Adobe Photoshop 5.5 for Photographers: A professional image editor's guide to the creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC [Paperback]

Martin Evening (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 28, 2000

The leading book written for the needs of photographers - now updated to include Photoshop version 5.5.

Adobe Photoshop for Photographers has become a classic reference source written to deal directly with the needs of photographers. Whether you are an accomplished user or are just starting out, this book contains a wealth of practical advice, hints and tips to help you achieve professional-looking results.

Adobe Photoshop 5.5 for Photographers begins with an introduction to working with digital images, providing essential information on everything from file compression to proofing and output issues. Practical workshops show you how to master the essential techniques, such as adjusting brightness, color and contrast, toning a black and white image, advanced retouching techniques, adding filters and so on. Each technique is described in step-by-step detail, showing exactly which command to use, whether you're working with a Mac or PC.

The accompanying free CD-ROM contains tryout software, including a digital watermarking system that helps protect your images.

If you are just beginning to work with digital images or are looking for new ideas, the best techniques and ways to improve the quality of your work, this is the book for you!



Practical techniques show how to master the essential functions: adjusting brightness, colour and contrast, advanced retouching techniques, toning a black and white image, adding filters etc.
Includes a free CD-ROM containing tryout software
Contains everything you need to know about working with digital images - essential practical advice to save you hours of time

Editorial Reviews

Review

REVIEWS OF PREVIOUS EDITION ...

"Someone has just re-written the bible, the Photoshop bible...Whether you are an expert or a beginner, this is a book that talks your language."
Digital PhotoFX ...

"You are a photographer and new to digital imaging and Photoshop - this is just the book for you. A teaching CD-ROM of short walkthrough movies enhances the value of the book as a really sound instruction manual - likely to be revisited many times as experience grows"
The Photographic Journal ...

"A mine of useful information, aimed at not only helping photographers to produce the very best quality images, but also gives techniques for image manipulation. For anyone involved with image processing this is a must have book!"
Photo Technique ...

"Whether you're a newcomer to Photoshop or a more experienced user seeking some guidance, Evening's easy to follow book is on the only guide aimed specifically at photographers".
Amateur Photographer ...

"Every instructor of photoshop should have Photoshop for Photographers in their library and use it as a resource"
A photoshop student ...

"If you're one of those people who hates manuals - this book comes as a breath of fresh air."
British Journal of Photography ...

"Covers all the most useful features in understandable terms. This book will save you hundreds of hours of heartache."
Total Imaging ...

"This publication is a must for all photographers, independent of your level of experience with the package, as it's written by a practising professional photographer with you, the photographer in mind"
The Association of Photographers ...

"Adobe Photoshop 5.0 for Photographers is a great choice for any photographer who has finally been dragged, perhaps a little reluctantly (or perhaps kicking and screaming), into the brave new world of digital imaging."
David Herman ...

"This is the book I wish I'd had five years ago when I was first learning Photoshop."
Russell Williams, Adobe Photoshop engineer.

This book was 5th in Amazon.co.uk's 'Choices of 2000' titles in the computer graphics section!

From the Publisher

The accompanying free CD-ROM contains tryout software, including a digital watermarking system that helps protect your images. If you are just beginning to work with digital images or are looking for new ideas, the best techniques and ways to improve the quality of your work, this is the book for you!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press; Bk&CD-ROM edition (March 28, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0240515919
• ISBN-13: 978-0240515915
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,298,780 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly as the title says..., August 14, 2000

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R. Mahon "rmahon66" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Photoshop 5.5 for Photographers: A professional image editor's guide to the creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC (Paperback)

This is the most useful and informative Photoshop I have ever read... especially for photographers who want to understand Photoshop and how it can work for them. It has practical sections and examples on colour correction, image adjustment, black and white techniques (duotones, solarization ), selection techniques etc. I found these examples could easily be directly applied to my own work. The examples are easy to follow without being too basic. The book doesn't waste time on jazzy filters, type, effects etc, which are of little interest to photographers. If you work with digital photography in any way this book is indispensable, a great reference.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect - a great learning tool, November 23, 2000

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A. Lau "dmkAlex" (So. Salem, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Photoshop 5.5 for Photographers: A professional image editor's guide to the creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC (Paperback)

The biggest advantage, and I consider it a must, is the examples are in color, not B&W. Do not waste your money in any Photoshop book printed only in B&W.

Most of the techniques were illustrated in the examples in the color figures (inserts) in the chapters. The advantage of this approach is that you can see the changes and steps as the examples progress. The problem is that there is not enough room in the illustration to fully explain the techniques involved. Sometimes the author assumed that you had the prior knowledge required. There were a few important techniques that I had to go through it a few times before I got it.

The other shortcoming is that most of the pictures used in the important illustrations were not included in the CD. So, I was not able to practice the technique as illustrated.

I love the "Shortcut" chapter, which gave me all the keyboard shortcut keys to all the functions. This is a must when you do some heavy duty editing.

I think any author of Photoshop books should concentrate in the version of Photoshop the book is about. There is no need to go back and forth of any prior version because anyone who purchase a book like this is probably a new learner without any knowledge of prior version.

The CD has great video that outlines some very important techniques. I found it very helpful.

All in all, I rate this book a 8.5 out of 10, which is much better than most of the ones I've seen.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Photographer's Bible, September 12, 2000

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Eddie Cheng (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adobe Photoshop 5.5 for Photographers: A professional image editor's guide to the creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC (Paperback)

If you are a photographer with a keen eye in the world of digital imaging, this book is a must. Although, a certain amount of Photoshop knowledged was presumed.

The five chapters - (8)Image Adjustment, (9)Color Adjustments, (10)Repairing An Image, (13)Black & White Effects, (14)Coloring Effects - are of particular relevance; justifying the title of the book. Last but not least, the accompanying CDrom enhances the value of this great instruction manual. Highly recommended.