Photographs are an integral part of our daily lives from sensationalist images in tabloid papers & snapshots to art photograpy displayed in galleries & sold through international art markets. In this thought-provoking exploration of the subject Edwards combines a sense of the historical development of photography with an analysis of its purpose & meaning within a wider cultural context. He interrogates the way we look & think about photographs & considers such issues as truth & recording objectivity & fine art identity & memory. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable. ...

Although there are many single images that encapsulate an event the photojournalists who go to such lengths to capture the shot often remain under the radar. The latest in the successful Worlds Top Photographers" series pays homage to the portfolios of the worlds leading photojournalists celebrating work that is by turns gritty provocative beautiful & often shocking. All this is combined with incisive interviews with the photographers revealing the stories behind each individual shot & providing greater insight into the human stories behind them. From battlefields & civil unrest to the highest achievements of human endeavour " The Worlds Top Photographers: Photojournalism" brings together a collection of current events that have defined our times." ...

Unlocking the Key to Perfect Selections & Amazing Photoshop Effects for Totally Realistic Composites Compositing is one of the hottest trends in Photoshop & photography today for portrait photographers designers of all walks of life & even retouchers. Everywhere you look from group photos to school graduation or sports portraits to magazines movie posters & DVD covers chances are you've seen compositing. In Photoshop Compositing Secrets Matt Kloskowski takes you through the entire process behind creating convincing well-executed & captivating composites. You'll see how to create images that run the gamut from real-world portraits for corporate graduation or group photos to sports portraits templates & collages & even the surreal dramatic composites that clients clamor for. You'll learn: * One of the most important secrets to compositing: how to master selections in Photoshop (yes even wispy hair) * What background color & camera & lighting setups work best for compositing * How to move a subject from one background to another & the Photoshop lighting & shadowing techniques to make it look real * & all the Photoshop tips tricks & special effects you need to pull off a convincing professional composite. No matter if you're a professional an aspiring professional or a hobbyist Photoshop Compositing Secrets will sharpen your skills & open up a whole new avenue of photographic expression in an easy-to-understand way that will have you creating your own composites in no time. ...

Because of its steep learning curve many users work with only a few of Photoshops features. This book helps them take advantage of its many exciting tools. Beginning with a detailed tutorial on essential concepts & terms it then guides readers step-by-step through every aspect of the application including new & enhanced features such as Smart Filters Quick Selection & Vanishing Point. ...

Your one-stop Photoshop reference filled with the latest tips & techniques Theres a reason why Photoshop is the industry standard for image-editing software. But its also that big Photoshop has so many facets & features that a handy one-stop guide is exactly what you need. & youll love the Putting It Together" exercises that give you hands-on experience
- in rich full color! Learn the parts
- the desktop menus panels & key tools & how to use Adobe Bridge Make your selection
- learn about each of the selection tools plus the powerful Pen tool & Paths panel Brush up
- on the Brush & Pencil tools & how to create vector shapes create & edit type & put type on a path Restore & retouch
- correct & enhance color improve contrast & use the Clone Stamp & Healing tools to fix flaws & damage Print it
- learn how to get the right resolution image mode & file format & prepare your work for printing Open the book & find: How to crop images & increase their canvas size Tips for creating gradients & patterns Advice on resizing images How to composite images with layers & blending modes Filter techniques to correct or alter images How the Vanishing Point feature makes editing easier Steps for making adjustments with levels & curves How to create contact sheets"





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Youd be hard-pressed to find a published image that hasnt spent some quality time in Adobe Photoshop. With new features such as Content-Aware Fill & Puppet Warp Photoshop CS5 is more amazing -- & perhaps more bewildering -- than ever. Thats where this full-color Missing Manual comes in. It covers Photoshop from a practical standpoint with tips tricks & practical advice you can use every day to edit photos & create beautiful documents. Whether youre a beginner or an experienced pixel pusher ready to try advanced techniques author & graphics pro Lesa Snider offers crystal-clear jargon-free instructions to help you take advantage of these powerful tools -- not only how they work but when you should use them. Describing the CS4 edition bestselling Photoshop author Scott Kelby wrote Lesa did a great job on the book & in my mind it is the new Photoshop Bible." * Learn your way around Photoshops revamped workspace * Get up to speed on essential features such as layers & channels * Edit images by cropping resizing retouching working with color & more * Create paintings & illustrations work with text & explore filters * Prepare images for printing or the Web & learn how to protect your images online * Work smarter & faster by automating tasks & installing plug-ins Written with the clarity humor & objective scrutiny Photoshop CS5: The Missing Manual is the friendly thorough resource you need." ...

