If you're ready to go from blindly following step-by-step
instructions to "Aha, I finally GET Photoshop!" this is the place
to start. In these pages, world renowned Photoshop instructor and
best-selling author Ben Willmore writes in his signature style-
intuitive, crystal clear, and in-depth-helping you gain the deep
understanding needed to master Photoshop's most essential features.
Complex concepts like Curves and Channels are broken down into easy
to digest metaphors and descriptions, and features new to Photoshop
CS2-such as Bridge, Smart Objects, the revamped Layers Palette and
Camera Raw dialog box, as well as the awesome new Warping and
Vanishing Point features-are all covered in the depth they deserve,
making it possible to quickly adapt them into your daily workflow.
Whether you're a photographer, designer, production artist or
hobbyist, the knowledge you gain in this book can dramatically
change the way you think about Photoshop. About the
AuthorConsidered to be one of the all-time great Photoshop gurus,
Ben Willmore has personally taught over 45,000 Photoshop users on
three continents. Famous for finding the simplicity that lies
within Photoshop's most complex features, and for his signature
teaching style of "not-just-how-but-why," Ben was inducted into the
Photoshop Hall of Fame in 2004. His first book on Photoshop, Adobe
Photoshop Studio Techniques, is said to be "Arguably, one of the
best Photoshop books ever written." by Photoshop User's publisher,
Jim Workman. Ben has also written the just released Up to Speed:
Adobe Photoshop CS2 and is co-author of another best-seller, How to
Wow: Photoshop for Photography. Besides writing for numerous
magazines, he is a regular speaker at Photoshop and photography
events around the world, including PhotoshopWorld.

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