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Photoshop 6

Photoshop Elements 18

Design Applications 19

Digital Photography 20

Images starting opposite going counter-clock-wise: Julianna Kost from Window Seat, Katrin Eismann (leaves) and Seán Duggan (chapel) from Creative Digital Darkroom, Mikkel Aaland (hands) from Photoshop CS3 RAW, and (ferry terminal) from Photoshop CS2 RAW.

Cover image by Martin Sundberg from Photoshop Lightroom Adventure.

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Mikkel Aaland Julieanne Kost Ken Milburn Seán DugganDeke McClelland Stephen Johnson Peter Krogh Eddie Tapp Katrin Eismann Derrick Story

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can help you take your creativity to the next level.

Photoshop

Above example from the book shows the key elements of the revamped Photoshop CS3 interface.

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Adobe Photoshop CS3 One-on-OneBy Deke McClelland, June 2007, 504 pages, $49.99 US

Pioneering computer graphics author Deke McClelland updates his bestselling hands-on tutorial for Adobe Photoshop CS3, the latest version of this industry-standard image editing and production program. You’ll be guided step by step through the program’s features and functionality. Once you read about a particular technique, you can see how it’s done first hand in the video. The combination is uniquely effective. And hugely popular.

Includes DVD video with two hours of training hosted by Deke McClelland.Deke McClelland

Deke is a popular expert and lecturer on Adobe Photoshop and the larger realm of computer graphics and design. He serves as host of the inter-active “Best of Photoshop” CD that ships with Photoshop, and has written more than 70 titles translated into 25 languages with 3 million copies in print. He is an Adobe Certified Expert, and a member of the PhotoshopWorld Instructor Dream Team.

Also available:

Adobe Photoshop CS2 One-on-OneBy Deke McClelland June 2005, $39.95 US

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Photoshop CS3 RAWBy Mikkel Aaland, December 2007, 224 pages, $34.99 US

The combination of Bridge 2.0, Adobe Camera Raw 4, and Adobe Photoshop CS3 has emerged as the best and most familiar way to edit RAW images, and the best way to master this workflow is with Photoshop CS3 RAW. Award-winning author Mikkel Aaland explores the entire RAW process, from shooting your images, to managing your shoot, to processing in Camera Raw. The book’s unique four-color design helps you grasp the subject through visual instruction and prompts.

Mikkel AalandMikkel is an award-winning author, photographer, and lecturer. His documen-tary photographs have been exhibited in major institutions around the world. He is the recipient of the National Art Directors Award for Photography and the Designer’s Bookshelf Best Digital Photography Book award.

Also available:

Photoshop CS2 RAWBy Mikkel Aaland March 2006,$34.99 US

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Photoshop Lightroom AdventureBy Mikkel Aaland July 2007, 350 pages, $39.99 US

The first book written specifically with Photoshop Lightroom 1.1 in mind, this beauti-fully illustrated and eminently practical book offers a complete tour of Adobe’s inte-grated digital photography workflow application. Augmented by photos and case studies from a demanding road test in Iceland, award-winning photographer Mikkel Aaland explains how Lightroom 1.1 allows you to import, select, develop and show-case large volumes of digital images.

Mikkel AalandMikkel is an award-winning author, photographer, and lecturer. His documen-tary photographs have been exhibited in major institutions around the world. He is the recipient of the National Art Directors Award for Photography and the Designer’s Bookshelf Best Digital Photography Book award.

Mikkel Aaland’s trademark ability to teach complicated topics on digital imaging with straightforward, easy-to-follow text makes this book a valuable learning tool for anyone serious about creating the best possible images with Lightroom.

Learn more: digitalmedia.oreilly.com/lightroom.

