Photoshop CS5: Landscape Photography

Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files

1. Getting Started
Defining landscape photography
Considering cameras and gear
Shooting and composition tips
Why you should shoot raw instead of JPEG
Making selects
Understanding the histogram
A little color theory

2. Performing Basic Edits in Camera Raw
Opening an image
Cropping and straightening
Nondestructive editing
Spotting and cleanup
Cleaning the camera sensor
Lens correction
Correcting overexposed highlights
Basic tonal correction
Correcting blacks
Correcting white balance

3. Localized Editing and Color Correction in Camera Raw
Performing localized edits with the Gradient Filter tool
Performing localized edits with the Adjustment brush
Controlling brush and gradient edits

4. Final Steps in Camera Raw
Working with noise reduction
Clarity and sharpening
Exiting Camera Raw

5. Performing Additional Edits in Photoshop
Retouching
Using Levels adjustment layers
Saving images with adjustment layers
Advanced Levels adjustment layers
Guiding the viewer's eye with Levels
Using gradient masks for multiple adjustments
Correcting color in JPEG images
Adding a vignette
Knowing when edits have gone too far

6. Panoramas
Preparing to stitch
Stitching
Panoramic touchup
Shooting a panorama
Stitching a panorama

7. HDR Imaging
Shooting an HDR Image
Merging with HDR Pro
Adjusting and retouching

8. Converting to Black and White
Why use black and white for images?
Black-and-white conversion
Correcting tone in black-and-white images
Adding highlights to black-and-white images

9. Putting It All Together and Thinking Like a Painter
Painting light and shadow pt. 1
Painting light and shadow pt. 2
Painting light and shadow pt. 3
HDR + LDR
Reviewing sample images for inspiration

10. Outputting Images
Sizing
Enlarging and reducing
Saving
Sharpening
Outputting an electronic file
Making a web gallery
Printing

Conclusion
Goodbye