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Power, Speed & Automation with Adobe Photoshop: (The Digital Imaging Masters Series) Reviews
Power, Speed & Automation with Adobe Photoshop: (The Digital Imaging Masters Series)
This is a must for the serious Photoshop user! Power, Speed & Automation explores how to customize and automate Photoshop to increase your speed and productivity. With numerous step-by-step instructions, the authors-two of Adobe’s own software developers!- walk you through the steps to best tailor Photoshop’s interface to your personal workflow; write and apply Actions; and use batching and scripts to process large numbers of images quickly and automatically. You will learn how to build your own dialogs and panels to improve your production workflows in Photoshop, the secrets of changing keyboard shortcuts and menus, and ways to tune your system for optimal performance. Writing new processes using JavaScript is also covered, as well as leveraging Variables with data sets. Learn how to get more work done- more easily and quickly- with this essential guide!
*This book can be used with any version of Photoshop through CS6!*
* Part of the new Digital Imaging Masters Series, series edited by the most well-known digital photography educator-Katrin Eismann
*Ideal for professional photographers who want to advance their skills in digital image capture, image processing, and high-quality output to remain competitive in a variety of image-making and related fields
*Contains step by step detail and screenshots to walk the reader through difficult scripting exercises
Power, Speed & Automation with Adobe Photoshop: (The Digital Imaging Masters Series)
Photoshop Elements 7: The Missing Manual (Missing Manuals)
Photoshop Elements 7 includes lots of new tools for sprucing up your photos, like the Scene Cleaner that lets you get rid of unwanted elements and the Smart Brush that makes touch-ups a breeze. But the one thing you won’t find in Elements is reader-friendly guidance on how to get the most out of this powerful program. Enter Photoshop Elements 7: The Missing Manual, ready to explain not only how the tools and commands work, but when to use them.
With this bestselling book (now in its 5th edition), you’ll learn everything from the basics of loading photos into Elements to the new online photo-sharing and storage service that Adobe’s offering (for free!) at Photoshop.com. There’s so much to Elements 7 that knowing what to do — and when to do it — is tricky. That’s why this book carefully explains all the tools and options by putting each one into a clear, easy-to-understand context.
- Learn to import, organize, and fix photos quickly and easily
- Repair and restore old and damaged photos, and retouch any image
- Jazz up your pictures with dozens of filters, frames, and special effects
- Learn which tools the pros use — you’ll finally understand how layers work!
- Create collages and photo layout pages for scrapbooks and other projects
- Fix your photos online and synch the changes to your own photo library
As always, author Barbara Brundage lets you know which features work well, which don’t, and why — all with a bit of wit and good humor. Dive into Adobe’s outstanding photo editor and find out why this Missing Manual is the bestselling book on the topic.
Photoshop Elements 7 includes new tools for everything from fixing up your photos to storing and sharing your pictures online. There’s so much to this new version, in fact, that knowing how to make the most of it isn’t readily apparent. Photoshop Elements 7: The Missing Manual guides you through all of the program’s features by explaining the way the tools and commands work, and how you can use them to your advantage.
Sneak Preview: Author Barbara Brundage’s Top 10 Elements Tips
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1. It’s still important to back up your photos. Elements 7 gives you a totally painless way with its related web site. Sign up for a free account and you can set your albums to automatically back themselves up to your space online. Once you set up album syncing, you don’t have to think about it again. It happens automatically. If you have a computer disaster at home, just reinstall Elements on the new computer, turn on the backup/sync option, and sign in to the site, and your photos reappear on your new computer. This service has some limitations (all detailed in the book), but it’s a terrific way to keep an extra copy of important photos. And you still have the regular Organizer options for backing up to CD, DVD, or a different hard drive.
2. Find a size that fits. If you’ve been using Elements for scrapbooking, take a look at the new file size presets available in Elements 7. There’s a whole separate category for scrapbook sizes in the New File dialog box. Now you can create a 12″-, 8″-, or 6″-square sized file without having to set up a custom size.
3. On vacation? Take a private tour. If your “staycation” this year takes you to a nearby tourist spot along with everyone else in your state, you can get rid of those strangers crowding into your photos—as long as you plan ahead a little. Start by getting a series of pictures that give you enough clear spots, even if there are people you don’t know meandering somewhere through every photo. Then you can combine the pictures with the Elements 7 Scene Cleaner to create an image of Aunt Esmeralda and Cousin Wilberforce standing in front of the falls all by themselves, with nobody else around.
