Photoshop Filter Effects Encyclopedia: The Hands-On Desktop Reference for Digital Photographers (O'Reilly Digital Studio) (Paperback)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media (November 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596100213
• ISBN-13: 978-0596100216
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #272,372 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference book on Photoshop Filters, November 19, 2005

By	calvinnme "Texan refugee" (Fredericksburg, Va) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)

Until this book was published, I still used my old 1999 copy of "Photoshop in a Nutshell" as the definitive guide to Photoshop filters. However, this book surpasses that one in its coverage and its no-nonsense approach to each filter. The book has a chapter for each class of filter: Artistic, Blur, Brush Strokes, Distort, etc. Depending on the complexity of each filter there are two to four pages describing each filter in detail, its controls, and how to use each filter to improve a photograph or achieve a particular effect. Some effects require combinations of filters, and this is covered in detail too. There are plenty of colorful photographs demonstrating the effects that are possible with each filter. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who needs a complete reference on all of Photoshop's filters and not just the coverage of the most popular subset of filters that most books have.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Photoshop Filters Reference, February 18, 2006

By	Daniel McKinnon (Tewksbury, MA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Of all the things that Photoshop can do, the Filters option certainly is one of the coolest options available to users. Taking a digital picture or just a standard graphics file, you can use the power of Photoshop Filters to create unique art for whatever purpose you want. From a colored pencil effect to blurring images to one of the newest filters "Vanishing Point", this book is an absolute gem.

If you use Filters on a daily basis and want to see what can be done to take a normal image and make it stand out from the "blah" that is out there in the world, this book is for you. If you are a heavy Photoshop user but want to go beyond the basics of just resizing images and cropping pictures, you will also heavily enjoy this book. Of the 4 books in this Photoshop line I love each one of them and feel that all readers should rush out and pick them all up for their reference.

The only downside of this book really isn't a fair one at all, and that's that I wish there were more pages and examples dedicated to all of the filters covered here. Obviously this isn't a realistic gripe so it's barely even worth mentioning.

***** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great Photoshop resource, November 22, 2005

By	S. M. Snyder (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As soon as I saw that O'Reilly was going to be publishing this encyclopedia of filter effects, I placed my pre-order for it. When it arrived I was not disappointed. This book explains how each filter in Photoshop works as well as having plenty of photos to illustrate them. The same picture is used for each group of filters so it is easy to compare and contrast the differences in filters.
Beside showing what every filter does, tho book also demonstrates how the settings in the filters will affect the final result.
This is a great reference that explains the filters in Photoshop better and more comprehensively than any other Photoshop book I own while still being very easy to use and understand. O'Reilly also has a similar book for Photoshop blending modes that I'm now planning on buying after seeing this book.