The Digital Darkroom Guide with Adobe Photoshop

Covering tools that photographers need in order to masterfully apply traditional darkroom techniques using Adobe Photoshop, this book explains how to achieve professional, believable images that appear enhanced, but not manipulated and unnatural. Detailed are the steps required to turn digital files into master files, which can then be used to produce fine art prints from a personal or commercial printer. Recognising that an essential feature of the digital darkroom is a colour-managed workload, which requires a properly calibrated monitor, this book explains basic colour theory and how to best incorporate it into the developing process. Although the techniques described are appropriate for all users of the software, no prior experience with Adobe Photoshop is necessary. Includes information on: Scanning techniques to create professional quality digital files from your slides or negatives. Perfecting an image’s overall brightness, contrast and colour. Adjusting local colour to eliminate problem areas and fine tune each photograph. Creating panoramas, altering the depth of field, adding vignettes and using other special effects. Generating fine art prints from your edited master fil