Real World Adobe Photoshop CS3 by David Blatner, Conrad Chavez, and Bruce Frasier

Real World Adobe Photoshop CS3 is about photography as well as images, and in fact one of its goals is to help photographers translate their own images into the digital world of Photoshop. The book is contained in 768 pages divided into 12 chapters.

Chapter 1- Building a Photoshop System
Chapter 2 - Image Essentials
Chapter 3 - Color Essentials
Chapter 4 - Color Settings
Chapter 5 - Building a Digital Workflow
Chapter 6 - Essential Photoshop Tips and Tricks
Chapter 7 - Image Adjustment Fundamentals
Chapter 8 - The Digital Darkroom
Chapter 9 - Making Selections
Chapter 10 - Sharpness, Detail, and Noise Reduction
Chapter 11 - Essential Image Techniques
Chapter 12 - Image Storage and Output

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