Lynda.COM Photoshop CS4 for Photographers

Chris Orwig

Software works on:

Mac and Windows

Topics include:

• Sharpening a photograph to make it more vivid
• Reviewing the essentials of retouching
• Understanding the fundamentals of color management
• Creating a layer mask to brighten eyes
• Applying advanced noise reduction using channels
• Using Bridge CS4 to organize and tag the best images
• Processing photographs for print and web publishing

Welcome
Introduction           02:43
Using the exercise files           00:45
19:32 1. Strategies and Resources for Learning
Taking visual snapshots           02:33
What's new in the Photoshop CS4 menus           01:24
The importance of the 30-minute blink           02:38
Isolation           03:32
Taking notes           02:29
Creative memorization           02:16
Verbalize, human, fun           01:18
Lessons from a legend: Douglas Kirkland           02:10
Resources and links           01:12
30:42 2. Getting Started
Is Photoshop CS4 worth it?           02:50
Seeing the new Tools panel           03:22
Working with the Application bar           02:51
Navigating with the Hand and Zoom tools           04:27
Rotating with the new Rotate View tool           02:00
New ways of arranging documents           05:41
Working with the panels           02:34
Customizing your workspace           02:11
Creating custom keyboard shortcuts           03:12
Creating custom menus           01:34
39:36 3. Color Settings and Preferences
Choosing your Color settings           05:04
Setting Image Interpolation preferences           03:01
Zoom preferences           02:40
Interface preferences           07:46
File-handling preferences           02:33
Performance preferences: Memory           05:40
Performance preferences: Cursor           05:46
Performance preferences: Transparency and Gamut           04:44
Reviewing the other preferences           02:22
21:14 4. The Digital Image
Bit Depth 101           04:34
Introducing image size           02:47
Image Resize overview           07:54
Resizing by cropping           03:33
Straightening           02:26
10:10 5. Foundations of Color Management
Introducing color management           02:03
Monitor calibration basics           02:43
Advanced monitor calibration           02:36
Creating a neutral work environment           02:48
11:17 6. Introducing Adobe Bridge
Using Photoshop, Bridge, and Lightroom together           02:20
Bridge as a digital light box           01:19
General Bridge preferences           02:49
Thumbnail Bridge preferences           01:38
Advanced and Cache Bridge preferences           03:11
28:01 7. Getting Started with Bridge
Creative tip 1: Discarding, the great selection technique           04:06
Introducing the Bridge interface           03:27
Getting photos from your camera           04:14
Choosing a workspace           04:16
Customizing the workspace and the Synchronized window           04:10
Using Bridge to rate and sort           04:03
Sorting with filters           03:45
33:53 8. Working with Bridge
Previewing multiple files           05:06
The Bridge Review mode           07:04
The Bridge Full Screen mode           03:08
Bridge slideshows           04:25
Stacking images           03:24
Renaming and batch-renaming           04:11
Adding favorites           01:58
Grouping images with Collections           04:37
15:03 9. Using Metadata in Bridge
Setting up metadata           03:34
Customizing the workspace for metadata           02:20
Creating a metadata template to add a copyright notice           03:55
Keywording images           03:33
Filtering images based on metadata           01:41
09:54 10. Bridge Essentials
Recording an action           02:16
Batch-processing an action           02:11
Simplifying repetitive steps using the Image Processor           02:21
Opening multiple images as layers           03:06
01:13:36 11. Introduction to Camera Raw
What is Camera Raw?           02:47
Understanding the Camera Raw preferences           03:15
Opening files in Camera Raw           05:23
The Camera Raw interface and essential controls           05:13
White Balance, Straighten, and Tone           03:02
Crop, Rotate, and Vignette           05:06
Improving color and tone           04:45
Saturation vs. Vibrance           04:46
Converting an image to black and white           04:07
Split-toning an image           03:32
Working with tone subjectively           05:56
Adjustment Brush essentials           03:19
Using the Adjustment Brush           07:24
Working with the Graduated filter           04:06
Sharpening and noise reduction           06:10
Working with multiple images           04:45
38:42 12. Layers
Creative tip 2: Worth the risk           02:30
Introducing layers           02:53
Working with layers           02:21
Working with History and the History Brush           04:01
Aligning layers           01:56
Organizing layers           04:17
Layer style effects           04:21
Creating a clipping mask           04:27
Creating a reflection of an image           02:37
Targeting and moving layers           05:36
Reviewing layers shortcuts           03:43
31:31 13. The Masks Panel
Introducing masking           02:08
Creating a simple layer mask           03:51
Masking shortcuts           03:25
Using Color Range to create a detailed mask           03:48
Creating a layer mask with Color Range           05:05
Masking and brightening eyes           03:35
Masking and selective sharpening           02:58
The Quick Mask mode           06:41
24:15 14. Custom Borders
Creating a custom border with masking           05:41
Using pre-built borders           07:06
Exploring sample image frames           04:59
Frame plugin highlight: Photoframe           06:29
51:47 15. Selections
Creating a mask with the Quick Selection tool           05:39
Working with the Quick Selection tool           04:12
Creating color range selections           04:46
Advanced selection enhancements           05:01
Using the Magic Wand           02:33
