Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC

by Martin Evening

Martin Evening s Adobe Photoshop for Photographers titles have become classic reference sources for photographers at all skill levels. Whether you are an accomplished user or just starting out, the Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers book contains a wealth of practical advice, hints and tips to help you achieve professional-looking results.
Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers begins with an overview of the Photoshop interface and the fundamentals of how to use Photoshop, followed by how to configure and optimize your computer's performance to run the program and then it dives straight into the essentials of Camera Raw image editing. The Sharpening chapter shows how to use the Camera Raw controls to obtain optimum capture sharpening and noise reduction and the Essentials chapter outlines how to work with all the basic image adjustment tools that are in the program, some of which have been there since the very beginning.
Practical workshops show you how to master the essential techniques, such as color correction, retouching techniques, toning a black and white image, creating composite images and so on. Each technique is described in step-by-step detail, showing exactly which command to use, whether you are working with a Mac or PC computer.
The accompanying DVD contains a Photoshop for Photographers Help Guide. This is supplied in a web browser format that you can either run from the DVD or copy to your computer hard disk for off-line viewing. The Help Guide contains a complete guide to all the tools and panels in Photoshop as well as other items in the program. It is like having an off-line manual with which to learn more about what each Photoshop tool and palette does. The guide also provides 120 minutes of movie tutorials on Photoshop CS4. If you are just beginning to work with digital images or are looking for new ideas, the best techniques and ways to improve the quality of your work, this is the book for you
* Learn Photoshop the Martin Evening way Get up to speed fast with the essential information you need to create superb images in Photoshop CS4.
* Accompnying DVD includes the images you need to follow along as you read, with QuickTime movie tutorials for hands-on learning
* Contains over 750 professional, color images

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction

704 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame in 2008, Martin Evening is an internationally renowned photographer. Working principally on studio-based beauty photography, Martin uses Photoshop to retouch or manipulate to some degree nearly every image he produces.

Reviews

[Abah]

Review nya ntar nyusul aja deh ya. Namanya juga baru mau baca. Tapi yang jelas Bali itu sebuah nama berkonotasi seni dan kebudayaan keseharian yang khas. Paduan warna warni apa aja. makanya terkenal keseantero dunia.

[Oktaria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow, membaca ini lagi setelah membacanya pertama kali sekitar enam-tujuh tahun lalu (di Goodreads sih aku daftarin di tahun 2016). Rasanya jelas berbeda. Dulu, ketika SMA, aku cenderung menganggap esai-esai Pak Gde seperti sesuatu yang "Wah iya banget!" "Hmm ya juga ya?". Namun, setelah tujuh belas tahun berlalu semenjak buku ini diterbitkan (dan tentu usianya lebih dari itu sebab ini adalah kumpulan tulisan Pak Gde yang diterbitkan di media massa), aku tentu jadi banyak bertanya, "Lho masa iya?" "Hmm kayaknya nggak gitu deh?". Yaiyalah, zaman berubah, manusia juga turut berkembang membentuk dan dibentuk oleh konteks yang melingkupinya.

Ada banyak inkonsistensi dari bagaimana Pak Gde memandang karakter manusia-manusia Bali. Kadang mereka ditampilkan sebagai kaum yang manutan, kadang pemarah, kadang tanggap pada kaum pendatang, kadang begitu benci pada orang luar Bali. Tetapi tidak apa-apa juga sih, dari sini bisa terlihat bahwa manusia, entah Bali atau dimanapun, adalah makhluk yang kompleks. Nggak bisa tuh, manusia cuma punya satu atribut atau karakter aja. Manusia Bali nggak selalu berarti paham seni dan tidak suka berfilsafat. Ada juga kok, mereka yang menggemari hal yang sebaliknya. Itu sebabnya selain inkonsisten, beberapa esai Pak Gde cenderung menggeneralisir, bahkan memberi stereotip untuk manusia Bali.

Di luar itu, harus kuakui aku senang membaca tulisan-tulisan ini. Seperti mendengarkan kisah masa lalu dari seorang paman yang memperhatikan Bali dengan jeli. Lebih-lebih lagi, tentu tulisan tentang Bali yang ditulis oleh orang Bali sendiri akan terasa berbeda.

Dulu Pak Gde meledekku ketika tahu aku ingin kuliah filsafat karena ingin terus menulis. "Ya, kita lihat saja nanti, selama dan setelah kuliah, apakah kamu bisa bertahan menulis atau hanya 'masturbasi' saja," ujarnya dengan tawa. Sejujurnya, perkenalanku dengan tulisan-tulisan kritisnyalah yang memantikku untuk terus belajar menggunakan segala indraku dengan jeli dan tajam. Tulisannya yang membuatku yakin bahwa manusia Bali juga bisa menuliskan kisah diri dan tanah kelahirannya.

Seusai corona pergi, semoga kita bisa bersua lagi ya, Pak Gde. Hingga waktu itu tiba, semoga aku bisa membuktikan bahwa ledekanmu itu tidak (sepenuhnya) benar.

[Austin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this to be a really comprehensive introduction on WHAT Photoshop can do and HOW to do it. The keyword is "comprehensive." It was well organized with lots of photographic examples. I'd love to see a much more advanced book by the same author to function as a companion to this one.

[Trish · Rating 2 out of 5]

Because I was told this is a really handy book. And it does have some excellent bits to it. But I've rather come to the conclusion that there's really too much information for non-professional like me.