The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Book for Digital Photographers

by Kelby, Scott

• ISBN13: 9780321580092
• ISBN10: 0321580095
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-22
• Publisher: New Riders

Summary

One of Penguin Australia's Bestselling Computer Books! Best-selling book, updated for Adobe Photoshop CS4,shows the exact techniques digital photographers need toknow to create beautiful images bull; Scott Kelby has established himself as the name to trust among the Photoshop community. bull; Digital photography is one of the fastest-growing tech markets and this book is aproven best-seller. bull; Completely updated for this newest version of Photoshop CS4. Are you ready for a Photoshop book that breaks all the rules? Updated for Adobe Photoshop CS4, this top-selling book breaks new ground by doing something for digital photographers that's rare--it cuts through the bull and shows readers exactly 'how to do it.' It's not a bunch of theory; it doesn't challenge readers to come up with their own settings or figure it out on their own. Instead, it shows them, step by step, the exact techniques used by today's cutting-edge digital photographers and retouchers, and it does something that virtually no other Photoshop book has ever done--it tells you flat-out which settings to use, when to use them, and why. Including coverage of all the newest features of CS4--such as nondestructive corrections with the Adjustments panel, the new Vibrance adjustment layer, better Dodge and Burn tools, and enhanced Auto-Align and Auto-Blen panoramic features--The Photoshop CS4 Book for Digital Photographers is full-color, graphically rich, and contains project-based examples of every key step in the digital photography process. Integrating all the newest features of Photoshop CS4 into the book's workflow, Scott shows readers how to work with their images like a pro, from importing to organizaiton to correction to output. Readers will learn all they need to know to create stellar images using Photoshop CS4. Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 London Bridge CHAPTER 2 The Bridge CHAPTER 3 Raw Deal CHAPTER 4 The Next Step CHAPTER 5 Show Stopper CHAPTER 6 Resized CHAPTER 7 Local Color CHAPTER 8 Black & White World CHAPTER 9 High Times CHAPTER 10 99 Problems CHAPTER 11 Special Delivery CHAPTER 12 Look Sharp CHAPTER 13 Fit to Print CHAPTER 14 Best in Show CHAPTER 15 Working for a Livin' Index

Author Biography

Scott Kelby is Editor and Publisher of Photoshop User magazine, President of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Training Director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour, and one of the leading seminar instructors in the country today. Scott is an award-winning author of more than 50 books on Photoshop, digital imaging, and technology, and for four years straight he has been the world’s #1 best-selling author of all computer and technology books. His other titles include Photoshop Down & Dirty Tricks, The Photoshop Channels Book, Photoshop Classic Effects, and The Digital Photography Book, vols. 1 & 2. His easygoing, plain-English, step-by-step style of teaching makes learning Photoshop easy and fun.

Table of Contents

London Bridge

The Bridge

Raw Deal

The Next Step

Show Stopper

Resized

Local Color

Black & White World

High Times

99 Problems

Special Delivery

Look Sharp

Fit to Print

Best in Show

Working for a Livin'

Index

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