Adobe Camera Raw for Digital Photographers Only or InDesign CS4 for Macintosh and Windows

Adobe Camera Raw for Digital Photographers Only

Author: Rob Sheppard

Finally-a book that never forgets photography is an art form

Sure, the technology matters. But you're a photographer first. If the technology doesn't enhance the art, what's the point? Rob Sheppard knows what you want to know about using Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop(r) CS and CS2, because he uses it in creating his own highly acclaimed photographs. In this book, he shares the information you need in a language and context you understand, illustrated in full color with his own images.
* Understand what Raw is and know when to shoot Raw and when to shoot JPEG
* See the benefits of higher bit depth when processing a photo
* Demystify the different Raw formats
* Discover what Raw can fix, and what it can't
* Learn to read a histogram and use it to improve tonality and contrast
* Follow a step-by-step outline to develop an efficient Camera Raw workflow
* See how double processing can actually save you time and frustration
* Learn to achieve maximum quality when processing Raw images

Table of Contents:

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Part I: Capture Workflow.

Chapter 1: What Are Raw Files Really About?

Chapter 2: Shoot Raw Right from the Start.

Chapter 3: The Histogram: The Key to Raw and Camera Raw.

Chapter 4: Color and Raw.

Part II: Camera Raw Workflow.

Chapter 5: A Quick Look at Camera Raw Workflow.

Chapter 6: Workflow Applied.

Chapter 7: Advanced Tonal Control.

Chapter 8: White Balance Decisions.

Chapter 9: The Noise Problems No One Talks About.

Chapter 10: Tough Decisions.

Chapter 11: Compact Digital Camera Raw Processing.

Chapter 12: Special Features of Camera Raw.

Part III: Making Camera Raw Work Harder for You.

Chapter 13: Double Processing for Exposure.

Chapter 14: Post Camera Raw Processing.

Appendix A: Alternatives to Camera Raw.

Pro Glossary.

Index.

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InDesign CS4 for Macintosh and Windows: (Visual QuickStart Guide Series)

Author: Sandee Cohen

Adobe InDesign CS4, Adobe's page-design component of Creative Suite 4, offers exciting new enhancements to its already powerful tools. Among the exciting features users will find are new Live Preflighting capabilities and seamless integration with Adobe Flash, including direct translation of InDesign pages into SWF files. Adobe InDesignCS4 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide will highlight the important new features, as well as covering the ones readers have relied on in previous versions of InDesign.

Using the task-based, visual approach that readers count on in the Visual QuickStart Guides, this volume introduces readers to all aspects of InDesign CS4. Users will learn how to create and automate documents, import and style text and objects, manage long documents, export files for a wide variety of purposes, and much more.