Photoshop CS3 One-on-One [ Training Video]

Photoshop CS3 One-on-One [ Training Video]

By Deke McClelland , Instructor

Publisher: lynda.com, Inc.
Number Of Pages:
Publication Date: 2007-04-16
Sales Rank: 486524
ISBN / ASIN: 1596713283
EAN: 9781596713284
Binding: DVD-ROM
Manufacturer: lynda.com, Inc.
Studio: lynda.com, Inc.
Average Rating: 4.5

Welcome to the first and most far-reaching training on the latest version of Adobe's flagship image editor, Photoshop CS3. Hosted by award-winning author and Photoshop Hall of Famer Deke McClelland, Photoshop CS3 One-on-One is your opportunity to delve headlong into the new Photoshop with a seasoned, knowledgeable guide by your side. Complete with task-based projects and work-along sample files, this is the ultimate insider's guide to Photoshop CS3.

Organized into 27 logical chapters, these 360 movies will load you up with the essential information and skills you need to become comfortable and competent with the standard edition of Photoshop CS3. Everything is here, from the newest enhancements to the reliable classics, from the absolute essentials to the most advanced techniques. As Deke says, "Photoshop CS3 One-on-One is about in-depth instruction, real-world projects, and an informal while at the same time detailed and painstakingly accurate approach. It s your chance to go from 0 to 60 in a single series. I hope you ll agree, this is one-on-one training at its best."

Photoshop CS3 One-on-One covers the following topics, with an eye toward addressing techniques in the order that they are best employed:

Understanding what Photoshop is and what it can do
Zooming, scrolling, and getting around an image
Making the most of the new-and-improved CS3 interface
Using Adobe Bridge to organize and manage images
Saving workspaces for maximum comfort and efficiency
Correcting colors using the Variations and Hue/Saturation commands
Taking on the professional-grade luminance editors, Levels and Curves
Resampling an image and selecting an interpolation setting
Cropping and straightening a photograph
Using the selection tools, including the new Refine Edges command
Retouching and image and healing away blemishes
Understanding masking, layering, and layer comps
Sharpening, blurring, and averaging the details in a photograph
Working with transparency and blend modes
Working with transparency and blend modes
Cloning and healing in perspective using Vanishing Point 2
Creating and editing text
Using layer effects and styles to correct photographs and achieve special effects
Making the most of adjustment layers, smart objects, and smart filters
Working with the wealth of new features in Camera Raw 4, including its ability to open photos saved in JPEG or TIFF
Stitching multiple photographs seamlessly using the new and improved Auto-Align, Auto-Blend, and Photomerge
Recording actions and printing your images

It's a lot, to be sure. But thanks to Deke's wit, encouragement, and charm, it goes by quickly. His promise: "Give me 7 hours a week for a solid month, and I ll turn you into the most capable Photoshop user you know." Who could say no?

Review:

An excellent resource!

As a person who has been familiar with various aspects of Photoshop for years, I was unsure if this book would give me the information that I wanted to learn. I've been able to learn various tasks that can be done in Photoshop, but these have been very limited and I've wanted to take my skills to a higher level. Also, as someone who dabbles in digital photography, I'm also interested in learning new skills to help me reproduce my images.

This book is excellent! Not only is the book flat out gorgeous to look at and thumb through, with full color on virtually every page, I found the addition of the DVD tutorials extremely helpful and well done. There are almost 3 hours of video, and for a visual learner such as myself I found it invaluable to watch the video first and then follow along with the book at my own pace.

As you likely already know, Photoshop is an extremely complex software and it is not a very intuitive one at that, at least until you get to know your way around. Adobe CS3 one-on-one will help you tremendously if you are new to the program. I found that I learned a ton of new stuff and had a great refresher for things I had already learned in the past.

When I'm asked by friends or family what book to use to learn Photoshop, this is the one! You will not be disappointed.

Review:

A top pick for any library catering to Photoshop CS3 learners.

