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Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. 01_223673 ffirs.qxp 2/4/08 11:03 AM Page iv www.it-ebooks.info To my wife, and best friend, Julia, who has always given me her unconditional support. 01_223673 ffirs.qxp 2/4/08 11:03 AM Page v www.it-ebooks.info About the Author Mark Fitzgerald is a Photoshop teacher and consultant who specializes in helping professional photographers thrive in the digital age. He has taught hundreds of photographers how to smooth out their workflow and get the most from their important images—through private training, classes, and workshops. Mark is an Adobe Certified Photoshop Expert and an Adobe Certified Photoshop Instructor. He and his wife Julia (with their two dogs, Ruby and Hazel) live in Portland, Oregon, where Mark owns a consulting business called The Digital Darkroom. 01_223673 ffirs.qxp 2/4/08 11:03 AM Page vi www.it-ebooks.info Credits Associate Acquisitions Editor Courtney Allen Project Editor Martin V. Minner Technical Editor Mike Hagen Copy Editor Gwenette Gaddis Goshert Editorial Manager Robyn Siesky Business Manager Amy Knies Sr. Marketing Manager Sandy Smith Vice President and Executive Group Publisher Richard Swadley Vice President and Executive Publisher Bob Ipsen Vice President and Publisher Barry Pruett Project Coordinator Erin Smith Graphics and Production Specialists Elizabeth Brooks, Stacie Brooks, Carrie A. Cesavice, Shane Johnson, Jennifer Mayberry Quality Control Technicians Cynthia Fields, John Greenough, Caitie Kelly Proofreading Christopher M. Jones Indexing WordCo Indexing Services Cover Design Michael Trent Cover Illustration Joyce Haughey 01_223673 ffirs.qxp 2/4/08 11:03 AM Page vii www.it-ebooks.info [...]... these hands-on projects, you have the opportunity to follow along with me, working with the same files I used to create the book You can find the sample files at www.wiley.com/go /restoration Who Should Read This Book? Photoshop CS3 Restoration and Retouching Bible is intended for anyone who wants to know how to restore old photos and/ or retouch new ones You don’t have to be an accomplished Photoshop. .. machine New Features in Photoshop CS3 Adobe has upped the ante with the release of Photoshop CS3 Several useful new tools and commands have been introduced that affect the restoration and retouching processes I point out those new features along the way xviii www.it-ebooks.info 03_223673 fpref.qxp 2/4/08 11:04 AM Page xix Preface Adobe also made a couple of major changes to the Photoshop interface For... Choosing a Color Working Space in Photoshop CS3 35 Understanding Color Channels in Photoshop CS3 38 Evaluating Color with the Info Palette and the Color Sampler Tool 40 Adjusting Color 43 Removing a color cast with Levels 43 Using the Variations command 45 Using the Color Balance command 47 Using the Hue/Saturation command 49 Summary ... that are used in the restoration and retouching processes We focus on what are called Photoshop s retouching tools, comparing and contrasting them As we work with these tools and techniques together, I offer conceptual insight into why one way of doing things is often better than another In Part III, we focus on applying everything you learned in Parts I and II to the subject of photo restoration I begin... toolbar Another major change was the introduction of two editions of Photoshop: Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended The Extended version has some added capabilities that allow people like architects, engineers, and medical researchers to analyze images Many of these features are in a menu called Analysis Because I used Photoshop CS3 Extended to write this book, you may notice the Analysis menu in... 281 Working with Black and White Photos 281 Grayscale mode 282 The Channel Mixer 286 Photoshop CS3 s new Black & White command 288 Applying Sepia Tones 293 Using the Hue/Saturation command 294 Using the Black & White command for sepia toning 296 Adding Color to a Black -and- White Photo 297 Final Cropping and Sizing ... Brightness and Contrast Adjusting Brightness and Contrast with Levels The Levels command is one of the primary tools for tonal adjustment in Photoshop CS3 It allows you to pinpoint the darkest and lightest tones in an image That way, you know whether you’re losing detail in a highlight or a shadow, and you also know exactly where it’s happening in the image The first thing you notice about the Levels command... Adjusting Tones Locally with Burning and Dodging 321 Burning and dodging without the Burn and Dodge tools 321 Adding the Finishing Touches 324 Toning 324 Background replacement 325 Cropping and sizing 326 Sharpening Scanned Images 329 Inkjet Printing with the New CS3 Print Command 332 Understanding the settings 332... resource to help you explore it Wiley publishes a book titled Photoshop CS3 Bible by Laurie Ulrich Fuller and Robert C Fuller It’s an excellent Photoshop reference book It goes into many of the details I can’t cover here Another useful resource is Photoshop s Help menu How to Use This Book To get the most from this book, start at the beginning and go through it sequentially This allows you to experience... Getting ready to print 335 Summary 338 Part IV: Retouching Taking Images to the Next Level 339 Chapter 13: Using Strategies for Success 341 What Is Retouching? 341 Adding Value with Retouching 342 Comparing Soft-edge Retouching and Hard-edge Retouching 344 The Retouching Workflow 347 Planning ahead 347 The . ii www.it-ebooks.info Photoshop ® CS3 Restoration and Retouching Bible Mark Fitzgerald 01_223673 ffirs.qxp 2/4/08 11:03 AM Page iii www.it-ebooks.info Photoshop ® CS3 Restoration. concentrates on the Photoshop tools and techniques that are used in the restoration and retouching processes. We focus on what are called Photoshop s retouching