The Art Of Workflow
An optimum workflow will ensure you produce the best quality images possible.
8. 5 Reasons You Still Need Photoshop
1 Fine Retouching, 2 Precise Masking, 3 Advanced Color Adjustment, 4 Creative Sharpening, 5 Plug-Ins
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Mastering Color Management
Use color management to make better files and insure others see them in their best light.
How To Do It
7 Simple Steps to Good Color Management
Take these simple steps to get consistent high-quality color.
Step 1 – Use ICC Profiles
Assign ICC profiles to make color consistent and predictable.
Step 2 – Profile Your Monitor
Calibrate your monitor with hardware.
Step 3 – Set Adobe Color Settings
Set good Photoshop Color Settings in seconds.
Step 4 – Profile Your Printer
Better printer profiles help make better prints.
Step 5 – Softproof Before You Proof
Preview how your print will look before printing it.
Step 6 – Check The Correct Boxes In Your Printer Driver
Set good color management policies in your printer driver.
Step 7 – Control Your Viewing Environment
Use good quality light in neutral environments to evaluate your images.
Things To Watch For
16-Bit
Thousands of shades of gray reduce posterization.
Choose A Wide-Gamut Editing Space
Choose a wide-gamut editing space to make the best prints possible.
Editing Spaces Compared
From small to large, standard RGB editing spaces including sRGB, Adobe RGB (1998), and ProPhoto.
Rendering Intents Compared
Perceptual, Relative Colorimetric, Absolute Colorimetric, Saturation.
What to Do with Color Management Dialogs
Know what to do with the color management dialog boxes you encounter.
The Difference Between Converting Versus Assigning With Color Profiles
Understand the difference between assigning and converting to a profile.
Where to Put ICC Profiles
ICC profiles need to be filed in the correct location on your computer.
Tools
When And Why To Print Test Files
Find out more about what to test.
Make Camera Profiles With X-Rite’s Color Checker Passport
X-Rites’ Color Checker Passport can be used to quickly deliver more accurate color in a variety of ways.
Managing Camera Profiles
If you make camera profiles customized for your camera, sooner or later you’re going to want to rename or delete a few.
Graph Profiles With Chromix Colorthink
Colorthink graphs ICC profiles for visual comparison and contrast.
Use Full Spectrum Or HIgh CRI Viewing Light
Choose full-spectrum lighting with appropriate brightness and temperature.
Explore The Power Of Color Psychology
Understanding color psychology will help you use its powerful effects to communicate more effectively.
The Art Of Color Adjustment
The power of color offers you extraordinary creative capabilities and you’ve never had more control than today.
Strategies
Infinite Variations
The possibilities are almost limitless. Explore your options before you commit to a solution.
Use Presets To Find Variations Quickly
Speed your workflow and visualize many possibilities for your images.
Why Achieving Neutrality In Your Images Is So Important
Make your color more believable, saturated, and three-dimensional.
4 Ways To Achieve Neutrality
How you achieve neutrality sets the foundation for future color moves.
How To Key Your Images Expressively – Go High, Medium, Or Low
Set the mood for your images with tonality.
The Key To Lively Images – Midtone Contrast – And How To Get It
6 Ways To Get Better Shadow & Highlight Detail
Increase separation in the darkest and lightest values.
5 Tools You Can Use To Make The Most Of Shadows & Highlights Without HDR
You can extend the dynamic range of your images without bracketing exposures.
How To Avoid Making Viewers Squint At Your Images To See Their Highlights
Preserving detail and setting brightness are important first steps.
3 Qualities Of Light You Can Use To Make Your Images Glow
How To Use Simultaneous Contrast To Make Colors Even More Lively
9 Ways To Tell If Your Images Are Overcooked
How To Make Day Look Like Night In Your Images
How To Enhance The Illusion Of Space With Atmospheric Perspective
Deciding Where To Make Your Images Glow And How To Do It | Coming Soon
Raw
What In The World Are Raw Files?
Dive in to the strange and wonderful world of Raw files.
Why You Should Shoot Raw
Get highest quality images from your digital camera.
Why You Should Profile Your Camera
Improve the clarity and saturation of the color your digital camera creates.
How To Get More Than The Maximum A Slider Allows
Get 150%, 200%, 500% or more out of sliders.
5 Reasons You Still Need Photoshop
1 Fine Retouching, 2 Precise Masking, 3 Advanced Color Adjustment, 4 Creative Sharpening, 5 Plug-Ins
Tools
How To Evaluate Color Adjustment Tools
Identify the go-to, exotic, and redundant tools.
Blend Modes
Make all of Photoshop’s color adjustment tools more precise.
Curves
It’s the most precise tool for adjusting luminosity and hue.
High Pass Contrast
Make your photographs appear more three-dimensional.
High Pass Contrast Or Sharpening – How To Choose An Optimal Setting
Choose between planar contrast or edge sharpening.
Curves, Clarity, Dehaze, High Pass, Texture and Sharpening Compared
How do you choose between so many ways to control luminosity contrast?
Curing Dehaze Color Artifacts
Try this quick fix to eliminate Dehaze color artifacts.
Hue/Saturation & Vibrance & HSL Compared
They’re the most powerful tools for adjusting saturation.
White Balance, Photo Filter, Color Overlays, and Curves Compared
How do you choose between so many ways to control color temperature?
Selective Color
It makes very precise changes like no other tool.
Use LAB Color Mode To Increase Hue Contrast
Use LAB mode for greater hue separation.
Blending Channels
Use the information in one channel to improve another.
Adobe Camera Raw Filter
Using ACR on layers lets you use Photoshop’s precise masking with it.
