Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC: A Professional Image ... Use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC
Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC: A Professional Image ... Use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC by Martin Evening
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Number of Pages:
- 704
- ISBN:
- 0240521250
- Product Group:
- book
- Publisher:
- Focal Press
- Publication Date:
- Dec. 15, 2008
- BooksForGeeks.com ID:
- 727
Offers an overview of the Photoshop interface and the fundamentals of how to use Photoshop, followed by how to configure and optimize your computer's performance to run the program. This title explains the essentials of Camera Raw image editing, and shows how to use the Camera Raw controls to obtain optimum capture sharpening and noise reduction.
Reviews for Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC: A Professional Image ... Use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC
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Very technical, not fun if u just want to learn some quick PS tricks
Rated out of 5 stars, April 12th, 2010
It very well explains all the functions Photoshop offers. A bit too technical for my taste. If you're a beginner and want to learn some quick tricks to fix your photos, this is not good. -
Great Stuff
Rated out of 5 stars, April 12th, 2010
I have purchased other Martin Evenings Photoshop manuals in the past and this one is as good as all the others I have had before. I am a professional photographer and I am sure that enthusiasts will love it too. I find that navigating for any topics you might need is easy and straightforward. I can really recommend it! -
Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers
Rated out of 5 stars, March 12th, 2010
Martin Evening really knows about Adobe and Photoshop and it is worth investing in his book. The downside is its immense size - while it is interesting and answers most of one's queries it is not a comfortable read. I was experienced in earlier versions of Photoshop but had not had a manual for CS3 and really felt I needed help to extract the maximum from what is a considerable investment in CS4.
If you want to read about a whole subject, or a whole area of editing then it is clear enough but if you want to look up a particular technique then the book is set out to be of maximum assistance in minimum time. A lot of planning has gone into the layout of the book, and there is a system of drawing attention to clever tips so that when one is looking up a tricky point one will often learn a useful tip in addition. Maybe it is only a keystroke - but it can be valuable.
If I may add a tip of my own it is to take one step at a time. You need to read it or watch the relevant part of the video, practice it and memorise it. Only then try something else!
Good luck with Photoshop and the book. -
Superb book but very poor manufacture
Rated out of 5 stars, March 12nd, 2010
I have the CS, CS3 and now this version of Martin's book. They really are the best Photoshop books I have seen. However, I had a problem with the first copy of this CS4 version in that the spine wasn't glued properly and fell apart in the middle. I ordered a replacement and that one did exactly the same and at the same page, 326. It would seem that the manufacturing quality is not up to the size of the book, it is a very thick heavy book. The spine needs to be more substantial. -
Photoshop explained this is it!
Rated out of 5 stars, December 12th, 2009
Such a good book informative easy to understand, I took a guess when when i ordered it I have quiet a lot of experience with previous Photoshop programmes , but Martins book has taught me so much already and thats just on Raw... if you want a book as a reference or just to dip in and out of this is the one brilliant value