Photoshop CS4: Essential Skills

Written by two internationally recognised authors and Adobe Photoshop Ambassadors, this inspirational book and DVD guide to creative image editing will help you master the essential features and tools of Adobe Photoshop CS4. Split in into three parts to form a structured, self-study guide, Photoshop CS4: Essential Skills teaches you the foundation skills and more advanced techniques you need to enhance photographs creatively and professionally using practical, step-by-step imaging projects that give you the chance to practice your skills and see just how much you can achieve with the right tools and knowledge.

*Fully updated with the latest CS4 features, it also contains vital information on how to optimize your photography and digital imaging workflow.

*Enhance your photos, retouch the blemishes or get creative with montages-however you use Photoshop, this book will build your skills

*Unique Book and DVD package-don’t just read how to do it, but watch and practice too!

Mark Galer is the Program Director and Senior lecturer at RMIT University in the School of Media and Communication, Australia. He is also co-writer of their popular online photography courses. He has lectured in photography in the UK and Australia and has worked commercially as a freelance photographer on corporate and editorial assignments. He has written numerous top-selling photography books, including Photography Foundations for Art & Design, the Popular Photoshop Elements; Maximum Performance and Photoshop; Essential Skills series. He is an Official Adobe Ambassador for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.

Philip Andrews is Adobe Australia's official Photoshop and Elements Ambassador. He is an experienced photographer, author, magazine editor and online course creator. He was previously a lecturer at the Queensland School of Printing and Graphic Arts, Australia and Nescot, England. He is a beta tester for Photoshop, an alpha tester for Photoshop Elements and a Photoshop specialist demonstrator for Adobe Australia. Philip is also co-founder of photo-college.com an online photography training college. He's a regular contributor to several magazines including Shutterbug, Amateur Photographer, Australian Photography and Better Photography, he is senior contributing editor for Better Digital, columnist for What Digital Camera and Co-editor and publisher of Better Photoshop Techniques magazine.