Adobe Photoshop 6.0 for Photographers- (Paperback)

by Martin Evening (Author) "I reckon it is probably fair to say every photographer I know now involved with digital imaging came from the position of being a one-time..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Adobe Photoshop 6.0 for Photographers focuses on the capabilities of Photoshop that are most useful to professional, particularly commercial, photographers. It's no cheesy production: with its crisp text and color images printed on heavyweight paper, and a companion CD-ROM with several substantial QuickTime movies, it's a beautiful way to learn.

The book is primarily a guide to using Photoshop as an effective photographer's tool. A substantial portion of the book is spent on digital image capturing, resolution, and color management. If you are at all unclear about the RGB workspace, but need to know the ins and outs of profiles, this book will definitely help. There's even a movie on the CD-ROM explaining the RGB, CMYK, and LAB spaces. Prepress proofing and outputting are also well covered.

Adobe Photoshop 6.0 for Photographers also runs down each tool and its options and then presents the techniques most photographers will want to know: basic image adjustments (for example, perspective cropping and unsharp masking), color adjustments (like using variations or replacing color), repairing an image (for example, cloning or rescuing shadow details), montage techniques, black and white effects (including helpful information on duotones), cool coloring effects (like channel mixer adjustments), and about 50 pages showing what can be done with layer effects and filters.

These sections are not so much tutorials as examples that illustrate an effect or set of effects, displayed in stages using professional-level photographs. As opposed to the numbered step-by-step approach, each section in this book has several paragraphs of text, written in a conversational yet supportive and knowledgeable style, accompanied by images and screen shots with detailed captions. (You can get an idea of this by reading excerpts from the book on the author's Web site, www.evening.demon.co.uk.) You'll be able to follow along better if you've already worked in Photoshop. However, if you work professionally with digital photos, the material in here is stuff you will want to know, no matter what level of user you are.

There are a lot of creative ideas to be discovered in this book, in addition to the necessary facts about maintaining the visual integrity of your photographs as they go through the digital process. --Angelynn Grant

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Reviews of this edition:

"If you"re fairly new to digital imaging, this book will help guide you through every step from capturing the image from setting up Photoshop to learning short cuts and image manipulation. It has a comprehensive chapter on color management as well, which is often a confusing subject."
Range Finder magazine

"Despite its title...there's a lot in here that's valuable for the general Photoshop user... the chapter [on Color Management] is far and away the best I've ever read on the subject... Digital photographers should buy [this book] even if they have to pawn their analogue SLRs to get it." Karen Charlesworth, Macworld magazine

'Adobe Photoshop 6.0 for Photographers' has been awarded a COOL 2 Award from PEI magazine.

'The book is very production-orientated and herein lies its strength... It's reassuring to be taught by someone with many miles of real output to his name' Tom Ang, MacUser magazine

"I wish I had bought this book before spending a fortune on other much more expensive books. This book is written in terms that are easy and interesting to follow. I would certainly recommend it." Amazon.co.uk reader

"Quality - that's the one word that sums this book up. The professional advice, the beautiful images, the simple but effective design and layout... all make this book a class act all the way. A very good book indeed." Amazon.co.uk reader

'The title says it all... All in all it's an excellent book that deals with its title in a clear and professional manner.' Amazon.co.uk reader

"Adobe Photoshop 6.0 for Photographers carries on the series that has become an invaluable guide to getting the most out of the program, particularly in a photographic workflow environment." Professional Photographer

"Outstanding, well written, what every photographer needs.... I've been using Photoshop now for many years, in fact since S3.0 when I upgraded to PS5 I purchased Adobe Photoshop 5.0 for Photographers, couldn't put it down. Now with this edition you would have thought Martin couldn't have bettered it...but he has. This book is the 'must have' reference book for all....not just photographers." Amazon.co.uk reader

"To be called the 'bible' in a given field is a high honour for any book. But this updated edition deserves the accolade, as it's the essential reference work for all digital photographers. Incorporating Photoshop 6's new features, this manual shows how your digital images can be enhanced and improved."
Computer Arts

"Martin Evening makes a splendid guide for the photographer making the change from darkroom chemicals to digital processing. A professional photographer himself, Evening knows which information is essential for a smooth transition, and what needs be left on the cutting-room floor. The book covers everything from Photoshop workspace basics to sophisticated montage techniques. The accompanying CD is packed with tutorial movies. Serious shutterbugs, this one's for you."
www.dingbatmag.com

"... covers fresh ground and the tutorials work brilliantly. If you are looking for fresh insight you will not be disappointed."
Amazon.co.uk reader

The Designer's Bookshelf (www.design-bookshelf.com) gave Martin Evening's 'Adobe Photoshop 6.0 for Photographers' a five star review and an Editor's Choice Award.

"Martin has changed the rules for publishing Photoshop tutorial books... this is the real thing... it has a clear, clean layout with superbly detailed content on nearly all of Photoshop's features, old and new. It's wonderfully illustrated with color images throughout, and (my favorite) includes real-life assignments from leading photography professionals - the real difference between the bulk-book authors who guess at the technique and the pros who are actually doing it." Fred Showker, Editor/Publisher, DT&G Magazine

Amazon.com listed 'Adobe Photoshop 6.0 for Photographers' 6th in its Bestselling Graphics and Illustration Books of 2001.

'This is really the Photoshop bible - and that's not just my opinion! Packed with class information and terrific illustrations, once you have had a look at this complete volume, you'll agree that there's not much that can come close to Evening's book for no-nonsense, quality Photoshop information. Everything Evening has to say is eminently relevant for the serious commercial or enthusiast photographer. One of the best Photoshop books on the market.'
Better Digital

Reviews of previous editions:

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

"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

"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 reso