Peachpit Releases Lessons in DSLR Workflow with Lightroom and Photoshop
Press Release: BERKELEY, CALIF. (Aug. 25, 2008)— Peachpit today announced the publication of Lessons in DSLR Workflow with Lightroom and Photoshop , by seasoned photographer Jerry Courvoisier. This detailed guide, loaded with tips and techniques, delivers a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera workflow that allows readers to spend less time at their computer and more time behind the camera capturing great images.
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Written by PhotoShop News.JP Caponigro Self-Publishes Antarctica Book
John Paul Caponigro (JP to his friends) has self-published a new book, ANTARCTICA drawn from his two photographic expeditions to, well, Antarctica.
The book has been published via Blurb, and online print on demand service. The printing is said to be equal to that of a traditionally published book. The page count is 64 and the size is 8×10 inches. The book sells for 34.95 for softcover and 49.95 for hardcover. Additional information can be found on JP’s blog.
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Written by PhotoShop News.Peachpit Releases New Scientific Imaging with Photoshop Book
Scientific Imaging with Photoshop: Methods, Measurement, and Output by Jerry Sedgewick
Book Description
Adobe Photoshop is one of the more powerful tools available to scientists today. It is indispensable in the preparation of digital images of specimens for measurement, especially for separating relevant features from background detail. Scientific Imaging with Photoshop is the authoritative guide to the use of Photoshop in scientific research, with a special emphasis on the ethical ramifications of the use of image-enhancement software to extract data from digital images. Beginning Photoshop users will benefit from its tutorials in the basics of image processing, and more sophisticated users will appreciate the sections on automating Photoshop operations with actions. In addition, the book lays out procedures in straightforward language for acquiring digital images as well as outputting processed images in digital and hard-copy formats.
Scientific Imaging with Photoshop provides all this and more:
• Little-known methods separating features of interest from the background for subsequent quantification
• How to make dense colors and subtle visual detail reproduce properly in publication
• Correct Photoshop methods and techniques for all user levels
• Procedures that are usable in legacy versions of Photoshop as well as Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Extended
Jerry Sedgewick has been the director for the Biomedical Image Processing Lab at the University of Minnesota for over 10 years. The lab is a light microscopy core facility serving scientists and engineers at the University and in local industry. Jerry works side-by-side with members of the research community on a daily basis. He has co-authored articles in numerous publications, including Science (for which he has created two covers) and Circulation, and he is the author of Quick Photoshop for Research: A Guide to Digital Imaging for Photoshop 5x, 6x and 7x.
Product Details
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Written by PhotoShop News.Mac OS X for Photographers by Rod Wynne-Powell
With so many photographers using Macintosh computers, it was high time that someone should write a book that was specifically designed to help photographers understand better how the Macintosh OSX system works and how to troubleshoot some of the common problems photographers face.
According to Rod, the book covers Tiger and some of Leopard as it relates to Photographers. Solving Photoshop and related Mac hardware and software problems is a crucial and urgent need in a working environment when things can and do go wrong.
Rod Wynne-Powell explains how the Mac operating system works and the pitfalls you are likely to fall into.
He shows you how to get the best out of your system and improve efficiency. This is the only book on Macs specifically for photographers and digital image makers, written by a digital imaging consultant, trainer, photographer and Photoshop alpha tester who answers digital image makers’ Mac queries every day. Wynne-Powell speaks the same language as photographers.
* The only Mac OS X book written by a photographer and digital imaging expert specifically for the digital imaging industry
* Invaluable tips on trouble-shooting and running software on a Mac, clearly explained with full colour images and screen-grabs
Photo: © Jeff Schewe 2008
Rod Wynne-Powell runs Solutions Photographic as a retoucher, trainer and consultant for digital photographers. He is an accomplished photographer and an alpha tester for Adobe Photoshop, and acts as technical checker for Martin Evenings Adobe Photoshop for Photographers, also published by Focal Press.
“A really useful book that explains how to escape from those inexplicable Mac conundrums and crashes and keep your Mac and Photoshop running sweetly.”
