Synopses & Reviews
This guide to the Adobe Photoshop plug-ins most useful to photographers documents for both amateurs and professionals the makers of these plug-ins, where the physical files are installed, how to access files from outside Photoshop, and which of the available plug-ins are compatible with Photoshop. How to employ these plug-ins to make meaningful, natural-looking enhancements in photographs is then examined. Photographers can study techniques for color and gamma correction, grain reduction, dust and scratch removal, perspective control, and black-and-white conversion. Also investigated is how various plug-ins offer sophisticated ways to create artistic effects such as posterization and solarization, text effects, simulated photo edges and frames, and other eye-catching effects that will help to create stand-apart images clients will love.
About the Author
Jack Drafahl and Sue Drafahl are professional journalists, lecturers, and multimedia producers. They have written more than 500 articles for publications including Petersen's Photographic, Rangefinder, Photo Lab Management, and Ranger Rick. They are the authors of Step-by-Step Digital Photography, Advanced Digital Camera Techniques, and Photo Salvage with Adobe Photoshop. They live in Portland, Oregon.