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Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) 6.0 Studio Techniques

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Given my experience with the earlier version of this book, "Photoshop 5 Studio Techniques", I decided to order "Photoshop 6 Studio Techniques" as soon as it was available. The decision was a good one. "Photoshop 6 Studio Techniques" is a well written, easily understandable, well illustrated book about Photoshop 6 techniques. It covers material from introducing a user to Photoshop through production techniques for both print and web.

Chapters covering curves, color correction, and channels are worth the price of the book. In addition, the chapters that cover retouching, enhancement, and blending present information that is very useful in day-to-day photo editing.

If you use Photoshop 6, I highly recommend "Photoshop 6 Studio Techniques." The book will help you understand basic and advanced techniques that will give images a professional look.

If you were to read just the two chapters of this book on curves and color correction it would be worth the price of the book. Nowhere have I seen such an insightful and practical discussion on the use of curves for both contrast and color adjustment. This is not to say the rest of the book is not extremely good as well, because it is. These two chapters just really shine and after looking for years for a good book that truly addresses the appropriate use of curves this book was a godsend.

The chapter on curves is reason enough to buy this book, at least for me. This book was so well designed that when the text referred to one of the many illustrations, the illlustrations were always on the same page. No flipping around. Sad to say how rare this is.

Very clearly explained the stuff so you could remember how to do things. Make sense?

Ben is a great teacher and definitely has a way of explaining things so that you can easily grasp the concept but I will be returning my copy of this book for a refund. It is pretty much identical (images and text) to the older 5 version. There has been some new information added in the area of web graphics but most of the new stuff that deals with the upgrades in PS 6.0 can be found online. If you already own Adobe Photoshop 5 Studio Techniques then there is no need to buy this book.

If I was buying this book for the first time then I would agree with the other reviewers and give it a high rating so take this review with a grain of salt.

I see a lot of complaints from advanced users saying the books is just a re-write of the previous. Well for one thing, there usually are not that many changes from one version of photoshop to the next, and two, they obviously haven't been to Ben Willmore's website since he constantly adds new techniques and tutorials for the experienced user. If you want the best "how to" book for photoshop then look no further. Instead of telling you how he did some complex picture with techno babble, he explains the purpose, history, and the use of all the tools, and this is the most important part, in plain English. Only after he explains how to use the tools does you give some examples of their use. The only thing he assumes is that you have no clue about any of the features and goes into great detail. Ben Willmore is the equivalent to those teachers we all have had now and then that make the process of learning fun and nearly painless.

If you are already an advanced user you'll find very little that is new to you, but if you are a brand new or intermediate then you are missing out on a great resource if you pass this book by.

This is not your usual do step 1 do step 2 kind of book, the author goes in to great detail about every feature of photoshop. I'm not a photoshop guru but I'm no newbie either and this book was very helpful. It shows you how to do things in multiple ways which is very helpful. While reading this book, there were plenty of instances when I found out I was actually doing things "The long way." Overall, this book doesn't just instruct, it helps the reader understand Photoshop.

I found Studio Techniques 5.0 extremely valuable in learning to use Photoshop 5.5. I learned more than in any class I took using Classroom in a Book (A book that I found to be a "paint by number" publication). I am purchasing it sight unsean, unusual for me (I normally look at books in bookstores before making my choices here).

This has a very thorough (so far--I haven't finished the book) intro to production work with Photoshop. My design program does not address technology and I've found it a very practical and cheap solution to learning production basics for my own classwork and as I prepare for the job market. So far it has demystified resolution, levels, curves, and I'm reading about color management now. MUCH better than the introductory classroom titles, and a required supplement to the manual if you ever expect to do extensive work with Photoshop.

I am a second year graphic design student at a tech-college and i must say this book has taught me more about Photoshop than any class I've taken or could take. This book has not only given me a priceless understanding of the application, but it has also given me the skills necessary to take my design to a whole new level. The time saving tips as well as the newly discovered tool capabilities has allowed me to get more done on my school projects. I hope you don't buy the book simply because if we ever compete for the same job my skills will prevail. Thanks Ben !!!!!!!!

This book helped me learn how to use Curves in a very thorough way. I used to be intimidated with Curves and had preferred to use the Levels command instead.

Mr. Willmore also showed how to find highlights, shadows and gray areas and then adjust the colors by the numbers. You have to average the numbers of the highlights, shadows and the gray from each individual channel within the Curves dialog box.

I practice some images with extreme color casts. I managed to get rid of the color casts to make images more exceptable.

Mr. Willmore took the time to teach people the theory of using Curves.

The rest of the book is great too.