Photoshop Blending Modes Cookbook for Digital Photographers : 48 Easy-to-Follow Recipes to Fix Problem Photos and Create Amazing Effects (Paperback)

Description

Layer blending modes have been part of Photoshop for years, but because they're not easy to understand at first glance, this immensely useful feature tends to get overlooked. Photoshop Blending Modes Cookbook for Digital Photographers is the only recipe-format book that covers blending modes specifically for digital photographers.

The book covers:

• Changing hue, saturation, luminosity, and color
  
• Correcting basic color shifts
  
• Repairing highlights
  
• Sharpening or softening focus
  
• Adjusting lighting for subtle or dramatic effects
  
• Controlling contrast
  
• Creating surface effects and textures
  
• Adding interest to landscapes and urban scenes
  
• Enhancing portraits of children and adults
  
• Simulating graphics arts techiques

and much more.

Unlike Photoshop's built-in filters, blending modes don't change the actual pixels that make up an image, so their effects are completely reversible. There are over 20 blending modes in Photoshop CS2, which range from those which darken and lighten images (such as Darken, Multiply, Lighten, and Screen) to modes that increase contrast (such as Overlay and Hard Light) and adjust color (such as Hue, Color. Luminosity, and Saturation).

In addition to covering each blending mode in detail, John Beardsworth, a London-based photographer and author, takes the reader through a whole collection of recipes that demonstrate how to use blending modes alone or in combination to fix problem photos, add subtle effects, and create dramatic images that are truly unique.

With clear, step-by-step instructions, real-world projects, an easy-to-follow format, and hundreds of full-color examples, Photoshop Blending Modes Cookbook for Digital Photographers is shows you how to use blending modes to achieve a wide range of image adjustments and special effects-without having to first learn everything there is to know about Photoshop.

 

 

描述

圖層混合模式在Photoshop中已經存在多年，但由於一開始不容易理解，這個非常有用的功能往往被忽視。《Photoshop混合模式烹飪書：數位攝影師專用》是唯一一本以食譜形式介紹混合模式的書籍，專為數位攝影師而寫。

本書內容包括：

• 改變色調、飽和度、亮度和顏色
  
  


• 修正基本色偏
  
  


• 修復高光
  
  


• 增強或柔化焦點
  
  


• 調整燈光以獲得細微或戲劇效果
  
  


• 控制對比度
  
  


• 創建表面效果和紋理
  
  


• 為風景和城市場景增添趣味
  
  


• 增強兒童和成人的肖像
  
  


• 模擬圖形藝術技巧

還有更多內容。

與Photoshop內建濾鏡不同，混合模式不會改變圖像的實際像素，因此其效果是完全可逆的。Photoshop CS2中有超過20種混合模式，從使圖像變暗和變亮的模式（如變暗、乘法、變亮和屏幕）到增加對比度的模式（如覆蓋和強光）以及調整顏色的模式（如色調、色彩、亮度和飽和度）。

除了詳細介紹每種混合模式外，倫敦攝影師和作者約翰·比爾茲沃斯（John Beardsworth）還通過一系列示範食譜，向讀者展示如何單獨或結合使用混合模式來修復問題照片、添加細微效果和創建獨特的戲劇性圖像。

《Photoshop混合模式烹飪書：數位攝影師專用》以清晰的逐步指導、實際項目、易於遵循的格式和數百個全彩示例，向您展示如何使用混合模式進行各種圖像調整和特殊效果，而無需事先學習Photoshop的所有知識。