This book focuses on Adobe's version 7 release of Photoshop. It'll tell you what's new, what's changed, why these things are important, and how you can use them effectively. It'll help you get quickly up-to-speed with the new release and maximize your workflow. Photoshop 7 is not quite the huge step forward of some previous releases, but it undoubtedly has many significant improvements that'll improve your output and aid productivity, together with Mac OS X compatibility. There's no need to buy large manuals; this book will teach all you need to know about Photoshop 7. To start, we'll take you on a tour of all the new tools and features—we assume you're familiar with the basics of Photoshop. Then, we'll have a more detailed look at the new additions, giving you practical examples to work through. We'll explore the implications of these new features: How will they affect the way you work? What new horizons are opened up? By the end of this book, you will be fully familiar with all the fundamentals of Photoshop 7, and ready to start exploring the new creative avenues it has opened up. It's the fastest way to start getting the most out of Adobe's brilliant image manipulation tool—Photoshop—which still stands head and shoulders above the rest! And there's more! We've also included information about upgrading from earlier versions.

Photoshop 7 Upgrade Essentials

Computers & Technology

Vicki Loader

Barry Huggins

Programming

friends of ED

This book will show you how to combine the power of Photoshop 7 and Illustrator 10 to take your creative and production skills to new heights. Find out the best way to use them in tandem, with a seamless workflow, for stunning results in your print and web output. The book looks at how the programs work together to help you create great graphics with practical demonstrations of projects you are likely to encounter in your work. 
You'll learn advanced techniques for working with layer blending modes, the latest tools and new file formats such as SVG, along with color management, animation, printing, web-publishing, and integration with other programs. This book is not for Photoshop and Illustator novices - it's called 'Advanced' because it aims to take your basic skills to the next level and teach you how to create the finest graphics you find in the world around you. 
The book looks at how the programs can serve each other and you: Adobe has worked hard to make these two applications function more efficiently together - this book will help you to reap the rewards of their labor.

Photoshop 7 & Illustrator 10: Create Great Advanced Graphics

Dave Cross

Ian Tindale

Computer Science

With the introduction of affordable and easy-to use digital cameras, people are takingphotographs like never before. While the digital medium greatly simplifies thephotographic process, it also offers photographers unprecedented opportunities tomanipulate their images on their personal computers.Photoshop Retouching Cookbook for Digital Photographers tells you everything you need to know to use Adobe Photoshop CS2 to adjust, correct, retouch, and manipulate your photographs-without making you first learn everything there is to know about the application. These straightforward,  easy-to-follow recipes give you specific directions so you can quickly and easily:Fix exposure, focus, and color problemsAdd special effects like motion blurs, lens effects, and surface texturesImprove portraits by removing red eye, wrinkles, and blemishesAdd and remove objects from photos seamlesslyUse lighting effects to create more dramatic imagesRestore faded and damaged photosGive new shots a vintage, old-fashioned lookCreate posterized and hand-tinted imagesAssemble and fine-tune composite photosCorrect perspectivesThe book tackles each real-life project in full color, with a hands-on approach. The fully illustrated recipes produce reliable and immediate results, and include "at a glance" panels and tip boxes that cover key techniques in detail. Barry Huggins, the author of Photoshop Retouching Cookbook for Digital Photographers, has created the only recipe-format manual on photographic retouching targeted specifically to digital photographers.  Founder of a highly successful multimedia training and consulting company, Huggins is uniquely qualified to deliver step-by-step instruction in digital retouching methodology, with easy-to-follow recipes that address specific problems and teach "best practices" techniques.  This is his fifth book on digital imaging and graphics software.

Photoshop Retouching Cookbook for Digital Photographers: 113 Easy-to-follow Recipes to Adjust and Correct Your Photos (Ilex Digital Studio)

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

ILEX

Photoshop Elements Drop Dead Lighting Techniques: A Step-by-step Guide to Enhancing Your Digital Photographs with Brilliant Lighting Effects (Drop Dead)

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