Everything you need to know about Photoshop CS6 packed into one For Dummies guide Photoshop is the world's most popular image editing software with more than four million users worldwide. Professional photographers graphic designers & web designers as well as photo hobbyists need to learn the fundamentals & master the newest features of Photoshop CS6. This complete all-in-one reference makes it easy with eight self-contained minibooks covering each aspect of Photoshop. Helps you familiarize yourself with the latest Photoshop tools & features & find your way around the desktop menus panels & more This full-color guide

Includes:: eight self-contained minibooks: Photoshop Fundamentals; Image Essentials; Selections; Painting Drawing & Typing; Working with Layers; Channels & Masks; Filters & Distortions; Retouching Restoring & Printing Covers all the basics for beginners as well as advanced techniques like managing color modifying & transforming selections & paths making corrections with filters using the liquefy command trying out Photomerge & merge to HDR pro preparing graphics for print or the web creating contact sheets & picture packages & more From Photoshop fundamentals to dynamic digital imaging techniques Photoshop CS6 All-in-One For Dummies has your creative needs covered.

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The bestselling guide to the leading image-editing software Photoshop CS6 fully updated! Want picture-perfect photos every time? Get up to speed on the most popular professional photo-editing software on the market: Photoshop. In this new edition of Photoshop CS6 For Dummies expert Peter Bauer shows you how to use the latest Photoshop tools to change a background adjust brightness improve color or fix flaws. Richly illustrated in full color this edition covers all the updates in the newest version of Photoshop the gold standard for image-editing programs. Used by professional photographers graphic designers Web designers & serious hobbyists Photoshop has more than four million users worldwide. * Photoshop is the image-editing software preferred by professional photographers & designers around the world; the latest version

Includes:: new functionality & enhanced tools * Teaches all the basics for first-time users & advanced techniques for more experienced digital imaging professionals including how to work with the menus panels tools options & essential shortcuts * Covers how to fix red-eye remove blemishes & wrinkles remove people or objects from a photo adjust brightness improve color add shadows & highlights work with Camera Raw decrease digital noise create composite images use channels & masks work with HDR tools & optimize images for the web Photoshop CS6 For Dummies helps both amateur & professional Photoshop users take advantage of all the program has to offer.

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Photoshop CS6 is truly amazing but it can also be overwhelming if you're just getting started. This book makes learning Photoshop a breeze by explaining things in a friendly conversational style
- without technical jargon. After a thorough introduction to the program you'll delve deep into Photoshop's secrets with expert tips & practical advice you can use every day. The important stuff you need to know: Learn your way around. Get a guided tour of Photoshop's beautiful new workspace. Unlock the magic. Discover the most practical ways to use layers channels masks paths & other tools. Fine-tune your images. Learn techniques for cropping retouching & combining photos. Play with color. Drain change & add color; & create gorgeous black-&-whites & duotones. Be artistic. Create original illustrations & paintings use text & filters effectively & edit video clips. Share your work. Produce great-looking images for print & the Web. Work smarter & faster. Automate common chores & install plug-ins for complex tasks.
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This book breaks new ground by doing something for digital photographers that s never been done before-it cuts through the bull & shows you exactly how to do it." It s not a bunch of theory; it doesn t challenge you to come up with your own settings or figure things out on your own. Instead it does something that virtually no other Elements book has ever done-it tells you flat-out which settings to use when to use them & why. If you re looking for one of those "tell-me-everything-about-the-Unsharp-Mask-filter" books this isn t it. You can grab any other Elements book on the shelf because they all do that. Instead this book gives you the inside tips & tricks of the trade for organizing correcting editing sharpening retouching & printing your photos like a pro. You ll be absolutely amazed at how easy & effective these techniques are-once you know the secrets. LEARN HOW THE PROS DO IT Each year we train thousands of digital photographers & almost without exception they have the same questions & face the same problems-that s exactly what we cover in this book. You ll learn: * The real secrets of how the pros retouch portraits * How to color correct any photo without breaking a sweat (you ll be amazed at how the pros do it!) * How to use Camera Raw for processing not only RAW photos but JPEGs & TIFFs too! (And you ll learn why so many pros like it best-because it s faster & easier) * The sharpening techniques the pros really use (there s an entire chapter just on this!) * How to deal with common digital camera image problems including removing noise & avoiding halos * The most requested photographic special effects & much more! THE BOOK S SECRET WEAPON Although Elements 10 offers some digital photography features that Photoshop CS5 doesn t offer there are plenty of features that Photoshop CS5 has that Elements 10 still doesn t have (things like paths Channel Mixer etc.). But in this book you ll learn some slick workarounds cheats & some fairly ingenious ways to replicate many of those Photoshop features from right within Elements. Plus since this book is designed for photographers it doesn t waste your time talking about how to frame a shot set your exposure etc. & there s no talk about which camera or printer to buy. It s all Elements step by step cover to cover in the only book of its kind & you re gonna love it!" ...