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A veteran photographer who has written extensively on digital photography overviews the basics and new features of Adobe Photoshop CS. Georges offers tips on techniques for such tasks as color management, adding traditional darkroom effects, and increasing resolution for large prints. Descriptions are given for how featured images were taken. The CD contains before-and-after images for each of the techniques. A companion Web site is noted.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Review
“…easily realises the author’s modest ambitions for the reader…” (British Journal of Photography, July 2004)
“…covered in much more depth than similar titles can claim…an essential purchase for digital photographers…an excellent guide to Photoshop CS…” (PC Utilities, June 2004)
“…step-by-step techniques for creating professional quality images…” (Mac World, May 2004)
Review
“…easily realises the author’s modest ambitions for the reader…” (British Journal of Photography, July 2004)
“…covered in much more depth than similar titles can claim…an essential purchase for digital photographers…an excellent guide to Photoshop CS…” (PC Utilities, June 2004)
“…step-by-step techniques for creating professional quality images…” (Mac World, May 2004)
Book Description
"All Photoshop books should have this level of image quality and step-by-step instructions."
— George Lepp, internationally acclaimed nature photographer
If you’re eager to enhance your photos and create breathtaking effects with the world’s leading digital imaging tool, this book shows you how to achieve 50 terrific effects quickly and easily. Fully updated for Photoshop CS, it covers both Windows® and Mac® versions and illustrates not only how to perform magic with photographs, but also how to set up Photoshop CS for greater efficiency and how to use the tools effectively.
Your guide to amazing results with Photoshop CS Fix flaws, correct colors, reveal detail in shadows and highlights, and sharpen images Convert RAW images with Adobe® Camera RAWTM and achieve accurate color when using a GretagMacbeth ColorCheckerTM Restore, retouch, tone, add texture effects, and hand-color portraits Learn how to effectively use plug-ins to supplement Photoshop CS’s features Build an online photo gallery with image maps, animated Web banners, image roll-overs, and superb Web images
CD-ROM includes files created by the author, with 50 great before-and-after images showing what you can accomplish with Photoshop CS.
From the Back Cover
"All Photoshop books should have this level of image quality and step-by-step instructions." — George Lepp, internationally acclaimed nature photographer If you’re eager to enhance your photos and create breathtaking effects with the world’s leading digital imaging tool, this book shows you how to achieve 50 terrific effects quickly and easily. Fully updated for Photoshop CS, it covers both Windows® and Mac® versions and illustrates not only how to perform magic with photographs, but also how to set up Photoshop CS for greater efficiency and how to use the tools effectively. Your guide to amazing results with Photoshop CS Fix flaws, correct colors, reveal detail in shadows and highlights, and sharpen images Convert RAW images with Adobe® Camera RAW™ and achieve accurate color when using a GretagMacbeth ColorChecker™ Restore, retouch, tone, add texture effects, and hand-color portraits Learn how to effectively use plug-ins to supplement Photoshop CS’s features Build an online photo gallery with image maps, animated Web banners, image roll-overs, and superb Web images CD-ROM includes files created by the author, with 50 great before-and-after images showing what you can accomplish with Photoshop CS.
About the Author
Gregory Georges has been an active photographer for more than 25 years. He is the best-selling author of 50 Fast Digital Photo Techniques, 50 Fast Photoshop 7 Techniques, 50 Fast Digital Camera Techniques, and Digital Photography: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks. He also writes for Shutterbug and eDigitalPhoto magazines.
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