Photographer and teacher Chris Orwig first illustrates the strengths of Bridge, the Adobe Photoshop companion program, as an organizational tool and a device for batch processing photographs. He then moves on to mastering Photoshop, starting with layers—targeting, moving, and merging them with greater speed and efficiency. Then learn how to make better selections, refine their edges, and paint in adjustments, as well as increase the color accuracy of your images with Levels and Curves. Plus, learn to work with blending modes, apply creative color effects, and use the Burn and Dodge tools to improve contrast—a classic photographic technique updated for the digital age. Chris also covers correcting perspective and distortion, creating photo composites and panoramas, and working with DSLR video in Photoshop.

Topics include:

• Optimizing your workflow with Bridge
• Correcting color casts
• Becoming an expert with layers
• Improving the edges of the mask and using masking shortcuts
• Creating hand-painted masks
• Discovering the power of blending modes
• Replacing and changing color
• Burning and dodging
• Creating an HDR image
• Applying Smart Filters
• Using Camera Raw as a Smart Filter
• Working with the Blur Gallery of effects
• Correcting lens distortion and perspective problems
• Combing multiple images
• Editing video

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