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Dynamic Learning: Photoshop CS3 By Jennifer Smith & AGI Creative Team, July 2007, 360 pages, $44.99 US

Dynamic Learning: Photoshop CS3 is like having access to a top-notch team of your very own instructors. Written by product experts and trainers who have produced many of Adobe’s training titles, the book is organized into lessons, with easy-to-follow instructions, tips, and review questions. Includes video tutorials on DVD.

The detailed, step-by-step instructions even tell readers where to find the menu items and tools they will use to complete the lesson.

Tips, notes, and shortcuts give more context and help the reader work more efficiently.

Navigation is easy with chapter numbers and section headings on every page.

Video segments demonstrate lesson techniques.

Sidebars define larger concepts and provide more context for the lessons.

Inline menu icons help readers find the tools they need.

The DVD included with each full-color book supplies all of the lesson files as well as video tutorials on many of the techniques outlined in the lessons. In addition, there are review questions and self-study assignments at the end of every lesson; free Instructor’s Guides are available online in PDF format.

JENNIFER SMITH & AGI CREATIVE TEAM

A DYN A M I C L E A R N I N G I N S T R U C TO R G U I D E

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CS3

Includes:

• Complete instructor notes

• Alternative and supplemental

exercises

• Teaching tips and techniques

• Additional review questions

L E S S O N 1These titles also available:

Introducing O’Reilly Dynamic Learning— a comprehensive self-paced training system that includes tutorial books, video demos, online resources, and instructor guides. Dynamic Learning: InDesign CS3

By Christopher Smith & AGI Creative Team, May 2007, 432 pages, $44.99 US

Dynamic Learning: Flash CS3 ProfessionalBy Fred Gerantabee & AGI Creative Team, May 2007, 432 pages, $44.99 US

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Photoshop Workflow Setups: Eddie Tapp on Digital PhotographyBy Eddie Tapp August 2006, 207 pages, $29.99 US

Adobe Photoshop has so many different work areas and tools that it can become confusing or even intimidating. This first book in our new series on digital photography offers a step-by-step approach to Photoshop’s vast collection of menus, palettes, and tools, showing you not only how they work, but how they should work for your specific needs in a visually uncluttered workspace.

Practical Color Management: Eddie Tapp on Digital PhotographyBy Eddie Tapp & Rick Lucas October 2006, 162 pages, $29.99 US

The second book in this acclaimed series delves into color management, a topic that has needlessly become a mystery to experienced digital photographers. With his easygoing yet authoritative style, noted expert Eddie Tapp explains how color management can be integrated into the overall photographic work-flow. Included is a chapter on technical aspects from color guru Rick Lucas.

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Photoshop CS3 Photo Effects CookbookBy Tim Shelbourne November 2007, 176 pages, $39.99 US

With 53 easy-to-follow recipes, Photoshop CS3 Photo Effects Cookbook shows you how to use Photoshop CS3 to simulate classic camera and darkroom techniques and special effects-without making you first learn Photoshop inside and out. Packed with hundreds of full-color images, step-by-step instructions, and many practical tips, this book—and Adobe Photoshop CS3—are all you need to create professional graphic art effects from almost any image source.

Photoshop Fine Art Effects Cookbook By John Beardsworth February 2006, 176 pages, $29.99 US

Photoshop Fine Art Effects Cookbook tells you all you need to know to turn your digital photographs into images that mimic the styles of great visual artists. From advice on how to choose appropriate subject matter to 62 step-by-step recipes that show you how to create an “original” van Gogh, Vermeer, Edward Weston, or Andy Warhol (among others), this book is an authentic guide to simulating the work of great artists—and a whole lot of fun.

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Adobe InDesign One-on-OneBy Deke McClelland November 2007, 528 pages, $49.99 US

Nothing speeds up learning like personal training from a skilled tutor. With Adobe InDesign CS3 One-on-One, you get the equivalent of private lessons with author Deke McClelland, a world-renowned expert on digital graphics and design. Deke offers you DVD video with more than two hours of professional instruction and advice to accompany the book’s easy-to-follow text. The book itself includes 600 full-color images, diagrams, and screenshots to illustrate every key step.

Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual By Barbara Brundage October 2007, 550 pages, $39.99 US

With Photoshop Elements 6, the most popular photo-editing program on Earth just keeps getting better. It’s perfect for scrapbooking, email-ready slideshows, Web galleries, you name it. But knowing what to do and when is tricky. That’s why our Missing Manual is the bestselling book on the topic. This fully revised guide explains not only how the tools and commands work, but when to use them.

Digital Photography


The Creative Digital Darkroom By Katrin Eismann & Seán Duggan November 2007, 400 pages, $49.99 US

This tutorial takes photographers beyond the quick tips and gimmicky effects of many digital photography books. Author Katrin Eismann—an internationally acclaimed artist, bestselling author, and gifted educator—offers high-profile work, including her own, as examples for teaching photographers how to use the digital medium to create, edit, and output images that reflect their true vision.

Katrin EismanKatrin Eismann is famous for her talent as a Photoshop expert and photographer, but above all she’s considered one of the best teachers her field has ever seen. This book uses the clear, concise tutorial approach that made her previous Photoshop books bestsellers, and that takes photographers beyond quick tips and gimmicky effects.

Seán DugganSeán Duggan is a fine art photographer, educator and Adobe Certified Photoshop Expert with extensive experience in both traditional and digital darkrooms. He’s held workshops and classes on Photoshop and digital darkroom technique for more than 10 years.

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Photoshop CS3 Photographer’s HandbookBy Brad Hinkel, Stephen Laskevitch July 2007, 213 pages, $35.95 US

Photographers often feel overwhelmed when starting with Photoshop—the sheer number of tools and options make it a difficult tool to get started. Brad and Steve have created a step-by-step guide that provides a simple and effective workflow for editing photographs in Photoshop. The book includes an introduction to the basic concepts and tools needed to edit photographs in Photoshop—and then walks through a complete editing workflow.

The handbook is designed to get you working quickly with Photoshop; pro-viding the essential information for image editing and step-by-step projects for more detailed Photoshop techniques.

Take Your Photography to the Next LevelBy George Barr October 2007, 250 pages, $35.95 US

This book is for the photographer who strives to achieve a higher level of results in their work. Take Your Photography to the Next Level is based on a series of essays originally featured on the popular Luminous Landscape website. Barr tackles some of the rarely discussed, yet essential aspects of successful photography. Here is where photographers will learn what is needed in order to grow in their creativity, as well as gain a deeper under-standing of their craft.

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A master photographer and teacher since 1977, Stephen Johnson is widely recognized as a pioneer of digital photography. His new book chronicles his ride on the bleeding edge of this medium’s evolution, and provides a practical in-depth introduction to digital photography that includes the latest techniques. Complete with beautiful color photographic examples and illustrations, this book is a unique, passionate, holistic examination for every student of photography.

Expert advice and pro strategies help photographers at every level become more competent in their work routines. Through step-by-step procedures based on hard-nosed experience, professional photographer Ken Milburn describes a complete workflow sequence that begins with essential photo-graphic equipment and digital darkroom setup, and ends once finished images are in albums, exhibits, web sites, or publications.

Window Seat: The Art of Digital Photography and Creative ThinkingBy Julieanne Kost February 2006, 152 pages, $39.99 US

The DAM Book: Digital Asset Management for PhotographersBy Peter Krogh October 2005, 304 pages, $34.95 US

This book offers a complete view of a creative project from the artist’s per-spective. Julieanne Kost, a Photoshop and creative thinking guru, has taken her own experience shooting images out of airplane windows to create a unique seminar in three parts: a manifesto of ways to stay creatively alive; a portfolio of stunning photographs, with commentaries describing her experi-ences and thought process; and a technical appendix that includes the details of how the images were shot, manipulated, and prepared for printing.

