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Hidden Power of Adobe Photoshop, The: Mastering Blend Modes and Adjustment Layers for Photography, 1st edition

Published by Adobe Press (November 3, 2020) © 2021

  • Scott Valentine

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Adobe Photoshop holds an incredible amount of power, which is sometimes locked behind a dizzying array of features and tools. Scott Valentine not only shows you the keys to unlocking that power, he also demonstrates how the keys work. You will get hands-on experience with experiments and examples as you explore new techniques for editing your images.
Written for both professionals and hobbyists, this book presents essential techniques and discusses when and how to try innovative solutions. By focusing on two core capabilities blending modes and adjustment layersyou will discover how Photoshop gives you deep control over your images to address some of photographys most challenging problems. Photoshop users of all levels will find clear explanations and step-by-step procedures for expert techniques. Advanced users will enjoy exploring new ideas that can inform their own workflow. Through richly illustrated examples with clear explanations, The Hidden Power of Adobe Photoshop teaches you:
  • Multiple approaches to problem solving and creative exploration
  • How to see your images as data that you can control
  • Underlying principles that drive industrial-strength techniques
  • Instructions for building your own Photoshop experiment files
  • Updated and reorganized with roughly 50% new procedures, insights, and graphics – all directly focused on photography
  • Contains dozens of hands-on, full-color examples that give students an edge in technical, personal, and commercial projects
  • Complements recipes and step-by-step instructions with expert guidance for experimentation to expand students' knowledge and achieve deeper mastery
  • By world-renowned Photoshop author and instructor Scott Valentine – and featuring power tips from experts including Katrin Eismann, Matt Kloskowski, and RC Concepcion
Scott Valentine has thoroughly revamped this guide to focus entirely on photography and deepen its coverage of Photoshop’s core tools. This edition contains 50% new content: new procedures, projects, examples, and insights. Now part of the Adobe Master Class series, it is intended for professionals and learners with at least intermediate-level skills, not “beginner/intermediate” as previous editions were designated.
  • Part 1: The Core Tools - Blending Modes and Adjustment Layers
  • 1. Introduction to How Photoshop 'Sees' Your Image
  • 2. Adjustment Layers
  • 3. Blending Modes
  • Part 2: Recipes
  • Section 1: General Corrections
  • Section 2: Targeted Corrections and Enhancements
  • Section 3: Effects and Finishing
  • Section 4: Project Examples
  • Part 3: Reference

Scott Valentine is an experimentalist by nature, drawing on his background in physics, music, and theater to bring a unique perspective to sharing knowledge with other photographers and Photoshop users. For more than 20 years, Scott has supported the greater imaging community through hosting user groups, teaching at conferences, and writing. He has been an invited speaker at the Art Directors Invitational Master Class (ADIM), Adobe MAX, and Photoshop World. Scott also writes “Photoshop Proving Ground,” a monthly column featured in KelbyOne's Photoshop User magazine. He is always up for helping fellow creative professionals and hobbyists. Scott's previous two books have become must-have resources for colleges and instructional programs, valued for their combination of technical and creative elements, an approachable style, and straightforward language. Aside from pushing pixels, Scott enjoys playing guitar, ice hockey, backpacking, and spending time with his family.

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