Photoshop Masking & Compositing

by Katrin Eismann

Describes the process of making and compositing using Adobe Photoshop.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, Design, Art, Reference, Computers

544 pages, Paperback

First published October 18, 2004

About the author

Katrin is 1/3 artist, 1/3 author, and 1/3 educator. She received her BFA degree in Photographic Illustration from the Rochester Institute of Technology and her MFA degree in Design from the School of Visual Arts. She has co-authored: Web Design Studio Secrets, Adobe Photoshop Studio Secrets, Real World Digital Photography, and authored Photoshop Restoration and Retouching and Photoshop Masking & Compositing.

Her clients include Apple Computer, Adobe Systems, Eastman Kodak, Nikon USA, Fuji Film, and the US Navy. She spends a great deal of time in airports waiting for flights to domestic and international destinations where she teaches and presents on a wide variety of digital imaging topics.

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Reviews

[Kintage · Rating 5 out of 5]

I decided to teach myself a little bit about photography. I ended up less interested in Photography and more interested in photo manipulation. This book by Katrin Eismann is one of my many unexpected purchases related to that.

At the time I bought this, I had little experience with Photoshop or Masking. I was starting a new hobby. This book was easy to follow with lots of nice glossy, color pictures. It's jam packed with tons of information and even has downloadable projects to work on. I've done quite a few creative projects of my own using what I've learned.

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

read it - now it's my reference for all things 'selection' in photoshop

[D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Masking and compositing is something that I still struggle with now in 2017. Back then we didn't have the tools that we have today, so I got this book to help and it was a lifesaver! I bought it in 2006 with the book on Restoration and Retouching.

[Ken · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been using Photoshop since Version 2, and I have come to realize that one of the most important skills — perhaps the most important — is to be able to isolate a subject from its background. In other words, making selctions and masks. If you can do this, you can put a stormy sky behind a lighthouse or put a faculty member against a dramatic, high-tech background instead of his blackboard. If you consider that many subjects have irregular outlines which often include wisps of hair, this can be a very difficult, time-consuming task indeed.

This book is devoted totally to the art of making Photoshop masks and selections. Virtually every page had some technique or trick which was useful to me, a good percentage of which were new to me. This is a valuable book which has made my masks and selections faster and more accurate.

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helped me brush up on the old Photoshop this year.

[Joe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Would like to see an update for CS4 (book is written for CS). The selection and masking instruction in this book is still a really useful though.

[Mylksnake Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eismann is a wonderful instructor. I'll be getting more of her books.

[Annukka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Learned many new techniques especially on masking. Like Eismanns very clear and easy to understand way of explaining things.

[Serge Pierro · Rating 3 out of 5]

For those interested in Masking and Compositing in Photoshop, this is a good place to start. Eismann offers detailed and solid instruction on the techniques to make seamless compositions.

[Joe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simply the standard for Masking and Compositing. I hope Katrin has the time to add future editions as Photoshop evolves

[Hector Morales · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good for web and graphic design