Whether you're just getting getting into Photoshop or have been using it for a while, you know that it's a many-faceted application that can be somewhat overwhelming to master. With 53 easy-to-follow recipes, Photoshop CS3 Photo Effects Cookbook shows you how to use Photoshop CS3 to simulate classic camera and darkroom techniques and special effects--without making you first learn Photoshop inside and out.

• Using the improved Vanishing Point, Lens Blur, and Black & White filters

• Creating graphic art effects: posterization, watercolor, pen and ink

• Working with lighting effects: neon glows, lens flares, fire and flame effects

• Simulating natural phenomena: rain, snow, and lightning

• Adapting traditional techniques: film grain, contrast masks, hand-tinting, cross-processing

• Adding motion blurs and other special effects

• Assembling multi-layered images and photomontages

Packed with hundreds of full-color images, step-by-step instructions, and many practical tips, this book-and Adobe Photoshop CS3- are all you need to create professional graphic art effects from almost any image source.

The book covers:

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 6 Ratings

COOKING WITH PHOTOSHOP CS3!! - 2008-01-31
Reviewer Rating:
Are you an experienced Photoshop user or just a novice? If you are, then this book is for you. Author Tim Shelbourne, has done an outstanding job of writing a book that is an invaluable resource that you'll return to again and again.

Shelbourne, begins by taking a look at the host of improvements to the way Photoshop looks and works in Version CS3, like: Smart objects, smart filters, multiple clone sources, refine edges, improved curves, and quick selection tool. Next, the author shows you how to make accurate selections, which is the key to the art of successful image manipulations. Then, he discusses how layers are the bedrock of successful image editing in Photoshop. The authors also focus on how to disable any in-camera sharpening and sharpening images in Photoshop after the event, as this gives you far more control over the final degree of sharpness in the image. He continues by explaining how Photoshop is not a true-vector based program, and because the terminology is rather confusing, you can think of vectors in Photoshop simply as paths--in essence, how the two things are one and the same. Finally, the author shows you how to use Photoshop's Lighting Effects filter.

This most excellent book is a real bonus for those times when inspiration runs short or you need to pin down a particular effect. More importantly, this book is organized into different areas, each covering a particular genre of Photoshop recipes.

very informative - 2009-07-07
Reviewer Rating:
a lot of great ideas-I am a teacher and the step by step is very helpful and gives lots of fun ideas

Lots of tips and tricks. - 2008-09-30
Reviewer Rating:
This book is very visual, and it's very simple to follow the step-by-step instructions in this book. Highly recommended, if you want to take your photoshop skills to the next level.

Complete Photoshop CS3 for Digital Photographers (Graphics Series) by Colin Smith - 2008-06-08
Reviewer Rating:
This is a good book however; I do miss the step by step instructions to create an photo. CS3 do is a heavy professional program and do have very much possibilities. A beginner does not know all the tools and gadgets what are build inn. The most simply case like: how to cut that part from your picture to create a better look a like photo is one of these delays. Not everybody does know how to use specific tools. This is a missing point for a really good written book.

Quick and to the point - 2008-04-05
Reviewer Rating:
This book is great if you aren't looking for too much explanation into what you are doing. I began to read this book at my local super book store, and wrote down the information. I like this book because it gives me the information I want to do what I need to, without all the fluff and stuff of other books.

Browse Similar Topics

Top Level Categories:
Graphics

Sub-Categories:
Graphics > Digital Photography
Graphics > Photoshop
Photoshop > Technique