Digital photography offers pros and avid amateurs new artistic freedom , but it also presents a filing problem: terebytes of images to store! This handy book shows you how to label, sort, evalute, file and find photographs efficiently and effectively. It also covers hardware and software environments to protect and organize photos.

Stephen Johnson on Digital PhotographyBy Stephen Johnson August 2006, 320 pages, $39.99 US

Digital Photography Expert Techniques, 2nd Edition By Ken Milburn October 2006, 404 pages, $44.99 US

Digital Photography


The Art of RAW Conversion shows how to work with the RAW files generated by a digital camera to produce the best possible image quality in finished photos. The authors (both experts in digital photography, file processing, printing, and color management) describe the conversion tools used to enhance RAW files and maximize photo quality. Covers Adobe Photoshop CS and other leading RAW converters.

Close-up photography is one of the most fascinating areas in photography. This illustrated guide will take the reader on a journey into the wonder-ful world of small, smaller, and smallest objects and show him how he can capture their beauty with photographic images. Each step of the way will be carefully explained; how to choose the right equipment, how to use ambi-ent light or create artificial lighting, and how to conceptualize and frame the perfect shot.

Digital Photography Pocket GuideBy Derrick Story August 2005, 172 pages, $14.95 US

Digital Photography: The Missing ManualBy Chris Grover & Barbara Brundage June 2006, 422 pages, $29.99 US

Who can resist the instant gratification of the digital camera? For everyone who owns or will own a digital camera, Derrick Story delivers Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 3rd Edition—the perfect on-the-go guide for taking top-notch digital photos. In full color, this third edition of the bestselling pocket guide covers everything from shooting sports action, close ups, and night shots, to dealing with image resolution, archiving, memory cards, and much more.

Digital Photography: The Missing Manual helps you to take beautiful digital pictures and share the results with friends and family. Spiked with advice and humor, trademarks of the Missing Manual series, this book shows you how to master your digital camera and take memorable photos, then edit and share them. Ideal for those just getting started, this book is also perfect for those wanting to increase the digital photography skills they already have.

The Art of RAW ConversionBy Uwe Steinmueller & Jürgen Gulbins June 2006, 240 pages, $39.95 US

Closeup ShootingBy Cyrill Harnischmacher May 2007, 124 pages, $24.95 US

Note: This book is Windows-only. For Mac fans, iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual has a whole section on digital photography. Go to http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/iphototmm

Digital Photography


Thirteen essays on landscape photography by master photographer Alain Briot. Topics include practical, technical, and aesthetic aspects of photography to help photographers build and refine their skills. Also covered is how to be an artist in business.

This book covers how to achieve the best possible digital image from a negative or slide, and how to build a workflow to make this process efficient, repeatable, and reliable. The author uses Nikon filmscanners throughout, but all steps can easily be followed using a different scanner. The most common software tools for scanning (SilverFast, VueScan, NikonScan) are not only covered extensively in the book, but are also provided on a CD along with other useful tools for image editing, as well as numerous sample scans.

Color Management in Digital PhotographyBy Brad Hinkel December 2006, 152 pages, $29.95 US

Digital AstrophotographyBy Stefen Seip October 2007, 150 pages, $29.95 US

This book simplifies the complex language of color management in digital photography. Author Brad Hinkel’s process for moving images from capture to print while maintaining color management, provides enough information to create a simple yet effective system, while allowing the photographer to get on with photography. Based on classes and workshops given by Hinkel to hundreds of students of digital photography, this simple approach to color management does not mean it sacrifices quality and effectiveness.

At first glance, the challenge of astrophotography may appear daunting. But not only are spectacular results possible, they are easy to learn with the step-by-step instructions provided in Stephan Seip’s Digital Astrophotography: A Guide to Capturing the Cosmos. Today, amateurs can produce images that only twenty years ago a large professional observatory would have been proud of; and this book shows you how.

