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To survive in the digital era, professional photographers need to do what the consumer can't do. That means a studio needs to have great artistry and technique even after the shutter is clicked: the process known as postproduction. In this book, acclaimed photographer and instructor Mark Chen shows you how Photoshop can be used to design creative wedding album pages pages that will make your work stand out from the competition. Using free practice files available for download from the publisher's web site, you will follow Chen through ten complete projects, mastering a wide range of creative and technical skills that can easily be applied to your own custom album designs. Features: Using Adjustment Layers to precisely refine your images Working with Layer Masks to create seamless collages Adding creative type effects Techniques for making more efficient and accurate selections Understanding how channels and selections can work together Adjusting perspective to create more dimensional compositions Refining the brightness and colour balance with Levels Implementing Layer Blending Modes for more convincing illusions The importance of preproduction planning on postproduction success Applying and combining filters for subtle enhancement Tips for applying gradients, the Liquefy filter, and much more AUTHOR: Mark Chen is a photographer, Adobe Certified Photoshop Expert/Instructor, Photoshop trainer, and the owner of Mark Chen Photography based in Houston, Texas. Chen's passion for photography started early, as a teenager in his native Taiwan. A Pursuer of photographic artistry and a believer in imaging technology, Chen embraced digital photography with great enthusiasm. His computer science degree helped him feel at home with digital postproduction. Combining creativity, solid techniques, and a think-outside-the-box attitude, Chen has established himself as a creative wedding photographer whose album designs are sought after by clients with discerning tastes. In addition his studio operations, Chen teaches Photoshop at Houston Baptist University and Houston Community College and is touring the nation giving Photoshop training sessions. This teaching experience was an important factor in making this book easy to follow. ILLUSTRATIONS Colour throughout *

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Mark Chen is a professional photographer, an Adobe(R) certified Photoshop(R) instructor, and a teacher of Photoshop(R) at Houston Baptist University. He is the owner of Mark Chen Photography, a studio that specializes in engagement, bridal, and wedding photography, as well as album design. He lives in Houston.

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