Photoshop Cs5 Essential Skills

Master Photoshop CS5 project-by-project! Using a celebrated combination of real world examples, step-by-step projects and professional advice, two internationally recognized authors and Adobe Photoshop Ambassadors guide you through this powerful software package so you can start creating your own works of art in no time. Broken into three parts to form a structured, self-study guide, Photoshop CS5: Essential Skills covers all the foundation skills to get you going, and then more advanced techniques to truly hone your image editing skills. A complete section of step-by-step imaging projects helps you practice your skills and learn how to create professional quality images. . Over 12 hours of high-definition movie tutorials . Full resolution project images in Raw, TIFF and JPEG file formats . Multilayered Image Files . More than 100 royalty-free stock images . Presets and Actions to fast-track your workflow

Written by two recognized Adobe Photoshop Ambassadors, this book-and-DVD package cuts through the complexities of Photoshop to deliver essential, clear guidance on how to get the best results. Fully updated with the latest CS4 features, it also contains vital information on how to optimize users' photography and digital imaging workflow.

Photoshop CS5 is included with the Creative Suite 5.5 bundle. This book covers the version of Photoshop that ships with both Creative Suite 5 and Creative Suite 5.5. Photoshop is the world’s most popular image-editing software, with more than four million users worldwide. This full-color book with video tutorials works together to create an entire Photoshop training which photographers, Web designers, and graphic designers can complete at their own pace. Fourteen lessons cover the features and capabilities of the newest version of Photoshop while teaching all the essential skills. Photoshop is the image-editing software preferred by professional photographers and designers around the world; the latest version includes new functionality and enhanced tools Each of the 14 lessons developed by Adobe certified instructors includes step-by-step instructions, lesson files, and video tutorials Covers Adobe Bridge, Camera RAW, masks and layers, painting and retouching, selections and layers, and more, taking you from the basics through intermediate-level skills Photoshop CS5 Digital Classroom allows you to learn Photoshop from the experts who create official Adobe training materials, and do it at your own speed. Note: DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. These materials are available for download upon purchase.

Annotation The complete training program for Photoshop CS5 includes: 6+ hours of video training, practice images, and fully updated four-color guide. & bull; & bull;Spotlights the core image editing skills every user needs and includes exciting new features for CS5. & bull;Unique focus: not just on digital photography and Photoshop, but also the Web, graphic design, multimedia, and video. & bull;Lessons and content from book link to author's successful video podcast series 'Understanding Adobe Photoshop' Photoshop is the foundation of every digital career. Many users think they know it, but in truth they have gaping holes in their training. This book covers what a professional truly needs to know about Photoshop. For students this book offers a chance to explore the program interactively. For professionals it provides a chance to add to your skill base. The book cuts though the clutter and is unique, focusing not just on digital photography, but also the Web, graphic design, multimedia, and video. Readers will learn the basics in correcting, editing, sharpening, retouching, and presenting photos as well as work on specific projects/exercises. Coverage of exciting new C5 features includes: Puppet Warp, Refining Edges, Eyedropper tools, Merge to HDR, Content Aware Fill/Scale/Heal, 3D Text, and Lens Profile. The full-color book includes a DVD with hand-on exercises and practice images as well as 72 new video training tutorials that expand the on the lessons in the book.

Adobe Photoshop is central to almost all photography workflows and Lightroom has rapidly been adopted as well. Each new version of the software is a milestone in the development of these vital imaging tools, and the 2012 releases are no exception. Photographers often feel overwhelmed when starting with Photoshop; the sheer number of tools and options make it difficult for the novice. There is no shortage of instructional books, yet very few direct the user to the most significant aspects of the program in a way that reflects a real workflow for the photographer. Adobe Certified Instructor Steve Laskevitch has leveraged his experience as a teacher and practitioner to create a guide that provides a clear and effective workflow for editing photographs in Photoshop CS6 and its companions Bridge, Camera Raw, and Lightroom 4. Focusing on the critical elements of the workflow rather than covering every arcane feature, this book is designed to get you working quickly in these applications. In addition to the essential features of these programs, Laskevitch covers new features specific to the 2012 releases, including: Lightroom geocoding-Quickly tag a photo with location data; Photoshop's Blur Gallery (Tilt-Shift, Iris, and Field Blur tools)-Add selective focus and bokeh effects; New development controls in Lightroom and Camera Raw; Recomposing or retouching photos with the Content-aware Move Tool; Publishing to Blurb directly from Lightroom; Video (no longer limited to Photoshop Extended; Adaptive Wide Angle-Make straight lines straight again; Face-Aware Mask Generation-An improvement to Color Range; Intelligent Auto-Correction; Adobe Camera Raw 7-Local controls for White Balance and Noise Reduction; New Black/White and Highlight/Shadow controls

New to Photoshop? Looking to unlock the impressive power of Photoshop CC? Want to master image editing techniques and achieve professional-level results? Then Photoshop CC: Essential Skills is the resource you need. This book and companion website�s proven combination of real world image editing examples, step-by-step projects, and professional advice from two internationally recognized authors and Adobe Photoshop Ambassadors delivers an essential learning experience for beginner to intermediate Photoshop users. This self-study guide to Photoshop CC covers the foundational skills for photographers and image editors to get started before moving onto more advanced image editing and photomontage techniques. A complete section of step-by-step imaging projects and 10 plus hours of video tutorials on the companion website hone image editing skills to yield expert-quality results.

Offers practical advice through a structured learning approach to the fundamental techniques and skills for personal creativity and communication. This book contains Photoshop tutorials to put your skills into practice. It takes you through the necessary steps in order to become a competent and confident Photoshop user.