I am not a Photoshop Guru, and yes, I agree with the other reviewer that if you own the manual that came with Photoshop you won't learn anything new here - BUT, I like the pretty pictures & the simplicity of the explanations is far easier than reading the manual! I don't use Photoshop on a daily basis so the techniques are not burnt into my memory, but I use it regularly enough that this book provides CONSTANT reference for me. In my mind I know what I want to achieve, I flick through the book ,... more info
Beginner's Photoshop:
This unpresuming book certainly won't blow you away with its' writing style. And in the unfortunate tradition of Photoshop books everywhere, it covers the same ground that many other books do (please! No more chapters on color correction!). Still, I find that I reach for this book first when I'm trying to remember how to do something like extract an object. Let's face it, unlike the Kelby and Ames books, this one is really targeted for your friend with the point and shoot who wants to take their... more info
Worth the dough.:
I consider digital photography having 3 key components. The first is finding great scenes to photograph. Secondly is actually composing and exposing the photograph correctly. Lastly is digitally re-mastering the image to allow it to reveal all that the image is capable of. This book has answered all my PhotoShop questions regarding that third component and allowed me to exponentially raise the bar on my level of work and create professional quality results in minimal time. The book is very well instructed... more info
Reveals All:
This book contains all the technical information you require to manipulate your photographs in any way you desire. Obviously you need a computer and a photographic manipulation software tool, such as Photoshop or something similar. If reviewers have panned this book in the past I cannot understand where they are coming from. The book contains easy to follow exercises that help you to create the effect you are looking for and encourages you to use your own initiative to take things that step further. Anyone... more info