Using the Lasso tool           05:37
Pen and path shortcuts           05:20
Understanding paths           04:07
Creating path selections           06:03
The Magnetic Lasso tool and paths           08:29
21:10 16. The Adjustments Panel
Introducing the Adjustments panel           02:26
Brightness and contrast           03:39
Understanding the difference between Vibrance and Saturation           02:55
Using the Target Adjustment tool           04:09
Hue/Saturation adjustments and masking           03:15
Hue/Saturation blending with Shadow/Highlight           04:46
17:45 17. Levels
Introducing levels           01:58
Enhancing color and tone with levels           03:03
Modifying color with levels           03:47
Levels and masking           03:13
Using levels and masking to get the most out of adjustments           05:44
40:58 18. Curves
Demystifying curves           06:52
Using curves for contrast and tone           03:33
Midtones and advanced blending           02:50
Curves and general Hue/Saturation           02:54
Enhancing color with curves           06:18
Curves, color, masking, and tone           05:10
Curves and masking           04:54
Creative tip 3: Using curves for publication           05:14
Using, modifying, and saving curves presets           03:13
24:07 19. Blending Modes
Creative tip 4: Ordinary ingredients = extraordinary results           02:23
Introducing blend modes           05:36
Blend modes visualized           06:48
Blending multiple images           06:09
Blend modes shortcuts           03:11
42:57 20. Color Correction
Correcting color with eyedroppers           04:37
Advanced color correction with eyedroppers           02:27
Color correction with Camera Raw           03:03
Performing difficult color correction with Camera Raw           03:01
Performing easier color correction with a color chart           02:31
Color-correcting skin by the numbers           03:42
Color-correcting by the numbers           04:10
Color correction: Studio shot           03:06
Color correction: Light skin tone           03:06
Color correction: Dark skin tone           03:44
Color correction: Multiple skin tones           06:40
Color correction plugin highlight: SkinTune 2           02:50
44:44 21. Modifying Color and Tone
Replacing color with Hue/Saturation           03:02
Replacing a color           05:06
Modifying color with Selective Color           03:05
Color focus           05:59
Experimenting with cool and warm colors           05:18
Enhancing a portrait with sunset colors           05:16
Enhancing a landscape with sunrise colors           05:19
Enhancing a color group shot           03:17
Using photo filters with black-and-white photos           03:14
Using photo filters with color photos           05:08
22:03 22. Burning and Dodging
Introducing the Burn and Dodge tools           02:56
Using the Burn and Dodge tools           03:47
Darkening corners with the Soft Light blend mode           03:00
Adding contrast to the highlights           02:30
Darkening a portion of an image           02:45
Correcting bright and dark tones           03:56
Reducing highlights with the Multiply blend mode           03:09
19:30 23. Black-and-White Conversion
Creative tip 5: Seeing beyond the color - your gear is good enough           04:58
Introducing black-and-white conversion           03:37
Portrait black-and-white conversion           03:31
Landscape black-and-white conversion           02:40
Adding grain and tone to a black-and-white image           04:44
11:16 24. Filters
Introducing Smart Filters           02:36
Applying Smart Filters           03:21
Blending and masking Smart Filters           05:19
19:38 25. Removing Noise
Noise reduction with Surface Blur           04:36
The Noise Reduction filter           02:54
Advanced noise reduction with Channels           05:32
Advanced noise reduction with the Dfine plugin           06:36
33:29 26. Image Cleanup
The Dust and Scratches Filter           03:57
Using masking to remove dust and scratches           05:10
Introducing the trio of healing tools           06:18
Using the Healing and Clone Stamp tools           04:21
Using the Patch tool           07:40
Cleaning up an image with what's there           06:03
58:58 27. Retouching Essentials
Creative tip 6: A beautiful mistake           02:51
Cleaning up a background           03:21
Removing blemishes           04:19
Cleaning up backgrounds and blemishes           03:46
Brightening eyes           03:12
Changing eye color           04:55
Darkening the edge of an eye           01:32
Adding makeup           02:25
Correcting distortion           02:19
Reducing eye wrinkles           04:04
Adding height and reducing wrinkles           07:55
Whitening teeth           04:06
Whitening teeth using Quick Mask           03:39
Softening skin           05:05
Removing red-eye           02:21
The next steps in retouching           03:08
38:35 28. Sharpening
Introducing Smart Sharpen           03:23
Smart Sharpen demystified           04:10
Smart Sharpen and masking           08:46
Using the Unsharpen Mask filter           05:19
Black-and-white High Pass sharpening           08:02
Color High Pass sharpening           03:27
Sharpening and tone           05:28
28:38 29. Getting Images Online
Resizing for email and the web           03:01
Image size considerations           02:54
Preparing files for the web           04:37
Sharpening for the web           02:12
Correcting color for the web           03:10
The Save for Web dialog           03:51
Creating a web gallery           06:21
Sharing your photos online           02:32
23:33 30. Printing
Creating contact sheets           04:19
Presenting your photos as a PDF slideshow           02:55
Desktop printing recommendations           01:40
Preparing to print           05:53
Using Soft Proof to pre-visualize printing           03:46
Using the Print dialog           03:31
Print settings           01:29
00:22 Conclusion
Goodbye           00:22