Photoshop CS4 For Dummies

Product Description

This latest version of Photoshop has a few new tricks up its sleeve and
Adobe Photoshop CS4 For Dummies will teach you how to use them. From the basics like getting your images into and out of Photoshop to enhancing, cropping, and color correction, it’s all here!
You’ll get all of the basics of digital images and master the importing and exporting of images. You’ll find out how to create easy enhancements like adding shadows and highlights and making color natural, in addition to learning how to use the Adobe camera raw plug-in. Before you know it, you’ll be making beautiful “art” with Photoshop by combining images, precision edges, dressing up images, painting in Photoshop, and using filters. You can even streamline your work in Photoshop using advanced techniques. Find out how to:

Import images and use all the tools and processes
Reduce digital noise, make colors look natural, add highlights and shadows
Optimize images for print or the Web
Edit images
Explore the Painting function and master the daunting Brushes panel
Add layer styles
Create on-screen presentations, contact prints, and more

Complete with lists of ten reasons to love your Wacom tablet, ten reasons to own a digital camera, and ten favorite tips and tricks, Adobe CS4For Dummies is your one-stop guide to setting up, working with, and making the most of Photoshop CS4 for all your digital photography needs.

From the Inside Flap

Get to know Photoshop and start using the newest, coolest techniques!
Whether you’re just learning Photoshop or want to take your skills up a notch, you’ve come to the right place. Photoshop CS4 has a few new tricks up its sleeve, and Photoshop expert Peter Bauer will show you how to use them. From the basics like getting your images into and out of Photoshop to enhancing, cropping, and color correction, it’s all here!

Basic training — if you’re a beginner, check this section for details on how to get started, get around, and get familiar with all the parts
Enhancements made easy — learn about tonality, how to tweak color to natural perfection, how to isolate areas of an image for correction, and more
Fixing those common problems — red-eye, wrinkles, people and objects that don’t belong in the photo, and others
But is it art? — explore the painting functions, master the daunting Brushes panel, and add layer styles
Feel the power — create on-screen presentations, contact sheets, and more

Open the book and find:

Explanations of the menus, panels, tools, options, and shortcuts you need most
Tips for taking advantage of the Camera Raw file format
How to fine-tune your fixes with selection tools
What you can do with filters
Steps for creating composite images
Options for adding text to an image
How to streamline your workflow

From the Back Cover

Get to know Photoshop and start using the newest, coolest techniques!
Whether you’re just learning Photoshop or want to take your skills up a notch, you’ve come to the right place. Photoshop CS4 has a few new tricks up its sleeve, and Photoshop expert Peter Bauer will show you how to use them. From the basics like getting your images into and out of Photoshop to enhancing, cropping, and color correction, it’s all here!

Basic training ― if you’re a beginner, check this section for details on how to get started, get around, and get familiar with all the parts
Enhancements made easy ― learn about tonality, how to tweak color to natural perfection, how to isolate areas of an image for correction, and more
Fixing those common problems ― red-eye, wrinkles, people and objects that don’t belong in the photo, and others
But is it art? ― explore the painting functions, master the daunting Brushes panel, and add layer styles
Feel the power ― create on-screen presentations, contact sheets, and more

Open the book and find:

Explanations of the menus, panels, tools, options, and shortcuts you need most
Tips for taking advantage of the Camera Raw file f