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The Best of

Adobe ® Photoshop ®

The Best of

Adobe ® Photoshop ®

TECHNIQUES AND IMAGES

FROM PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS

BILL HURTER

Amherst Media ®

PUBLISHER OF PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS

Front cover photograph by Craig Kienast.

Back cover photograph by Jerry D.

Published by:

Amherst Media, Inc.

P.O. Box 586

Buffalo, N.Y. 14226

Fax: 716-874-4508

www.AmherstMedia.com

Publisher: Craig Alesse

Senior Editor/Production Manager: Michelle Perkins

Assistant Editor: Barbara A. Lynch-Johnt

ISBN: 1-58428-181-2

Library of Congress Card Catalog Number: 2005937362

Printed in Korea.

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Notice of Disclaimer: The information contained in this book is based on the author’s experience and opinions.

The author and publisher will not be held liable for the use or misuse of the information in this book.

table of contents

1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Photoshop Has Replaced the Conventional Darkroom . . . . . . . . . .13

2. Good Digital Working Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Profile—John Lund and his Animal Antics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Determining Your Camera’s E.I. (Exposure Index) . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Profile—Jim DiVitale: Conceptual and Commercial Artist . . . . . . . . . . .26

White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Evaluating Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

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File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

RAW Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Prepping RAW Files for Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Adobe Camera RAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

How JPEG Differs from RAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Color Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Sharpening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Printing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Profile—Glen Honiball: Master Photoshop Retoucher . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

3. color management and device profiling . . . . .48

Profile—Rich Nortnik, Jr.: Illustrator Extraordinaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

It’s an RGB World Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Monitor Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Gamma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

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