Photoshop Cs5 and Lightroom 3: A Photographer's Handbook

Laskevitch, founder of Luminous Works and a teacher for two decades, has designed workflows for hundreds of photographers and companies. An Adobe Certified Instructor, he trains creative individuals and firms and has regularly helped Adobe Systems prepare Photoshop Certified Expert exams.

Acknowledgements; Introduction; About the Photographers Handbook; The Setup; Chapter 1: Terms & Concepts; 1.1 Some Background; 1.2 What is a Digital Image?; 1.3 Color and Tone; 1.4 File Formats for Digital Imaging; 1.5 The Lightroom Catalog; Chapter 2: System Configuration; 2.1 Computer Requirements; 2.2 Work Environment; 2.3 Application Preferences; Chapter 3: The Interface: A Tour; 3.1 Finding Your Way in Photoshop; 3.2 Finding Your Way in Bridge; 3.3 Finding Your Way in Adobe Camera Raw; 3.4 Finding Your Way In Lightroom; The Workflow; Chapter 4: Capture & Import; 4.1 Capture; 4.2 Import; Chapter 5: Organizing and Archiving Images; 5.1 Rating Systems & Methods; 5.2 Keywords and Metadata; 5.3 Labels: Workflow Landmarks; 5.4 File Management; Chapter 6: Global Adjustments; 6.1 General Approach; 6.2 Cropping and Straightening; 6.3 Adjusting Color & Tone—Things to Know; 6.4 Applying Adjustments to Color & Tone; 6.5 More Photoshop Adjustments: Simple and Complex; 6.6 Noise Reduction and Sharpening; 6.7 Lens Corrections; 6.8 Saving and Using Develop Settings; Chapter 7: Local Adjustments; 7.1 Graduated Filters; 7.2 Painting Adjustments; 7.3 Precise Area Adjustments: Photoshop Only; Chapter 8: Cleanup and Retouching; 8.1 Removing Dust & Blemishes; 8.2 Very Large Defects; 8.3 Transformations; Chapter 9: Creative Edits & Alternates; 9.1 Combining Images; 9.2 Blending; 9.3 Merging Images; 9.4 Photographic Effects; 9.5 Virtual Copies; Chapter 10: Output—Print, Web, and Presentation; 10.1 Print Output; 10.2 Web; 10.3 Slideshows; 10.4 Have Fun!;