Adobe Photoshop CS2 One-on-One

By Deke McClelland
First Edition July 2005
Pages: 512
ISBN 10: 0-596-10096-5 | ISBN 13: 9780596100964
(Average of 1 Customer Reviews)

Book description

Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned Photoshopper, without expert guidance you might never get further than sliding your mouse across the surface of Photoshop's true capability. Adobe Photoshop CS2 One on One, the bestselling Photoshop tutorial updated for CS2, can help you master this most powerful - and daunting - of graphic tools. A straightforward, step-by-step user's guide to Photoshop and the new features of CS2, Adobe Photoshop CS2 One on One will show you how to take full advantage of all that Photoshop offers.
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If you work with Adobe Photoshop, you've already tasted how powerful a graphics tool it can be. Universally recognized as the standard for image editing and production, Photoshop is used by close to 20 million people worldwide. But how many can say they've fully tapped its vast functionality?

Whether you're a first-timer looking to learn Photoshop, or a seasoned Photoshopper interested in the cool new features of CS2, Deke McClelland's Adobe Photoshop CS2 One on One will have you completing rewarding projects in no time at all. A Photoshop expert, sought-after computer graphics and design lecturer and author of over 70 books, Deke brings his passion and easy, conversational style to the new edition of his bestselling Photoshop tutorial, updated for CS2.

A straightforward, step-by-step guide to the features and functions of Photoshop-with plenty of real-world projects and insider tips applied along the way-Adobe Photoshop CS2 One on One also covers the new features of CS2 in depth, including Adobe Bridge, the new file browser that makes it possible to process multiple images at once. Learn how to use new workflow and file handling features, how to batch process digital camera raw files, search metadata, quickly review images in Slideshow mode, and much more.

If that sounds like Greek to you, don't worry. Deke uses highly effective One-on-One teaching methods and creates a classroom environment that combines written instruction with more than two hours of video training (provided on DVD). As host of the "Best of Photoshop" disk that ships with every Photoshop order, he's uniquely qualified to present the material in this dynamic, interactive format. Whatever your skill level, Adobe Photoshop CS2 One on One will soon have you speaking fluent Photoshop CS2.

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Photoshop CS2 by Deke, February 12 2007

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Submitted by keith johnson [Respond | View]

Excellent book, written in easy to understand terms & Deke takes you step by step through parts of Photoshop that you need to know. And if his well written book wasn't enough, there's a 2hr DVD that's also included - which really rounds out his book. Images are also provided so you can work right along with him either in print or DVD. I recommend this book (and Kelbys) to my students.

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Media reviews
"Adobe Photoshop CS2 One-On-One may be one of the most interesting training systems I have ever seen. It is a straightforward, step-by-step guide to the features and functions of Photoshop. It has many real-world projects, insider tips as well as covering the new features in CS2 such as Adobe Bridge. Add to that, it has the entertaining teaching style that has made McClelland a legendary trainer in the Photoshop world."
-- T. Michael Testi, Blogcritics.org

"As a Photoshop author, I hate picking up a book and learning things I didn't already know. But Deke's done it to me again! If you want to learn Photoshop CS2 from the ground up, look no further."
-- Scott Kelby, President, National Association of Photoshop Professionals

"The book is arranged into 12 logically ordered lessons, allowing the more experienced user to skip what it not needed and to hop ahead to new things to learn...[and] the easy to use enclosed CD makes the lessons vibrant and interesting...Of course, you won’t learn all you need to know about Photoshop in this book or any other, but the hands-on experience available in this book is just what I needed to learn."
-- Michelle LaRock, Amazon.com

"Too many of these type of books show you a lot of really cool things you
can do with Photoshop, most of them have no real practical value in the day
to day real world. However cool they are, you will probably seldom, if ever
use them. One-on-One teaches you what you really need to know to get the job
done."

Tom Vollick/Amazon

"Check out this book: Adobe Photoshop CS2 One-on-One. It comes with
training CD as well. Scott Kelby's book can get quite annoying with his
corny jokes. Martin Evening's book is too dry."

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"As a Photoshop author, I hate picking up a book and learning things I didn't already know. But Deke's done it to me again! If you want to learn Photoshop CS2 from the ground up, look no further."
--Scott Kelby, President, National Association of Photoshop Professionals