Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: Creative Effects  

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Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: Creative Effects


In Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: Creative Effects, Chris Orwig flexes the muscles of this powerful program to create unique and eye-catching photographic effects. A passionate photographer, Chris demonstrates how to enhance images through adding light for emphasis, adding drop and directional shadows, and using motion blur and film grain creatively. He also covers how to add a distressed look to create a vintage-style photograph, use infrared and solarization, apply creative layer blending, and much more. The course culminates with a step-by-step look at some real-world projects that utilize the techniques. Exercise files accompany the course.

Released on: 1/13/2009


Table of contents


Introduction
Welcome 1:59 30.2 MB
Using the exercise files 0:50 0.7 MB
1. Adding Light
San Francisco Bay Bridge: Illumination 7:49 12.6 MB
Road bike pt. 1: Adding light 5:46 6.2 MB
Road bike pt. 2: Adding drama 7:33 9.8 MB
Creative tip 1: Being creative in your current context 1:25 21.2 MB
Seattle: Adding light for emphasis 6:53 9.3 MB
San Francisco sign pt. 1: Adding copy 5:17 6.3 MB
San Francisco sign pt. 2: Adding lights 8:01 9.7 MB
Adding light to enhance exposure 3:02 4.4 MB
Correcting a backlit subject 7:02 15.6 MB
2. Adding Shadows
Selecting an object and creating a drop shadow 3:55 4.3 MB
Creating and modifying directional shadows 5:40 6.0 MB
Adding point-of-contact shadows and creative color 6:28 6.8 MB
Removing a subject from a white background 4:31 6.0 MB
Adding a directional shadow 7:39 9.1 MB
Rotating a subject and shadow 3:58 3.9 MB
Rotating and creating a pattern 9:29 12.3 MB
3. Adding Motion
Adding radial motion blur 4:22 4.9 MB
Panning motion blur 7:56 10.1 MB
Adding extreme motion blur 8:31 16.5 MB
4. Adding Film Grain
Adding grain with the Noise filter 3:33 4.3 MB
Adding grain with the Film Grain filter 3:34 4.2 MB
Using the Exposure 2 plug-in 3:36 3.9 MB
Using the Nik Color Efex plug-in 5:53 8.6 MB
Applying infrared and grain with Exposure 2 5:47 7.4 MB
5. Creating Vintage Effects
Creating a distressed effect 9:47 22.0 MB
Creating aged style and color 5:30 14.0 MB
Using texture and blending 6:32 12.1 MB
6. Creating Photographic Effects
Creating a soft-focus effect 4:58 5.8 MB
Simulating diffused printing with soft focus 2:58 4.2 MB
Applying soft focus and channel blur 1:43 2.1 MB
Applying creative color and diffusion 4:31 6.4 MB
Creative tip 2: Taking creative risks 2:02 29.2 MB
Introducing infrared 2:58 9.6 MB
Applying infrared tone and glow 4:46 14.1 MB
Applying infrared tone, infrared glow, and creative color 5:38 8.0 MB
Introducing solarization 4:45 6.8 MB
Applying solarization and color 2:39 4.3 MB
7. Lens Blur and Focus
Deconstructing the Lens Blur effect 4:37 4.8 MB
The Lens Blur effect in action 4:31 5.0 MB
Lens blur and masking 3:55 4.4 MB
Applying lens blur to portraits 3:21 3.9 MB
8. Vanishing Point
Adding graffiti to a single plane 4:32 6.3 MB
Adding reflections to multiple planes 3:14 3.4 MB
9. Creative Layer Blending
Wisdom pt. 1: Layer blending 4:32 5.0 MB
Wisdom pt. 2: Working with type 3:05 3.2 MB
Memories: Applying shortcut keys for layer blending 4:36 7.1 MB
Daydreaming: Exploring more blend modes 3:05 3.3 MB
Infinite: Layer blending with color and texture 2:10 3.8 MB
Flamenco: Creative workflow and layer blending 5:57 14.5 MB
Blending layers to enhance a portrait 4:12 5.4 MB
Blending a photo onto a vintage TV set 6:22 8.6 MB
Blending with type layers 6:27 10.4 MB
Combining vertical images into a horizontal layout 4:45 5.5 MB
10. Combining Multiple Images
Combining depths of field 6:01 6.4 MB
Adding a new sky to an image 7:55 11.8 MB
Combining foreground and sky 7:57 14.2 MB
Creative tip 3: Transcending your genre 1:44 26.1 MB
Adding clouds and creative color 5:09 10.3 MB
Applying Photomerge to create a panoramic photo 3:21 5.5 MB
Using Auto-Blend layers to extend depth of field 3:20 5.2 MB
11. Image Combination Project: Athlete
Combining multiple frames 4:37 9.5 MB
Modifying color and tone 3:02 4.3 MB
Cropping to correct edges 1:31 2.2 MB
Using the amazing Content-Aware Scaling 4:13 6.7 MB
12. Image Combination Project: Architecture
Combining interior and exterior exposures 6:35 9.3 MB
Aligning multiple exposures 1:24 2.6 MB
Increasing drama and visual interest 4:56 8.7 MB
13. Composite Inspiration
Websites: Photoshop composite inspiration 5:00 4.6 MB
Inspiration pt. 1: Background 2:59 2.3 MB
Inspiration pt. 2: Airplane 2:30 2.8 MB
Inspiration pt. 3: People and finishing touches 2:29 3.0 MB
14. Creating a Realistic Composite
Composite project overview 2:10 2.0 MB
Masking multiple images together 2:38 3.3 MB
Extending the canvas and adding elements 2:58 3.0 MB
Enhancing the main elements 6:32 7.2 MB
Cleaning up the background 3:54 6.5 MB
Final adjustments and image review 5:46 11.6 MB
15. Applying Border and Edge Effects
Building custom frames with a mask 4:11 5.2 MB
Using custom brushes to create edge effects 3:33 7.9 MB
Using sample frames 2:12 2.7 MB
Using the PhotoFrame plug-in 5:10 11.8 MB
Applying a prebuilt frame 3:00 6.8 MB
16. Working with Creative Actions
Introduction to Photoshop actions 1:31 1.8 MB
Adding texture with actions 4:36 6.8 MB
Finding and loading actions 2:07 4.7 MB
Using rule-of-thirds actions 1:54 2.4 MB
Applying the Puzzle action 2:29 5.3 MB
17. Simplicity Project
Simplifying with selections 2:15 2.8 MB
Masking and cloning 3:54 4.1 MB
18. Strength Project
Enhancing muscles 4:10 4.3 MB
Adding zoom and modifying color 3:33 4.8 MB
Adding more zoom 3:34 3.4 MB
Blending with a displacement map 4:21 5.2 MB
19. Speed Project
Cleaning up the original image 4:48 7.4 MB
Removing small details 7:01 12.1 MB
Making subtle color and tone enhancements 4:33 5.3 MB
Adding motion blur 3:26 5.1 MB
Modifying motion blur 5:08 5.4 MB
Changing color 5:56 9.0 MB
Darkening a background 5:03 11.9 MB
Sharpening and creating layer comps 8:18 12.2 MB
20. Plug-In Resources
Two favorite plug-ins 1:18 1.5 MB
Getting creative with plug-ins 4:12 8.8 MB
Conclusion
Goodbye 0:32 8.4 MB




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