Pearson Education Book: Real World Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers by Conrad Chavez

Real World Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers - Geared towards the digital shooter, this book covers everything from soup to Photoshop nuts. From establishing a workable workflow to sustaining quality through the process, you'll come to understand and be able to use the fabulous features of Photoshop CS4.

The book's focus helps readers understand the core workflow tasks, main print and web output options as well as the commercial printing information necessary to hand off images for pre-press. Essentials information on file formats, color settings, image adjustment fundamentals, sharpness, detail, noise reduction, and image storage and output is also included. Photoshop Extended is covered where it relates specifically to photographers.

Learn about live, non-destructive corrections in the Adjustments panel, re-editable, feathered, density controlled masks, enhanced auto-align, auto blend, 360 degree panoramas, and more

About the Author: Conrad Chavez is a fine-art photographer and the author of Working Smart in Photoshop CS2. He also coauthored Adobe Photoshop CS and CS2 Breakthroughs, and the third edition of Real World Scanning and Halftones, and the Adobe Illustrator Wow! Book. David Blatner is an internationally respected author or co-author of more than 15 books, including Adobe InDesign Breakthroughs, Adobe Photoshop Breakthroughs, and Real World Adobe Photoshop. He also wrote the world's best-selling book on QuarkXPress, Real World QuarkXPress.