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Adobe Photoshop CS3 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques
Chris Orwig

ISBN-10: 0321509048
ISBN-13: 9780321509048

Publisher: Adobe Press
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paper; 288 pp
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Easy-to-scan guide makes quick work of the most useful features of Adobe Photoshop CS3.

  • Photoshop CS3 is a must-have image-editing powerhouse for creative professionals.
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    Chapter 1 –  Getting Started  
    Chapter 2 –  Working with Digital Files
    Chapter 3 –  Using Adobe Bridge   
    Chapter 4 -  Using Photoshop Camera Raw    
    Chapter 5 -  Working with Layers    
    Chapter 6 –  Selections   
    Chapter 7 –  Using Blending Modes        
    Chapter 8 –  Using Filters             
    Chapter 9 –  Modifying Color and Tone
    Chapter 10 – Masking   
    Chapter 11 – Retouching Portraits  
    Chapter 12 – Working with Type
    Chapter 13 – Sharpening Images   
    Chapter 14 – Output

Adobe Photoshop CS3 is more than just the world's most popular image-editing tool: as part of Adobe's Creative Suite, it's a key component of an overall design workflow that lets users work seamlessly among all of their graphics applications to create graphically rich content for print, Web, motion graphics, and mobile devices. This info-packed guide lets users get right down to work by focusing on the Photoshop CS3 features they're most likely to use and showcasing each in a stand-alone tip--complete with a relevant hint or two and a graphic example. In this fashion, readers learn just what they need to know, exploring the program in a way that makes sense to them. Before they know it, users will be using the Bridge to manage their files, exploring the revamped Photomerge tool to effortlessly combine multiple images, tweaking color with Photoshop's enhanced color-correction features, and will enjoy taking advantage of Photoshop's built-in integration with Photoshop Lightroom to import, select, develop, and share their digital photos.

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