94
Importing Images from a Memory Card......Page 96
Importing Images from a Folder......Page 102
CHAPTER 7: Organizing Images in the Library......Page 107
The Library’s Left Panel......Page 108
The Library’s Right Panel......Page 120
Editing Images in the Library Module......Page 128
PART THREE: IMAGE PROCESSING WITH LIGHTROOM’S DEVELOP MODULE......Page 136
CHAPTER 8: Adjusting Images in the Develop Module......Page 137
Overview of the Develop Module......Page 138
The Develop Module’s Left Panel......Page 139
The Develop Module’s Right Panel......Page 143
CHAPTER 9: Global Develop Corrections......Page 149
Basic Image Adjustments......Page 151
Tone Curve Adjustments......Page 156
Hue, Saturation, and Luminance Adjustments......Page 157
Split Toning Adjustments......Page 159
Detail Adjustments......Page 161
Vignettes......Page 164
CHAPTER 10: Local Adjustments......Page 167
Crop Overlay......Page 168
Spot Removal......Page 170
Masking and Local Adjustments......Page 173
Local Adjustment Brush Correction......Page 177
CHAPTER 11: Exporting Images from Lightroom......Page 181
Exporting Images......Page 182
CHAPTER 12: Exporting Images to Photoshop......Page 189
Photoshop Preferences and Color Settings......Page 191
The External Editor Round-Trip Process......Page 194
PART FOUR: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP: THE DIGITAL DARKROOM......Page 196
CHAPTER 13: Simply Photoshop......Page 197
Assembling Panoramic Images in Photomerge......Page 198
Multiple Images as Layers from Lightroom to Photoshop......Page 202
Quick Compositing Separate Image Elements......Page 203
High Dynamic Range (HDR)......Page 206
Smart Objects......Page 211
CHAPTER 14: Photoshop Adjustment Layers......Page 213
Creating Selection-Based Adjustment Layers......Page 216
Brush-Based Adjustment Layers......Page 218
Fine-Tuning Your Mask Adjustments......Page 223
CHAPTER 15: Multiple Raw Image Processing......Page 225
Raw and the Paint with Light Process......Page 226
Raw and Smart Object Layers......Page 231
CHAPTER 16: Layer Blend Mode Magic in Photoshop......Page 233
Multiply......Page 235
Screen......Page 236
Overlay......Page 238
Color......Page 239
Luminosity......Page 241
CHAPTER 17: Photographic Effects with Photoshop......Page 243
Selective Focus with Lens Blur......Page 244
Diffusion Effects......Page 248
CHAPTER 18: Black and White in Photoshop......Page 251
Seeing in Black and White......Page 252
Black and White Adjustment Layer Conversion......Page 253
Appendix......Page 262
Web Resources......Page 263
Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 267
Index......Page 270
B......Page 271
C......Page 272
D......Page 274
E......Page 275
F......Page 276
G......Page 277
I......Page 278
K......Page 280
L......Page 281
M......Page 282
O......Page 283
P......Page 284
R......Page 285
S......Page 286
V......Page 287
Z......Page 288