Any looking to learn Photoshop CS3 from basics to advanced must have Adobe Photoshop CS3 One-on-One: it's a virtual classroom in a book and pairs real-world projects and 12 self-paced tutorials with color photos, diagrams and screen shots which lend to quick examples and easy learning. It's taught by a Photoshop expert with over 20 years of experience and it includes quizzes in each chapter to help test knowledge, making it both a handy reference and the perfect classroom text, alike. A top pick for any library catering to Photoshop CS3 learners.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Review:

Another Gem By McClelland!!!

Go buy 'Photoshop CS3 One-On-One' by Deke McClelland if you use Photoshop CS3. Go ahead, I'll wait for you to get back.

Haven't bought it yet? Shoo shoo go buy it, I promise I won't leave.

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Good job, you've just ordered one of the best technical books you will find in the market today. Not finished by a long shot, uber Photoshop extraordinare Deke McClelland has written the opus resource for the magic that is Photoshop yet AGAIN. With 500+ pages of material wrapped into the kind of book that is an absolute pleasure to read, this book will take you step by step through everything that PS has to offer, along with all the new goodies and yummies that come with the latest version.

If you want a book that can be used by newbies to pros alike, this is the ONLY book you will need to learn everything about this amazing application. For recreational users, digial photog hobbyists, and/or professionals that use Photoshop every hour of every day, this is THE book for you. Slick layout, clear concise writing, wonderful approach, and a seasoned guru at the helm, this book will make you feel like you have taken a week long seminar and you enjoy the ride.

Now stop reading my review and start playing with Photoshop so you'll be ready to hit the ground running when your book arrives.

***** HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION

Review:

Highly Detailed, Quality Training

Deke McClelland accomplishes the very difficult task of teaching the core functionality and features of Photoshop. With every new version, Photoshop brings new abilities to the digital graphics and photo professional; and with those abilities come added complexity. For someone getting started today, the idea of learning this unparalleled program is daunting.

PS CS3 One-On-One itself is someone daunting if you simply pick up the book and flip the pages. The book is long at just over 500 pages, primarily because each task taught is presented in painstaking detail, step-by-step. With plenty of visuals, the book does an outstanding job of walking through advanced techniques with enough detail and description so as to not lose the reader.

There is absolutely no way a Photoshop user can learn a feature or technique simply by digesting a few pages of a book and calling it good. With that in mind, PS CS3 One-On-One is presented in a quality lesson format with all the necessary elements for students to succeed. Visual learners will be jazzed to view the well designed pages with plenty of screen shots and cropped examples. Visual and auditory types both will find the included DVD of complimentary training videos from the famed Lynda.com site invaluable.

At times the detail included with each lesson does drag on a bit, but in reality that is representative of what it takes to accomplish desired effects in Photoshop; not everything is a quick filter and done. In fact, most quality effects Deke teaches require multiple steps and a combination of tools to create an impressive final output.

PS CS3 One-On-One is an interesting combination of a medium to advanced users manual for Photoshop melded in with some great recipe-esque how to like guides for effects. Typically these two approaches are seen disparately in various books.

As you utilize this guide in your learn of Photoshop, you will feel like you have a personal tutorial and reference guide wrapped into one. Whether you are learning to improve images or create from scratch, you have it covered. If you are looking to master the essence of Photoshop as working professional, make this book part of your required reading.

Review:

Photoshop CS3 One-on-One

Adobe Photoshop CS3 One-on-One
This book is a great way to learn Photoshop CS3. The book has twelve lessons, which are essentially the like the chapters of most books. A DVD comes with the book. It contains all the sample images used in the lessons, and 13 tutorial videos, which are more than a replay of the info contained in the book. They have a lot of information packed into them, and you will need to pay close attention. They are of great value in showing you how to call up various commands in the Photoshop window.

The book is printed in color throughout, on quality paper, so you really can see those subtle differences described in the text. but the book is more than just a series of lessons-there are extensive explanations of many important aspects of digital photography and image manipulation. I especially appreciated the discussion of color.

To learn the program effectively, you will need to work through the lessons. You can also spend many leisurely evenings just browsing the book, and also viewing the video tutorials. If you are serious about your image work, yet want to avoid the tedium of endless study, get this book, written by Photoshop expert Deke McClelland.

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