Adobe Photoshop Restoration & Retouching (3rd Edition)
by Katrin Eismann, Wayne Palmer
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Author: Katrin Eismann, Wayne PalmerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-11-17
ISBN: 0321316274
Number of pages: 472
Publisher: New Riders Press
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Book Review: Excellent choice for anyone wanting to enhance and preserve images.
Summary: 5 Stars
Almost everyone in the world has a digital camera now and lots of photos--not all of which are perfect, no matter how hard you tried to when you took the photo. Then there are those boxes and boxes of old photos, loose or in albums that constitute our family histories. Old photos fade, get scratched, bent and generally lose quality over time. This book is for those who want to preserve and enhance those photos.
The book is also a tutorial for users of Photoshop, beginning with a section called Photoshop Essentials. In this section, the author reviews Photoshop tools, keyboard shortcuts, how to navigate and use Photoshop efficiently, with the focus on the tools needed for restoration and retouching. It is not a primer for Photoshop. My Photoshop skills are not very high level and this section was a great help.
Not only does the author show you how to use Photoshop, but she also discusses how to set up your work area, what kind of lighting you should have, the workflow, equipment needed, with tips on how to proceed in a manner that allows you (or someone else) to come back and know what you have done.
One of the things that impressed me when I first glanced through the book is the large number of photos used to illustrate the principles being explained. In addition, the
explanations not only focus on the mechanics, but also on the reasons for making the needed changes. Learning the principles behind the changes will help you assess what needs to be done to your own photos.
The book is organized so that each section is almost independent of the other sections--at least once you have some basics down. This makes it possible to focus on areas that are of more interest to you or necessary for the work you want to do. This is especially true if you are already very familiar with Photoshop and able to identify the problems that need solving in your photos.
If you are not familiar with Photoshop, your time would be well spent to work through the exercises. I find that I can read about stuff forever, but when I actually use my hands and my brain together, I retain more information. You will be able better to identify what needs to be improved in your own photos by reviewing the samples and making the corrections.
I highly recommend the book to anyone who wants to seriously undertake the preservation of photographs that are important for whatever reason--family history or historical significance or just to create better photos.
Summary of Adobe Photoshop Restoration & Retouching (3rd Edition)
Whether you?re a professional photographer or the family shutterbug, you can?t afford to miss the third edition of the now classic Photoshop Restoration & Retouching. Katrin Eismann and co-author Wayne Palmer have reviewed, updated, and revised every single technique to address the most important features in Adobe Photoshop CS2. Clear step-by-step instructions using professional examples highlight the tools and techniques photographers, designers, restoration studios, and beauty retouchers use to restore valuable antique images, retouch portraits, and enhance glamour photography. With new example images illustrating the tutorials, Photoshop Restoration & Retouching,Third Edition will show you how to transform faded, damaged photographs into beautiful images that are as clear and crisp
as the day they were taken?maybe even better?and how to turn casual snapshots and studio portraits into the most flattering
images possible. Full-color, step-by-step examples show you how to:
? Correct extreme exposure errors and improve color, contrast, and tone
? Rescue heirloom originals suffering from mold damage, cracks, and torn edges?even replace missing image
information
? Remove dust and scratches quickly and easily
? Transform your photos into beautiful, original works of art by converting them to black-and-white or tinted images
? Use a variety of sharpening techniques and tonalcorrection tools to add life and sparkle to digital photos
? Enhance portraits by removing blemishes, reducing wrinkles, and enhancing eyes, lips, and hair, while maintaining the subject?s essential character
? Apply the secrets that the top retouchers in the glamour and beauty industry use to perfect skin, make-up, and hair
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