By Dan Margulis Modern Photoshop Color Workflow The Quartertone Quandary, the PPW, and Other Ideas for Speedy Image

by Dan Margulis

Traditional methods of color-correcting digital images date from when computing was slow, storage expensive and RAM minimal. Only the most important images could justify the cost. Such measures don't measure up today. Photoshop color correction authority Dan Margulis rethinks the process from the ground up. He suggests a radically different workflow in which speed is critical and processing of multiple images is the rule, not the exception. His solutions are often highly automated. There are separate passes to eliminate color problems, to heighten contrast, and to make the color sing.
Many steps temporarily leave the image looking worse than before they were applied, yet enable a superior final result.
 For important work, instead of proceeding slowly and carefully, he advocates working quickly as if the job were a throwaway. Then, do additional quick versions from scratch and then blend the best of each variant. The language is simple but the concepts are deep, cutting-edge, and covered comprehensively. The reader’s way of thinking is continually challenged with new ideas, sardonic comments, and the occasional quiz. Modern Photoshop Color Workflow is designed for an expert audience, yet the discussions of what makes for a good-looking image are accessible to all. Readers have access to more than a dozen hours of supporting videos by the author and his friends, and can test their own skills with the scores of original images that the text shows how to correct.

Genres: Photography

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[Troy Welch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simply the best resource for great looking photos. Also, not a one read, on my second time through. I also recommend reading his other work first.