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Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC |  | Author: Martin Evening
Publisher: Focal Press
Category: Book
List Price: $49.95
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Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 17645
Media: Paperback
Edition: Pap/Dvdr
Pages: 704
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.9
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.5 x 1.8
ISBN: 0240521250
Dewey Decimal Number: 006
EAN: 9780240521251
ASIN: 0240521250
Publication Date: December 15, 2008
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Product Description
Martin Evening's Adobe Photoshop for Photographers titles have become classic reference sources for photographers at all skill levels. Whether you are an accomplished user or just starting out, the Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers book contains a wealth of practical advice, hints and tips to help you achieve professional-looking results.
Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers begins with 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 and then it dives straight into the essentials of Camera Raw image editing. The Sharpening chapter shows how to use the Camera Raw controls to obtain optimum capture sharpening and noise reduction and the Essentials chapter outlines how to work with all the basic image adjustment tools that are in the program, some of which have been there since the very beginning.
Practical workshops show you how to master the essential techniques, such as color correction, retouching techniques, toning a black and white image, creating composite images and so on. Each technique is described in step-by-step detail, showing exactly which command to use, whether you are working with a Mac or PC computer.
The accompanying DVD contains a Photoshop for Photographers Help Guide. This is supplied in a web browser format that you can either run from the DVD or copy to your computer hard disk for off-line viewing. The Help Guide contains a complete guide to all the tools and panels in Photoshop as well as other items in the program. It is like having an off-line manual with which to learn more about what each Photoshop tool and palette does. The guide also provides 120 minutes of movie tutorials on Photoshop CS4. If you are just beginning to work with digital images or are looking for new ideas, the best techniques and ways to improve the quality of your work, this is the book for you!
* Learn Photoshop the Martin Evening way! Get up to speed fast with the essential information you need to create superb images in Photoshop CS4.
* Accompnying DVD includes the images you need to follow along as you read, with QuickTime movie tutorials for hands-on learning
* Contains over 750 professional, color images
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 For advanced PS users July 22, 2010
Kai U. Zilger (San Jose)
If you are new to Photoshop, be aware that this book is not for beginners. It does not give you step-by-step directions on how to use certain functions. The video tutorial is very helpful to close some of these gaps. I consider myself a rookie and I had to pull some guidance from the web. Nevertheless I do not regret to have purchased this book since one will get very quickly familiar with the basic functionality of PS and then the books becomes a valuable source for trying out more advanced features.
 rip off cost June 23, 2010
Uwe H. B. Jansch (RSA)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Hi, I think it is a total rip off to give less than one US Dollar discount for the electronic version, considering the saving of production cost.
Now that is exciting the publishing industry. Profits from dummies.
Regards
Uwe
 An accompanying DVD offers two hours of video tutorials and images from the book to work with alongside text June 18, 2010
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers is a fine reference offering an extensive revision of photographer Martin Evening's celebrated Photoshop 'bible'. It's been fully updated for CS4 and is packed with tutorials, illustrations and screen shots, tips on how to use a digital camera and how to get a handle on CS4's new features. An accompanying DVD offers two hours of video tutorials and images from the book to work with alongside text, making this an especially important acquisition for classroom or supplemental textbook study.
 Packaging OK; Packing NOT June 14, 2010
benchmark (So. Cal.)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Book arrived today. About the first 20 pages from the inside front cover were severely bent over (dog-ear) and creased. The plastic heat shrink wrapping around the book and cardboard stiffener just reinforced the dog-ear pages and creases during packaging. I bought the book for personal use but the PACKING condition would have been reviewed as UNSATISFACTORY if I bought this book as a gift. Packaging protection and size were satisfactory but the PACKING of the book itself was not. I gave a three stars because the book itself is very useful and a great Photoshop CS4 reference.
 Book's condition May 17, 2010
Stanley Yong (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
For every books that I purchased from Amazon, dented marks can be visible on at least one corner (if not two or more) of the book. Books that are shipped from Amazon do not provide sufficient padding to secure the book, leaving free space for it to move around during the delivery.
As for this book, the dented corners are more significant because of it's weight. Unfortunately, I cannot provide you any photos of the dent since it is already being wrapped. I take care of my books seriously and all of them are wrapped on received or purchased. To be honest, the reason for me to purchase from Amazon is merely because it is cheaper than those selling in major bookstores in Malaysia.
My confidence level on the way Amazon ship their good is very low. Therefore, I don't expect to receive a perfect condition of the books on arrival. And true enough, the book that I recently received has dented marks on it. If I were to purchase a Canon lens for my DSLR from Amazon, I am worried that I would have received a cracked or non-functional lens.
For price wise, I find the books/items that Amazon sell is much cheaper than similar books/items found in Malaysia. But, the way Amazon handle the goods is so bad that I will not even think of buying a more fragile or expensive items from Amazon. I am sure those items will not survived the journey!
2 stars was given for this item review:
1) Cheap
2) Books arrived on expected condition (I am expecting it to be dented)
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