Book Description
Find solutions quick with this accessible encyclopedic guide. Conveniently organized in a clear A-Z format, this illustrated ready reference covers every action you are likely to make as a photographer. You'll never want it far from your side while you work with Photoshop.
* Covers all of Photoshop's mass of tools concisely in an intuitive, colorful layout
* New section shows you fast solutions for everyday editing tasks: step-by-step tutorials illustrate how to conquer key tasks and techniques
* Fully updated for CS3
* Includes all versions of Photoshop-shortcut keys specify which version of Photoshop is applicable
This visual resource is the ideal companion to every Photoshop book on your shelf. Associate website www.Photoshop-A-Z.com features matching video tutorials for each step-by-step tutorial.
For Photoshop users at all levels-covers everything from the everyday to the hidden features you need in a pinch.
Dodge the frustrations that can come with time-sensitive, quality work with Philip Andrews. Philip is a professional photographer, digital photography teacher, magazine editor, and best-selling international author. Filled with practical advice from one photographer to another, Philip uses his trademark straight-talking style to ensure that everyone can get to grips with all the features of CS3 quickly and confidently.
"Beyond just delivering accurate information, Philip books are always up to date and very enjoyable to read. Philip's tutorials deliver to you an easy, approachable style rarely found in software instruction...an extremely valuable reference"
Bryan O'Neil Hughes, Photoshop Product Manager, Adobe Systems Inc.
On previous editions:
"If you ever wanted a quick reference guide to the mass of tools in Photoshop, then this is the answer...Keep it to hand as a quick and easy guide." - Which Digital Camera
"Each section is expressed clearly with simple buy highly effective and user-friendly illustrations... you should definitely have to hand while working at your computer." - Amateur Photographer
Table of Contents
- Front Cover
- Picture Credits
- Authorsdedication
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- How to Use This Book...
- Step-by-Step Techniques
- Importing photos into Bridge
- Changing Brightness
- Adjusting contrast
- Removing Color Casts
- Sharpening
- Speeding up Photoshop
- Incorporating Texture
- Tinting and Toning Pictures
- Cropping your Photos
- Creating Panoramas
- Convert Color Photos to Black and White
- Color Management
- Simple line Frame
- Multi-layer Copy
- Photoshop Animation
- Web Matting
- Grouping Photos
- Non-destructive Techniques
- Adding Color to Black and White Photos
- Recreating Motion
- Vignetting
- Selection Techniques
- Layer Masks
- The Liquify Filter
- Compositing
- Retouching Marks and Blemishes
- Photoshop’s Brushes
- Rough Frames
- A–Z Entries
- Accented Edges Filter – Automate, Bridge
- Background Color – Button Mode
- Cache, Bridge – Cutout Filter
- Darken Blend Mode – Dust & Scratches Filter
- Edges – Eyedropper Tool
- Facet filter – Fuzziness Setting
- Gamut Warning – Guides, Smart
- Halftone Pattern filter – Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer
- ICC profiles – Knockout
- LAB color – LZW compression
- Magic Eraser tool – Multiply Blending Mode
- Navigator – Notes
- Ocean Ripple filter – Overlay Blend Mode
- Page Setup – Quick Selection tool – Auto Enhance
- Radial Blur filter – Rulers
- Sample All Layers – Swatches Palette
- Test in Device Central – Type Masks
- Underlining type – Use All Layers
- Vanishing Point filter – Vivid Light Blending Mode
- Warp – Workspace, Photoshop
- XMP – ZoomView Format