Photoshop Workshop - Lesson 5

Dan is under the weather; we will reschedule his portion of the workshop for Spring Quarter.

Topics in this lesson:

• The big picture of digital asset management
• Essential color management
• Logical work flow and practice
• Image editing and color correction
• Sizing and sharpening (briefly)
• Demo

Files
The Powerpoints are in the pub directory (ppt and pdf). Images are in images_dan.

resources

• Adobe Photoshop
  • Main
  • Tutorials
  • Forums
  • Adobe Studio - new dimensions in optimization (example resource - requires free login)
• Color management
  • Chromix.com - color management and image fidelity products
  • Colorvision.com - color management tools
  • DigitalOutput.net - magazine, Digital Output
  • Monaco Systems - profiling products
• Image/asset management
  • CameraBits.com - software for digital cameras
  • extensis.com - font and asset management plus creativity tools
  • Graphics @ about.com - image management links
  • iView-Multimedia.com - software for media file management
• Lessons and tips
  • Designer-Info.com - understanding scanners (don't click the 'remove this frame' link - you'll lose the article)
  • DigitalTruth.com - camera and darkroom resources
  • Graphics @ about.com - JPEG Myths
  • Hamrick.com - scanning utility software
  • Lexjet.com - digital color education
  • Scantips.com - basic scanning information - supports a book by the same author
  • Shortcourses.com - how do I do that with my digital camera and digital images?
  • Shortcourses.com - guides to equipment and techniques
  • VisualEdge.org - poynter-sponsored forum/workshop for print and broadcast journalists; this link is to tips and lessons page
• Organizations
  • ASMP.org - American Society of Media Photographers
  • Color.org - International Color Consortium
  • DigitalOutput.net - List of Industry Associations
  • Disc-Info.org - IDEAlliance committee, Digital Image Submission Criteria
  • IDEAlliance.org - International Digital Enterprise Alliance