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Robert Berdan [PHOTOSHOP II WORKSHOP] Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 2 Advantages of a Digital Darkroom ......................................................................................................... 3 Photoshop Lessons ............................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction to Curves ............................................................................................................................ 4 Cross processing ................................................................................................................................... 9 Adjustment Layers ............................................................................................................................... 11 Automated Adjustment Layers............................................................................................................. 16 Adjustment Layer Masks ..................................................................................................................... 18 Add a layer mask to reveal selected parts of an image ....................................................................... 21 Creating a Photomontage ...................................................................... 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Hand Colouring Black and White Images .............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Simulate Infrared Film ............................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. Digital Orton Procedure ......................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Combine Two Different Exposures to Increase Dynamic Range .......... Error! Bookmark not defined. Merge to High Dynamic Range (HDR) .................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Create Custom Actions .......................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Batch Processing Files .......................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Create a PDF Slideshow ....................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Add Light Rays to Your Photos.............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Focus stacking images to increase the depth of field Photoshop ......... Error! Bookmark not defined. Simulate Cyanotype Images in Photoshop ............................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. Introduction to Luminosity Masks .......................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Additional References: ........................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. About Robert Berdan ............................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. On the associated DVD within the folder called QTmovies is a series of short Quicktime movies that will show you some of the tutorial described in the text. You will need Quicktime 7 player or higher installed on your computer to view these movies. The player is available to download for free from Apple (www.apple.com/quicktime/download/). Where you see the Quicktime movie logo at the end of the tutorial text that means there is an associated movie clip (QuickTime logo is copyright of Apple). Not all tutorials have a movie clip. Note the screen shots in this book are from a Windows PC and include screen shots from different versions of Photoshop. The screen shots will look similar on the Mac. Photoshop seems be updated every few months now on the Cloud so it’s possible that some features and the appearance of the palettes may be different on your version of Photoshop. 2 Robert Berdan [PHOTOSHOP II WORKSHOP] Introduction This workbook describes a number of tutorials on how to use Photoshop’s tools to create artistic effects and manipulate images for commercial and artistic purposes. Prerequisite: This workshop is designed for experienced Photoshop users. It is recommended that readers have taken a Photoshop I course that covers monitor calibration, Photoshop configuration and basic workflow procedures and\or have had previous experience with the Photoshop and already know where the main tools and palettes are located. The tutorials are designed for use with Adobe Photoshop CS4 to CC2015. Photoshop is now only available through subscription from Adobe which at the time of this writing was $12.95\month and includes Adobe Lightroom. Also be sure to download Adobe Bridge that is included with Photoshop CC. While there are alternatives to Photoshop, none of them is superior or allows more control over your photos. For specialized purposes there are programs that offer features that Photoshop does not. For instance in order to stitch spherical panoramas Photoshop is currently unable to do this so I use PTGUi (https://www.ptgui.com/) and for High Dynamic Range (HDR) photos I prefer to use Photomatrix Pro (http://www.hdrsoft.com/ ) because it’s specializes in HDR photography and offers more presets than Photoshop. Recent versions of Photoshop can also be used to create short videos with animated text and sound and it’s relatively easy to learn, though most professionals users will prefer to use a dedicated video editing program (e.g. Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, or Avid) though these programs have steep learning curves. There are also programs that specialize in painting effects (e.g. Corel Painter 16) for those that would like more painting features. Another direction Photoshop has been moving into is 3D art and it is able to work with 3D models and even send them out to be printed in 3D. Working with 3D models will not be covered in these tutorials because of their specialized use. Advantages of a Digital Darkroom I used a traditional darkroom for over 30 years and I was reluctant to sell my equipment because I knew that I was also throwing away 30 years of experience though some of the knowledge pertains to how Photoshop works (e.g. burn and dodge tools). Working in a traditional darkroom was fun, however the chemicals were irritating to the eyes, nose and skin not to mention harmful to the environment. The process is also much slower. In a digital darkroom, one can concentrate on working with the images in real time under room lighting. Modifications to an image are faster in a digital. I respect those that continue to carry on working in a traditional darkroom. I will introduce you to some older photography techniques (e.g. Cyanotype) that can be reproduced digitally. In fact some of the older techniques can be simulated digitally, but not the feel of the prints. I plan to create a Photoshop III workbook in the future that shows how to simulate older techniques like Gum bichromate, Platinum Palladium printing and even pin hole photography. It’s fun to make a new image look old, for a tutorial on how to do this see my web site: http://www.canadiannaturephotographer.com/newold.html. When digital images began to rival film in terms of resolution and quality and Epson put out the first archival quality inkjet printer in 2000, Photoshop became even more valuable. Working with Photoshop and an inkjet printer I could produce more prints then I could in the darkroom and with much greater consistency. Some darkroom perfectionists might argue that they can produce better blacks or D-max in prints processed the old fashioned way and this may be true, but I have found digitally produced prints to be sharper, have better tonal range and better colour then those produced by printing in a darkroom. Digital is sometimes criticized because of the manipulations and that the final images is not true to the scene. Certainly digital can create artificial scenes, but often expanding the dynamic range actually makes it look closer to how human eyes saw the image. Keep in mind that when someone takes a photo the scene is always compromised through the choice of lens, shutter speed, ISO setting, vantage point, and use of filters etc. So every photograph has some degree of “manipulation”. I believe if you are creating images as “Art” you can do anything to the image. If you are photographing for news or documentary purposes then there are restrictions on what you can and cannot do (e.g. see BBC 3 Robert Berdan [PHOTOSHOP II WORKSHOP] wildlife Photo