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Are you ready for a Photoshop book that breaks all the rules? Updated for Adobe Photoshop CS4, this top-selling book breaks new ground by doing something for digital photographers that's rare--it cuts through the bull and shows readers exactly "how to do it." It's not a bunch of theory; it doesn't challenge readers to come up with their own settings or figure it out on their own. Instead, it shows them, step by step, the exact techniques used by today's cutting-edge digital photographers and retouchers, and it does something that virtually no other Photoshop book has ever done--it tells you flat-out which settings to use, when to use them, and why. Including coverage of all the newest features of CS4--such as nondestructive corrections with the Adjustments panel, the new Vibrance adjustment layer, better Dodge and Burn tools, and enhanced Auto-Align and Auto-Blend panoramic features--The Photoshop CS4 Book for Digital Photographers is full-color, graphically rich, and contains project-based examples of every key step in the digital photography process. Integrating all the newest features of Photoshop CS4 into the book's workflow, Scott shows readers how to work with their images like a pro, from importing and organization to correction and output. Readers will learn all they need to know to create stellar images using Photoshop CS4.

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 61 Ratings

Excellent Book! - 2009-11-09
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I'm so glad I purchased this book. Kelby is funny, direct and easy to understand. He brings humor, organization and ease into the world of PhotoShop. This book is so well organized. You can go step by step or venture into any chapter and start right from there. Kelby even makes the photographs used in this book available to you so you can work along with the book at home. This was incredibly helpful to me; as I learn more from doing than just reading. I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking to learn the basics of PhotoShop. I'm also planning on purchasing some of his other books.

From a Photographer's Point of View - 2009-11-09
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As a pro photographer wannabe, I must rate this book as "fantastic."
All of Kelby's Photoshop/Lightroom/Elements books are not about the product per se, but are about how to use them as a photographer to fine tune, correct and improve your pictures. This book also includes how to's for making your photos look like those trendy shots that appear in magazines.
As an improving photographer, perhaps you need some help in re-sizing your photos to put on a website, or to add your copyright information and a copyright symbol directly into you images. All this is covered in this book.
Other topics for the photographer: Working with camera raw in photoshop; using bridge; adjusting selected areas; resizing and cropping; color correction secrets; black and white photography; working with High Dymanic Range photos; common digital image problems; specific effects for photographers; sharpening your images; step-by-step printing and color management; how to show your work and finally, Scott explains his CS4 workflow.

It is a great bargin for the photographer that wants to do more with their images and become a better photographer!

More of what you expect from the leading Photoshop author - 2009-11-06
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Had the chance to meet Kelby at Photo Plus Expo in NYC, where he gave away a copy of this book after his talk about using color at the Nikon booth, and his enthusiasm for Photoshop, photography, and Scott Kelby is infectious. He's a "just the steps" kind of guy, rather than an "in-depth" explorer, and that's what you'll find in this book. Kelby focuses on exactly the kind of information most of us are looking for in a Photoshop book, such as his new emphasis on HDR photography, and skips over the basic stuff you can find in other Photoshop guides. Heavy on illustrations rather than text, this CS4 update is light reading that will have you jumping from the printed page to your computer to try out the interesting effects he describes. If you're looking for basic training in Photoshop, Adobe's Classroom in a Book series are your best bet. When you've mastered the basics and want to apply some everyday tricks to your images, you can't beat the techniques presented in Kelby's latest revision of his Photoshop classic.

Don't bother if you already own the CS3 version - 2009-11-05
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Good book, but don't bother if you already own CS3 Book for Digitial Photographers. I was hoping that the focus would be on PS4 vs PS3, but most of the book is exactly the same, even the jokes...

Secondly, I bought this book as a reference for PS4. About 1/3 of the book is about Bridge, not very useful since I am using Lightroom to organize my photos and do basic adjustments. This should be covered in a separate book (like Lightroom).

Again, great book if you are new to Photoshop, starting with PS4 - but not useful if you already have previous versions of this book on the shelve.

CS4 books - 2009-10-27
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Not bad for a beginner. Scott Kelby is a great author. He could have gone into more depth on some aspects of CS4 such as tool selection.

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