VITALSKILLS for photographers using Photoshop CS2/CS/7.0 for PC or Mac

Proper Photoshop technique to make the professional photographer much more efficient in their image retouching and enhancement.

88 minutes DVD Running Time.

Chapter One: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW -A brief look at the upcoming content and how you can take full advantage of it.

Chapter Two: WORKING EFFICIENTLY -Saving your workspace preferences.

-File browser customisation.

-Setting the preferences windows.

-Colour settings window for traditional portrait workflow.

-Loading actions.

-Tool presets that make your life easier.

Chapter Three: VITAL SHORTCUTS -The shortcut keys.

-Suzette's One Second Motivator.

-Mastering the zoom tool.

-Awesome tips on the Brush tool.

-Deleting the airbrushes!

-Setting up the brush picker.

-Using presets.

Chapter Four : VITAL FLEXIBILITY -Advantages of working in layers - all the time.

-Third party plug-ins that rock!

-The right way to make composites.

-Layer masks are the most powerful tools in Photoshop.

-Don't use the Eraser tool!

-Conquering adjustment layers.

-Ever use Snapshots?

-You won't believe what the History Brush can do for you!

Chapter Five: VITAL TOOLS -Resolution resolved.

-Cropping pitfalls to avoid.

-Prepping files for lab printing.

-Dodge & Burn - keeping it real.

-Accurate selections.

-Clone tool, patch tool, healing tool - when to use each of them.

-Groovy gradients!

Chapter Six: VITAL ORGANIZATION -File size management.

-Setting up a workflow system to simplify your hard drive.

-Folder naming structures that make sense.

-Backups!

-Duplicating your proofs.

-Resizing your files.

-Using Batch Actions.

-Automating your actions with ACDSee.

-Naming final output files.

-Should you use layered TIF's?

-Archiving.

Chapter Seven : VITAL ADVICE -Closing words for success.

-The big payoff is...

-Where to find more info from Suzette.