Now that support for digital RAW capture is built into so many cameras and both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, more photographers are using RAW to seize creative control of their digital images. If you?re ready to explore RAW capture, or if you?ve tried it and bumped into obstacles, this book will show you how to optimize RAW files to achieve optimal results.
The first introductory book on using Adobe Camera Raw, RAW 101 covers all practical aspects of RAW in Photoshop Elements 3 and Photoshop CS2. Just follow the heavily illustrated, step-by-step examples and you?ll quickly figure out how to attain the greatest accuracy from your RAW files, whether it?s correcting shadow and highlight detail, fixing white balance, or eliminating noise. Once you see the startling results, you?ll no longer want to rely on your camera to make critical decisions for you.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 A - Z : Tools and features illustrated ready reference
by Philip Andrews

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0240519892
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780240519890
Publisher: Focal Press
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2005-06-03


Offering the perfect combination of power and simplicity Philip Andrews', international photography teacher, author and Photoshop Elements guru has produced a superb easy-to-navigate A to Z compilation of all the tools and features offered in the latest version of Adobe's best-selling amateur image-editing software package, Photoshop Elements 3.0.If you are a digital camera enthusiast jumping into post-production enhancement and manipulation looking for quick answers, as and when they arrive then this fantastic reference is for you! With a visual approach, packed with superb color images, concentrating solely on what you need to know about specific features and directing you to related topics you can achieve a quick but thorough grasp of the functions of this photo-editing package and take advantage of its vast capabilities. Supporting website: www.elementsa-z.com, provides lots of additional material, including example images and video tutorials to allow you to put what you have learnt into practice. * Discover and master the vast tools and features in Photoshop Elements 3.0 with this comprehensive, beautifully full color illustrated, easy-to-use guide * Save valuable time when trying to understand a function or tool-simply dip in and find the listing in this stunning A-Z format * Learn tool and feature tips and best practice from a professional photographer and Elements guru!

Photoshop CS QuickSteps
by Carole Matthews

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0072232315
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780072232318
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2004-03-02


Brace youself, because here comes QuickSteps: The fast, easy, accessible information on Photoshop X in a full-color cookbook-style format. Provides answers to all of your How-do-I questions in a concise and meaningful way. Lengthwise page layout allows for easy page viewing. Useful tips and cautions are displayed in the margins so that they don’t break the flow of the quick steps themselves.

 

 

Attention Right-Brainers!
You're an artistic visionary, right? In your head you imagine clever image fixes, fanciful photo manipulations, and artworks of startling genius. But when it comes to bringing these visions to life on your computer -- well, that's the hard part. If this sounds familiar, then Photoshop wiz Al Ward's innovative and personal guide to the art of photo manipulation might just be the key to making your dreams come true.
Photoshop for Right-Brainers doesn't hamstring you with follow-the-leader, cookie-cutter techniques. Instead, the book explores the artistic creation process, demonstrating how Photoshop can open pathways for originality and keep you from getting stuck creatively. You'll start off doing real-world Photoshop work to get a firm grounding in the essential tools and techniques. Then you'll work through complex projects, honing your skills and learning how to translate even your wildest visions into reality. By the end you'll be able to generate mind-blowing photographic art of your own.
Inside you'll learn how to:
* Expertly blend multiple photographs into composites that are incredibly real
* Add sharpness and detail to any image
* Retouch a portrait like a pro: soften wrinkles, erase blemishes, whiten teeth, and more
* Create mind-boggling mirror effects
* Control reflections and highlights as you manipulate reflective surfaces like chrome and glass
* Turn any photograph into a line drawing or an oil painting
* Map patterns onto contoured surfaces for greater realism
* Subtly adjust colors to make them more vivid -- or replace them completely
* Prepare your artwork for display online or in printed contact sheets and picture packages
* And much more!

 

If you're ready to go from blindly following step-by-step instructions to "Aha, I finally GET Photoshop!" this is the place to start. In these pages, world renowned Photoshop instructor and best-selling author Ben Willmore writes in his signature style–intuitive, crystal clear, and in-depth–helping you gain the deep understanding needed to master Photoshop's most essential features. Complex concepts like Curves and Channels are broken down into easy to digest metaphors and descriptions, and features new to Photoshop CS2–such as Bridge, Smart Objects, the revamped Layers Palette and Camera Raw dialog box, as well as the awesome new Warping and Vanishing Point features–are all covered in the depth they deserve, making it possible to quickly adapt them into your daily workflow. Whether you’re a photographer, designer, production artist or hobbyist, the knowledge you gain in this book can dramatically change the way you think about Photoshop.

ISBN: 0321321898, Author: Ben Willmore, Publisher: Adobe Press, Pages: 592, Publication Date: 2005-08-27