Photoshop CS3 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) [Paperback]

Peter Bauer (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470111933 | ISBN-13: 978-0470111932 | Publication Date: April 23, 2007 | Edition: 1

Loaded with the latest Photoshop tips and techniques

The secrets of digital image editing - explained in plain English!

Photoshop CS3 is a powerhouse, and here's the fast and easy way to get up to speed on all the coolest features. This friendly guide helps you get images into Photoshop - and then turn them into dazzling works of art. You'll see how to work in the right file formats, master the Brushes palette, get creative with filters, convert color to grayscale, and more!

• Adjust brightness, improve color, and fix flaws
• Take advantage of the Raw file format
• Composite images with layers and blending modes
• Automate your tasks with scripts and Actions
• Apply the new Smart Filters to Smart Objects

Editorial Reviews

Review

"…by the end you will know a lot more about Photoshop." (www.gadgetspeak.com, Monday 13th August)

From the Back Cover

Loaded with the latest Photoshop tips and techniques

The secrets of digital image editing — explained in plain English!

Photoshop CS3 is a powerhouse, and here's the fast and easy way to get up to speed on all the coolest features. This friendly guide helps you get images into Photoshop — and then turn them into dazzling works of art. You'll see how to work in the right file formats, master the Brushes palette, get creative with filters, convert color to grayscale, and more!

• Adjust brightness, improve color, and fix flaws

• Take advantage of the Raw file format

• Composite images with layers and blending modes

• Automate your tasks with scripts and Actions

• Apply the new Smart Filters to Smart Objects

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (April 23, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470111933
• ISBN-13: 978-0470111932
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,448 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Peter Bauer is an award-winning photographer, a member of the Photoshop Hall of Fame, and the author or co-author of a dozen major titles on Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and digital photography. (Watch for the forthcoming update to his Photoshop for Dummies.) As the Help Desk Director for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), he and his staff answer tens of thousands of e-mail questions annually about Photoshop and computer graphics. In his role as NAPP Help Desk Director, Pete has contributed to and assisted on such projects as feature film and television special effects, major book and magazine publications, award-winning Web sites, and fine-art exhibitions. Pete received the NAPP Pioneer of Photoshop award in September 2005, and is a Photoshop Hall of Fame nominee. He is a regular contributor to Photoshop User and Layers magazines, hosts video training titles for Lynda.com, and produces on-line tutorials for both InformIt.com and PlanetPhotoshop.com. He has taught computer graphics at the university level and produce portraiture and fine art prints for a select clientele. Pete appears regularly as a member of the Photoshop World Instructor Dream Team and has been a featured speaker at Professional Photographers' and Photoshop conventions in both the US and Canada.

Customer Reviews

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50 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Change the book title, July 19, 2007

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J. Martinez "isoteb" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Photoshop CS3 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) (Paperback)

Not sure why this booked is titled as it is. The author himself states that, "First, this is a reference book, not a step-by-step lesson-based text ..." and "If you're brand new to Photoshop, start with one of the beginner lesson-based books, " not with this one. Why then is the book entitled, "Photoshop CS3 For Dummies"? With a title like that you would think that this book is for beginners.

This book should be titled, "Photoshop CS3 Reference" or something similar.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't be a Dummie, August 22, 2007

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Mac Bolex "Mac" (atlanta, ga) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoshop CS3 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) (Paperback)

I bought the book because it was supposed to be for beginners and, as stated on the back of the book, full of tips, tricks and techniques. It IS NOT. Whoever wrote this must not have looked in the book at all. If you just want to know some of what program will do get this book. If you want to learn to auctually use the program and do something with it get another book. I personally like the ones with a CD-ROM.

29 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the Author, May 1, 2007

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Peter Bauer "Author, 'Photoshop CS2 for Dummies" (South Bend, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Photoshop CS3 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) (Paperback)

Hi Everyone!

As the author of "Photoshop CS3 for Dummies," I'd like to take a moment to tell you about this book.

First, this is a reference book, not a step-by-step lesson-based text or "cool tricks cookbook." It's great for looking up and learning about specific features of Photoshop CS3. It's **not** a book that promises to teach you everything you need to know about the program, nor is it designed for classroom use. If you're brand new to Photoshop, start with one of the beginner lesson-based books, or a task-oriented book such as "Teach Yourself Visually Photoshop CS3.". Then, after you have a basic foundation in Photoshop, you'll find "Photoshop CS3 for Dummies" to be your key to truly understanding the techniques you learned in the lesson-based book.

Next, I'd like to suggest that you indeed use "Photoshop CS3 for Dummies" as a reference book. Flip to the table of contents or the index, find a topic about which you want to learn more, open to that section and start learning. Sure, you might be tempted to start at the beginning and read straight through (hey -- you wouldn't miss any cartoons or jokes!), but that's not how this book is designed.

Enjoy! And happy Photoshoping!
Pete Bauer