4. Make slideshows like a pro. With Elements 7 you can share your albums with dynamite, professional-looking galleries. Create a gallery where your photos appear as a pile of old-fashioned slides. Your friends can then sort through, and click the ones they like, to see a larger view. Elements has other gallery options that let you create a virtual book where your visitors “turn” the page with the mouse. And you can host these at the related web site, burn them to a CD or DVD, or even post them on your own web site.
5. Create beautiful skin. If you like glamour-type photography, check out the new Surface blur filter to create dreamy looking skin quality. It blurs without losing edge detail: perfect for smoothing skin in portraits.
6. Make dramatic skies. If you’re a beginner, try the new Quick Fix/Touch Up tool for making the sky bluer–maybe too blue (and kind of green) if truth be told. Fortunately, you can soften up the effect once you’re done. Go back to Full Edit and find the Layers palette (you don’t need to understand layers for this maneuver). Click once on the layer that Elements just added to your photo (it’s called Blue Skies), and then go up to the top of the palette and move the opacity slider to the left. Watch your photo as you move the slider. When it looks real, you’re done. (Click the bottom layer, the one called Background, before you leave the Layers palette. That way you can make more edits to your photos.) Another option: You may prefer the results you get using the Smart Brush in Full Edit, if your sky has any clouds in it. In the tool presets in the Options bar, go to Nature->Cloud Contrast and drag across the sky. Presto, your clouds really stand out!
7. Never, ever work on your original photo. If you use the Organizer, good news: Elements already has your back. It creates version sets, which save different states of your image as you edit. You can create as many different versions of a photo as you like and go back to any one of them at any time. And if you’re working with Raw files, even better news: You can’t alter your original (only the conversion settings). If you don’t use the Organizer, make a copy of the picture (File- >Duplicate) and work on that. This way you can always start over again if you get a better idea later on.
8. Sharing photos with the Organizer. There are all kinds of fun, creative ways to share photos in Elements 7, and the Organizer makes it super easy to explore them all. Try a slideshow with music and commentary, or upload your photos to EasyShare or one of the other online services to create mugs, bags, and other cool gift items with your photos on them.
9. Don’t scorn the auto buttons. If you’ve never tried these one-click fixes–Auto Levels or Auto Color, for example–give ‘em a try. Each version of Elements gets a little smarter and you may find that you like the results you get from one of these easy-to-use fixes.
10. Panoramas for everyone. You don’t need to feel wistful anymore about the fact that your point and shoot camera’s lens doesn’t have a true wide-angle setting. Take a series of photos with, ideally, about a 30 percent overlap and Elements’ Photomerge will automatically stitch them together into a panorama wider than you could have captured with the widest lens. Photomerge is really amazing–it’s totally automated and it does terrific blending to eliminate visible seams between images.
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Photoshop Elements 7: The Missing Manual (Missing Manuals)
- ISBN13: 9780596521332
- Condition: New
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3D Game Textures, Third Edition: Create Professional Game Art Using Photoshop Reviews
3D Game Textures, Third Edition: Create Professional Game Art Using Photoshop
A broadly enhanced new edition of Luke Ahearn’s cornerstone game art book “3D Game Textures” is here. When digital art software was in its infancy, most digital art, especially vector art, was textureless. With the advance in software, it is now possible to incorporate texture into most types of digital art. However, if the artists cannot build their own textures, they are limited to using commercial textures. In this enhanced 3rd edition of Luke Ahearn’s gem of a book, not only does Luke teach you how to create your own unique textures, he also teaches how to create shaders (the visual effects - reflections, refractions, opacity – that make textures come to life) and materials (collections of shaders that fill well together to map to a particular scene or environment). You can now expand your skill set immeasurably, and create more compelling, varied art work from scratch. Unlike anything on the market, this book provides an in-depth guide to game textures, shaders and materials- with hundreds of high-quality examples. The companion website includes: demo versions of relevant software; resource images; all images from the book.
- Learn everything you need to create stunning, professional textures from one easy to follow guide which features tutorials and over 500 high-quality images.
- Give your digital art depth and breadth; anyone can create a stone surface in Photoshop, learn to make that stone shine like it is wet, look as if it has actual depth and surface.
