Complete Photoshop CS2 For Digital Photographers (Graphics Series)
by Colin Smith
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Author: Colin SmithEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-01
ISBN: 1584504625
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Charles River Media
Accessories:
- Advanced Photoshop CS2 Trickery & FX (Graphics Series)
- Adobe Photoshop CS2 Revealed
- Adobe Photoshop CS2: Photographers' Guide
Book Reviews of Complete Photoshop CS2 For Digital Photographers (Graphics Series)
Book Review: Photoshop CS2
Summary: 5 Stars
I was really surprised this was such an excellent book. Usually I just read the chapters I am interested in , but I read this whole book--it was just so instructional and one that I will keep close to the computer for reference book.
Summary of Complete Photoshop CS2 For Digital Photographers (Graphics Series)
Complete Photoshop CS2 for Digital Photographers is packed with updated coverage and tutorials on the new features of CS2. As with the first edition, this book is designed and written especially for digital photographers. It teaches you how to organize, enhance, correct, and retouch images; how to do creative things with those images; and how to output them. Using Photoshop CS is essentially like having your own digital darkroom on your desktop, and with the help of tutorials in this book, you'll learn how to master this powerful tool. By working through these projects, you'll explore the new and enhanced areas of Photoshop, including more in depth coverage of Camera Raw and working with multiple images. Expanded coverage of Bridge is also provided. When printing your images, paper choices can be critical, so new coverage about color management and working with profiles for getting accurate prints is detailed. In addition, there is coverage of the new sharpening, noise reduction and retouching tools, and methods. We'll also dive into the Lens Warp filter for fixing crooked and warped images. To help you master these tools the book teaches you professional techniques for overcoming the many challenges you'll face and by using these techniques, you'll be able to bring out the best from any photo, while establishing an efficient workflow. If you truly want to understand and master Photoshop CS2 for digital photography, this is the resource you need. Features: * Provides in depth resource for digital photographers * Includes detailed tutorials that explore and explain the why behind tools and techniques * Details start-to-finish instruction for organizing and renaming pictures in Bridge, processing multiple RAW images, removing blemishes, and adding special effects * Provides updated coverage of new features, tools, and techniques, includeing Lens Blur with a custom depth map, changing the color of an object within an image, Patch tool, Red Eye tool. Spot healing brush, Boise Reduction Filter, and more * Includes advanced topical coverage from using curves histograms and eyedroppers, correcting and enhancing color and tone, to using LAB mode for correction, sharpening, and removing grain * Covers everything from retouching faces, to using reature like Vvanishing Point and Lens correction * Teaches special effects techniques for turning photos into beautiful paintings and merging multiple images seamlessly into collages and then creating frames to display these works of art On the CD * All tutorial images * Five video files from PhotoshopCafe- Adobe Bridge Overview
- Using Shadow/Highlight
- Reducing Grain with New Reduce Noise Filter
- Swapping Faces with Advanced Match Color
- Using the new Vanishing Point System Requirements: Windows Intel Pentium III or 4 processor, Microsoft Window 2000 Windows XP, with necessary service packs for running Adobe Photoshop CS2, Macintosh Power PC G3, G4, or G5 processor, Mac OSX v. 10.2 or higher. Both systems require 192 MB of RAM (256MB recommended)., 280 (PC) 320MS (Mac) of available disk space, color monitor with 16 bit color or greater, video card, 800 x 600 or greater monitor resolution, CD-ROM drive, Internet Connection, and Adobe Photoshop CS2.
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