Adam Woolfitt, photographer and author, UK
“Please send me a copy as soon as the ink is dry!”
Katrin Eismann, author, educator and ‘Photoshop Diva’, USA
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Written by PhotoShop News.New Book by Matt Kloskowski - Layers
Press Release: TAMPA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–If you want to use Adobe Photoshop like a pro, then you have to master the Photoshop tool that the pros rely on most - Layers.
That’s the rationale behind Layers: The Complete Guide to Adobe Photoshop’s Most Powerful Feature – the latest book by world-class Photoshop instructor and author, Matt Kloskowski. Written in casual, easy-to-understand language, Layers shows Photoshop users of all skill levels the tips and techniques they not only need to succeed, but to excel.
Described by the author as, “the Photoshop book I wish had been around when I was learning Photoshop,” Layers covers such topics as working with and managing multiple layers, building multi-layer images, blending layers together, and layer masking in a clear, concise, fully-illustrated style that makes learning easy and fun. Additionally, the book delves into layers-based photo retouching and design techniques that save valuable time and produce stunning results.
Layers: The Complete Guide to Adobe Photoshop’s Most Powerful Feature is published by Peachpit Press and currently available on Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, and on Kelbytraining.com. The cover price for the new book is $39.99.
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (February 22, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0321534166
ISBN-13: 978-0321534163
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches
About Matt Kloskowski
Matt Kloskowski is a Photoshop guru whose books, videos, and classes have simplified the way thousands of people work on digital photos and images, and his clear and concise teaching style has made him one of the world’s top go-to guys for Photoshop training and education. He is one of the co-hosts of PhotoshopUser TV, the host of both the Adobe Photoshop CS3 Killer Tips and Adobe Lightroom® Killer Tips podcasts, and the author of numerous books, including the Photoshop CS2 Speed Clinic and the Photoshop Elements Retouching and Restoration Book.
Matt has built a massive portfolio of educational DVDs, online training courses, and magazine articles for Photoshop User magazine. Additionally, he is a full-time education and curriculum developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, as well as an instructor at the world’s premier Photoshop event, Photoshop World, and other Photoshop and digital photography at workshops and conferences around the world.
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Written by PhotoShop News.Kelby Once Again Top-Selling US Computer Book Author
Press Release: Berkeley, CA—February 6, 2008—For the fourth consecutive year, Peachpit author Scott Kelby has been recognized as the top-selling computer book author in the U.S. according to Nielsen BookScan data.
Kelby’s Peachpit titles continue to lead the pack with the number one iPod® book, The iPod Book: Doing Cool Stuff with the iPod and the iTunes Music Store, Fourth Edition; the number one digital photography book, The Digital Photography Book; and the number one Photoshop Lightroom book, The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers.
The Adobe Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers was recently honored with a Hot One Award from Professional Photographer magazine, and was the #4 pick among Amazon customers for 2007 computer and Internet books. The iPhone Book was also honored by Amazon editors as their best computer book of the year.
Kelby published a total of six titles in 2007.
“I would challenge anyone to find an author in any discipline, not just computer books, who is more loyal and committed to their readers’ satisfaction than Scott Kelby,” said Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel, vice president of Pearson Technology Group. “He delivers what readers need and want time and time again: fresh techniques, fresh imagery, and a down-to-earth, conversational teaching style. He is incredibly deserving of this top spot in computer book publishing for the fourth year in a row—an amazing feat, and we are immensely proud to be Scott’s publishing partner.”
To view more of Kelby’s best-selling work, go to www.peachpit.com/ScottKelby.
About Scott Kelby
Scott Kelby is president of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, a trade organization for Adobe Photoshop users with more than 70,000 members in over 100 countries worldwide. Additionally, Scott is Editor-in-Chief of both Photoshop User and Layers magazines. Scott serves as training director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour and is the technical chair of the Photoshop World Conference & Expo. In addition to the Down & Dirty Tricks and the Killer Tips book series, Scott is also the author of Scott Kelby’s 7-Point System for Adobe Photoshop CS3 and The Digital Photography Book. For more information, visit scottkelby.com and kelbytraining.com.
