Adobe Photoshop CS3 [Pehme köide]

Customizing Photoshop for Your Projects
Select the Color Settings for Your Projects		4	(2)
Set the Preferences for the Way You Work		6	(2)
Customize Your Personal Workspace		8	(2)
Personalize Your View of the Bridge		10	(2)
Add Your Own Keyboard Shortcut for a Favorite Filter		12	(2)
Create a Custom Action to Increase Your Efficiency		14	(2)
Design a Customized Brush with Your Settings		16	(2)
Make a Special Gradient to Suit Your Design		18	(2)
Calibrate and Profile Your Monitor for Better Editing		20	(2)
Turn on the Full Power of Photoshop with a Pen Tablet		22	(4)
Working with Layers, Selections, and Masks
Duplicate and Change the Background Layer to Fix Problems Such As Overexposure		26	(2)
Using an Adjustment Layer to Adjust a Photo Nondestructively		28	(2)
Blend Two Photos Together with a Layer Mask		30	(2)
Using Custom Shape Layers to Add Designs to Photos		32	(2)
Accentuate a Sky Easily with a Gradient Fill Layer		34	(2)
Using the Quick Selection Tool and Refine Edge Palette for Selections		36	(2)
Using a Quick Mask to Make a Detailed Selection		38	(2)
Extract the Main Subject from the Background		40	(2)
Open or Add Layers As Smart Objects for Nondestructive Changes		42	(2)
Apply Filters As Smart Filters for Dynamic Adjustments		44	(4)
Straightening, Cropping, and Resizing
Crop Your Images and Use a Rule-of-Thirds Grid to Improve Composition		48	(2)
Create a Level Horizon		50	(2)
Try a Reverse Crop to Expand the Canvas		52	(2)
Crop and Straighten in Camera Raw		54	(2)
Straighten Crooked Scans Quickly		56	(2)
Crop Multiple Images from One Original to Create a Triptych		58	(2)
Change Your Perspective with the Crop Tool		60	(2)
Straighten Buildings with the Lens Correction Filter		62	(2)
Create a Panorama from Multiple Photos		64	(2)
Maximize Your Image Size with Minimal Visible Loss		66	(4)
Retouching Portraits
Remove Blemishes and Improve the Skin		70	(4)
Remove Red Eye to Quickly Improve Any Photo		74	(2)
Change Eye Color Digitally		76	(2)
Reduce Wrinkles with a Soft Touch		78	(2)
Whiten Teeth to Improve a Smile		80	(2)
Brighten the Eyes by Lightening the Whites		82	(2)
Add Depth to Eyes to Emphasize Them		84	(4)
Add a Catch Light to Make the Eyes Come Alive		88	(2)
Sharpen Just the Eyes to Add Focus		90	(2)
Add a Soft-Focus Effect to Make a Portrait Glow		92	(4)
Changing and Enhancing Colors and Tone
Improve an Underexposed Photo in Two Steps		96	(1)
Improve an Overexposed Photo in Three Steps		97	(1)
Remove a Colorcast to Improve the Overall Color		98	(2)
Colorize an Old Black-and-White Photograph		100	(2)
Make a Quick Change to Grayscale		102	(2)
Give a New Photo an Old Colorized Look		104	(2)
Using Camera Raw to Recover Highlights		106	(2)
Improve a Sky with HSL Values in Camera Raw		108	(2)
Go from Color to Grayscale with the New Black & White Adjustment		110	(2)
Create a Split Tone for a Special Effect in Camera Raw		112	(4)
Making Magic with Digital Special Effects
Apply a Smart Digital Photo Filter for Dynamic Adjustments		116	(1)
Add a Quick Dark Vignette Effect to Direct the Focus on the Subject		117	(1)
Add Action with a Simulated Motion Blur		118	(2)
Using the New Blend Mode to Stylize an Image		120	(2)
Align and Blend Separate Photos for the Best Group Shot		122	(2)
Merge Multiple Raw Photos to 32-Bit HDR		124	(2)
Apply a Split-Neutral Density Filter Using Smart Objects		126	(2)
Adjust Depth of Field with a Lens Blur Filter		128	(4)
Create a Silhouette for a Custom Design		132	(4)
Become a Digital Architect with the Vanishing Point Filter		136	(4)
Designing with Text Effects
Add a Double-Neon Glow to Text for a Unique Design		140	(2)
Create a Custom Watermark to Protect Your Images		142	(2)
Fill Any Shape with Text to Create Unique Effects		144	(1)
Warp Type to Emphasize the Words		145	(1)
Add Perspective to Type and Keep It Sharp		146	(2)
Make Your Text Follow Any Path		148	(2)
Create Eye-Catching Photo-Filled Titles		150	(2)
Blend Text into a Photograph Creatively		152	(2)
Create an Amazing Colored Shadow		154	(2)
Weave Text and Graphics for Intriguing Designs		156	(4)
Creating Digital Artwork from Photographs
Give Any Photo a Sketched Look		160	(2)
Add Your Own Signature to Any Artwork		162	(2)
Create a Digital Pen-and-ink Drawing		164	(2)
Give a Photograph a Woodcut Look		166	(2)
Turn a Photo into a Colored-Pencil Illustration		168	(2)
Posterize a Photo for a Warhol-Style Image		170	(4)
Create a Pen-and-Colored-Wash Drawing from a Photograph		174	(4)
Compose a Photo Collage		178	(2)
Turn a Photo into a Hand-Painted Oil Painting		180	(4)
Paint a Digital Watercolor		184	(6)
Giving Your Images a Professional Presentation
Add traditional Photo Corners		190	(1)
Make a Frame from a Photograph		191	(1)
Make a Contact Sheet of Your Photos		192	(2)
Create a PDF Slideshow Presentation		194	(2)
Create a Web Photo Gallery with Your Copyright		196	(2)
Give a Photo an Artistic Edge		198	(2)
Create a Custom Slide Template		200	(2)
Create Your Own Custom Edge		202	(2)
Make One Photo Look Like Many Combined Snapshots		204	(2)
Make a Photo Look Like a Gallery Print		206	(6)
Plugging into Photoshop CS3
Embellish a Photo Effortlessly with Graphic Authority Frames and Photo Ornaments		212	(2)
Make a Digital Engraving with Andromeda's Screens Filter		214	(2)
Enlarge Images with Maximum Quality with Alien Skin BlowUp		216	(2)
Change Your Photo into Art with Alien Skin Snap Art		218	(2)
Colorize a Black-and-White Photo with AKVIS Coloriage		220	(2)
Easily Select the Subject and Remove the Background with Vertus Fluid Mask		222	(2)
Control Digital Noise with Nik Dfine 2		224	(2)
Sharpen Photos with Finesse Using Nik Sharpener Pro 2		226	(2)
Apply Traditional Photo Filters Such As the Sunshine Filter Using Nik Color Efex		228	(2)
Travel Beyond the Bridge with Extensis Portfolio 8		230

Lynette Kent (Huntington Beach, CA) studied art and French at Stanford University. After completing her master's degree, she taught at both the high school and community college level. In addition to writing books and magazine articles, Lynette is adding to her portfolio, combining high-end photography and digital techniques. She often works at trade shows as a demo artist for computer graphics hardware and software companies. Her books on digital imaging and photography include Photoshop CS2: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Digital Photography, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Mac OS X Leopard, and Scrapbooking with Photoshop Elements: The Creative Cropping Cookbook. Lynette is also one of the leaders of the Adobe Technology Exchange of Southern California, a professional organization for graphic designers, photographers, and artists.