Adobe Photoshop CS3 One On One

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Pioneering computer graphics author Deke McClelland updates his bestselling hands-on tutorial for Adobe Photoshop CS3, the latest version of this industry-standard image editing and production program. As with previous editions, Photoshop CS3 One-on-One guides readers step by step through the program’s features and functionality. A key appeal of the One-on-One series is the two hours of DVD-video material included. Once you read about a particular technique, you can see how it’s done first hand in the video. The combination is uniquely effective. And hugely popular.

Whether you’re a first-timer looking to learn Photoshop, or a seasoned user interested in the groundbreaking features of CS3, Deke’s conversational style and carefully structured lessons guide you through everything you need to know to get up and running, and then takes you well into mastery. You’ll learn to:

• Grasp fundamental and advanced concepts and theory
• Use best practices, and techniques for making the most of Photoshop CS3
• Build relevant, real-world projects
• Use Photoshop’s workflow and file handling features
• Use the combined power of Bridge + Camera Raw to process your digital photos
• Choose the right technique for converting your images to black & white
• Create beautiful multilayered documents including posters and flyers
• And much more

A Photoshop expert, sought-after computer graphics and design lecturer and author of over 70 books, Deke creates a classroom environment in Photoshop CS3 One-on-One with written instruction and video training — except that you get one-on-one attention as you proceed from lesson to lesson at your own pace. It’s like having private lessons with the author.

Whether you’re an enthusiast, prosumer, creative pro, technical pro, or newcomer, Deke’s book will have you speaking fluent Photoshop CS3 in no time.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great Place to Start
I was a complete noob to Photoshop. I had zero, zip, zilch, nada, no exerience using Photoshop. This was the first book I read on the subject. It got me started immediately using Photoshop. Deke McClelland’s watch, read, do approach to Photoshop worked wonders for me. Watch the video, read the lesson, follow the step by step instructions. It is a great introduction to Photoshop and, will prepare you for more advanced techniques. Although, it also includes more than a few tricks and, secrets that even experienced Photoshop users might not know. I have been using Photoshop for about a year now and, I still often refer to this book. Worth every penny of the cost.

5 Stars Great instructions and lessons
I’m pretty new to Photoshop and CS3 extended so I found this book extremely easy to read and with easy directions to follow. The lessons are great and Deke’s humour is good. I wish he would write some tecnique type books. I highly recommend this book to newbies to Photoshop.

5 Stars PS CS 3
Great book for beginners in photoshop. I previously had no experience with photoshop at all and this book was easy to follow, especially with the video tutorials as well

5 Stars Photoshop CS3 how-to-book
Outstanding book. Even for advanced beginners this is an excellent book. Techniques that you would never think of using. As an example; using the “Inner Glow” layer style to remove haloing/fringe of background color. Works wonders for blending the edges and matching the color of your subject. This and other techniques and tool options you probably never realized were available. Also, a very good video is included. Deke McClelland does a masterful job of explaining both in the book and the video. Money well spent and I highly recommend it (there is also a CS4 edition)……..

5 Stars Easy to understand
I’m working my way through this and have found it really easy to follow. Photoshop fascinated me and although I’d played around with it I didn’t really know what I was doing and the results were hit and miss. Now I can more fully understand the reason and workings behind the various features and while it can still be time consuming to get something just right, I know I’m on the right track. The videos are great and when you follow up with the relative chapters in the book it all just comes together. The book is written in plain easy to understand terms, not too technical for a real beginner like me.

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Photoshop CS4 Channels and Masks One on One

Coming to terms with alpha channels (or masks) is the most sure-fire way to boost the quality of your work in Photoshop. But masking isn’t easy-in fact, the elusive alpha channel has been described as the least understood feature in Photoshop’s enormous arsenal.

Now, you can master masking with Deke McClelland’s unique and effective learning system. Through step-by-step text lessons, DVD-video demonstrations, and real-world projects, you’ll learn how to select and composite highlights, shadows, clouds, fabric, feathers, glass, flame, lightning, eyes, all varieties of hair, and then some. Deke’s expert advice and guidance is like working with a personal coach. With this book, you will:

• Learn at your own speed with 12 self-paced tutorials
• Try out techniques and best practices with engaging real-world projects
• Get more than 850 full-color photos, diagrams, and screen shots that illustrate every key step
• See exactly how it’s done in real time with five hours of all-new video instruction
• Test your knowledge with multiple-choice quizzes in each chapter

And more. Photoshop CS4 Channels & Masks One-on-One simulates a classroom environment that provides one-on-one attention as you proceed from lesson to lesson. You’ll learn to use Photoshop faster, more creatively, and more efficiently than you thought possible.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Approachable, engaging, and worthwhile…
I recently purchased Adobe’s CS4 Web Premium edition, and was giddy at the prospect of learning all the new ins an outs of the new program, but already had a great deal of experience with Photoshop (starting with version 7). I hesitated not getting something like Ben Willmore’s “Up to Speed” book, but I’ve found that there are so many resources on the web that I’m able to watch tutorials to learn about the new pieces of CS4 that way.

