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Title: Photoshop 6 Artistry by Barry Haynes, Wendy Crumpler ISBN: 0-7357-1037-6 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 17 May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.35 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An Absolute Must-Buy for Photo Editors!!
Comment: Being both a professional graphic designer & webmaster and a part-time photography buff, I get the opportunity to use Photoshop regularly. With the introduction of Photoshop 6, Adobe added quite a few new features that will really interest those of you who are into editing photos.
Barry Haynes has published previous versions of this book, which I must admit, I had never read. Now after having had the opportunity to read this one, I have to say, I am sorry I didn't read his books sooner. This book rocks. It contains a TON of information not only about photo editing, but also the using of Photoshop to a truly advanced level. I think the reason this book is so extremely useful is due to the fact that the author is a professional photographer. This means he has personally practiced what he is preaching. The layout of the book is easy to read and done in full color throughout. The book is part regular instructional text and part hands-on projects using materials found on the accompanying disc.
Both the instructional material and the projects are extremely detailed. While the book assumes a level of knowledge, it does however work really hard to help you gain that professional edge. After reading this book, I felt both inspired and prepared to push some serious pixels. I have to warn beginners out there that this will blow them all away. This is definitely an intermediate to advanced book. If you are a beginner, I suggest you try Scott Kelby's Photo-Retouching Secrets (ISBN: 0735711461). Once you master that, run to the store and buy this book.
This said, here is a run down what the book contains:
SEC. 1 - ESSENTIAL TOOLS & FUNCTIONS (107 pp) Navigation, Preferences, Tool Palette, Picking & Using Color, Selections, Paths, Masks, Channels, Layers, Layer Masks, Adjustment Layers, History Palette, History Brush, Snapshots, Transform Images / Layers / Paths / Selections, File Formats / Compression and Automation with Actions.
SEC. 2 - COLOR CORRECTION AND CALIBRATION (100 pp) Color Corrections Tools, Digital Imaging and the Zone System, Color Spaces, Device Characterization, Color Management, Color Preferences, Monitor / Scanner / Printer Calibration, Image Resolution, Scanning Film, Digital Cameras and Steps to Create a Master Image.
SEC. 3 - OVERALL COLOR CORRECTION, SELECTION & LAYER TECHNIQUES (52 pp) Detailed Lasso, Quick Mask, Color Selection Techniques, Overall Color Correction, Correcting a Problem Image, Replacing Color, Color Range, Mask Blur for Selection, Color Change and Color Matching Images.
SEC. 4 - ADVANCED COLOR CORRECTION AND RESTORATION TECHNIQUES (26 pp) Duotones, Complex Color Correction and Retouching, Restoring Old Photos, Colorizing B&W Photos, Combining Bracketed Photos or Two Scans to Increase Dynamic Range, LAB Color Correction and Using Layers to Tune Opposite Color Areas.
SEC. 5 - COMPOSITING MULTIPLE IMAGES WITH LAYERS, ADJUSTMENT LAYERS & LAYER MASKS (26 pp) Basic Composting, Seamless Composites, Color Correction of People and Complex Composite Production Ad.
SEC. 6 - CALCULATIONS, PATTERNS, FILTERS, COMPOSTING AND EFFECTS (82 pp) Blend Modes, Calculations, Apply Image, Layer Clipping Paths, Shape Layers, Layer Styles, Posterize, Bitmaps, Textures, Patterns, Using Built in Filters & Effects and Considerations for Multimedia, Premiere, Director, After Effects and the Web.
SEC. 7 - IMAGES FOR THE WEB AND MULTIMEDIA (30 pp) Differences in Creating for the Web and 8-bit Color, Optimizing Images for the Web & Multimedia, Creating Your Own Web Photo Gallery and Creating Slices / Animations / Rollovers in ImageReady.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent book for photographers
Comment: Excellent book. In short this book is for:
1. photographers more then artists. Most of the examples are about photo's
2. in full color with loads of pictures that explain the steps and menu's. I counted on average 2 or 3 color pictures per page with a few lines of text about what is done. This is where this books shines and distinquish itself from other books.
3. it's obvious that the author(s) has a lot of experience with Photoshop, the book tells you best practice of how to do things. Good examples that are meaningful and useful.
4. it's not an easy book, there is a lot to read in a small font with the initial and finished examples on the cd. A book to learn, not a quick reference book.
5. A lot of depth, a lot of things are discussed in depth in 448 pages.
4. note that there's a version Photoshop v7 out now if you own 7.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book for intermediate Photoshop users
Comment: If you are a digital photographer with some Photoshop experience and want to become a Photoshop expert, this is the book for you. Despite a number of minor typos, the book covers important topics such as selections, color spaces, color correction, adjustment layers, compositing and much more in great detail. The book has many examples where you can take an image from the CD-ROM and see exactly how to correct it by doing it yourself. Beginners will make neither head nor tail of this book, but intermediate users will soon become experts. Well worth the price.
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Title: Real World Photoshop 6: Industrial Strength Production Techniques by David Blatner, Bruce Fraser ISBN: 0201721996 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 15 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Photoshop 6 Killer Tips by Scott Kelby, Felix Nelson ISBN: 0735712093 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 03 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Inside Adobe Photoshop 6 by Gary D. Bouton, Barbara Bouton, Ron Pfister, Beth Mohler, Mara Zebest Nathanson, Gary Kubicek ISBN: 0735710384 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 19 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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Title: Photoshop 6 Photo-Retouching Secrets by Scott Kelby ISBN: 0735711461 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 23 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Adobe Photoshop 6.0 for Photographers- by Martin Evening ISBN: 0240516338 Publisher: Focal Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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