Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
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Choose File > Browse in Bridge. When Adobe Bridge is forward, navigate to the ps06lessons folder that
you copied onto your hard drive. Keep in mind that if you do not have Adobe Bridge installed, Adobe
Application Manager launches, where you have the option to install Bridge.
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Locate the image named
ps0601.psd
and double-click it to open it in Photoshop. You can also choose to
right-click (Windows) or Ctrl+click (Mac OS) and select Open with Adobe Photoshop CC. An image
of a boy appears; because this is not a professional photograph, it offers many issues that need to be ad-
dressed.
Note the comparison of images: the one on the left is uncorrected, and the one on the right is corrected.
You'll correct the image on the left in the next few steps.
The image before correction.
The image after correction.
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Choose File > Save As. The Save As dialog box appears. Navigate to the ps06lessons folder on your
hard drive. Name this file
ps0601_work
, choose Photoshop from the Format drop-down menu, and
click Save. Leave the image open.
Why you should work in RGB
In this lesson, you start and stay in the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color mode. There are two reasons for
this: you find more tools that are available in RGB mode, and changes to color values in RGB degrade
your image less than if you are working in CMYK. If you were sending this image to a commercial printer,
you would make sure your color settings were accurate, do all your retouching, and then convert your im-
age to CMYK by choosing Image > Mode > CMYK Color.
If you want to see the CMYK preview while working in RGB, press Ctrl+Y (Windows) or Com-
mand+Y (Mac OS). This way, you can work in the RGB mode while you see the CMYK preview on
your screen. This is a toggle keyboard shortcut, meaning that if you press Ctrl+Y or Command+Y
again, the preview is turned off. You may not see a difference in the image, depending upon the
range of colors, but the title tab indicates that you are in CMYK preview mode by displaying
/CMYK after the title of the image.
Reading a histogram
Understanding image histograms is probably the single most important concept to becoming familiar with
Photoshop. A histogram can tell you whether your image has been properly exposed, whether the lighting
is correct, and what adjustments will work best to improve your image. It will also indicate if the image
