1st Edition

Photoshop CC: Essential Skills A guide to creative image editing

By Mark Galer, Philip Andrews Copyright 2014
    530 Pages
    by Routledge

    530 Pages
    by Routledge

    New to Photoshop? Looking to unlock the impressive power of Photoshop CC? Want to master image editing techniques and achieve professional-level results?

    Then Photoshop CC: Essential Skills is the resource you need. This book and companion website’s proven combination of real world image editing examples, step-by-step projects, and professional advice from two internationally recognized authors and Adobe Photoshop Ambassadors delivers an essential learning experience for beginner to intermediate Photoshop users.

    This self-study guide to Photoshop CC covers the foundational skills for photographers and image editors to get started before moving onto more advanced image editing and photomontage techniques. A complete section of step-by-step imaging projects and 10+ hours of video tutorials on the companion website hone image editing skills to yield expert-quality results.

    Introduction.  1. What’s New for CC.  2. Bridge.  3. Workflow.  4. Raw Processing.  5. Fine Print.  6. Layers and Channels.  7. Selections.  8. Filters.  9. Layer Blends.  10. Retouching Projects.  11. Composite Projects.  12. Special Effects.  Glossary.  Keyboard Shortcuts.  Web Links.  Index.

    Biography

    Mark Galer is a Senior Lecturer in photography. He has lectured in photography in the UK and Australia and has worked commercially as a freelance photographer on corporate and editorial assignments. He has written numerous top-selling photography books. He is an official Adobe Ambassador for Photoshop.





    Philip Andrews is Adobe Australia's official Photoshop and Elements Ambassador. He is an experienced photographer, author, magazine editor, and online course creator. He was previously a lecturer at the Queensland School of Printing and Graphic Arts, Australia and Nescot, England. He is a beta tester for Photoshop, an alpha tester for Photoshop Elements, and a Photoshop specialist demonstrator for Adobe Australia. Philip is a regular contributor to several magazines including Shutterbug, Amateur Photographer, Australian Photography, and Better Photography, and is senior contributing editor for Better Digital, columnist for What Digital Camera, and co-editor and publisher of Better Photoshop Techniques magazine.