Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 718 g
ISBN: 978-1-119-71177-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Get picture perfect with Photoshop CC
Photoshop is a stunning program that puts the power of a professional photography studio into your hands, but it can also be a jungle to navigate—with a dense proliferation of menus, panels, shortcuts, plug-ins, and add-ons to get thoroughly lost in. Written by a literal Photoshop Hall of Famer, the new edition of Photoshop CC For Dummies is your experienced guide to the technical terrain, slashing away the foliage for a clear picture of how to produce the perfectly framed and beautifully curated images you want.
Beginning with an overview of the basic kit bag you need for your journey toward visual mastery, Peter Bauer—Photoshop instructor and an award-winning fine art photographer in his own right—shows you how to build your skills and enrich your creative palette with enhanced colors and tone, filters and layering, and even how undertake a foray into digital painting. Add in instructions on combining text with images and the how-tos of video and animation editing, and you have all the tools you need to carve out a one-person multimedia empire.
- Master everything from the basics to professional insider tips
- Combine, layer, tone, and paint your images
- Explore the colorfully creative world of Photoshop filters
- Fix common problems
You'll find everything on the latest version of the software that you could dream of—and an improved shot at artistic success!
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Introduction 1
About This Book 1
Conventions Used in This Book 2
Icons Used in This Book 3
How to Use This Book 3
Part 1: Getting Started with Photoshop CC 5
Chapter 1: An Overview of Photoshop 7
Exploring Adobe Photoshop 7
What Photoshop is designed to do 8
Other things you can do with Photoshop 9
Viewing Photoshop’s Parts and Processes 10
Reviewing basic computer operations 10
Photoshop’s incredible selective Undo 12
Installing Photoshop: Need to know 14
Chapter 2: Knowing Just Enough about Digital Images 17
What Exactly is a Digital Image? 18
The True Nature of Pixels 18
How Many Pixels Can Dance on the Head of a Pin? 21
Resolution revelations 21
Resolving image resolution 22
File Formats: Which Do You Need? 30
Formats for digital photos 31
Formats for web graphics 33
Formats for commercial printing 34
Formats for PowerPoint and Word 36
Chapter 3: Taking the Chef’s Tour of Your Photoshop Kitchen 37
Food for Thought: How Things Work 38
Ordering from the menus 39
Your platter full of panels 40
The tools of your trade 42
Get Cookin’ with Customization 44
Clearing the table: Custom workspaces 44
Spoons can’t chop: Creating tool presets 47
Season to Taste: The Photoshop Settings 48
Standing orders: Setting the Preferences 48
Ensuring consistency: Color Settings 55
When Good Programs Go Bad: Fixing Photoshop 57
Chapter 4: From Pics to Prints: Photoshop for Beginners 59
Bringing Images into Photoshop 59
Downloading from your digital camera 60
Scanning prints 61
Keeping Your Images Organized 66
Creating a folder structure 66
Using Adobe Bridge 67
Renaming image files easily 69
Printing Your Images 71
Cropping to a specific
