Adobe Photoshop CS3 A-Z: Tools and features illustrated ready reference

by Philip Andrews

Overview

Find solutions quick with this accessible encyclopedic guide. Conveniently organized in a clear A-Z format, this illustrated ready reference covers every action you are likely to make as a photographer. You'll never want it far from your side while you work with Photoshop.

* Covers all of Photoshop's mass of tools concisely in an intuitive, colorful layout
* New section shows you fast solutions for everyday editing tasks: step-by-step tutorials illustrate how to conquer key tasks and techniques
* Fully updated for CS3
* Includes all versions of Photoshop-shortcut keys specify which version of Photoshop is applicable

This visual resource is the ideal companion to every Photoshop book on your shelf. Associate website www.Photoshop-A-Z.com features matching video tutorials for each step-by-step tutorial.

For Photoshop users at all levels-covers everything from the everyday to the hidden features you need in a pinch.

Dodge the frustrations that can come with time-sensitive, quality work with Philip Andrews. Philip is a professional photographer, digital photography teacher, magazine editor, and best-selling international author. Filled with practical advice from one photographer to another, Philip uses his trademark straight-talking style to ensure that everyone can get to grips with all the features of CS3 quickly and confidently.

"Beyond just delivering accurate information, Philip books are always up to date and very enjoyable to read. Philip's tutorials deliver to you an easy, approachable style rarely found in software instruction...an extremely valuable reference"
Bryan O'Neil Hughes, Photoshop Product Manager, Adobe Systems Inc.


On previous editions:

"If you ever wanted a quick reference guide to the mass of tools in Photoshop, then this is the answer...Keep it to hand as a quick and easy guide." - Which Digital Camera

"Each section is expressed clearly with simple buy highly effective and user-friendly illustrations... you should definitely have to hand while working at your computer." - Amateur Photographer

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136102851
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/05/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	35 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

Philip Andrews is Adobe Australia's official Photoshop and Elements Ambassador. He is an experienced photographer, author, magazine editor and online course creator. He was previously a lecturer at the Queensland School of Printing and Graphic Arts, Australia and Nescot, England. He is a beta tester for Photoshop, an alpha tester for Photoshop Elements and a Photoshop specialist demonstrator for Adobe Australia. Contributing numerous articles and videos to AdobeTV and the inspirational browser, Philip is a leading source in adobe information and instruction.
Philip is also co-founder of photo-college.com an online photography training college. He's a regular contributor to several magazines including Shutterbug, Amateur Photographer, Australian Photography and Better Photography, he is senior contributing editor for Better Digital, columnist for What Digital Camera and Co-editor and publisher of Better Photoshop Techniques magazine.

Table of Contents

SECTION 1: Fast solutions for everyday editing tasks; SECTION 2: Accented Edges filter - Automate; Bridge Background color - Button mode; Cache - Cutout filter; Darken blend mode - Dust & Scratches filter; Edges - Eyedropper tool; Facet filter - Fuzziness setting; Gamut Warning - Guides; Smart Halftone Pattern filter - Hue/Saturation adjustment layer; ICC profiles - Knockout; LAB color - LZW compression; Magic Eraser tool - Multi-Page PDF to PSD; Navigator -Notes; Ocean Ripple filter - Overlay blend mode; Page Setup - Quick Mask mode; Radial Blur filter - Rulers; Sample All Layers - Swatches palette; Text - Type Masks; Underlining type - Use All Layers; Vanishing Point filter - Vivid Light blending mode; Warp - Workspace; Photoshop XMP - ZoomView format

Editorial Reviews

Praise for previous editions:

"Philip's work here is true to the diligence and consistency I've come to expect from his writing; his descriptions and tutorials are delivered to you in an easy, approachable style rarely found in software instruction."
Bryan O'Neil Hughes, Adobe Photoshop Product Manager

"Each section is expressed clearly with simple but highly effective and user-friendly illustrations...These are definitely books you should have to hand while working at your computer."
Amateur Photographer

"Some books you can never get into, some seem to fit like an old glove. To me this is certainly one of the latter. As far as I can see every action you are likely to make as a photographer is covered...This book is a must have, easy to follow reference that will guide you through CS2's many tools and commands."
Royal Photographic Society Digital Imaging Group magazine

"A thorough guide to Adobe's recent Photoshop CS2 release, this book...acts as an effective reference tool thanks to its easy to follow A to Z layout."
Computer Arts

"If you find the help feature in Adobe Photoshop a bit sparse, then this book could be an easy to use supplement."
Photoshop User

"If you ever wanted a quick reference guide to the mass of tools in Photoshop, then this is the answer...Keep it to hand as a quick and easy guide."
Which Digital Camera

"As the name suggests, this is a handy and easy to use reference for all things Photoshop. Designed in an index format, Bargh's informative book is well-illustrated and a valuable asset for all getting into digital imaging."
Better Digital

"The book provides a visual representation of various features within Photoshop accompanied by succinct, punchy text, which enables you to learn fast and efficiently. Whilst many Photoshop books are tomes difficult to read and understand, this book, with its easy and intuitive layout makes learning a breeze... Overall, this book is an invaluable reference tool that should adorn every desktop when working in Photoshop. Highly recommended."
John Shaw, Digital Photo and Practical Photographer

"... this handy and simple-to-use paperback ... is a perfect adjunct to ... any other technique book dealing with Photoshop."
Professional Photographer

"There are stacks of guide books on Photoshop and I'd feared this would be another that is useful but impossible to navigate. The reality was a pleasant surprise, with the author honestly appraising some of the more esoteric features ... of all the Photoshop self-help guides I've come across, Peter Bargh's book is the easiest to use."
Amateur Photographer

"The book makes an excellent visual reference guide and should prove very useful for the beginner through to the advanced user."
Digital PhotoFX

"The more we used this book, the better we liked it. This isn't the ultimate Photoshop book - and it isn't meant to be - but we can't think of any other that provides such quick and concise reference information."
Digital Photographer Magazine

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