Adobe Photoshop 7.0: Studio Techniques

by Ben Willmore

Ready to learn not just the "how," but the "why" behind Photoshop's mostpowerful features? Photoshop guru Ben Willmore believes the only way tomaster Photoshop is to go beyond simply memorizing steps, and gain anunder-the-hood understanding of the program. He does the job masterfully in Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Studio Techniques , a well-known favorite that delivers the essential information you need in a fun, well-written, easy-to-read style. Rather than detail every mind-numbing feature of Photoshop, Willmore's compact book cuts through the fat to focus on the concepts, features, and techniques that will truly make a difference in how you use Photoshop 7 every day. If you've ever wanted to understand complex concepts like curves and channels, or learn the logic behind Photoshop's keyboard commands, look no further. Fully updated to cover the new features of Photoshop 7, Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Studio Techniques starts with the working foundations of Photoshop--thebasic tools, palettes, layers, and masks--and quickly moves on to real-worldproduction techniques, such as how to sharpen scans, correct and optimizeimages, and use color curves to your advantage. By the time you finish thebook, you'll have explored the creative aspects of Photoshop, such as how toblend or enhance images, master colorizing techniques, and create advancedtype effects. Included is an entirely new chapter on color management thatgives you practical instruction on implementing a color-managed workflowfrom monitor to press. A section on Web graphics rounds out the book, withchapters on image slicing and rollovers, creating effects for interfacedesign, animating effects, and optimizing images for Web. If you want to getbeyond conventional step-by-step instruction and become "Photoshopenlightened," this is the book for you.

Genres: Art Design, Photography

600 pages, Paperback

First published June 21, 2002

About the author

Ben Willmore is an American photographer, author and founder of Digital Mastery, a training and consulting firm that specializes in photography and Photoshop. He is best known for his digital imaging expertise and for writing the book Photoshop Studio Techniques.

Reviews

[Sml BioBot · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was already an experienced Photoshop user when I picked up this book quite a while back. The book world is filled with tips + tricks books but there really aren't many out there which talks about the fundamentally important topics: the technical stuff on color, curves and levels.

Ben has an uncanny way of explaining expert-level knowledge into everyday languages and is one of the best technical writers I have come across.

This full-color book is well illustrated and very well designed overall. I have used Photoshop for almost 15 years now and this remains the #1 book that I recommend to anyone who wishes to learn about Photoshop.

[See-ming Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was already an experienced Photoshop user when I picked up this book quite a while back. The book world is filled with tips + tricks books but there really aren't many out there which talks about the fundamentally important topics: the technical stuff on color, curves and levels.

Ben has an uncanny way of explaining expert-level knowledge into everyday languages and is one of the best technical writers I have come across.

This full-color book is well illustrated and very well designed overall. I have used Photoshop for almost 15 years now and this remains the #1 book that I recommend to anyone who wishes to learn about Photoshop.