Understanding Adobe Photoshop: Digital Imaging Concepts and Techniques

If you're exploring a career in digital imaging or design, then you're likely to encounter Photoshop along the way—you probably already have. But how well do you know it? Understanding Adobe Photoshop: Digital Image Concepts and Techniques goes beyond the school newspaper or internship and teaches you the fundamental digital imaging techniques in Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements that you'll need to succeed both in the classroom and the workforce. While many Photoshop books focus on features, tools, or techniques, this book covers both the basics and delves into specific skills, tricks, and uses in multimedia. With a friendly style and interactive DVD-ROM, Richard Harrington covers digital imaging basics (correcting, editing, sharpening, retouching, and presenting photos) and shows you real-world projects and exercises, including: digital painting; designing a CD/DVD label, magazine cover, and advertisements; creating Web sites/animations; and more!

Richard Harrington has surrounded himself with media for his entire professional career. He’s held such diverse jobs as directing television newscasts and publishing music magazines to managing video production departments and consulting to nonprofit agencies. Currently, Richard is the owner of RHED Pixel (www.RHEDPixel.com), a visual communications company in Washington, D.C. RHED Pixel is a successful consultancy that provides technical and managerial services to clients such as the American Red Cross, the American Diabetes Association, the National Association of Homebuilders, and the Business Software Alliance. RHED Pixel creates everything from broadcast commercials to live events to interactive projects for a diverse clientele.
The Project Management Institute certifies Richard Harrington as a Project Management Professional. He holds a master’s degree in project management as well. Additionally, Richard is an Adobe Certified Instructor, Apple Certified Trainer, and Avid Certified Instructor, and holds two Adobe Certified Expert certificates. Richard is a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals Instructor Dream Team.
His personal philosophy is communicate, motivate, create. He’s a firm believer that media can have powerful results.