Product Description

Photoshop is the world's most widely used photo-editing and graphics program. But with all its fantastic new features and options, the CS4 version can bewilder even the most seasoned professional. That's where "Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual" comes in: packed with tips, tricks, and lots of practical advice, this visually rich four-color guidebook teaches you everything you need to know to edit photos and create beautiful documents in Photoshop. Whether you're an absolute beginner or a power user ready to try some advanced techniques, author and graphics pro Lesa Snider King offers crystal-clear, jargon-free instructions to help you take advantage of these powerful tools - not only how they work, but when you should use them.You'll quickly get up to speed on new CS4 features such as: Photoshop's completely revamped workspace, Smoother image display and quick zoom, including the new pixel grid view; new Masks and Adjustments panels; the Vibrance adjustment layer; hand-painting adjustments and using graduated filters in Camera Raw; enhanced Adobe Bridge; and much more. You'll also find out which features work well, and which aren't worth your time. Written with the clarity, humor, and objective scrutiny that are hallmarks of the "Missing Manual" series, "Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual" is the friendly, thorough resource you need. Why settle for anything less?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10591 in Books
• Published on: 2009-01-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 796 pages

About the Author
Lesa Snider is on a mission to teach the world to create--and use!--better graphics. She's a stock photographer and chief evangelist for iStockphoto, founder of the creative tutorial site http://GraphicReporter.com, author of Photoshop: The Missing Manual (O'Reilly, 2008), Graphic Secrets for Business Professionals (http://Lynda.com), From Photo to Graphic Art, and Practical Photoshop Elements (http://KelbyTraining.com). She writes regularly for Macworld Magazine, the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Elements Techniques, and Layers Magazine. Lesa is also a corporate trainer and teaches at many industry conferences including Photoshop World, Macworld Expo, Mac Mania Geek Cruises, and the esteemed Santa Fe Workshops. Since 2003, she has assisted New York Times technology columnist David Pogue's with many projects, including his Missing Manual book series and NYT videos. You can catch her Graphics Tip of the Week live each Wednesday night on the Your Mac Life internet radio show, which she also co-hosts.

Customer Reviews

Brilliant!
Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual

I use photos in my work and as a hobbyist but I rarely edit my photos, preferring to concentrate on composition when I take a picture. I use Adobe Lightroom 2, which has some editing facilities, which thanks to Scott Kelby, I'm learning to use, and also have Photoshop CS4. Before I got this book, the prospect of having a go at getting the hang of Photoshop CS4 on my own was somewhat daunting to say the least.

Not any more: there is so much useful information in this book and it is so easy to understand because it's so well written, that I'm really looking forward to using Photoshop CS4. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that even you don't have Photoshop CS at all, this book is so informative and fascinating that it would surely enhance your knowledge and understanding of digital photography generally, especially the technical terms.

a must have...
for every beginner and alsofor advanced users. This one together with the class room in a book and you can "graduate" in CS 4 if you spend enough time...

Brilliant book
I bought this book to teach myself how to choose Adobe so for a beginner like me very easy to read and follow.
I found easy to find what I needed compared to the "For Dummies" book.
I'd love to have an illustrator missing manual as well.