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Title: Inside Photoshop 7 by Gary David Bouton, Barbara Mancuso Bouton, Daniel Will-Harris, J. Scott Hamlin, Robert Stanley, Mara Zebest Nathanson ISBN: 0-7357-1241-7 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 22 July, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.48 (21 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Consistent Quality From Start to Finish.
Comment: The authors managed to make Photoshop 7 a delight to learn, and the book, an entertaining reading. It has two important qualities that became obvious as I read on: (1) it can sustain my interest to learn more and work the exercises, and; (2) the authors tried their best to help the reader really understand Photoshop principles. The style's upbeat, and the book's organization, clever. Photoshop core principles were presented first then it's practical use as applied to photography, the Web, art, and just plain goofing around. Makes a lot of sense. Although the images were in black and white in the book, they have proven to be good guides. There were plenty of screen shots of dialog boxes, which tool to use and what the images should look like. They help to ensure that you don't get lost. The actual tutorial images were in full color in the CD-ROM, many of them nicely rendered in 3D.
The observations in the previous review, "Several Areas of Ommission" are valid ones, though. I did find one exercise (Inverting and Refining A Shape Layer, page 185) that seem to have missed a step. Figure 5.29 on page 228 didn't quite look like what it was supposed to. But except for a few minor typo errors all the projects thus far were clearly explained and finished as written. I repeated some of them just for the fun of it. Odds are, any book this size (1000+ pages) would likely take its own share of minor errors. Overall, it was very well written.
I am on the last 3 chapters of the book (no skipping) and I can say for certain that the authors were careful to give the reader consistent quality instruction right from the beginning. All the toturials were very interesting. There was not a dull moment! The other advantage of this book was that it was written by several people, who apllied their expertise on specialized chapters. My only complaint is that the they couldn't be reached for clarification on the item on page 185. It has been a wonderful experience learning Photoshop 7 and I am glad I had this book as my main guide.
Rating: 5
Summary: Bravo! Excellent source of Photoshop 7 information
Comment: "Inside Photoshop 7" is one of the most complete and still approachable books on Photoshop available. It is well organized with the core topics at the beginning of the book followed by specific areas of interest. For example, you might want to move from the core concepts to the section for photographers, or to the section for artists, or the section for the web. The choice of how to proceed is up to you and your interests.
This is Gary Bouton's 13th book on Photoshop. To say that he has learned not only the details of the program but also how to impart that knowledge to a reader is an understatement. Throughout the book he explains what he is trying to accomplish with a project, how he is going to accomplish it and then walks you through the process. The end effect is that you actually learn how to use Photoshop 7 to create the effects that you want.
Feature rich and full of examples, it covers the basic and advances features of Photoshop 7 in detail. Complex concepts are explained in detail in a very easy to understand writing style. If you want to become a Photoshop expert this is the place to start. A highly recommended read.
Rating: 3
Summary: Not as advanced as I hoped it to be !
Comment: I read all the reviews about this book and was sure I hit gold - but This is a very big book with very little to offer in tricks and knowledge. The best example would be the lack of any important info regarding Layer Sets - I searched the book and found that it does not tell you how to avoid the effect adjustments layers ,when applied to nested layers, have on the external layers below them (the answer is to avoid the pass through blending mode which is not even mentioned in the book).
All I know about PS is from FREE video tutorials you may find on the net and some written ones. Save the money and get some Pizza.
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Title: Photoshop 7 Down & Dirty Tricks by Scott Kelby ISBN: 0735712379 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 23 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby ISBN: 0735712360 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 05 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Photoshop 7 Killer Tips by Scott Kelby ISBN: 0735713006 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 15 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Adobe Photoshop 7 One-Click Wow! by Jack Davis, Linnea Dayton ISBN: 0321125312 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 10 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Classroom in a Book by Adobe Creative Team ISBN: 0321115627 Publisher: Adobe Press Pub. Date: 25 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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