6 binding of books about Photoshop in Russian for beginners and professionals

About Photoshop is written too much. We have selected for you some of the most high-quality, time-tested and most effective books for various levels of training, using that "first-graders" podnatoreyut to use tools of the graphic editor and "academics" will discover a lot of interesting things about color theory.

Each craft there are true masters. They truly love their job and do it better with each new day. There are those among professional retoucher, whose exceptional skills becomes the standard. About three of the people who nurtured a generation of Photoshop Professionals, etc. will be discussed. Universal recognition, an incredible track record and millions of copies are clear evidence of the highest level of their skills.

Therefore, in our selection should focus not so much on the books themselves, but on their authors.

A small digression: some of the books have been published for a long time - do not pay attention to it. They laid down the guiding principles and basic image processing techniques which do not change with the advent of Photoshop. Yes, it can change drastically, the number of new effects can amount to tens interface program, selection of complex objects can become indecently simple but layers, curves and masks to remain in their places forever and ever.

KELBY Scott (Scott Kelby)

Scott Kelby

President of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, editor in chief and publisher of Photoshop User magazine, CTO Photoshop World Conference & Expo, the author of numerous bestsellers.

Believe me, the high offices and honors Scott's much more than listed in the description. Already in 1993, he began publishing video tutorials, as well as hold their first training session of Photoshop. Scott Kelby - one of the most successful writers on the subject of shooting and processing digital photos. His guide written very logical, mundane, clear, diluted merry notes of the language. And I recommend you to get acquainted with Photoshop it from his books, dozens of which are translated including the Russian language.

Classic Photoshop Effects

The book was born as much in 2006, but has not lost its relevance today. It dismantled the bones most popular methods to create imperishable advertising: selling pictures, movie posters, banners - all that we see around us a thousand times a day. The book has two huge advantages. Firstly, it does not affect complex subjects, all actions are performed basic editor commands, which makes it completely universal for all versions of Photoshop. Second, it helps to achieve quick visible results that are so important for beginners "fotoshoperov". Highly I recommend to start from scratch to learn the minimum necessary basis.

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Retouch portraits using Photoshop for photographers

The book describes the most simple, but effective method to improve portrait photos. An extremely popular topic is covered the most affordable way for you to take up the book without any serious skills.

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Kathryn Eismann (Katrin Eismann)

Kathryn Eismann

The head of the educational program Masters in Professional Studies Program in Digital Photography, active speaker and teacher.

Kathryn Eismann rightfully takes its place of honor in the informal «Photoshop Hall of Fame" (Photoshop Hall of Fame). Over the years, the practice of Catherine collaborated with many well-known companies in the world and has won universal recognition of his teaching. Her works are covers of specialized publications and applied techniques and methods - the benchmark for many thousands held retoucher.

Masks and composition in Photoshop

The book is designed for users with average skills, which is time to take on a more or less serious things, such as the allocation of translucent objects and the creation of complex transitions on the basis of masks. The book is useful for in-depth immersion into the Photoshop toolbox.

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Dan Margulis (Dan Margulis)

Dan Margulis

Expert color correction and prepress images.

Guru color theory and consummate practitioner. Dan Margulis knowledge are truly endless. And he was willing to share them at training seminars, as well as in the pages of his books. By the way, he printed a very rare, but the next working out Dan means only one thing - a book you need to take, without looking at the table of contents. The author writes on a very complex topic, but makes it so accessible, as it is possible. His books have to re-read several times, to continually discover something new for themselves. In general, aerobatics, which reach only to units destined.

Photoshop for professionals. The classic guide to color correction

Bible professional prepress and printing industries. That says it all. The book has gone through five editions, the last of which came in 2007. The date should not confuse you, because the contents of the book is more of a theoretical nature. Dan reveals the subtleties of color correction by the numbers, makes numerous recommendations for image retouching in three main color spaces and answer the most important questions of its readers. All this is difficult, but it is the highest level.

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Photoshop LAB Color. Riddle of the canyon and other adventures in the most powerful color space

Truly a unique guide about the most underrated and little known LAB color space. And by the way, is it provides endless opportunities to improve even the most hopeless shots. Jobs LAB has several advantages over RGB or CMYK, for which the author and tells us all. In the course of reading your brains have pretty tense, because in the book flashed a lot of confusing terms, such as "imaginary color."

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Modern color correction in Photoshop technology. PPW and other ideas for quick image enhancement

Last on work Margulis today about the "revolutionary workflow" with which you can get high-quality images in just a few minutes a relatively simple operation. In fact, Dan offers a set of operations (Actions), packaged in a special Photoshop panel. But do not use them with proper training is unlikely to succeed: some of the operations are made up of dozens of actions and require appropriate adjustments. This is not a magic wand, and, as always with Margulis, need an appropriate theoretical framework.

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