Zen of Postproduction: Stress-Free Photography Workflow and Editing

  • 5h 57m
  • Mark Fitzgerald
  • John Wiley & Sons (US)
  • 2013

While capturing the perfect photograph is a welcome creative challenge for photographers, post-production can often be a headache. Downloading, sorting, tagging, editing, and distributing your digital images - especially the enormous quantities produced in today's image-happy world - can be overwhelming. Time to take a deep breath and sit down with a copy of this calming book. Digital worksflow teacher and author Mark Fitzgerald offers low-stress, post-production photography workflows and editing solutions that will make your life easier.

Walking you through the latest photography software, especially Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop, Mark offers sensible advice and answers all your post-production questions, whether you're a professional photographer, serious amateur, or motivated novice.

  • Takes the stress out of photography post-production by offering effective, timesaving, no-hassle solutions for overworked digital photographers
  • Helps you streamline and simplify such post-production tasks as downloading, sorting, tagging, editing, and distributing digital images
  • Explores the latest photography software, with special emphasis on Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop
  • Offers straightforward advice for professional photographers and serious amateurs
  • Includes practical, real-world examples, so you can immediately apply what you're learning

Get into a better, more relaxing place with your photography post-production workflows and tasks with Zen of Post Production: Stress-Free Photography Workflow and Editing.

About the Author

Mark Fitzgerald is a highly sought-after teacher known for his clear and easy-to-understand presentation style. Over the last ten years Mark has helped countless photographers tame their workflows, enabling them to focus their energies on the creative aspects of their photography. Mark is an Adobe Certified Photoshop Expert and the owner of The Digital Darkroom in Portland, Oregon.

In this Book

  • Getting Grounded
  • Finding Comfort with Lightroom
  • Importing Photos in Lightroom
  • Organizing Your Visual Life
  • Using Keywords to Find Anything Any Time
  • Adjusting Basic Color and Tone
  • Advanced Color and Tone Adjustments
  • Mastering Lightroom's Develop Tools
  • Going Deeper with the Develop Module
  • Traveling between Lightroom and Photoshop
  • Understanding the Photoshop Way
  • Using Layers for a Nondestructive Workflow
  • Using Selections to Create Complex Masks
  • Perfecting Your Photos with Retouching
  • Expanding Your Horizons with Plugins
  • Exporting and Printing Your Photos
  • Sharing Your Photos with the World
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