Real World Compositing with Adobe Photoshop CS4

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In Real World Compositing with Adobe Photoshop CS4, Photoshop experts Scott Valentine and Dan Moughamian explain the key elements involved in planning and executing a composite imaging project. Readers will learn about the importance of the planning process, including tips on how to develop creative ideas and stay organized as their project evolves. In addition, they will pick up vital techniques for acquiring and perfecting source images in Photoshop CS4, before bringing them together as a seamless composite. ...
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Overview

In Real World Compositing with Adobe Photoshop CS4, Photoshop experts Scott Valentine and Dan Moughamian explain the key elements involved in planning and executing a composite imaging project. Readers will learn about the importance of the planning process, including tips on how to develop creative ideas and stay organized as their project evolves. In addition, they will pick up vital techniques for acquiring and perfecting source images in Photoshop CS4, before bringing them together as a seamless composite. The powerful new 3D features found in the Extended edition are also discussed as part of a 2D-3D workflow.

Serious photographers and digital artists wishing to produce photo-realistic imagery or surrealistic artwork by blending—or compositing—multiple images and light sources can learn all they need to know right here. Building from the reader's existing skill set of Photoshop fundamentals, the authors provide detailed examples and explanations that cover the newest features in Photoshop CS4 and also utilize a variety of tools and software applications.

More than just a Photoshop guide, this book takes a holistic approach, instructing readers on photographic planning and techniques, key design concepts, visual perception, and robust image editing techniques. This is an increasingly popular approach which requires the digital artist to become more involved in the presentation and concept of their images. Real World Compositing with Photoshop CS4 delivers the information readers need, to produce the best possible composite imagery.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780321604538
  • Publisher: Peachpit Press
  • Publication date: 1/16/2009
  • Series: Real World Series
  • Pages: 269
  • Product dimensions: 7.40 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.70 (d)

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Dan Moughamian is an experienced compositor and fine art photographer of landscapes and urban architecture. He has more than 14 years of experience with Adobe Photoshop and is an Adobe Certified Expert. As a veteran member of their testing programs, Dan has worked directly with Adobe Systems and the Photoshop team, to help define and enhance many of the core compositing functions in Photoshop. Dan has also channeled his passion for teaching Photoshop and photography, into a series of new training videos available from designProVideo.com. Dan resides in suburban Chicago with his wife Kathy.

Scott Valentine is an award-winning experimental photographer and long-time Photoshop user in both artistic and technical capacities. He contributes considerable time to the Photoshop and digital photography communities at AllExperts.com, CommunityMX.com and one of the longest-standing Photoshop web communities, PhotoshopTechniques.com. Scott has a deep understanding of digital imaging and optical physics, and served as a subject matter expert in microphotography and technical image analysis at a national laboratory. As a member of Photoshop's prerelease teams, Scott has access to all the latest features and thinking from Adobe on "what's next." Keep up with Scott at blog.lightningsymphony.com

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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter One: System Considerations Chapter Two: Brainstorming Chapter Three: Choosing the Scene and Subject Chapter Four: Using Stock Images Chapter Five: Capturing the Scene and Subject Chapter Six: Organizing and Evaluating Images Chapter Seven: Processing Raw Source Files Chapter Eight: Enhancing Source Images Chapter Nine: Creating 3D Content Chapter Ten: Compositing Source Materials Chapter Eleven: Output Options Appendix: Project Examples Index
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