Photoshop CS for Photography: The Art of Pixel Processing

by Tom Ang

In this essential guide, photographer Tom Ang shows how anyone can harness the creative potential of the latest photo-enhancing software to create superb images using nothing more than basic computer equipment and an inkjet printer. Photoshop CS for Photography helps readers avoid the distractions of special-effects filters and weird distortions. Instead, expert guidance and proven solutions help photographers discover the best film for scanning, why it's best to avoid using brightness and contrast controls, what four-color black and white means, how to adjust an image for optimum tones, and more. Dozens of screen shots and crystal-clear explanations make this revised edition of a classic book a must for every photographer.



• Step-by-step instructions for creating and improving pictures with pixel processing, using Photoshop CS or any similar software


• Easy to understand and to use, from basics through more advanced techniques


• Dozens of screenshots and clear examples


• Replaces the classic Photoshop for Photography, 0-8174-5373-3

Genres: Photography

128 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2003

About the author

Photographer, author, traveler and academic. An early pioneer in digital photography, I have written over 30 books on photography as well as on video. This work was recognised by the award of the HIPA Content Producer Award in 2019. I also won the Thomas Cook award for best Illustrated Travel Book for my coverage of the Marco Polo Expedition.

I was senior lecturer in photographic practice at the University of Westminster for over 12 years (1991–2004) and created the MA Photographic Journalism course. For over 10 years I photographed in Central Asia, traveling in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. I led a Know How Fund project that helped equip a radio studio for radio students and which reformed the journalism curriculum for the Kyrgyz Russian Slavonic University in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

I have written over thirty books on photography and video including Digital Photography Masterclass (now 3rd edition), Fundamentals of Photography,Tao of Photography, Digital Photographer’s Handbook (now 7th edition), Picture Editing (2nd edition), Eyewitness Companion: Photography, and Digital Video Handbook, How to Photograph Absolutely Everything.

I presented the BBC series ‘A Digital Picture of Britain’, first transmitted in 2005 on BBC4. A second series, entitled 'Britain in Pictures' was transmitted in 2007. I also presented an 8-part TV series for CNA (Channel News Asia) in Singapore which was broadcast in August 2009. This took a Bronze at the New York Film and TV Festival the following year.

I have served on juries of Hamdan International Photography Award, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, World Photography Award, Czech Press Photo.

I am a Sony NZ Digital Imaging Ambassador.

Reviews

[Ade Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is as lucid and valuable guide to the background essential information regarding pixellation (e.g. file formats) and the exact simple steps to achieve maximal performance in manipulation and printing as one could ever wish for.