Color Management for Digital Photographers For Dummies

• Shows digital photo enthusiasts how to ensure that the color in an image file is accurately represented and reproduced, from camera or scanner to monitor or printer
• Packed with color management solutions that will help novices create picture-perfect images
• Discusses the main components of color management including understanding light, matching digital images to displays and prints, working with color spaces, calibrating a printer, and using color management tools
• Familiarizes readers with the various color management tools that help calibrate consistent picture quality  

 

 

Introduction.

Part I: The Basics of Color Editing.

Chapter 1: Understanding Color.

Chapter 2: Controlling Lighting.

Chapter 3: Calibrating Your Monitor.

Chapter 4: Color Profiles and File Formats.

Part II: Image Brightness and Contrast Corrections.

Chapter 5: Making Tonal and Brightness Corrections.

Chapter 6: Correcting Contrast.

Chapter 7: Using Adjustment Layers.

Part III: Color Corrections.

Chapter 8: Identifying Color Problems.

Chapter 9: Color Correcting Skin Tones.

Chapter 10: Using Levels and Color Variations to Make Color Corrections.

Chapter 11: Advanced Color-Correction Methods.

Chapter 12: Camera Raw Color Correction.

Part IV: Finishing Work.

Chapter 13: Printing.

Chapter 14: Soft Proofing Color.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 15: Ten Tips for Better Tone and Color.

Chapter 16: Ten Reasons to Upgrade to Photoshop.

Index.

Index.