Mastering Landscape PhotographyBy Alain Briot December 2006, 280 pages, $39.95 US

Scanning Negatives and SlidesBy Sascha Steinhoff February 2007, 249 pages, $44.95 US

Digital Photography


With the many technical, complex, and interwoven words, and new words being created daily, even veteran photographers have trouble keeping up with the lingo of digital photography. This is the most comprehensive publi-cation of its kind to date. With over 1500 words, abbreviations, and acronyms, the Glossary strives to help those involved in this cutting-edge industry to understand the language that makes it up. The Glossary has been extensively researched to collect the terms currently in use and to provide the most up-to-date meanings of these terms.

GIMP 2 for Photographers is a beginner’s guide to the only open source image editing tool which provides a low-cost alternative to expensive programs such as Photoshop. Topics include the basics of image editing and simple adjust-ments, as well as advanced techniques using layers and masks, stitching of panoramic images, and preparation of high-quality black and white images. The most important editing functions are presented in individual, easy-to-follow workshops.

The HDRI HandbookBy Christian Bloch September 2007, 300 pages, $49.95 US

Managing Your Photographic Workflow with Photoshop LightroomBy Uwe Steinmueller & Jürgen Gulbins September 2007, 200 pages, $29.95 US

The HDRI Handbook reveals the secrets behind High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI). This cutting-edge imaging technology is a method to digitally capture and edit all light in a scene. It represents a quantum leap in imaging technology, as revolutionary as the leap from black & white to color imaging. Serious photographers will find that HDRI is the final step that places digital ahead of analog.

With easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations, the authors demonstrate how to use Photoshop Lightroom to build an efficient photographic workflow; from importing and organizing images; through the development and editing phases; all the way to building presentations for the web and in slideshows; and finally, to the ultimate product—the fine art print on paper.

The Glossary of Digital PhotographyBy John Blair September 2007, 350 pages, $39.95 US

GIMP 2 for PhotographersBy Klaus Goelker November 2006, 200 pages, $29.95 US

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With digital camera usage now established, the demand for easy, affordable photo editing tools has increased. Adobe’s Photoshop Elements leads the way as an affordable image editing tool. This easy-to-follow, full-color guide shows all digital photographers how to make their photos look their best with dozens of well-organized, hands-on techniques. Readers learn how to change or replace a color, enhance faces, fix burred images, correct poor exposures, create a slide show, and more.

This “ground-up” guide to digital photography will help the novice photogra-pher get started with a firm foundation in understanding the principals and techniques of modern photography. It will also guide the more experienced photographer through the transition from analog to digital photography. Whereas most other books on digital photography focus on image editing in Photoshop, this book deals with the photographic workflow, from capture to print and storage.

40 Digital Photography Techniques, 3rd EditionBy John Kim February 2007, 208 pages, $16.99 US

Low Budget ShootingBy Cyrill Harnischmacher June 2007, 72 pages, $19.95 US

Digital Photography has truly reached the masses, and with this friendly, full-color guide new users can immediately start having fun with their digital cameras. It provides dozens of tips for taking better pictures and getting creative with digital photography at a remarkably affordable price. Topics covered include composing good shots, playing with light, close-ups, self-portraits, action shots, and event photography.

The serious amateur photographer often faces the problem that even after all the dollars spent on camera, lenses, computer gear, and software, the spend-ing never seems to end. More gear is needed for studio photography, table-top photography, flash photography, and for accessories here and there. And in many cases, the right accessories are not even available. That is where this book comes in. Low Budget Shooting is the one-stop source where you will find instructions and a shopping list on how to build an array of useful and inexpensive photographic tools.

40 Digital Photo Retouching Techniques with Photoshop Elements, 3rd EditionBy John Kim April 2007, 208 pages, $16.99 US

Digital Photography from the Ground UpBy Jürgen Gulbins & Christina Schulz November 2007, 300 pages, $34.95 US

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