Photoshop Restoration & Retouching

Katrin Eismann, Doug Nelson9780735713505, 0-7357-1350-2

The second edition of Photoshop Restoration & Retouching illustrates a remarkable number of new techniques to solve the most challenging photo restoration and retouching problems. Excellent step-by-step examples highlight the tools and techniques used by professional digital artists to restore valuable antique images, retouch portraits, and enhance glamour photography. This second edition features dozens of new tutorials that will show you how to transform faded, damaged photographs into beautiful images that are as clear and crisp as the day they were taken.

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Table of contents :
Front……Page 1
Contents……Page 2
1 Photoshop Essentials……Page 9
Working Efficiently with Keyboard Shortcuts……Page 10
Palettes and Custom Workspaces……Page 13
Context-Sensitive Menus……Page 16
Quick Image Navigation……Page 17
Learning the Importance of Layers……Page 18
File Organization and Workflow Issues……Page 21
Closing Thoughts……Page 29
2 Improving Tone and Contrast……Page 33
Evaluating Image Tone and Previsualizing the Final Image……Page 34
The Importance of Adjustment Layers……Page 37
Mastering Tonality with Levels……Page 38
Improving Image Tone with Levels……Page 39
Curves and Contrast……Page 46
Working with Blending Modes……Page 49
Bringing Out Detail with Screen and Channel Mixer……Page 53
Tricks for Maximizing Adjustment Layers……Page 54
Combining Tonal Corrections……Page 56
Basing Tonal Corrections on Selections……Page 59
The Benefits of High-Bit Data……Page 63
Closing Thoughts……Page 66
3 Exposure Correction……Page 67
Improving Dark Images……Page 68
Digital Flash Techniques……Page 74
Salvaging Overexposed Images……Page 80
Painting with Light……Page 88
Closing Thoughts……Page 89
4 Working with Color……Page 91
Color Essentials……Page 92
Understanding Color Correction with Image Variations……Page 94
Mimicking the Color Darkroom with Color Balance……Page 98
Global Color Correction……Page 99
The Numbers Don’t Lie……Page 112
Selective Color Correction……Page 121
Alleviating Extreme Color Problems……Page 124
Correcting Color Temperature Problems……Page 126
Interchannel Color Correction……Page 131
Closing Thoughts……Page 133
5 Dust, Mold, and Texture Removal……Page 137
Dustbusting 101……Page 138
Eradicating Mold, Mildew, and Fungus……Page 141
Reducing Print Texture and Moiré Artifacts……Page 151
Maintaining Image Structure……Page 162
Closing Thoughts……Page 164
6 Damage Control and Repair……Page 165
Eliminating Scratches……Page 166
Removing Unwanted Elements……Page 168
Repairing Tears, Rips, and Cracks……Page 171
Removing Stains and Discoloration……Page 174
Closing Thoughts……Page 182
7 Rebuilding, Rearranging, andRe-creating Portraits……Page 183
Re-creating Backgrounds……Page 184
Finding Suitable Replacement Materials……Page 194
Building a Digital Background Collection……Page 196
Rebuilding a Portrait……Page 201
Bringing People Closer Together……Page 207
Reconstructing Color……Page 210
Alleviating Extreme Color Damage……Page 215
Closing Thoughts……Page 222
8 Refining and Polishing the Image……Page 223
Converting Color to Black and White……Page 224
Combining Color and Black and White……Page 236
Toning Images with Color……Page 241
Hand-Coloring a Black-and-White Image……Page 245
Working with Soft and Selective Focus……Page 251
Creative and Vignette Edges……Page 256
Sharpening Filters……Page 259
Closing Thoughts……Page 269
9 Portrait Retouching……Page 273
Levels of Retouching……Page 274
Developing a Portrait Retouch Strategy……Page 276
Removing Distractions……Page 278
Flattering the Contours……Page 279
Improving Skin Texture……Page 288
Accentuating Facial Features……Page 301
Improving Facial Features……Page 315
Working with Soft and Selective Focus……Page 320
Closing Thoughts……Page 324
10 Glamour and Fashion Retouching……Page 325
Devising a Working Strategy……Page 326
Removing the Distractions……Page 328
Complexion, Hair, and Eye Refinement……Page 336
The Digital Diet……Page 343
Glamour Lighting……Page 348
Closing Thoughts……Page 351
11 Photoshop CS for Restoration and Retouching……Page 352
Preferences and Custom Keyboard Shortcuts……Page 353
Viewing and Organizing Files……Page 360
Improved Camera Raw……Page 369
New Color and Tone Correction Tools……Page 373
Improved Healing, Patching, and redeye Reduction……Page 382
Closing Thoughts……Page 383
Index……Page 384
Back……Page 394