I wavered between Scott Kelby’s book and Deke McLelland’s One on One series, and ultimately decided that I’d seen enough Scott Kelby on Photoshop User TV for free so why not try Deke. I’m so glad I did.

His masking techniques, video companion, and mathematical descriptions of how Photoshop looks at images all come together seamlessly. He uses different examples in his videos with the same focus as the chapters they represent. The text has icons right from the photoshop screen rather than telling you to click the mask button, or the layer styles button. Deke also explains what specific settings mean to more than just one image. His sense of humor is entertaining, and doesn’t get in the way of the purpose at hand, to learn masking with channels. He does give you some good lessons on making selections, and tells you when to use which type of selection tool, and why. I’ve spent many years with Photoshop, and still feel that I’ve learned a great deal from following along with Deke’s lessons. I’m tempted to get One on One with Illustrator if he offers it. Thanks Deke!

4 Stars Great learning book.
Great book, but too many technical problems with this releave. Also way too many typographical errors in the book.

4 Stars Photoshop CS4 channels & masks
This book is great! I have been using photoshop for many years now, this book is showing me new stuff!!!!!

It is definitely a book for advanced users. But if your willing to push yourself, I can’t recommend this book enough !

Cheers!!!!!

3 Stars photoshop instruction
Photoshop CS4 Channels & Masks One-on-One

I bought this book because of the subject matter, channels and masks.

The video that comes with it is the simple versions of the concepts in the book.

I would have liked to have seen more difficult examples like seperating trees from a bushy backround.

For me, the book tends to get lost in translation, it’s not cut and dry, theres a lot of verbage for each example, some of it useless for the average user.

I would the pay the same price for a book half that size that cuts to the chase and shows me how to work with channels and masks.

I don’t care how the program works, i’m looking for instant gratification with my little artworks.

5 Stars Great Book
Do you want to know everything there is to know about channels and masks in Photoshop CS4? Well, this book will get you well on your way. Deke McClelland is a great writer. He makes the samples fun and, yet, quite challenging at the same time. I purchased this book and wasn’t disappointed.

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Adobe Photoshop CS4 One on One

Master the fundamentals of Photoshop CS4 and then some with One-on-One, Deke McClelland’s unique and effective learning system. Adobe Photoshop CS4 One-on-One includes step-by-step tutorials, more than five hours of DVD-video demonstrations, and hands-on projects to help you improve your knowledge and hone your skills. Once you read about a particular technique, you can see how it’s done first-hand in the video. The combination is uniquely effective.

Whether you’re new to Photoshop or a creative professional interested in the groundbreaking features of CS4, Deke’s conversational style and carefully structured lessons guide you easily through the program’s fundamental and advanced concepts and techniques. More than 850 full-color photos, diagrams, and screen shots illustrate every key step. With this book, you will:

• Learn at your own speed with 12 self-paced tutorials
• Master Photoshop’s workflow and file handling features
• Try out techniques and best practices with engaging real-world projects
• Discover how Bridge and Camera Raw can help you optimize digital photos
• Create beautiful multilayered documents, including posters and flyers
• Test your knowledge with multiple-choice quizzes in each chapter

And more. Written and produced by a Photoshop expert with well over 20 years of experience, Adobe Photoshop CS4 One-on-One simulates a classroom environment that provides one-on-one attention as you proceed from lesson to lesson. You’ll learn to use Photoshop faster, more creatively, and more efficiently than you thought possible.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars DO YOURSELF A FAVOR – BUY THIS BOOK
Not a computer person. This book is an easey & comprehensive, step by step guide. You MUST read ALL instructions B4 U start. The short cut plug ins for CS4 ONLY. U MUST follow instructions EXACTLY. There REALLY is a right way & a wrong way. Don’t just download it anywhere. If done wrong, it can B a nightmare and mess up your PS settings. It’s 4 CS4 ONLY. Also, U must open a web browser in background, THEN open C/D & lessons. Have fun! It’s one of my favs.(I typed like this bcuz I didn’t have enuff room 4 all the letters)

5 Stars Excellent value
First of all, I’m no expert at CS4, but I am far from being a novice when it comes to image editing. I did the first two chapters of this book and decided not to wait to purchase the second volume: Photoshop CS4 Channels & Masks One-on-One. The book, the accompanying DVD and the organization of the lessons, exercises and projects make these books an excellent value for learning CS4. Who better to learn from than someone who makes a good living doing what he loves to do?

5 Stars Excellent addition to a PSCS4 library
In typical DekeMcClelland style, the step-by-step descriptions are detailed, understandable, and precise. This is not your typical Photoshop manual: it really reads like a well thought-out tutorial on how to use Photoshop CS4 capabilities in the context of a logical image correcting workflow. The prose is almost conversational, as though the reader was sitting in a workshop and the book was doing the talking. I think the procedures described and their order (Deke’s prescribed PSCS4 workflow) is excellent.

