Photoshop 5 Artistry - Softcover

Haynes, Barry; Crumpler, Wendy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1562058959 ISBN 13: 9781562058951

Publisher: New Riders, 1998

Photoshop 5 Artistry beats the competition by covering advanced topics in depth rather than simply touching on them. Numbered steps and an abundance of color images walk the reader through complex tasks such as: - Color correction - Montages and collages - Special effects with lighting and filters - Adjustment layers and layer masks - Calculations. All exercises and material will be updated from the previous edition for Photoshop 5, and new content will teach readers how to maximize the new power and features of Photoshop 5.

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Review:

With five new chapters devoted to the upgraded features in Adobe's image editing software (including ImageReady 2.0), Photoshop 5/5.5 Artistry incorporates all the material from the version 5 book, with new instructions on creating images for the Web.

Just like the earlier book, this full-colour guide to Photoshop caters to professionals who work with digital photographs and graphics, especially those with significant experience in both traditional photography and using Photoshop. After an opening section on basics like tools, palettes, actions and layers, the book discusses more advanced topics in digital imaging, like applying the Zone System to Photoshop, mastering calibration, colour spaces, scanning, resolutions and histograms. Hands-on tutorials show how to use selections, layers and masks for colour correction, retouching and compositing images. And there are more step-by-step examples working with calculations, patterns, filters and layer effects.

The new chapters show the differences between JPEG, GIF, and PNG compression formats and how to optimise images within Photoshop 5.5's 4-Up dialogue box. There are hands-on sessions for creating GIF animations, sliced GIFs and rollovers using ImageReady 2.0. And these chapters cover new tools that go beyond just web production, like the magic eraser and the new-type dialogue box.

Throughout, the book features text-heavy explanations accompanied by copious amounts of illustrations and screen shots. It's the sort of image-laden book where you can learn just by reading the captions (for example, using linear and non-linear history). An extensive index makes it ideal for troubleshooting, and the sample photographs included on the CD-ROM are excellent quality and well chosen to match situations that occur in professional jobs. --Angelynn Grant, amazon.com

Topics covered: Intermediate and advanced instruction on using Photoshop 5.5 and ImageReady 2.0 for creating and manipulating digital images. In particular, lessons on creating a master digital image with effective use of colour spaces, device characterisation, colour management, calibration of monitor and output devices, scanning, resolution and histograms; colour correcting, retouching and compositing using selections and layers; creating special effects using blend modes, calculations, filters and layers effects; optimising image formats for the web, creating GIF animations, sliced GIFs and rollovers. CD-ROM includes sample images in different stages used in overviews and tutorials and demo versions of applications.

About the Author:

Barry Haynes uses digital technology to print, show, and sell his photography. In addition to his love for creating photographs, Barry teaches digital photography, creates commercial special effects, and does digital image consulting. His books, Photoshop Artistry: A Master Class for Photographers and Artists, and Photoshop 4 Artistry: A Master Class for Photographers, Artists, and Production Artists are available in bookstores around the world. He has been teaching Photoshop courses since 1990 to clients including Apple, Oracle, Kodak, Nikon, Pacific Bell, Sony, Tandem, SuperMac, The San Jose Mercury News, and many others. He teaches regular digital photography workshops for University of California Santa Cruz and UC Santa Barbara Extension programs, and AD Vantage Computers in Des Moines, Iowa. He has given talks or workshops for the Photoshop Conference, The Golden Gate School of Photography, Seybold Seminars, the MacSummit conference, MacWorld, the Center for Creative Imaging, the Digital Photography Conference, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, advertising agencies, design firms, and other organizations.

His articles have appeared in desktop publishing magazines, and his imaging effects can be seen in brochures, on the Web, and on magazine covers for companies including Apple, Netscape, and Tandem. Barry has a degree in computer science and spent 10 years, from 1980 to 1990, doing software development and research at Apple. There he did research involving desktop publishing, digital imaging, and high-speed networks, and before that he worked on Pascal and Object Oriented software development environments for Apple including Macintosh Smalltalk, MacApp, the Lisa Workshop, and Apple II Pascal.

Wendy Crumpler has been in advertising and design since 1980. She has worked in print, television, CD-Interactive, interactive television, and computer-based training. Prior to her discovery of the computer in 1981 and the Macintosh in 1986, she was an actress and teacher. Since her involvement in digital imaging, she has done production, illustration, design, and training for a variety of clients using Quark, PageMaker, Illustrator, Freehand, Photoshop, and other applications. She has worked for Angotti Thomas Hedge, Boardroom Reports, Deutsch Advertising, J.Walter Thompson, TBWA Advertising, Wechsler Design, Manhattan Transfer, Wells Rich Greene, Canon, Parke Davis, IBM, and AT&T.

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