ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS4 GUIDE

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This latest version of Photoshop has a few new tricks up its sleeve and Adobe Photoshop CS4 For Dummies will teach you how to use them. From the basics like getting your images into and out of Photoshop to enhancing, cropping, and color correction, it’s all here!

You’ll get all of the basics of digital images and master the importing and exporting of images. You’ll find out how to create easy enhancements like adding shadows and highlights and making color natural, in addition to learning how to use the Adobe camera raw plug-in. Before you know it, you’ll be making beautiful “art” with Photoshop by combining images, precision edges, dressing up images, painting in Photoshop, and using filters. You can even streamline your work in Photoshop using advanced techniques. Find out how to:

Import images and use all the tools and processes

Reduce digital noise, make colors look natural, add highlights and shadows

Optimize images for print or the Web

Edit images

Explore the Painting function and master the daunting Brushes panel

Add layer styles

Create on-screen presentations, contact prints, and more

Complete with lists of ten reasons to love your Wacom tablet, ten reasons to own a digital camera, and ten favorite tips and tricks, Adobe CS4For Dummies is your one-stop guide to setting up, working with, and making the most of Photoshop CS4 for all your digital photography needs.

Get to know Photoshop and start using the newest, coolest techniques!

Whether you're just learning Photoshop or want to take your skills up a notch, you've come to the right place. Photoshop CS4 has a few new tricks up its sleeve, and Photoshop expert Peter Bauer will show you how to use them. From the basics like getting your images into and out of Photoshop to enhancing, cropping, and color correction, it's all here!

Basic training — if you're a beginner, check this section for details on how to get started, get around, and get familiar with all the parts

Enhancements made easy — learn about tonality, how to tweak color to natural perfection, how to isolate areas of an image for correction, and more

Fixing those common problems — red-eye, wrinkles, people and objects that don't belong in the photo, and others

But is it art? — explore the painting functions, master the daunting Brushes panel, and add layer styles

Feel the power — create on-screen presentations, contact sheets, and more

Open the book and find:

Explanations of the menus, panels, tools, options, and shortcuts you need most

Tips for taking advantage of the Camera Raw file format

How to fine-tune your fixes with selection tools

What you can do with filters

Steps for creating composite images

Options for adding text to an image

How to streamline your workflow

COMPLETE CONTENTS:

Contents at a Glance
Introduction .....................................................................................................................1
Part I: Breezing through Basic Training.............................................................................7
Chapter 1: Welcome to Photoshop!.....................................................................................9
Chapter 2: Knowing Just Enough about Digital Images...............................................23
Chapter 3: Taking the Chef’s Tour of Your Photoshop Kitchen..................................43
Chapter 4: Getting Images into and out of Photoshop ..................................................65

Part II: Easy Enhancements for Digital Images ................................................................85
Chapter 5: Adding Dark Shadows and Sparkling Highlights .......................................87
Chapter 6: Making Color Look Natural .............................................................................107
Chapter 7: The Adobe Camera Raw Plug-In ...................................................................133
Chapter 8: Fine-Tuning Your Fixes....................................................................................157
Chapter 9: Common Problems and Their Cures............................................................185

Part III: Creating “Art” in Photoshop ................................................................................199
Chapter 10: Combining Images..........................................................................................201
Chapter 11: Precision Edges with Vector Paths ...........................................................223
Chapter 12: Dressing Up Images with Layer Styles......................................................247
Chapter 13: Giving Your Images a Text Message..........................................................271
Chapter 14: Painting in Photoshop ..................................................................................297
Chapter 15: Filters: The Fun Side of Photoshop...........................................................315

Part IV: Power Photoshop ..................................................................................................333
Chapter 16: Streamlining Your Work in Photoshop ....................................................335
Chapter 17: Introducing Photoshop CS4 Extended....................................................357

Part V: The Part of Tens ......................................................................................................369
Chapter 18: Pete’s Top Ten Favorite Photoshop Tips and Tricks............................371
Chapter 19: Ten Reasons to Love Your Wacom Tablet ..............................................381
Chapter 20: Ten Reasons to Own a Digital Camera.....................................................385
Index ...........................................................................................................................389

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