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by Mark Galer; Philip Andrews (Author)
Key Phrases: smart object, stamp tool, pen tool, Gaussian Blur, Refine Edge, Quick Mask (more...)
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"A must for any photographer, whether an absolute beginner or one in advanced mode... memorise every other word and you will be the king of your camera club." - Amateur Photographer, praise for CS2 edition --Amateur Photographer, praise for CS2 edition

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"Breaks down a monster programme into its essential elements and communicates them in an easily understandable way." Geoff Franklin, photographer, UK

"A must for any photographer, whether an absolute beginner or one in advanced mode... memorise every other word and you will be the king of your camera club." - Amateur Photographer

"This book provides excellent coverage of Photoshop as a digital darkroom tool as well as covering a truly amazing amount of background information. It is very readable and is truly a gem". Mark Lewis, Director of Technology Training, Mount Saint Mary College, USA

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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Focal Press; Pap/DVD edition (May 28, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0240520645
  • ISBN-13: 978-0240520643
  • Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.5 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #154,716 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally . . . ! Just what I needed., September 16, 2007
I have read four other books on the new Photoshop CS3 - all of which quickly became too complicated. After all, I want to produce excellent pictures with my Nikon 80D SLR, and am learning Photoshop CS3 from scratch, but other writers seem compelled to include, in books labelled as introductory, the most arcane or esoteric features of this magnificent software. They do so while neglecting basic issues like capturing and enhancing a RAW picture for transmitting across the web.

So I was relieved to find this 430-page book, which begins with "Digital Basics" and waits until P375 to deal with "Posterization" and suchlike. Check Amazon's "Search Inside" feature and look at the Contents. You'll see that this is a book for photographers, as well as professional web designers, for example. It is even more attractively designed than most, and is accompanied by a DVD with loads of useful information (readily accessible in spite of one odd review here). The DVD has more than eight hours of instruction by the authors in subjects ranging in complexity from the use of simple hand tools to montage and special-effects.

The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow, and (unlike other books on the subject) contain no glaring errors of fact or syntax. The authors have clearly taken care to avoid careless editing. Hence my gratitude extends to writing this complimentary review!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive Teaching Tool, August 30, 2007
Galer presents a really useful set of teaching tools: A fine set of DVD movie tutorials and exercise images accompany a well-written book. I cycle between the book, the movies, and doing the exercises--all of which are complementary. Be prepared, however, to go over the same material multiple times. Some of the concepts are not easy, but there is a real sense of accomplishment when you see how something works. I have several CS3 books, and I like this one best.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book for every Photoshop users !!!, July 23, 2007
This book is very well featured and user friendly. It definitely provides great coverage of Adobe Photoshop CS3, mastering every techniques covered in a project by project basis which is very simple to learn.

A free DVD is also included with lots and lots of great short movies to support the practical projects, and also great royalty-free images for you to practice your photoshop skills. I'd certainly recommend it to everyone, and at that very cheap price, it's a steal !!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars get it if only for the DVD
I used this book with the DVD for a photoshop class that I took at the local college. The DVD contains ~8 hours of easy to follow tutorials which saved my day. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Especially useful as a textbook
Well, I guess I have to disagree with one reviewer who said all 10 students in his class didn't like the book. Read more
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This book is awful. I am in a Photoshop class and 10 out of 10 students find this book not useful in anyway. Read more
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I wanted a book that would take me from coarse manipulating images in Photoshop to lifting out the richness of detail. This book does it! Read more
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I have both the photoshop Essential Skills CS2 and CS3 editions and I used both...although there is some repeat from edition to edition there is always some really good and needed... Read more
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Good but this book came a little later than the the other even though I ordered them to be posted together. Otherwise very happy.. Thank You.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
I bought this book because the DVD material sounded promising. However, the book introduces complex concepts but fails to provide explanations that make any sense. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Was a good choice!
I have the Scott Kelby book for CS2 and I was debating between this and the Scott Kelby for CS3. Glad I chose this. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars information not updated for cs3
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