Color Lookup
Color grading can give many images a similar look or individuals a unique one.
Color Grading
Make the color in your images more expressive with this easy split toning solution.
Gradient Maps
Add new color into specific ranges of luminosity.
Match Color
Transfer color from one image to another.
Synthetic Profiles
Make big changes non-destructively by redefining color values.
Before You Mask Use The Tool’s Selectivity | Coming Soon
The results are faster and sometimes better.
What You Can Do With Raw That You Can’t With Photoshop Unless … | Coming Soon
Adjust Raw files and individual layers with the most robust color adjustment feature.
Use HDR Techniques To Get The Best Image Detail
Use high dynamic range techniques to capture detail in highlights and shadows even in scenes with extreme contrast.
Why Everybody Needs HDR … Sometimes | Coming Soon
Why Your Camera’s Auto HDR Feature Is Inferior
How To Set Your Camera To Auto Bracketing
How Many Exposures Do You Need For HDR Merges ?
Making HDR Merges Is A Four Step Process
5 Photoshop Tools To Make The Most of Shadows & Highlights Without HDR
3 Ways HDR Software Can Benefit Single Exposures | Coming Soon
Using HDR Software To Sharpen Photographs
HDR with Lightroom | Coming Soon
HDR With Photoshop | Coming Soon
HDR Panoramas | Coming Soon
Refine HDR With Photoshop Layer Blending | Coming Soon
7 HDR Artifacts & How To Avoid Or Cure Them
Quick Answers To The 5 Most Asked HDR Questions
Get Optimum Image Quality – Shoot & Process Raw Files
Get the best image quality by optimally exposing and processing Raw files.
What In The World Are Raw Files?
Dive in to the strange and wonderful world of Raw files.
Why You Should Shoot Raw
Get highest quality images from your digital camera.
Why You Should Profile Your Camera
Improve the clarity and saturation of the color your digital camera creates.
How To Get More Than The Maximum A Slider Allows
Get 150%, 200%, 500% or more out of sliders.
How To Achieve Optimum Exposure
Achieve optimum exposures.
Use The Exposure Triangle Creatively | Coming
Setting Your Digital Camera’s File Format
Setting Your Digital Camera’s Color Space
8 Essentials To Achieve Perfectly Focused Exposures
13 Essential Tips For Low Light & Night Photography
Test Camera – Dust | Coming
Test Camera – ISO | Coming
Test Lens – Sharpest Aperture | Coming
Get Better Exposures Using Hyper-Focal Distance | Coming
How To Hold Your Camera Steady | Coming
What To Do When You Don’t Have A Tripod | Coming
Shoot In Bursts To Reduce Camera Shake | Coming
Use Camera Motion Creatively | Coming
Multi-Shot Techniques
Multi-Shot – Extending Format – Panorama
Multi-Shot – Extending Depth Of Field – Focus Stacking
Multi-Shot – Extending Resolution – 3 Ways Increase Resolution
Multi-Shot – Extending Bit Depth – 32 Bit Tone Mapping
Multi-Shot – Extending Dynamic Range – HDR
Multi-Shot – Remove Or Multiply Moving Objects
The Best Videos On Creativity
This growing collection of videos on creativity includes content from many fields – photographers, writers, musicians, scientists and kids. Use this list to dive into what I think is the most fascinating field. Check back in the future for new additions to this list.
With so many great videos to choose from where do you start?
My top picks are red.
Ray Bradbury – Telling The Truth
Julie Burstein – 4 Lessons In Creativity
Tim Brown – Tales Of Creativity And Play
Ben Cameron – The True Power Of The Performing Arts
John Paul Caponigro – You’re More Creative Than You Think
Candy Chang – Before I Die I Want To
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – On Flow
Edward De Bono – 5 Videos On Thinking Creatively
Nancy Duarte – The Common Structure Of The Greatest Communicators
Kirby Ferguson – Embrace The Remix
Neil Gaiman – Finding Your Life In Art
James Geary – Metaphorically Speaking
Elizabeth Gilbert – Nurturing Creativity
Robert Greene – Creative Mastery
Sheena Iyengar – The Art Of Choosing
Steve Jobs – How To Live Before You Die
Stephen Johnson – Where Good Ideas Come From
David Kelley – How To Build Your Creative Confidence
Austin Kleon – Steal Like An Artist
Charles Limb – Your Brain On Improv
Beau Lotto – Science Is For Everyone, Kids Included
Bobby McFerrin – On Improvisation
Kerry Mullis – Celebrating The Experiment
Chris Orwig – Getting Better At Photography Fuels Innovation
Howard Rheingold – On Collaboration
Matt Ridley – When Ideas Have Sex
Sir Ken Robinson – Education Revolution
Andrew Stanton – Clues To A Great Story
Adora Svitak – What Adults Can Learn From Kids
Amy Tan – Where Does Creativity Hide ?
Don Tapscott – Four Principles For The Open World
Julian Treasure – 5 Ways To Listen Better
Benjamin Zander – Music And Passion
Quotes On Creativity
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Your sure to find inspiration in this growing list of Creativity Quotes collections. You’ll find great thoughts from many cultures, eras, and disciplines in these collections. Click on this list of links to explore quotes by topic. Check back in the future for new additions to this list.
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Creativity Exercises
Looking for new perspectives? Try these practices.
22 Ways to Find Inspiration
How do I find inspiration?
Eyes Wide Shut
Tap into your other senses.
Gesture
Connect with the implied motion in your images.
Get Physical With Your Subjects
Touch and be touched by your subjects.
Walk With Someone
Walk and photograph with someone. You’ll both find different ways of seeing the world.
Use Props
Use props to stimulate new image ideas.