The Next Step

We’ve reached the end of the book, and we’ve covered all the tools you’ll need to become a bona fide “photo doctor.” Bear in mind that you don’t need to limit yourself to working with photographs; the tools and techniques we’ve covered here can be used for non-photographic images as well.

As with everything else in Photoshop CS4, once you’ve gone around the block with these tools a few times, you’ll probably think of a dozen other things you can do with them. From here, the learning doesn’t stop. Head on over to the official book page at www.danablan.com/photoshop and view the Chapter 12 video, “Workflow,” which shows image capture, color correction, global toning, and more. Thanks to 3D Garage.com, you’ll also find five more bonus ...

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