One big advantage Photoshop professionals have always had was the understanding of channels. It was their secret weapon, and it enabled them to do things, and work in an entirely different way than their competitors, and maybe that's why the secret power of Photoshop's channels has been such a closely guarded secret. Until now.

Award-winning, bestselling author Scott Kelby (Editor of Photoshop User magazine) shows you how to unlock the power of Photoshop's Channels and really start using Photoshop like a pro. But this isn't a book of theory and technical explanations, this is a step-by-step project-based book that will teach you exactly how to the pros use  channels in their everyday work (Using channels is one of the secrets they use to get twice the work done in half the time).

You'll learn how today's top photographers and graphic designers employ channels to make impossible selections, to speed their production workflow, to color correct images, to mask images, to create stunning color to black and white conversions, and to do dozens of inside tricks that set them apart from the field. There's a reason there's always been a mystique to using channels, and why Photoshop users who understand and use them stay on the cutting edge. Now, their secrets are revealed using the same plain-English style that has made Scott one of the leading Photoshop authors and instructors in the world today.

You'll be amazed at not only what you're able with channels, but you'll love the competitive advantage that using channels will give you. If you're ready to take your Photoshop skills to the next level, you're holding the book that will take you there, and you're gonna love it! 

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 57 Ratings

Great book - 2009-10-12
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I'd recommend this book. I especially like the highlighted titles which makes it easy to go back and review.

photoshop & photography - 2009-09-30
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Scott Kelby unveils photoshop channels in this book. As usual, Scott interjects his own brand of humor, which occasionally is actually funny and often is just extraneous to the subject. Scott, however is straight forward and very clear with regard to step by step instruction on using channels in photoshop. He covers many different ways in which channels can be used to enhance photo's as well as masking and some special effects. This book will be very helpful to both beginning and intermediate photoshop users, it is easy to read and you can follow along with the example photos you can download from Scott's web site.

the photoshop channels book by scott kelby - 2009-05-05
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I am not a big fan of "how to books" at all, but this one I get.
I like the way the author writes and I can "see" what he is talking about.

A must have book - 2008-09-07
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This is the second Scott Kelby photography book I have purchased from Amazon. As a beginning photographer who is also learning Photoshop CS3 I have found Scott's step-by-step instructions very easy to follow and extremely helpful in improving my images. I have been using the chapters "Channels & Better Colour" and "Sharpening with Channels". Save yourself time and agro - purchase this book. Too many books I have purchased over the years, assume a certain level of knowledge and leave blanks in the middle of instructions. This is not the case with the two Scott Kelby books I have purchased to date.
The first Scott Kelby book I purchased was "The Adobe Photoshop CS3 book for Digital Photographers" and it too provides step-by-step instructions.

Whether you are a beginner or professional you will find tips and shortcuts from Scott Kelby books that you did not know before.
Pauline D, Queensland Australia

A great introduction - 2008-04-26
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I like the way Scott designs his information, it makes it easier to absorb, and skim through if I already am familiar with it. Full of to-the-point tutorials, I learned a lot from this book. Also, he freely plugs other authors who give more in-depth teaching, which I appreciate since his books are not ultimate "Bible" type works. His goofy humor is featured in the intro to each chapter, barely worth a chuckle most of the time, but at least he's not an unbearable ego maniac schooling the unwashed masses like Dan Margulis. Recommended.

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