Product Description

It's time to see Photoshop as a tool of your craft



This book is not about "fixing it in Photoshop." It's about how you, the serious nature photographer, can use technology to enhance your art. Rob Sheppard sees Photoshop not as an eraser for mistakes and the effects of careless shooting, but as an artist's tool, one that assists you in the craft of producing art from your digital camera. He shows you how to use Photoshop CS2 to extend tonal range, remove color haze, correct lens distortions, create multi-frame panoramas, and so much more--all to reveal the work of art you knew was there all along.
* Learn to apply Photoshop techniques to the unique requirements of landscape and nature photography
* Be aware of correct exposure when shooting for Photoshop
* Use layers to enhance images and correct tonality and color for optimum images
* Discover a better way of dodging and burning
* Understand midtones and manage color correction with an eye to the finished product
* Process images twice in Camera Raw for better shadow and highlight detail
* Explore how Photoshop CS2 can support proven techniques used by the masters of traditional nature photography


Photoshop offers great power for controlling color so you can get natural, realistic colors that best express what you see in nature

Unsharp Mask is unmasked so that you can get the most from this powerful sharpening tool

Utilize the best methods of black-and-white conversion

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #39655 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 379 pages

Review
"A beautifully presented guide...it’s easy to work your way through and experiment with the techniques." (Photoshop Creative, August 2006)

From the Back Cover
It's time to see Photoshop as a tool of your craft

This book is not about "fixing it in Photoshop." It's about how you, the serious nature photographer, can use technology to enhance your art. Rob Sheppard sees Photoshop not as an eraser for mistakes and the effects of careless shooting, but as an artist's tool, one that assists you in the craft of producing art from your digital camera. He shows you how to use Photoshop CS2 to extend tonal range, remove color haze, correct lens distortions, create multi-frame panoramas, and so much more—all to reveal the work of art you knew was there all along.

• Learn to apply Photoshop techniques to the unique requirements of landscape and nature photography
• Be aware of correct exposure when shooting for Photoshop
• Use layers to enhance images and correct tonality and color for optimum images
• Discover a better way of dodging and burning
• Understand midtones and manage color correction with an eye to the finished product
• Process images twice in Camera Raw for better shadow and highlight detail
• Explore how Photoshop CS2 can support proven techniques used by the masters of traditional nature photography

Photoshop offers great power for controlling color so you can get natural, realistic colors that best express what you see in nature

Unsharp Mask is unmasked so that you can get the most from this powerful sharpening tool

Utilize the best methods of black-and-white conversion

About the Author
Rob Sheppard is Editor of Outdoor Photographer and PCPhoto magazines. An accomplished photographer, he was an early devotee of applying digital technology to photographic art. Rob's work has appeared in National Geographic, and he is the author of Adobe Camera Raw For Digital Photographers Only, also published by Wiley.

Customer Reviews

Written by a photographer for photographers who want to make prints. Pixel peeping geeks look elsewhere.
To me, Rob Sheppard is the voice of reason. I always read his columns whether it's in Outdoor Photographer or Digital Photo Pro. Not surprisingly this book remains my favourite Photoshop book and I still use it even though I have since upgraded to CS3. The lessons he presents here are still useful even with newer versions. Honestly, I feel I got my money's worth for his sharpening tips alone. It's the only method that truly works for me. Sure, you could bury yourself in Bruce Fraser's sharpening book, but as far as I'm concerned his photographic work was lackluster, so why should I listen to him? Rob Sheppard's book walks you through the basics. Some of you have massive egos and may think you know a thing or two about Photoshop, and maybe you do, but I would suggest you read this book cover to cover, especially the part about setting black & white points. When I bought the book, I thought I knew a thing or two about Curves, Layers, etc but I realize now I was doing it all wrong. Rob not only tells you the best way to do things (and he doesn't hesitate to admit it's just what works for him, he doesn't say it's right or wrong - he encourages you to screw around with settings) but he also tells you why you should do this or that. I'm a little surprised his name isn't more well known. People always name drop Scott Kelby but I find this book way more useful to me because I am a landscape photographer. This book is geared towards people who are interested in taking pictures, and making prints. Plain and simple. If you've ever looked through one of Kelby's books, it can get pretty annoying. He tries to keep it light and fluffy with his zany humour, but it gets grating after awhile and many times he fails to explain why you should do something. He just says "trust me on this one" but for me, that is not enough. For example, Kelby says "Just use Adobe 1998 and forget about it." He doesn't mention that perhaps there are times why you shouldn't use it, or how it can effect web images, etc. Or that flipping back and forth between colour spaces can have a detrimental effect on your Tiffs. Rob doesn't try to dazzle you with Rock N Roll references and weird semi-private jokes obviously geared towards his "buddies." He just wants you to make the best pictures you can without forcing you to weed through crap.

If you do what Rob he does in the book, your pictures will turn out great. If not, then, it's probably your pictures!

Landscape & Nature Photography
Outdoor Photographer Landscape and Nature Photography with Photoshop CS2 (Outdoor Photographers)
I foud this book to be extremely helpful, full of good hints and an excellent reference book. The only down side is that it is a pity it has not been published for CS3. But that is only a very small thing.
Excellent Book

Must Have
Well i've never liked the idea of photoshop to my nature pics but then i cud never get the result i used to get with Velvia. So i started using photoshop & i came across this book, & it has changed my whole prespective bout photoshop!
Rob explains everything with such ease & prespective from an nature photographer that it really gets intresting with every page.
I've learned a lot from this book & strongly recommend it to nature photographers.