The book comes with an excellent disc containing several hours of video tutorials from Lydia.com. These are very well done and complement the book beautifully. These are real, detailed tutorials and not snippets: you’ll learn from them. Between the tutorials and the lessons in the book, I really felt like I’d gotten a “one-on-one” course in Photoshop, and my ability to edit photos was definitely improved. The discussions on masks and the uses of layers were terrific.

One-on-One is more of a series of detailed lessons than a reference book. I appreciated the clear descriptions of how tools worked and why the author chose particular sequences and ways of doing things. A small nit: while all tools and capabilities seem to be represented in the index, some corresponding techniques are not. For example, “free transform” is there, but “transform” is not.

I found many of the “Sidebar” comments–which are often 1-2 pages long–distracting. The problem isn’t the content, which is invariably very useful: the problem is where the sidebars fall. Too often a sidebar will be placed between two pages of a detailed procedure or other discussion. I found this placement distracting. At other times, sidebars are politely placed between logical discussions and their pages referenced in the text. After encountering a number of distractingly placed sidebars, I found myself wishing that they’d been appended to the chapters and referenced appropriately.

As a long-time, “somewhere between beginner and intermediate” Photoshop user, I’d readily recommend this book to people new to image editing and to new PSCS4 users, even if you’ve used earlier versions of Photoshop. The book is written with a friendly, informative, and accessible style and the content should appeal to many beginning and intermediate Photoshop users.

5 Stars Five stars for beginners
Photoshop one-on-one is a great place for newcomers to learn Photoshop. It has easy to follow exercises and good explanatory videos all with Deke McClelland’s unique sense of humor, which makes things more fun. If you’re familiar with Photoshop or you want more of a reference manual this may not be the book for you, but if you’re just getting started this book is great!

1 Star Warning if you’re conversative or giving to a teen
Nothing prepared me to find nude women in the book or on the video. They may be bent over or in a blowing towel, but all the same, this is a computer book. A wise author would not risk offending viewers without warning.

If you’re buying this for a teen or if you’re conservative, you can find a non-offensive book, I’m sure. I’m just hoping I can return it since I opened the video before discovering the pictures.

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Photoshop CS3 One on One Video Training

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?

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars Little to basic for me
Personally I was a little disappointed with this DvD. Not because it was a bad training guide, but because I knew most everything in it already. I’ve been a creative retoucher for 17 years and thought this DvD would get me up to speed on the new features in CS3. Which it did a OK job of.

All in all this would be a excellent training DvD for a Photoshop beginner or even a newer user. If you’ve been working in Photoshop as a Professional for many years, you might want to try a different book or DvD. One thing I did love was learning some newer keyboard short cuts. Deke McClelland is a smart guy, I hope he comes out with a much more advanced DvD in the future.

Cheers

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Photoshop CS3 Mastering Lab Color

Based on the device-independent CIE specification from 1976, Lab color is frequently misrepresented as a techy, labor-intensive color space. In fact, Lab color performs certain types of color modifications more quickly and with better results than RGB. In Photoshop CS3: Mastering Lab Color, Deke McClelland explores how to use Lab color ‘to make bad photographs great and great photographs even better.’ He demonstrates image manipulations that are best suited to Lab, and walks through a typical, non-destructive Lab correction. Deke also shows how to correct lighting, apply selective color modifications, and reverse the effects of color cast. Exercise files accompany the course. Topics Include:

• Targeting luminance and color information independently
• Saving a Lab image
• Balancing and deepening skin tones
• Exposing bright eyes and teeth
• Sharpening and blurring in Lab
• Fading and blending edits
• Using Levels, Curves, and Brightness/Contrast
• Embedding an RGB image in a Lab composition
• Boosting shadows and dimming highlights
• Changing colors with photorealistic results

Duration: 6.5 hours On 1 DVD-ROM System Requirements Macintosh Requirements

• OS 10.3.9 or higher
• DVD-ROM drive
• 1024×768 resolution
• 24-bit video support
• QuickTime 7 or higher

Windows Requirements

• XP or Vista
• DVD-ROM Drive
• 1024×768 resolution
• 24-bit video support
• PC sound card/speakers
• QuickTime 7 or higher (included)
• .NET 2.0 or higher (included)

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Photoshop CS4 One on One Fundamentals

There’s no program like Photoshop for editing photographs and creating photorealistic artwork. And there’s no Photoshop teacher like industry expert and Photoshop Hall-of-Famer Deke McClelland. In Photoshop CS4 One-on-One: Fundamentals, Deke examines the essential capabilities of the application, from correcting color to retouching portraits. He also covers navigation, resolution, cropping, selecting, printing, and making web graphics. This course goes beyond basic tips and tricks, and provides the in-depth information and real-world context needed by serious students who want to master the software. Exercise files accompany the course.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Photoshop CS4 One on One
Deke McClelland does a great job with this. It is easy to follow along except when it comes to saving his brush set in Windows Vista. Otherwise the step by step instructions with the video make it very easy to pick up how to use CS4.

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