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Kelbytraining: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Selections and Masks
Being able to make accurate selections is one of the most important skills in Photoshop and making those selections quickly and painlessly is equally important. Join Dave Cross as he covers all the key tools and techniques for selecting and masking.
Starting from the ground up, you'll learn:
The difference between selections and masks and why it's important to use both
How to use selection tools individually and together as a "selection toolkit"
Examples of which selection tool to use in different situations
Fine-tuning selections using Quick Mask and Refine Edges
How to use Channels to select challenging subjects such as hair
Making masks from selections and fine-tuning masks
You'll also see when it may not be necessary to make a selection at all, and follow along as Dave works through a couple of real-world examples. Making selections and masks are two skills that you'll use time and time again and the better you become, the easier everything can be in Photoshop
Kelbytraining: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Real World HDR
HDR is one of the hottest trends in digital photography right now and we're going to dive in head first in this DVD.
You'll find there are two styles of HDR:
1) The natural real-world style where HDR is used to help us re-create the entire range of shadows and highlights that we actually see.
2) The fantasy surreal style that has a very illustrative and grungy look. We'll cover both styles in this video and you'll see that creating either one is a breeze. We'll also cover tips for setting up and shooting HDR photos, as well as how to incorporate HDR into your photographic workflow so the whole process feels seamless. In the end, whatever your taste is, HDR can help you transform your images into amazing photos and this DVD will help you get there.
# Paperback: 768 pages
# Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (August 25, 2008)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0137144229
# ISBN-13: 978-0137144228
# Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 1.5 inches
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