Customer Reviews

Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers: Video Training Book

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This DVD is a compilation of VERY SHORT videos quickly and briefly reviewing the features of Adobe CS3. Several of the videos while already short, spend half their time complimenting the contributor of the photos used. Many of the films seem unrelated to the others and indeed some seem to have been made for other courses or from previous lectures. This is not a learning text for the beginning or intermediate user but may be helpful as a review for advanced Photoshop professionals.

As an old school wet darkroom photographer who came late to Photoshop, I really appreciate the short, video tutorials that accompany this book. Tho they seem a bit choppy- maybe they are edited out of a longer video series?... this book & CD are worth checking out.

Geared toward users already familiar with past versions of Photoshop, the book/CD are divided up into thirteen "chapters". They provide you with a series of over 50 short tutorials each served up in Chris Orwig's bright and enthusiastic style. So friendly is Mr. Orwig's style of presentation that I'm going to call him "Chris" from here on out "alrighty?" Sample files are included on the CD to allow you to follow along with Chris or practice afterwards.

The CD's video tutorials cover most everything you would consider important for the beginning/intermediate user of Photoshop CS3. From an overview of the new tool pallets in CS3, to layers, masking and even Camera Raw work flow. Chris moves through the illustrated steps a bit too fast on occasion & I often found myself re-winding the videos to watch a portion again. So, slow it down a bit next time, alrighty Chris?

Handy keyboard shortcuts are emphasized throughout the series. The procedures are clear and, with the occasional exception of the pacing, easy enough to follow.

As an intermediate user of Photoshop CS3, I found this an interesting and informative overview with many of CS3's useful features demonstrated. I think it is well worth a look. Alrighty!

I found this book with exercises quite simplistic for me. However, I believe it would be useful for me as a resource on the use of the topics discussed in the movies and the text. The shortness of the video movies would not be of great help to beginners of Photoshop. I would much rather see greater detail discussed in the videos that would be beneficial to all who may buy and use this book and videos.

This is badly put together. The first video in Section 2 starts with something about having learned about bit depth. That is not in these lessons, it is in the lessons online.The lessons in this book are taken from an online course, and many, if not all of the videos have been cut short. For example, in Chapter 4, lesson 6 he states that we will look at a picture with color noise, but we do not. Besides badly edited and sometimes unrelated videos, the videos themselves seem rather jerky.

The book, which is a Reference Guide, is worth the one star, but not worth the price I paid.

JSG

Very good resource with book and videos for beginners. It is not for advanced users of Photoshop CS3. It is a very basic book for new users only.