Books and DVDs for Photoshop CS4
Adobe Photoshop CS4 One-on-One
By Deke McClelland
Published October 2008
Pages: 544
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O'Reilly Press
Deke McClelland's proven One-on-One learning system offers step-by-step tutorials, five hours of DVD-video demonstrations, and hands-on projects to improve your knowledge and hone your skills. Whether you're new to Photoshop or a creative professional interested in the groundbreaking features of CS4, Deke's conversational style and carefully structured lessons guide you easily through the program's fundamental and advanced concepts and techniques. More than 850 full-color photos, diagrams, and screen shots illustrate every key step.
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Classroom in a Book
By Adobe Creative Team
Published November 2008
Pages: 464
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Adobe Press (Peachpit Press)
Fourteen lessons in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Classroom in a Book cover basic and advanced techniques in Adobe Photoshop, the world’s best image-editing software. Learn how to retouch digital photos, work with layers and masks, navigate the workspace, prepare images print, and explore the latest features. Tips, extra-credit exercises, and step-by-step lessons help you become more productive using Photoshop.
Learn to correct and enhance digital photos, create image composites, transform images in perspective, and prepare images for print and the web. Combine images for extended depth of field, and try out the new 3D features in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended.
Samples from Chapters:
Replacing colors in an image in Photoshop CS4
Applying a gradient in Photoshop CS4
Stitching a panorama in Photoshop CS4
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Real World compositing with Adobe Photoshop CS4
By Dan Moughamian and Scott Valentine
Published January 2009
Pages: 288
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Peachpit Press
Pick up vital techniques for acquiring and perfecting source images in Photoshop CS4, before bringing them together as a seamless composite. The powerful new 3D features found in the Extended edition are also discussed as part of a 2D-3D workflow.
Serious photographers and digital artists wishing to produce photo-realistic imagery or surrealistic artwork by blending—or compositing—multiple images and light sources can learn all they need to know right here. Building from the reader's existing skill set of Photoshop fundamentals, the authors provide detailed examples and explanations that cover the newest features in Photoshop CS4 and also utilize a variety of tools and software applications.
Sample Chapter:
Choosing Photographic Subjects for Creative Composites in Photoshop CS4
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