Photoshop 7 for Dummies by Barbara Obermeier, Deke McClelland
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Book Reviews of Photoshop 7 for Dummies
Book Review: I'm not that dumb
Summary: 2 Stars
On technical merit alone this is a good beginners book. However, while I usually enjoy the casual tone of for Dummies books this one just goes too far. The authors' allusions are silly, sometimes even patronizing and clutter up the message. I ended up scanning most of the pages trying to find the real information. If the authors had cut out all their cute little touches the book could have been half the size and twice as effective. I would recommend this book only in conjunction with buying another Photoshop book that sticks to the subject.Book Review: photoshop 7 for dummies
Summary: 2 Stars
When I ordered this book, I thought for sure that this book is what I was looking for to help me learn how to use Photoshop 7. I had difficulty in comprehending the content of the first 3 chapters. I came away feeling that this book was too difficult for me to understand. I have ordered another book and I hope I'll have better luck this time.Book Review: Photoshop 7 for Dummies
Summary: 2 Stars
Reads like stereo instructions. Too many technical graphics terms for a novice photo editor. I usually like the "for dummies" books but this one falls way short of the mark. I would recomend this book only to a seasoned graphic artist that was already familiar with the terminology.Book Review: Beats around the bush too much!!
Summary: 2 Stars
I wanted to learn Photoshop, not just be entertained. Had to get to page 20 something before any meat. Gave up and have a better book now.Book Review: Very Disappointing
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this book hoping to learn how to use Photoshop's various functions and settings. I've looked up two so far - batch processing and screen auto resolution. Neither are in the book's index, which makes me wonder how much more is not explained.
Worse, it's too full of distracting cute you're forced to wade through. From the section, Resolving Resolution: "The Resolution value determines how tightly the pixels are packed when printed. It's kind of like the population density of one of those ridiculously large urban areas cropping up all over the modern world. Consider Lagos, Nigeria, which is a city of nearly ten million souls - more than London, Paris, or Shanghais. Lagos, in case you're curious, is the fastest-growing major metropolitan area in the world, with an annual population explosion of 5 percent. (If that doesn't sound so bad, consider that it would put Lagos at 33 million people in the year 2020, which would be more than Tokyo, the current topper.) The population density of Lagos is second only to Honk Kong, at roughly 150,000 people packed into each square mile (on average, that's 15 times as crowded as New York City.)" And it goes on and on.
When I want cultural geography lessons, I'll buy a cultural geography book. I don't have the time to wade through this kind of stuff in hopes I might eventually stumble across what I'm looking for. Few of us do. I'm sure I'll get something from this book, but I wish I hadn't bought it. Save your money.