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Master the essential day-in and day-out Photoshop production techniques with this definitive resource from best-selling authors David Blatner and Bruce Fraser. The authors place a dual emphasis on efficiency and getting the best quality possible out of Photoshop. You'll learn everything you need to know about color management, getting great scans, tonal and color correction, prepress and the Web, and working with Photoshop selections and silhouettes. Real World Adobe Photoshop 7 is copiously illustrated with completely revised screenshots and loaded with time-saving tips and shortcuts that will not only allow you to produce better results, but to do so faster than you ever thought possible.

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Master the essential day-in and day-out Photoshop production techniques with this definitive resource from best-selling authors David Blatner and Bruce Fraser. The authors place a dual emphasis on efficiency and getting the best quality possible out of Photoshop. You'll learn everything you need to know about color management, getting great scans, tonal and color correction, prepress and the Web, and working with Photoshop selections and silhouettes. Real World Adobe Photoshop 7 is copiously illustrated with completely revised screenshots and loaded with time-saving tips and shortcuts that will not only allow you to produce better results, but to do so faster than you ever thought possible.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Falls short of instructive illustrations and guidance, Jun 23 2004

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Lawrence A Team "A team member" (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Real World Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) 7 (Paperback)

I was nonplussed by this book. I unfortunately listened to the previous reviewer (Ian) from 2002 and purchased this book.
Real World Photoshop is a large text but fails to provide even minimum pictorial guides and step by step instructions. The lengthy text does not stay on target and show how to actually resolve the issues or photographic problem being discussed. There are far better Photoshop books available that teach you needed skills. This one doesn't do the job.

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5.0 out of 5 stars These boys know there business., Jan 15 2004

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M. ANDERSON (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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OK, I'm reading one or two other books at the moment that are pretty good for what I need but this is the book that fills in the missing blanks.
Written in an approachable way that really makes it easy to understand and learn, highly recommended.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Reference (Batteries not included), Dec 18 2003

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Timothy J. Joko-Veltman "Tim" (Brasilia, Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Real World Adobe(R) InDesign(R) 2 (Paperback)

This book does not come in lessons, and it does not really give you much to do with InDesign, it just tells you how to use the features, shows a bunch of shortcuts, and gives a bit of advice here and there. There is also the occasional attempt at levity, which unfortunately doesn't always succeeed.

Despite all that, I am very satisfied: as a reference for how InDesign works and how to use its tools, it is an excellent choice. If you are unfamiliar with Illustrator and/or Photoshop, then perhaps another, more lesson/project-oriented book might be a better choice; though it is not utterly mind-numbing, this book is not really a cover-to-cover read, and without the background in Illustrator or Photoshop, you might just come away wondering if you learned anything. However, if you DO have that background, then this is a great start. For me ... this book has earned it's place on the shelf.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book tells you how to really use a great product.
I've gradually been working my way up the Photoshop ladder for the last three years and finally got to Photoshop 7. Read more

Published on Nov 24 2003 by Sydney Self

5.0 out of 5 stars In Depth coverage of InDesign
This book is recommended by the Adobe InDesign Development Team and I can see why. Kvern and Blatner cover all of the basics you would expect; page layout, text controls, type... Read more

Published on Oct 22 2003 by V. Maciulski