Adobe Photoshop CS3 One-On-One by Deke McClelland
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Book Summary Author: Deke McClelland Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2007-06-22 ISBN: 0596529759 Number of pages: 544 Publisher: O'Reilly Media |
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Book Reviews of the Adobe Photoshop CS3 One-On-One
Customer Review: Best Feature: Introduction to Bridge
Summary: 2 Stars
I've been using photoshop for years, mostly self taught. It's a good thing I do have experience with the application or I would have been lost several times using the book. Deke McClelland is most clear and thorough when explaining the Bridge. The more complex topics and functions seem to be beyond his writing capabilities (though I'm sure he knows how to use the actual functions).
What's not to like:
1. Wasted rhetoric on trying to be hip/cool/funny. After a while it's just annoying.
2. Special tips or techniques that are confusing or just plain wrong.
3. The explanations of paths is pathetic, but at least the author tells you that he turns to these tools as last resort (which would explain why he cannot explain them). Too bad some of us would like to know how to use them!
4. Explanation of more complex functions is minimal. Instead it's a color- or dance-by-numbers approach. Don't think, just do as I do.
What's to like:
1. The video introductions are good if incomplete. (The author encourages readers to access more complete videos for a fee at [...])
2. The intro to the Bridge is very helpful and clear.
3. The working files are nice, but there are almost too many samples. It would have been nice to walk the same selections through many stages -- for instance, the dome building in ch. 4 through all the selection tools.
Buy Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks by Lynette Kent to learn more in 1/10th of the time, for 1/4 the price.