About Peachpit
Berkeley-based Peachpit has been publishing the industry’s best-selling books on the latest in graphic design, desktop publishing, multimedia, Web design and development, digital video and general Macintosh computing since 1986. Its award-winning books feature step-by-step explanations, time-saving techniques, savvy insider tips, and expert advice for computer users of all sorts. It is the home of the internationally recognized Visual QuickStart Guide series, the design imprint New Riders and its highly popular Voices That Matter series, and is the publishing partner for Adobe Press, lynda.com, NAPP, Apple Certified, AIGA Design Press and others. Peachpit is part of Pearson, the international media company. Pearson’s primary operations also include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group. Learn more at www.peachpit.com and www.pearson.com.
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Written by PhotoShop News.The Creative Digital Darkroom
The Creative Digital Darkroom
By Katrin Eismann, Sean Duggan
This book takes photographers beyond the quick tips and gimmicky effects of many digital photography books. Author Katrin Eismann — an internationally acclaimed artist, bestselling author, and gifted educator — offers high-profile work, including her own, as examples for teaching photographers how to use the digital medium to create, edit, and output images that reflect their true vision.
Co-authored by photographer and teacher Sean Duggan, The Creative Digital Darkroom translates skills, concepts, and nomenclature of the traditional darkroom into digital solutions for photographers who sense that, despite the newness of the technologies at hand, there remains a timeless method for learning and practicing photography the right way.
This is not a Photoshop book per se, but it does focus on the photographic aspects of Photoshop, something other books claim to do but rarely have the discipline to accomplish.
The Creative Digital Darkroom includes:
- Four sections that cover the black & white darkroom, the color darkroom, creative techniques, and production essentials
- Chapters that begin with a thorough foundation followed by numerous tutorial examples that apply the theory to real-world examples
- Examples and a layout that enables readers to find, understand, and apply the featured techniques quickly and easily
- The authors are both renowned photographers and Photoshop experts
The Creative Digital Darkroom is not your typical digital photography “how to” book. It’s ideal for intermediate and advanced photographers, artists, and educators looking for clear, concise, insightful, and inspiring information and techniques on how to make their photographs shine. The language, and techniques will immediately appeal to serious students and professionals, and the original tutorial images and high-profile work will make the book an important visual resource for educators and art appreciators.
The Creative Digital Darkroom
By Katrin Eismann, Sean Duggan
Paperback: 429 pages
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc. (January 11, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0596100477
ISBN-13: 978-0596100476
Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.9 x 1.1 inches
List Price: $49.99
Amazon Price: $31.46
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Written by PhotoShop News.O’Reilly Media Publishes Aaland’s ‘Photoshop CS3 Raw’
Press Release: SEBASTOPOL, Calif. — “Raw data is the holy grail of digital photography,” said award-winning photographer and best-selling author Mikkel Aaland, when his book Photoshop CS2 Raw was published two years ago.
The same is still true today.
“Anyone who is serious about digital photography and wants to produce the best possible picture needs to shoot and process Raw,” notes Aaland in the introduction of his new book, Photoshop CS3 Raw (O’Reilly, $34.99 U.S.).
Aaland’s up-to-the-minute edition focuses on the important features of Adobe Photoshop CS3, including Camera Raw’s new retouching tools, expanded controls and ramped up sharpening features.
Aaland also explains how to use Camera Raw in conjunction with Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Bridge 2.0 to capture organize and optimize Raw images so you can produce the best possible digital photographs.
With a personal teaching style that illuminates and inspires, Aaland offers easy-to-follow visual instructions to demonstrate how Raw data gives you greater flexibility and control during the editing process. You learn which tools to use for each phase of your workflow, from managing shoots to perfecting photos. Once you apply these techniques to your own work, you’ll understand why so many professionals turn to the Camera Raw plug-in — and to Photoshop CS3 Raw as their guide.
