Product Description

Photoshop users of all levels need access to the crucial information in a flash. Techniques books provide the step-by-step instructions and how-to advice but this easy to navigate, dip-into guide provides quick answers to the inevitable 'what does that do?' questions that all too often bring progress to a grinding halt. The full colour A to Z format covers hundreds of tools, features and menu options clearly and succinctly, with cross-references to related topics, screen shots and illustrative examples to help things fall into place. A new techniques section delves deeper into key areas, providing more instruction on essential tasks in an easy, step-by-step format. Fully updated with new CS3 features throughout, this is the Photoshop desk reference to adorn every digital image-maker's shelf. * Intuitive A to Z format and clear, concise definitions make this the ideal desk reference guide to Photoshop's multitude of tools, options and features. * Find the explanations, answers and practical advice you need to quickly get on with the task in hand - don't waste time looking anywhere else! * Fully updated for CS3, with source images from the book and supporting tutorials provided on the accompanying website: www.photoshop-a-z.com.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #250007 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review
Praise for previous editions:

"Philip's work here is true to the diligence and consistency I've come to expect from his writing; his descriptions and tutorials are delivered to you in an easy, approachable style rarely found in software instruction."
Bryan O'Neil Hughes, Adobe Photoshop Product Manager

"Each section is expressed clearly with simple but highly effective and user-friendly illustrations...These are definitely books you should have to hand while working at your computer."
Amateur Photographer

"Some books you can never get into, some seem to fit like an old glove. To me this is certainly one of the latter. As far as I can see every action you are likely to make as a photographer is covered...This book is a must have, easy to follow reference that will guide you through CS2's many tools and commands."
Royal Photographic Society Digital Imaging Group magazine

"A thorough guide to Adobe's recent Photoshop CS2 release, this book...acts as an effective reference tool thanks to its easy to follow A to Z layout."
Computer Arts

"If you find the help feature in Adobe Photoshop a bit sparse, then this book could be an easy to use supplement."
Photoshop User

"If you ever wanted a quick reference guide to the mass of tools in Photoshop, then this is the answer...Keep it to hand as a quick and easy guide."
Which Digital Camera

"As the name suggests, this is a handy and easy to use reference for all things Photoshop. Designed in an index format, Bargh's informative book is well-illustrated and a valuable asset for all getting into digital imaging."
Better Digital

"The book provides a visual representation of various features within Photoshop accompanied by succinct, punchy text, which enables you to learn fast and efficiently. Whilst many Photoshop books are tomes difficult to read and understand, this book, with its easy and intuitive layout makes learning a breeze... Overall, this book is an invaluable reference tool that should adorn every desktop when working in Photoshop. Highly recommended."
John Shaw, Digital Photo and Practical Photographer

"... this handy and simple-to-use paperback ... is a perfect adjunct to ... any other technique book dealing with Photoshop."
Professional Photographer

"There are stacks of guide books on Photoshop and I'd feared this would be another that is useful but impossible to navigate. The reality was a pleasant surprise, with the author honestly appraising some of the more esoteric features ... of all the Photoshop self-help guides I've come across, Peter Bargh's book is the easiest to use."
Amateur Photographer

"The book makes an excellent visual reference guide and should prove very useful for the beginner through to the advanced user."
Digital PhotoFX

"The more we used this book, the better we liked it. This isn't the ultimate Photoshop book - and it isn't meant to be - but we can't think of any other that provides such quick and concise reference information."
Digital Photographer Magazine

About the Author
By Philip Andrews, Professional photographer, best-selling
international author, accomplished teacher and official Adobe Photoshop and
Elements Ambassador.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Reference Work
I teach imaging and I find it hard to recommend books when my students ask for recommendations but Philip Andrews is one author that I feel I can recommend. The beauty of Philip's books is the guy is a teacher not a geek and that means that what he writes, even in this A-Z format, is field tested with real live students. Philip understands what problems learners face and how to get the techniques over in a way that is clear and, most importantly, understandable. What that means is that it all actually works - unlike some books which, even after 15 years of using Photoshop, have me confused after just a few pages!

This one is particularly useful if you are teaching yourself or picking up new features in CS3. If you come across a feature that is either new or new to you, a quick flip through this and you'll be using it without hours of guesswork. It's designed as a reference work so you'll get good value out of it because you'll be dipping into long after you buy it.

If you are on a course then this book will back up your teacher's program with specifics that go into more detail than any teacher can manage in a class or lecture. So it is a useful tool whether you are a complete novice or, like me, just need someone who writes about Photoshop in English when something you have never seen before crops up.

Photoshop CS3 Refernce
This is an A-Z refernce guide of all the features and functions of photoshop, and a decode to the jargon and uses. It is brilliant, particularly if baought as part of Amazon's package withthe essential guide and DVD. On its own it wont teach you how to use CS3. But as an aid, reminder and refernce book, it is quite brilliant. Very comprehensive and with excellent imagery and easy to follow notes, examples and tips, it is more than just a terminology dictionary. Highly recommended.

Review of Book
After using the book for a couple of weeks to familiarize with updates from Photoshop CS2 to CS3 I find it useful when used with another CS3 book. On its own it is not a full enough resource. It is more beneficial when used to remind yourself how to do something you perhaps do not do that often. The book is used, dont get me wrong, as I used the previous Photoshop a lot, and wanted something to inform me of the updates to the software. A great book when used with another more comprehensive book.