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Title: Adobe Photoshop CS Artistry by Barry Haynes, Wendy Crumpler ISBN: 0-7357-1374-X Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 20 January, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Poor, lazy book with little on CS
Comment: I happen to know that the authors were pressured or felt pressured to publish quickly; hence, there is little discussion on the important, exciting new features of the CS version of photoshop. Pity, as the author's book on Photoshop 7 was excellent. They are capable of doing good work, but did not this time. Skip this book until it is revised.
Rating: 2
Summary: Half-hearted Update
Comment: If you don't already own a copy, this book does have some useful tips and strategies for improving your Photoshop skills and workflows. But there is *very* little new material relative to the last edition... and that one was only moderately updated in its own right. The only photography-focused authors who seem to consistently provide some heft to their updated Photoshop books are Martin Evening and Katrin Eismann. Scott Kelby also does well in this regard but most of his books tend to be "mile wide, inch deep" type works. Not that they aren't useful in their own right, but they are not comprehensive in explaining tools or workflow.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great start for Photoshop
Comment: As a Photoshop newbie this book is a clear winner. The coverage of the software is comprehensive; it makes excellent use of color illustrations (surprisingly many don't) and the exercises are well chosen. First of all this is not a PS cookbook. Cookbooks have their place and can be excellent resources. This book has a nice balance of discussion, what's what in PS and some exercises. There are numerous small examples about how to use Levels, Curves etc, but the serious exercises don't start until chapter 18. As I said... comprehensive and well balanced. Heartily recommended!
Why not 5 stars? The book need some serious editing. There is too much carried along about how things were done in previous versions, what features were added when, etc. Get rid of it. This is a CS book, not a history of PS. Use the extra space for better layout and bigger fonts. The pages are so crowded for space as to be hard to read. Margins are used for the numerous screen shots, but when a page has none, fill the white space. These are editing criticisms and should not deter the reader from buying the book!
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Title: The Adobe Photoshop CS Book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby ISBN: 0735714118 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 04 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Adobe Photoshop CS Down & Dirty Tricks by Scott Kelby ISBN: 0735713537 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 02 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Adobe Photoshop CS for Photographers : Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative Use of Photoshop for the Mac and PC by Martin Evening ISBN: 0240519426 Publisher: Focal Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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Title: Real World Adobe Photoshop CS by David Blatner, Bruce Fraser ISBN: 0321245784 Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub. Date: 24 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Adobe Photoshop CS Studio Techniques by Ben Willmore ISBN: 0321213521 Publisher: Adobe Press Pub. Date: 11 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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