Professional Photoshop

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The commonsense, by-the-numbers approach of Professional Photoshop has shaped the workflows of a generation of Photoshop experts. This updated edition, the first in nearly five years, is tailored for the digital photography era, continuing the tradition of revealing effective, previously unknown image enhancement methods. Featuring original photographs from various professional sources, all correction exercises are included on a CD. With nearly 90 percent new content, this edition radically changes the coverage of curves, channel blending, and sharpening. It offers a comprehensive explanation of how curves enhance detail in key image areas, strategies for blending channels to create deeper images, and insights into the strengths and weaknesses of CMYK, LAB, and RGB color modes. Additionally, it provides a detailed look at the Shadow/Highlight command and advanced techniques for enhancing contrast in light and dark areas. The sharpening section spans three chapters, including the innovative hiraloam method (High Radius, Low Amount) and a method to merge hiraloam with conventional unsharp masking. The book also addresses the realities of preparing files for commercial offset printing, managing colors outside the press's gamut, and the advantages of Camera Raw and similar acquisition modules. It tackles typical digital capture issues not encountered in the film era and offers solutions for correction.