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Adobe Photoshop CS3: Photographer's Handbook

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viii Contents<br />

Image Size 39<br />

Dots & Sensors 39<br />

Resolution 39<br />

Resampling/Interpolation 40<br />

Native Resolution 40<br />

Channels/Color Models 41<br />

Bits and Bytes 42<br />

Bit Depth 43<br />

File Formats for Digital Imaging 44<br />

<strong>Photoshop</strong> (*.PSD) 44<br />

TIFF (*.TIFF, *.TIF) 45<br />

JPEG (*.JPG, *.JPEG) 45<br />

PDF Files 46<br />

DNG & RAW Files 46<br />

2 The Image Editing Workflow 48<br />

The Workflow Outline & Summary 49<br />

Stage 1: Image Import 49<br />

Stage 2: Sort & Organize the Images 50<br />

Stage 3: Develop Images: Global Adjustments 50<br />

Stage 4: Image Clean-Up 50<br />

Stage 5: Perform Local Adjustments 51<br />

Stage 6: Creative Edits 51<br />

Stage 7a: Print Output 51<br />

Stage 7b: Web Output 51<br />

Stage 1 Image Import 51<br />

Configure Bridge 52<br />

<strong>Adobe</strong> Photo Downloader 52<br />

Stage 2 Sort & Organize the Images 54<br />

Bridge Interface Tour 54<br />

Sorting 55<br />

Labelling: Workflow Landmarks 57<br />

Archiving Files 59<br />

Stage 3 Develop Images: Global Adjustments 60<br />

<strong>Adobe</strong> Camera RAW (ACR) 60<br />

Global Adjustments in <strong>Photoshop</strong> 68<br />

Stage 4 Image Clean-Up 77<br />

Stage 5 Perform Local Adjustments 82<br />

A Task List for Localizing Adjustments 82<br />

Selection Tools & Methods 84<br />

Editing Selections 88<br />

Performing the Adjustments 92<br />

Editing the Mask 93<br />

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