Unravel the Mysteries of Luminosity Masking in Adobe Photoshop Make your photography stand out from the crowd by using powerful Luminosity Masking Techniques. In this comprehensive workbook, you will learn valuable photo editing skills to create stunning professional images. With step-by-step instruction and practical examples, you'll gain an in-depth understanding of how to create and apply adjustments using Luminosity Masks. These masks allow you to target adjustments with precision whilst applying natural looking improvements to your photography. Everything you need to know about creating and applying these masks is explained in detail. This workbook is packed with helpful examples, guiding you step by step through the entire process. All you require is a basic knowledge of Photoshop, everything else is explained. You can also download the book’s example files to: · Learn multiple methods for creating Luminosity Masks to target any tonal range in an image. · Produce high quality masks based on the image channel and colour information. · Learn how to blend adjustments seamlessly into your photos without creating harsh transitions or artifacts. · Apply professional edits in the most challenging situations to achieve exceptional results. · Follow multiple full-length photo editing examples. In addition, you will learn how to use Luminosity Masks for advanced exposure blending, creating beautiful high dynamic range photography. By creating masks based on different exposure values, you will be able to blend multiple exposures seamlessly, preserving highlight and shadow details for a more balanced and realistic final image. Immerse yourself in the art of Photoshop Luminosity Masking and watch your photography improve.

Do you struggle with using Photoshop? Adobe Photoshop CC is a powerful and complex editing tool. It’s also growing alarmingly as Adobe regularly adds new features. This is wonderful news if you are already a Photoshop expert, but not if you are new or struggling to understand how to use it. The good news is that you can safely ignore about 80% of its features. Instead, you should concentrate on learning the 20% of features that really matter. In this expanded and updated 3rd edition, I explain the 20% of Photoshop features you need to know for editing photography. Not only that, but I’ll also help you to understand how they fit together into a complete editing framework. And because this is a book about photo editing, written specifically for photographers, it leaves out a lot of irrelevant information that you often find padding out other books. The book is presented in two sections: 1. The first section will help you understand the Photoshop editing environment quickly, allowing you to feel comfortable using the most important tools. This section also provides a foundation for you to build on in the second section. 2. Then, in the second section, we look at the essential tools and techniques you need to use Photoshop effectively. The tools and techniques in this book are structured to help you learn how to use Photoshop quickly. This is NOT a loose collection of tips or techniques that leave you wondering how to do things. This book is designed for one purpose: to help you learn Photoshop and will provide a platform to develop more advanced skills. The book is well illustrated and packed with valuable examples and exercises to complete, aiding your learning. You can also download the example image files from my website to use on your own computer. Don’t leave learning Photoshop to chance. Get this easy to follow book.

What if you could unlock the secrets to perfect selections in a few simple steps? Mastering the ability to select any object in a photo with precision is a game-changer. This essential skill enhances your overall editing capabilities, allowing you to achieve professional and polished results. With confidence in your selection techniques, you’ll unlock new levels of creativity and efficiency, transforming your photo editing and what you can accomplish. Imagine effortlessly isolating an animal from a cluttered background, selecting the fine strands of hair in a portrait, capturing the intricate details of a bird's feathers, or outlining a building with precision. Now, envision doing all this in Affinity Photo desktop in just minutes and with remarkable ease. In 'How To Select It,' Robin Whalley reveals expert techniques to achieve these feats and more, elevating your photo editing skills to new heights. In this easy-to-follow guide, you will learn how to: - Create intricate selections with the Marquee, Freehand, Flood Select, and Selection Brush Tools. - Paint and refine selections effortlessly using the Quick Mask Mode. - Draw precise selections with the Pen and Node Tools. - Combine multiple tools to simplify the creation of complex selections. - Apply the Refine Selection tools to achieve exceptionally detailed and accurate selections of any object. This step-by-step guide teaches you everything about producing detailed and accurate selections. It includes exercises and five full-length examples, each explained in detail. You can even download the images from the book to practice on your own computer. Since the launch of Affinity Photo, Robin Whalley has been helping photographers globally to master its tools. His previous works have gained widespread praise for their clarity and depth. In this latest book, Robin continues to elevate your knowledge, offering insights and techniques to enhance your editing skills. Unlock the full potential of Affinity Photo and take your editing skills to the next level. You won’t believe what’s possible until you see it. Get your copy of “How To Select It” today.

