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Learn to
Edit and Manipulate Images Like a Pro
O'Reilly
Releases "Adobe Photoshop CS
One-on-One"
Sebastopol,
CA--"I suppose it's possible that on
some planet, there are
those who
believe that the perfect photograph is one
that needs no
editing,"
muses Deke McClelland, author of
"Adobe Photoshop CS One-on-One"
(Deke
Press/O'Reilly, US $39.95). "On
this far-flung world, programs like
Photoshop
are tools of last resort. The very act of
opening a photograph
in an image
editor is a tacit declaration that the
photo is a failure. Every
command,
tool, or option applied is regarded as a
mark of flimflam or forgery."
Not so here
on Earth. As McClelland explains, image
manipulation has
always been
part and parcel of the photographic
process. Long before
computers
were available, photographers would frame
their shots, and then
back up a
step or two in order to have more options
when it came time to
crop.
These days, of course, the image-editing
tool of choice is Photoshop CS,
which
McClelland describes as "a vast and
complicated program with scores of
redundant
functions and even a few misleading
commands." But McClelland
also offers
plenty of reasons why Photoshop is well
worth the effort to learn,
and
encourages those who are willing to embark
on the journey of Photoshop
knowledge to
take heart: mastery will be theirs.
"Adobe
Photoshop CS One-on-One" is designed
to make the enormous task of
mastering
Photoshop pleasant, manageable, and
rewarding. It's the first
in a series
of highly visual, full-color titles that
combine step-by-step
lessons with
two hours of video instruction. The book
contains twelve
lessons,
each made up of three to six exercises,
illustrated with more
than 600
photos, diagrams, and screen shots. Each
book-based lesson comes
with a
corresponding video lesson, included on a
companion CD. The
exercises
are project-based, culminating in
real-world projects that
readers can
show off when they've finished.
The book
also contains "Extra Credit"
sections that show readers how to
tap into
Photoshop's powerful--and sometimes
arcane--features to give
their
projects a professional polish. Multiple
choice quizzes follow each
lesson,
providing a great teaching tool for
educators and a way for new
users to
test their knowledge.
As the name
"One-on-One" implies, McClelland
walks readers through
Photoshop as
if he were teaching them in a classroom,
except that each
reader
receives the instructor's personal
attention. It's just the reader
and Deke.
An Adobe Certified Expert, McClelland is a
member of the
PhotoshopWorld
Instructor Dream Team. In 2002, he
was inducted into the
National
Association of Photoshop Professionals'
Photoshop Hall of Fame.
Peppered
with "Pearls of Wisdom" gleaned
from McClelland's years of
experience,
"Photoshop CS One-on-One" is
accessible to complete beginners
while still
offering tips and secrets that even the
most experienced
Photoshop
users won't know. Readers are sure
to find that the combination
of
step-by-step lessons and video
introduction provide the best learning
experience
of any Photoshop resource on the market.
Praise for
"Photoshop CS One-on-One":
"As a
Photoshop author, I hate picking up a book
and learning things I
didn't
already know. But Deke's done it to me
again! If you want to learn
Photoshop
from the ground up, look no further."
--Scott
Kelby, President, National Association of
Photoshop Professionals
"...the
equivalent of a twelve-week intensive
course on digital imaging.
Every step
of the way, you'll say, 'Now I get
it!'"
--Bert
Monroy, Illustrator and Author of
"Commercial Photoshop with Bert
Monroy"
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