- NEW coverage of shaders and materials (the next generation of textures). Advance your CG art with textures (surface images), shaders (visual effects that you can add to textures) and materials (collections of shaders that fit well together).
- Companion website includes sample textures, shaders, materials, actions, brushes, and all art from the book- all the tools you need in one place!
3D Game Textures, Third Edition: Create Professional Game Art Using Photoshop
Photoshop CS / CS2 Wow! Book
Photoshop CS / CS2 Wow! Book
Ever since Photoshop version 2.5, The Photoshop Wow! Book has enlightened and inspired graphic designers, illustrators, and photographers around the globe. This newest edition delivers the familiar award-winning mix of explanations and step-by-step tutorials for creating both commercial and fine-art images, with tips and beautiful galleries that distinguish this book as the most inspiring Photoshop resource around. Redesigned for easy reference, Photoshop CS/CS2 Wow! also includes new short features in which professional photographers and designers let you in on their creative secrets for quick solutions. The DVD-ROM includes hundreds of before-and-after tutorial files, Layer Styles and Patterns, as well as Actions, gradients, custom tools, and other goodies. You’ll learn the most innovative techniques for creating and enhancing images, graphics, and type, including:
• How and when to use the new features in Photoshop CS and CS2, including the Spot Healing Brush, Lens Correction, Lens Blur, Vanishing Point, and Variables
• How to build your skill with familiar Photoshop features such as blend modes, adjustment layers, channels, and filters
• How to focus attention on the subject of a photo, retouch a portrait, tint an image, or convert a color image to black-and-white
• How to bring out your inner artist with Photoshop’s sophisticated brushes and vector-drawing tools
• How to create dazzling special effects for type and graphics—from custom textures and realistic materials to animation and rollover for the web
• How to build a striking layout or a seamless composite, including the little details that make a big difference in the art of creating illusions
• How to keep your creations organized with layers, layer set or groups, layer comps, and Smart Objects
- comes with the CS/CS2 Wow! Book Companion DVD-ROM disc.
Photoshop Lightroom: From Snapshots to Great Shots (Covers Lightroom 4)
Photoshop Lightroom: From Snapshots to Great Shots (Covers Lightroom 4)
Now that you’ve got those amazing DSLR shots, you need a book that goes beyond the software manual to help you organize and process your images using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom–including the recently announced Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4. In Photoshop Lightroom: From Snapshots to Great Shots, professional photographer Jeff Revell helps you master the fundamentals and create stunning ready-to-display images.
Jeff covers the basics
Follow along with your friendly and knowledgeable guide, and you will learn key software techniques to organize and improve your images, including:
- Importing and tracking your images using keywords, filters, and Smart Collections
- Using the selective adjustment tools to improve the quality of your images
- Enhancing your images with gradients, vignettes, and Dodge & Burn
- Creating a photo book
- Printing contact sheets or a picture package
- Sharing your images via email, slideshows, or an online Web gallery
Whether you just purchased Lightroom 4 or are hanging onto a previous edition, this guide is packed with expert advice and tips and written by a photographer for photographers–all geared to help you understand the fundamentals and create an efficient photography workflow. Beautifully illustrated with large, vibrant photos, this book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the image you want every time.
Join the book’s Flickr group to share your photos and discuss how you use Photoshop Lightroom to make great shots at flickr.com/groups/photoshoplightroomfromsnapshotstogreatshots.
Photoshop Lightroom: From Snapshots to Great Shots (Covers Lightroom 4)
The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers Reviews
The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers
Written in concert with Adobe’s development of the Photoshop Lightroom 2 Beta, The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers – by #1 bestselling computer and technology author, Scott Kelby – is the most complete and concise Lightroom “how-to” book for digital photographers of all skill levels.
In The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers, Scott walks readers through the basics of Lightroom use, leading them to a brilliantly devised and super efficient digital photography workflow that dramatically improves productivity and allows photographers to spend less time processing photos and more time shooting them.
Throughout the book Scott shares his personal camera and Lightroom settings, as well as the studio-tested techniques he’s developed for his own photography workflow. The book is written in his trademark step-by-step, plain English style, and because he knows what really works and what doesn’t, he isn’t shy to tell you flat out which tools to use, which to avoid, and why. This allows digital photographers of any skill level to jump right in using Lightroom like a pro from the very start, sidestepping a lot of the frustrations that typically haunt those unfamiliar with new applications…especially those as powerful as Lightroom.