Adobe Photoshop CC Made Easy Most people would love to use Adobe Photoshop but find it somewhere between difficult and impossible to learn. If you’re one of them, this book can help you. Photoshop can be easy to learn by understanding a few essential tools and techniques. You need to stop trying to remember how to use lots of complicated tools. Instead, focus your attention on learning the essentials that make Photoshop easy to use. Follow this book’s chapters, completing the exercises and you’ll soon be editing photos as though you’ve been using the software for years. This book is carefully organised into a series of lessons, each exploring an essential editing tool or technique. As you progress, each new lesson builds on the previous one, helping minimise repetition, saving you time and making Photoshop easy. It also allows you to go in depth into the areas that are important. You will learn about: · The most important elements of the Photoshop interface as well as how to customise these to your needs. · Using Adobe Camera RAW to convert RAW photo files into high-quality images. · How layers form the backbone of Photoshop and how to use them to improve your editing. · Retouching techniques to clean up dust spots, as well as more complex tasks like duplicating and moving objects in a photo. · Correcting tone and colour in an image using the Levels and Curves tools. The power hidden in these simple tools will surprise you. · How to convert your images to black and white as well as important techniques like Dodging and Burning. · Creating and using layer masks to precisely target your adjustments on specific areas of an image. · Sharpening your photos for professional results. · A workflow you can use to consolidate all these tools and techniques into an easy to apply approach. · And lots more. Throughout the book there are many examples and exercises for you to follow. You can download the practice photos for these from my website, allowing you to follow along on your own computer. By the end of this book you will be confidently using Adobe Photoshop CC to edit your photos. This is a comprehensive and concise guide to learning Adobe Photoshop CC. You don’t need to wade through hundreds of pages trying to understand how to edit a photo. It doesn’t matter if you are a complete novice or have some experience of Adobe Photoshop CC, this book could help improve your photo editing. This book could be your best investment in learning Photoshop.

Photoshop's layers are arguably the most powerful aspect of the software's user interface and are the key to successful image editing in Photoshop. Layers allow for both global and local adjustments to images and can be used to create a number of special effects. Best of all, layers allow for nondestructive editing of your original image. New Photoshop users often see layers as too complicated, and they miss out on the program's full potential. This book will remove the confusion factor by providing an in-depth introduction to layers. Clear, step-by-step instructions and illustrations help the reader quickly master the tools that are relevant for photographers. In this book you will learn about: Working with and building multiple layers Blending layers and which Options to use Using layers to enhance and retouch your images Creating and using layer masks Creating luminosity and saturation layer masks Using Smart Objects and Smart Filters Advanced layer techniques Time-saving shortcuts, tips, and tricks

Unlock the Hidden Power of Adobe Photoshop CC Adobe Photoshop CC is loaded with powerful photo editing tools, and yet its most powerful features are hidden away. Let me help you tap Photoshop’s most potent tools and begin to work just like a professional photo editor. Here are a few of the things you will learn in this book: · The fundamentals of how Layers work in Photoshop. How to work with and organise them, making Photoshop faster and easier to use. · Learn about the different types of Photoshop layer, including detailed instructions for using EVERY Adjustment Layer. These are some of Photoshop’s most powerful tools. · How to use the Blend If controls to make targeted adjustments to photos based on colour and tone. · How the different Blend Modes work in Photoshop. You will learn how to use these to make editing faster and easier as well as create amazing effects. · How to use Smart Objects in your editing, to save you time in both the short and long term. · Ways to combine different tools and techniques to produce impressive effects with ease. Even if you have never worked with Layers before, this book will give you the tools to quickly advance your skills. All that’s assumed is that you have a basic Photoshop knowledge. Everything you need to know is explained step by step in detail. This book is loaded with illustrations, exercises, and examples. You can download the supporting image files from my website to follow the editing on your own computer. There are even links to supporting YouTube videos I’ve published. This is a book written for photographers by a photographer. No fluff. No filler. Just clear instruction and help.