Easy-to-follow instructions and beautiful illustrative graphics help you gain quick understanding of Photoshop CS3’s three distinct working environments for Raw files: Camera Raw, Bridge and Photoshop itself.
With this book, you’ll learn how to:
• Decide when (and when not) to shoot Raw
• Organize and manage your Raw images in Adobe Bridge
• Automate Raw capture and processing with scripts and actions
• Achieve optimal tonal control and accurate color with Adobe Camera Raw
• Sharpen Raw images smartly
• Create stunning black-and-white images from your Raw files
• Save and archive DNG files
Between the gorgeous examples that Aaland lays out and his clear writing style, you’ll not only learn how to best utilize Photoshop CS3’s Camera Raw, but you’ll also enjoy the journey of learning these skills under Aaland’s tutelage.
About the Author
Mikkel Aaland is a professional photographer whose pioneering work in digital photography dates back to 1981. He is the author of nine books including the bestselling Photoshop Elements Solutions and O’Reilly’s acclaimed Photoshop Lightroom Adventure. Visit his Web site at http://www.shooting-digital.com.
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Written by PhotoShop News.New Book – The Creative Digital Darkroom
From authors Katrin Eismann and Sean Duggen comes a new book dedicated to creative digital imaging titled The Creative Digital Darkroom.
Due to be released in January of 2008, the book is now available for pre-order from Amazon (we hope Amazon has gotten over it’s “difficulties” dealing with pre-orders).
Book Description
This tutorial takes photographers beyond the quick tips and gimmicky effects of many digital photography books. Author Katrin Eismann — an internationally acclaimed artist, bestselling author, and gifted educator — offers high-profile work, including her own, as examples for teaching photographers how to use the digital medium to create, edit, and output images that reflect their true vision.
Co-authored by photographer and teacher Sean Duggan, The Creative Digital Darkroom translates skills, concepts, and nomenclature of the traditional darkroom into digital solutions for photographers who sense that, despite the newness of the technologies at hand, there remains a timeless method for learning and practicing photography the right way. This is not a Photoshop book per se, but it does focus on the photographic aspects of Photoshop, something other books claim to do but rarely have the discipline to accomplish.
The Creative Digital Darkroom includes:
- Four sections that cover the black & white darkroom, the color darkroom, creative techniques, and production essentials
- Chapters that begin with a thorough foundation followed by numerous tutorial examples that apply the theory to real-world examples
- Examples and a layout that enables readers to find, understand, and apply the featured techniques quickly and easily
- The authors are both renowned photographers and Photoshop experts
Clearly, The Creative Digital Darkroom is not your typical digital photography “how to” book. It’s ideal for intermediate and advanced photographers, artists, and educators looking for clear, concise, insightful, and inspiring information and techniques on how to make their photographs shine. The language, and techniques will immediately appeal to serious students and professionals, and the original tutorial images and high-profile work will make the book an important visual resource for educators and art appreciators.
Paperback: 429 pages
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc. (January 11, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0596100477
ISBN-13: 978-0596100476
List Price: $49.99
Amazon Pre-order price: $31.49
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Written by PhotoShop News.Real World Camera Raw for CS3 hits #1 in Photoshop Books
Real World Camera Raw for Adobe Photoshop CS3 written by Bruce Fraser and myself just hit #1 on Amazon’s category of Adobe Photoshop books! Yeah! Must have been that glowing (but biased review) Michael Reichmann of the Luminous Landscape posted today. Read the review here.
Thanks Michael! But wait, there’s more…
I was pretty excited because at one point the book was ranked at #181 overall in book sales! However, I was pretty depressed to learn that Today’s best seller was You: Staying Young: The Owner’s Manual for Extending Your Warranty. But, that book is even outselling Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7), at least today.
:~)
Of course, fame is fleeting. I went to check the Photography category only to find it’s at #2 behind Scott Kelby’s The Digital Photography Book.
Oh, well…there’s still time.
(but hurry)
Original post by Jeff Schewe
Written by PhotoShop News.