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Summary: No Fluff... Pure Stuff
Review: As a digital photographer I am always looking for ways to improve my photos after I get them out of the camera. As a rule I have been disappointed with many of the current batch of Photoshop titles. I don't have time to filter through pages of [weak] puns or endless tutorials that either have no real point or make something that useless (one book showed how to make a red rose into a blue one - when was the last time you wanted to do that?). With that prejudice in mind, I skimmed through PS 7 Artistry, then sat down and read it and now I am using it like a cookbook when I work. It is sitting next to my computer and has become part of my library of essential Photoshop books (all 4 of them). I also love the fact the book is all in color (really great color too)on good paper so I can see and not just read what they are explaining. If you work with photographs using Photoshop 7 and you don't have this book, stop what you are doing, buy the book and (here is the secret) sit down and read it. Your creative juices will start flowing and your photo editing will be noticably improved.
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Summary: Why Photographers will Love "Photoshop 7 Artistry"
Review: As a photographer, I've been looking for THE book about Photoshop for several years now. I've purchased and read several (some with CD tutorials) and this is what I've been waiting for. I learned photography in the darkroom, using Ansel Adam's zone system so I was thrilled to find a book that finally explained how my "old school" background translates into the new technology. I'm currently working through the tutorials and am extremely pleased with what I'm learning. The other day, I was talking with a friend who started using Photoshop long before I made the conversion. I'd always considered him to be my PS guru. I mentioned some tricks I'd picked up while doing the tutorials and realized I now knew more than he did about many aspects of the program. Steve Sweitzer
Past President of the National Press Photographers Association.
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Summary: Excellent manual...!!
Review: Excellent book on Photoshop. There are many books out there which spend to much time going over the obvious but this book differs from that in its approach. If you are a beginner I probably wouldnt recommend this book, but if you have some experience with Photoshoop you will find this book an excellent way to extend yourself. Easy to read and well layed out. The book has a quality feel and is full of useful information...Highly recommended...
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Summary: Best photoshop book for Photographers
Review: Great book. Covers the basics of color management, as well as the key actions I needed to learn on Photoshop. It was as if the book was written just for me. But I guess most people entering digital photography need to learn the same things. It is an excellent book and a must have for anyone working with photographs, and Photoshop. Trying to find a negative point (and it is hard to find), I would say only this: the book covers Photoshop 6 and 7, and using Photoshop with machintosh and windows. Being a windows user I keep getting confused as to what the option key is? So I have to keep looking it up -- I am going to have to make a cheat sheet. This makes it harder to read sometimes. I wish there were two versions of the book: one for mac users and one for windows users.
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Summary: Photoshop Blockbuster
Review: I have been reading Photoshop Artisty since the first edition.
Now I ahve just received the latest printing for PS7.
This book shoudl be adopted as the standard text book for learning and teaching PS. I have been involed in Photography for over 35 yearsand have been involved in all aspects of the industry including labs and professional studios. I now offer consultancy services to the industy in Australia. Photoshop Artisty is manndatory for my system calibation clients. The Zone system outline conforms to all the analoge imaing rules and is a brilliant conscept! All PS users will benefit from using PS Artisty, Rod Pforr Director , Kosmos imaging. Queensland Australia. ...
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Summary: Best of the Bunch
Review: I own several How-To-Photoshop books and like this one best.
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Summary: A different slice on deep topic
Review: I was already a fan of Haynes and Crumpler's previous work and Photoshop 7 Artistry does it again. It's hard to cram 39 chapters into 466 pages - and make it interesting, useful and inspiring, but they did it. Lots of books will tell you what the original manual should have. This one goes step by step in exercises that help you grasp the concept and apply it to an image for practice. The basics for new comers are all there (set up, preferences, color calibration, layers and actions.... plus much more) and they are followed by exercises. Advanced Color Correction, Restoration Techniques, Compositing Multiple Images and Layer Masks, Filters, Effects, The Web and Multimedia..... are all given time in this colorful book.
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Summary: If you are buying one book to learn Photoshop ...
Review: If you are buying one book to learn Photoshop 7 (or version 6), this is probably your best bet. Learning Photoshop is similar to learning Economics -- you must learn a number of different topics and bring all of that knowledge together in your mind to understand the subject. This is a great book to help you bring together the essential topics and it covers a wide range of interesting and useful areas. Here are the main reasons this is the best book I have seen on learning Photoshop: -Conceptually, the authors have clearly thought through what is essential about learning Photoshop and have indicated which chapters focus on the essential material. -The authors have substantial experience teaching and writing about Photoshop and this experience comes through in the clarity of the writing and examples -The book is big (just over 450 pages), it is full color and every page is densely packed with valuable information that is easy to read, understand and absorb. Most other books on Photoshop are either filled with fluff, filled with white space or short. -The examples are well designed and available on the included CD ROM -This book is useful to the photographer, too. There is even a chapter on digital photography and the Zone System. -I have found the index useful and the book has helped me quickly resolve questions that I could not answer with other books. The table of contents is available here on amazon.com (go to "look inside this book!" and select the introductory pages) and will give you a pretty good idea of the scope of this book. The material available will also help you get a feel for the authors' writing style. If you find this book intimidating, I suggest you look at books by Scott Kelby such as "Photoshop X Photo-Retouching Secrets." Kelby is easy to read, gives good instructions, is easy to understand and really knows what he is talking about (you would be surprised how many Photoshop authors give bad advice which causes degradation of files, for example. Kelby understands the product deeply enough to avoid doing this and to give you good, simple ways to deal with images). My two complaints about Kelby may be his best charms for some readers. First, his books have a lot less content than they might, but the extra white space may make the books more approachable for some readers. Second, he injects a bit too much humor into some of his books. But, as I said, many users may value these "features." Other books on Photoshop worth considering: "Real World Adobe Photoshop X" by David Blatner and Bruce Fraser
"The Photoshop X Wow! Book" by Linnea Dayton and Jack Davis
"Adobe Photoshop Master Class" by John Paul Caponigro
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Summary: Seemed like a good book but...
Review: It's true. The book is packed with detailed information. But it's mostly the information that I do not care to know or already know. I guess I shouldn't have bought this book because I primarily wanted to know about color correction. So I read about color correction from this book, and I was surprised yet disappointed when not much info on how to write Curves were included. The methods of using Level to correct a picture are rather simple and for beginners only. The before and after pictures are not that big of a difference compared to other books I read.
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Summary: A must have!
Review: New Riders does it again with Photoshop 7 Artistry. The Authors Barry Haynes, Wendy Crumpler and Sean Duggan have comprised a comprehensive list of Photoshop lessons which provide the user with the know how to master almost any digital project. This book is a treasure trove of practical information, tips, tools and techniques sure to kick your Photoshop skills up a notch... or even two! The book begins with a comprehensive in depth overview of Photoshop with chapters such as, Navigation, System set-up and Preferences, Picking and using Color, File Formats and Image Compression right down to Color Calibration and Management. They are thorough and skillfully written, so much so that the novice can understand them. Throughout the book you'll be guided through practical examples of how to create the highest quality digital image by the use of color correction, layers, photo restoration, filters, paint and composition, all aided by an accompanying CD. Section two is reason enough to pick this book up, if not only for the photographic, color, printer, scanner and monitor calibration lessons alone. The Photoshop expert will not only find this an unsurpassable resource but a guide as well to creating that perfect digital image. Above all, this is a must have book for any Photoshop artist... budding or not.
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