- Paperback: 720 pages
- Publisher: Adobe Press; 1 edition (Feb 21 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0321213521
- ISBN-13: 978-0321213525
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.6 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #605,212 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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If you're ready to go from Photoshop competent to Photoshop enlightened, this is the place to turn. In these pages, revered Photoshop instructor Ben Willmore explains the whys behind the how's so that you can unleash Photoshop CS' full creative potential. In a friendly, easy-going style that's long on information and short on techno-babble, Ben explains the concepts, features, and techniques that promise to make a real difference in the way you use Photoshop CS. Complex concepts like curves and channels are made crystal clear, and features new to Photoshop CS--like the very cool PhotoMerge function for creating panoramic composite images, support for nested layers, and more--are covered in the depth they deserve. After a quick grounding in the tools, palettes, layers, and masks at the program's core, Ben gets into the real-world production techniques that make up the heart of this volume: sharpening scans, correcting and optimizing images, and more.
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If you're ready to go from Photoshop competent to Photoshop enlightened, this is the place to turn. In these pages, revered Photoshop instructor Ben Willmore explains the whys behind the how's so that you can unleash Photoshop CS' full creative potential. In a friendly, easy-going style that's long on information and short on techno-babble, Ben explains the concepts, features, and techniques that promise to make a real difference in the way you use Photoshop CS. Complex concepts like curves and channels are made crystal clear, and features new to Photoshop CS--like the very cool PhotoMerge function for creating panoramic composite images, support for nested layers, and more--are covered in the depth they deserve. After a quick grounding in the tools, palettes, layers, and masks at the program's core, Ben gets into the real-world production techniques that make up the heart of this volume: sharpening scans, correcting and optimizing images, and more.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Heavy Reading,
By Brian (Saskatchewan, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Adobe Photoshop CS Studio Techniques (Paperback)
I ordered this book because of the great reviews it was getting and hoped I would get some new and wonderful ideas for photo editing. There is no question that this is well written publication, but I found that it is probably more suited for the "upper-intermediate" and "Advanced" Photoshop user. The book itself deals with a lot with "why things work the way they do" as opposed to "how to do it." I know that I will need to read the book a couple of times to absorb all the information. I am definitely overwhelmed by the information.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great even for novices and advanced users,
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This review is from: Adobe Photoshop CS Studio Techniques (Paperback)
Well, I bought this book because of the great reviews it had received, and I gotta say it deserves them. It's so good I read the first 240pp in about 3 days. The first chapter alone will show you how to streamline your workspace to get the most out of Photoshop. By the time you read through to chapter eight, you will have a very solid understanding of some tools that will allow you fix photographs you thought were messed up beyond repair.Willmore's conversational style makes it easy to understand everything he's explaining, and the images (all in color, unless they're grayscales) clarify whatever confusions may arise. Just be sure to work along with him (using the images in the CD) so you get a feel of the tools he's teaching you how to use. I have not yet gotten to the part where he teaches you specific "tricks," but I looked ahead and am very eager to get there. I find that highlighting certain parts of the text and rereading them before moving on to the next chapter helps me remember what I just read. This book will definitely turn any beginner/novice into an advanced Photoshopper.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best of the best of Photoshop Books,
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This review is from: Adobe Photoshop CS Studio Techniques (Paperback)
No one could deny that really learning Photoshop is a bit of work. Now that I have my certificate I can tell you that for a fact. Ben Willmore's book takes what appears to be the sometimes scary commands, tools and features of Photoshop and not only what they are - but when to use them. He explains them in a way that makes it appear simple, and then gives you an example. The book is easy to follow and one of the textbooks books that should be read from front to back. And consantly used for a reference. I will not be selling this one on Amazon Mktplace! For you dollar this book is a bargain. I used this book constantly though my last semester advanced photoshop class and it gets the most credit for getting me an A (398 out of 420 possible points) in my class. I hope he writes an equally excellent book on Imageready. I highly reccomend this book.
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