Photoshop CS4 Bible (CourseSmart)
by Dan Moughamian, Simon Abrams, Stacy Cates
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Author: Dan Moughamian, Simon Abrams, Stacy CatesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-01-14
ISBN: 0470345179
Number of pages: 1048
Publisher: Wiley
Book Reviews of Photoshop CS4 Bible (CourseSmart)
Book Review: Nearly 5 stars
Summary: 4 Stars
At my local Barnes and Noble there are more than a dozen guides to Photoshop CS4, each claiming to be indispensable. All the books have some reasons for existing and some potential audience. The trick is to know what you need and how you like to approach learning this fabulous software which has a learning curve about a steep as Mount Everest.
The "Bible" is as perfect a resource as I have found. First I should tell you why it does not warrant the full 5 stars:
* While there is an insert with full color pictures, they are meant to demonstrate potential uses for Photoshop and are more illustrative than demonstrative.
* The illustrations and photos included with the text are Black and White. When showing a screen shot of a menu, or adjustment panel, color adds virtually no benefit. When intended to demonstrate work done on a color photo, they are sadly lacking.
* The included CD contains practice photos from several chapters, but the text does not bother to refer to them or mention that a tutorial should be applied.
So why is this book very close to perfect:
+ It is intelligently and logically written and organized.
+ It includes virtually every feature and sub-menu in the software. The first thing I do after I install a new program is to search around and see what seems to be intuitive and what I cannot fathom. The book does a great job of helping out with the latter.
+ The text includes very helpful "Cross-Ref(erences)", "Tips" and "Warnings"
+ It is not purely a technical guide, it offers many specific tips and instructions on how to achieve outstanding,results; and why it is advantageous to use them.
+ Photoshop is an evolutionary product. Like most software that has gone through numerous versions, there are retained and redundant methods of achieving a result. The Bible does a great job of explaining, for example, how a "Curves" adjustment can be used to do the same thing (and more) than a "Contrast" modification. If what I have just written makes no sense to you, you should look elsewhere than the Bible for instruction.
+ It explains technical terms and concepts clearly and succinctly.
WARNING: This is not a book for those who like to follow a recipe of steps to success. I find that my mind cannot retain the sequence, and I am far better off understanding the concepts. The Bible does this perfectly. Nor is this a guide for beginners. I started on Photoshop CS2, skipped CS3, and have a good working knowledge of Photoshop fundamentals and do not need to be lead through procedures. Essentially, the Bible is a reference resource rather than a "how to". I've yet to find anything I wanted to know or do that is not in the book. Used as intended, it a tremendous addition to a photographers arsenal.
Summary of Photoshop CS4 Bible (CourseSmart)
The ultimate comprehensive reference to Adobe now updated and revised to cover the CS4 release!- As the industry-standard image-editing software for print and digital media, Photoshop has a phenomenally broad reach and, if you?re a user, then you?re anxious to get started with CS4!
- This authoritative guide to Photoshop CS4 shows you how to retouch, color correct, manipulate, and combine images
- Sheds light on optimal ways to create cutting-edge special effects for digital or film-based images, and then use them on the Web or in print
- More than 1,200 pages are packed with advice that demystifies even the most complex Photoshop tasks
- Covers everything from image-editing basics to techniques for working with camera raw images
- Also discusses the file browser, histogram palette, lens blur, customizable keyboard shortcuts, and more
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
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