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Hidden Power of Adobe Photoshop, The: Mastering Blend Modes and Adjustment Layers for Photography
Author: Scott Valentine (Author)
Publisher finelybook 出版社: Adobe Press
Publication date 出版日期: 2020-11-03
Edition 版次: 1st
Language 语言: English
Print length 页数: 368 pages
ISBN-10: 0136612822
ISBN-13: 9780136612827
Book Description
Adobe Photoshop holds an incredible amount of power, which is sometimes locked behind a dizzying array of features and tools. Scott Valentine not only shows you the keys to unlocking that power, he also demonstrates how the keys work. You will get hands-on experience with experiments and examples as you explore new techniques for editing your images.
Written for both professionals and hobbyists, this book presents essential techniques and discusses when and how to try innovative solutions. By focusing on two core capabilities blending modes and adjustment layers―you will discover how Photoshop gives you deep control over your images to address some of photography's most challenging problems. Photoshop users of all levels will find clear explanations and step-by-step procedures for expert techniques. Advanced users will enjoy exploring new ideas that can inform their own workflow. Through richly illustrated examples with clear explanations, The Hidden Power of Adobe Photoshop teaches you:
- Multiple approaches to problem solving and creative exploration
- How to see your images as data that you can control
- Underlying principles that drive industrial-strength techniques
- Instructions for building your own Photoshop experiment files
From the Author
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This is my third book taking a deep dive into Photoshop's tools, this time specifically for photography! You'll find some content from my previous two books mixed in with a ton of new information and examples. This edition is aimed squarely at photographers who want a broad set of skills to be ready for virtually any challenge.
While my previous titles went deep on specific tools, The Hidden Power of Photoshop for Photographers approaches techniques and provides context on how to adapt those techniques to new situations from problem solving to creative exploration. There is still a lot of technical information, but it's presented to support learning and understanding while you're working. My hope is to open up the "why" along with the "how" to embed core concepts with a concrete connection to the tasks at hand.
I really enjoy working with and writing about Photoshop because I love to participate in discovery. If you take delight in something new from my books, then my goal has been achieved!
-Scot.
About the Author
Scott Valentine is an experimentalist by nature, drawing on his background in physics, music, and theater to bring a unique perspective to sharing knowledge with other photographers and Photoshop users. For more than 20 years, Scott has supported the greater imaging community through hosting user groups, teaching at conferences, and writing. He has been an invited speaker at the Art Directors Invitational Master Class (ADIM), Adobe MAX, and Photoshop World. Scott also writes “Photoshop Proving Ground,” a monthly column featured in KelbyOne's Photoshop User magazine. He is always up for helping fellow creative professionals and hobbyists. Scott's previous two books have become must-have resources for colleges and instructional programs, valued for their combination of technical and creative elements, an approachable style, and straightforward language. Aside from pushing pixels, Scott enjoys playing guitar, ice hockey, backpacking, and spending time with his family.