What really sets The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers apart from other Lightroom books on the market are the last two bonus chapters where Scott answers the questions, “In exactly what order am I supposed to do things in Lightoom,” and “Where does Photoshop fit in to the mix?” Both chapters start with an on-location photo shoot, including full details on the equipment, camera settings, and lighting techniques. Readers then witness as he takes the photos from each shoot through the entire workflow process, to the final output of the 16″x20″ prints. And, because he incorporates Photoshop seamlessly right into this workflow, you’ll learn some of the latest Photoshop techniques for portrait and landscape photography as well.
If you’re one of those people who learns best by actually doing the projects yourself; who learns best without all the complicated technical explanations and confusing jargon, and if you really want to start using Lightroom today to unlock the productivity secrets of “The new digital photography workflow,”—there is no faster, more “straight-to-the-point” or more fun way to learn than this groundbreaking new book, and you are absolutely going to love it!
The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers
How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: The art of creating photorealistic montages
How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: The art of creating photorealistic montages
Do you want to let your creativity run wild in Photoshop, but don’t know where to start? Are you having trouble getting your ideas out of your head and onto the screen? Do you need your photomontages to look convincing… and fast?
Nobody knows more about how to work quickly under pressure and still produce top-notch results than hands-on digital artist, author and journalist Steve Caplin. This guide is packed with real-world examples, timesaving hints and tips and detailed step-by-step instructions that make the impossible seem possible.
Fully updated for Photoshop CS4, this must-have-resource is also backwards compatible with any previous version of Photoshop.
* Extensive new material to show you how to take your Photoshop skills to a professional level
* DVD includes all the brand new images from the book, 300 high resolution AbleStock images plus over 2 hours of QuickTime movies of the projects
* Benefit from a professional illustrator’s timesaving tips and tricks!
How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: The art of creating photorealistic montages
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Photoshop CS5 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
Photoshop CS5 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
The bestselling guide to the leading image-editing software, fully updated
Previous editions of this For Dummies guide have sold more 650,000 copies. Richly illustrated in full color, this edition covers all the updates in the newest version of Photoshop, the gold standard for image-editing programs. Used by professional photographers, graphic designers, and Web designers as well as hobbyists, Photoshop has more than four million users worldwide.
- Photoshop is the image-editing software preferred by professional photographers and designers around the world; the latest version includes new functionality and enhanced tools
- Teaches all the basics for first-time users, including how to work with the menus, panels, tools, options, and essential shortcuts
- Covers how to fix red-eye, remove blemishes and wrinkles, remove people or objects from a photo, adjust brightness, improve color, add shadows and highlights, work with Camera Raw, decrease digital noise, create composite images, use channels and masks, optimize images for the Web, and much more
Photoshop CS5 For Dummies helps both amateur and professional Photoshop users take advantage of all the program has to offer.
Photoshop CS5 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
Photoshop Elements 7 For Dummies
Photoshop Elements 7 For Dummies
Photoshop Elements lets you edit and enhance your digital photographs and images with professional quality tools. Whether you’re a professional photographer or a beginner, Photoshop Elements 7 For Dummies gives you the scoop on using this full-featured photo-editing program.
You’ll find out how to transform your ordinary photos into visually stunning creations. This book gives you the tools to enhance your images, fix flaws, share pictures online, correct small problems with Quick Fix, keep track of images with the Project Bin, take charge with Shortcuts, present your photos as a slideshow, use Web hosting, animate images, and create movie files. You’ll also learn to:
- Use the Organizer to move around efficiently in Elements
- Correct color, brightness, contrast, and exposure
- Use Adobe’s free Photoshop.com service
- Streamline your work using shortcuts
- Work with bitmap, grayscale, and indexed color modes
- Create albums and import images
- Follow creative applications for filters and effects
- Prepare images for printing
- Turn your photos into postcards, calendars, greeting cards, and photo albums
- Straighten crooked lines, crop for effect, or fix color, sharpness, red-eye, and contrast
Photoshop Elements 7 For Dummies shows you how to use all the Elements of great image editing, management, and photo fun. Whether you’re concerned about color profile embedding or just want to put your kid’s photo on a calendar, you’ll learn how with this book!
Photoshop Elements 7 For Dummies
