Adobe Creative Suite

Understanding HDR Toning in Adobe Photoshop CS5: Peachpit.com article

Understanding HDR Toning in Adobe Photoshop CS5

Want to get the HDR look without having to shoot multiple exposures? You can do this with the new HDR Toning feature in Adobe Photoshop CS5, which lets you apply HDR-style controls to a single image. In an article I wrote for Peachpit.com, I explain how to use HDR Toning and some of the differences between HDR Toning and the multiple-image Merge to HDR Pro command. On top of that, I give you tips on how to prepare an image so that you get the most out of HDR Toning.

Click the link below to read the article at Peachpit.com:
Understanding HDR Toning in Adobe Photoshop CS5

This article is an expanded version of a topic in my book, Real World Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers (Adobe Press).

Updating the Process Version in Camera Raw 6 and Lightroom 3: Peachpit.com article
Process version before and after conversion

Before (left) and after (right) updating the process version

Have you wondered about the mysterious little exclamation point icon that shows up when you edit older raw images in Adobe Camera Raw 6 or Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3? You can use it to migrate your existing raw format images to the new processing technology in Camera Raw 6 and Lightroom 3. In my latest Peachpit.com article, I explain the process version of a raw photo and how updating it will give you more detail and less noise, even with your oldest raw photos!

Click the link below to read the article at Peachpit.com:
Updating the Process Version in Camera Raw 6 and Lightroom 3

This article is an expanded version of a topic in my book, Real World Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers (Adobe Press).

Exploring Creative Lens Correction: Peachpit.com article
Image of article

The new Lens Correction feature in Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Camera Raw 6.1 or later, and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 does a great job of removing various forms of distortion that you find in all kinds of lenses—from phone cameras to $1500 pro lenses. But there’s nothing stopping you from taking Lens Correction a step further: using it as a creative tool that can strengthen your compositions and spice up your images.

Click the link below to read the article at Peachpit.com:
Exploring Creative Lens Correction in Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3

Updates: Photoshop CS5 12.0.2, Camera Raw 6.3, Lightroom 3.3

Adobe photography application icons

Adobe has released a wave of updates for its professional photography applications:

Adobe Photoshop CS5 12.0.2 (no release notes link, see download/updates link below)
Adobe Camera Raw 6.3 (click for release notes in PDF)
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.3 (click for release notes in PDF)

As usual, you can read the release notes and download the installers from

http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/

or:

To update Photoshop and Camera Raw directly, start Photoshop and choose Help > Updates.

To update Lightroom directly, start Lightroom and choose Help > Updates.

I may pull out some highlights from the release notes here later when I have more time, but for now you can refer to the links above.

Photoshop titles now available in Apple iBookstore

Reading my book on an iPhone

If you’ve always wanted to read a Photoshop book on a tiny iPhone screen, your life is now complete: I just got word that my recent books, such as Real World Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers, are now available in the Apple iBookstore on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. An easy way to find them in the iBookstore is to search for my name, Conrad Chavez.

The books are formatted for easy reading in the iBooks app on iOS devices, and if you want to see what that looks and feels like, there’s a “Get Sample” button you can click to download a free excerpt. Or just look at the pictures here.