Adobe Photoshop 5.5 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative Use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC [With Tutorial CD

by Martin Evening

The leading book written for the needs of photographers - now updated to include Photoshop version 5.5.Adobe Photoshop for Photographers has become a classic reference source written to deal directly... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0240515919
• ISBN13: 9780240515915
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Focal Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 2.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.5" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive!

Excellent book! As the title says so, most of the techniques are inclined towards photography retouching and enhancement, but it will appeal to most photoshop users. The 1st few chapters touch on fundamentals and serves as an instant guide, much better than the user guide. The other all-important criteria that I always look out for: FULL COLOR! I cannot imagine using a book on photos in b & w....how to see instant results to ease following the steps/techniques? The only bad thing is that most photos shown in the book are copyright and you will have to find comparable images yourself to work on.An excellent companion book would be Photoshop 5 Artistry.

A Photographer's Bible

If you are a photographer with a keen eye in the world of digital imaging, this book is a must. Although, a certain amount of Photoshop knowledged was presumed.The five chapters - (8)Image Adjustment, (9)Color Adjustments, (10)Repairing An Image, (13)Black & White Effects, (14)Coloring Effects - are of particular relevance; justifying the title of the book. Last but not least, the accompanying CDrom enhances the value of this great instruction manual. Highly recommended.

Exactly as the title says...

This is the most useful and informative Photoshop I have ever read... especially for photographers who want to understand Photoshop and how it can work for them. It has practical sections and examples on colour correction, image adjustment, black and white techniques (duotones, solarization ), selection techniques etc. I found these examples could easily be directly applied to my own work. The examples are easy to follow without being too basic. The book doesn't waste time on jazzy filters, type, effects etc, which are of little interest to photographers. If you work with digital photography in any way this book is indispensable, a great reference.

This is the book I've been waiting for

This book is not for beginners. But if you think you know Photoshop well, you'd do well to check out this book. There's advanced chapters on color adjustment, repairing an image, creating silouhettes, and more.

designer, illustrator, photographer

The book was indeed and excellent source of information even for an experienced photoshop user like myself. I definetly recommend this book to anyone really interested in applying successful techniques to their artwork. BEST BUY