Learn to manage your images like the professionals Are you struggling with too many photos cluttering up your computer? Do you find you can’t keep pace with the growth in your image library? Can you find the photo you need quickly, or are you wasting time browsing thousands of images? Are you faced with a backlog of photos, unsure of the best way to organise them? In this comprehensive yet easy to follow guide, Landscape Photographer Robin Whalley explains how Lightroom can help you manage your photo library. Written in his unique, easy to understand style, Robin explains logically everything you need to know. Even if you find yourself with a huge backlog of images, this book will help you to wrestle back control. Section 1 provides an overview of the Lightroom Catalog and the important feature of the Library Module. This ensures you understand the most important tools and can be used as quick reference guide later. Section 2 then explains how to apply the tools of the Library Module to real-world problems and situations. You will learn: + Why the Catalog is critical to Lightroom and how to avoid some costly but very common mistakes. + How to organise your digital photographs and how this relates to Lightroom’s folders. + How to import photos to Lightroom, while using automation to save yourself time later. + To apply Flags, Ratings and Labels to your photos, helping you sort and organise your photo library. + To quickly find photos, even from a library with many thousands of images. + To create and manage a vocabulary of keywords, adding these to your photos. This book doesn’t have you wading through hundreds of pages to find answers. It’s a comprehensive and concise guide to quickly help you to manage your photos like a professional. Seemingly complex processes are summarised into a simple to apply but effective workflow. Follow this guide to regain control of your photo library.

Award-winning photographer and accomplished instructor Ella Putney Carlson provides a comprehensive guide to using photographs to make art using the Photoshop software. Readers will learn the creative process of making art that can be used with most raster graphics editing software. Readers will learn how to transform initial image captures into a series of art work— in addition to specific transformative techniques and constructive concepts that help build unique images. Carlson reveals and details the inspiration for image series, how new images are assembled from original captures, layer mode techniques, and painting-layers-in methods. In addition, she covers piecing image selections, maintaining lighting consistency, delight and worth of artistic series, and much more.

Newly expanded and revised, May 2021 In this latest edition covering Nik Color Efex Pro 4, landscape photographer Robin Whalley explains how to make the most of this powerful and versatile photo editor. In his usual straightforward style, he carefully guides you through using Nik Color Efex Pro 4 as both a plugin and standalone photo editor. After explaining the many features and how you might use them, the 55 Color Efex Pro filters are described in full. Each filter and its controls are detailed, together with usage tips and advice for combining the different filters. You will learn how to: · Use and manage Control Points to make complex selections and adjustments with ease. · Integrate Nik Color Efex Pro 4 into your workflow as either a Plugin or standalone editor. · Combine multiple filters to greatly improve your editing results. · Apply the non-destructive workflow introduced in the Nik Collection 3 by DxO. · Work with the Nik Selective Tool in Photoshop. At the end of the book are four full length editing examples using only Nik Color Efex Pro 4. The examples demonstrate how to use the software to transform ordinary colour photography and elevate it to a new level. The starting images are available to download on the authors website, allowing you to follow the examples on your own computer. This comprehensive book assumes no prior knowledge of Nik Color Efex Pro 4 and is ideal for both the beginning and intermediate Nik user. It covers all versions of Nik Color Efex Pro 4 up to and including the version in the Nik Collection 3 by DxO. Improve your Nik Color Efex Pro 4 skills with this book and take your photography to new heights.