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Summary: Inside Photoshop 7
Review: I was entirely new to Photoshop 7 and so I decided to go thru the book page by page. The first chapter led me thru steps, but I wasn't sure what I had done when I was thru. I was instructed to select tools that I had no reasonable way of knowing where they were located, many hidden behind tiny icons which I have come to realize is Adobe's M.O., but very frustrating to a new user. The cutsie humor is lost on a frustrated reader trying to locate a tool. Some of the time he describes in detail step by step how to do an exercise but you're not sure what you are trying to achieve. The next time he assumes you know how and you don't have a clue where to start. After the first few chapters he surprisingly starts to tell you more detailed step by step instructions. Once I figured out on my own where many of the tools, option bar selections and palettes were I got a lot of information out of the book and have gone on to enjoy it.
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Summary: Best Photoshop Book
Review: Inside Photoshop 7 is a book that changed how I use Photoshop. From the introduction to index, I found this book to be well written and understandable for both beginner and advanced users alike. It is not often that you find such a book that will appeal to so many classes of users. The book allows the end user to take advantage of everything that Photoshop has to offer. Not only does it show you how to do something, but it shows you how to efficiently do it. If you need a great howto book or reference guide, get this book!
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Summary: The INSIDE series continues to provide real value.
Review: Inside Photoshop 7 is a monster book. It has been evolving with each iteration of Photoshop and the book has grown to 1,000 pages.
It is so full of useful information that it should be included in the box with Photoshop. Whether or not you're a beginner or advanced, there is plenty in the volume to fill gaps in your knowledge and expand your understanding of one of the best graphics tools available today. Even the front cover is explained (how did you do it?) inside the front cover! The new features of version 7 are highlighted but presented within the context of the over all subject : learning Photoshop. There are tips galore, techniques examined and secrets revealed. The "Inside" series continues to be note worthy in the comprehensive depth of their efforts to satisfy the reader.
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Summary: Photoshop edu.
Review: Lots of goodies in this volume. PLUS, Mr Bouton clearly defines some difficult function names and computer graphic terms, the meaning of which were easily understood with his explanations.
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Summary: They did it again!
Review: Once again the Inside Photoshop 7 book has outdone the previous version. Just when you think it can't get any better they update and bring in additional authors adding to the tremendous value. There are some authors which joined in on this version making it a blockbuster of a book. You'll learn all the core techniques of Photoshop by performing the many tutorials throughout the book. There is a section that allows you to "Get Your Feet Wet" where you can get creative even when you have no idea at all of what you're doing. But don't worry, it's all covered in-depth through the book.Not only do you learn all the core functions of Photoshop but there are specialized sections such as, Photoshop for photographers so you can get to making money faster! I like goals like this. Some of the other special sections are Photoshop for Artists, Special Effects with Type and Animation scripting. The authors present a task then they determine what needs to be done then provide steps to accomplish the task. By understanding what the task is and what needs to be done to accomplish is you are armed with the methodology to apply to your own work.
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Summary: The Ultimate Photoshop resource
Review: Quite simply, if you need to know how to do something in Photoshop it's in this book - period. Every edition of this book keeps getting better and better. Unlike many Photoshop authors who just plug in new parts and reissue the old, Gary and Barbara seem to have reviewed and revisted everything. The new features in Photoshop 7 are covered in detail and, as usual, explained in a practical everyday way that is both conversational and informative. If you are new to Photoshop, this is the only reference that you will need. If you have been using it for awhile, the book still has something for you.
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Summary: The whole nine yards
Review: Sometimes these big books can be intimidating to get through, but this book reads like a friend is standing next to you helping you out. It covers all the the basics for beginners but also has specialized chapters for photographers, artists, type fiends and web addicts. It also has a section of great photoshop tips for power users. This book has both range and depth and well worth your time and moolah!
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Summary: simply unbearable
Review: The author of this book is the classic example of the fact that someone who is an expert in a particular field is sometimes a terrible tutor for it. Writing style is unbearable, explanations are totally unclear and this book ends up being unapproachable for newbies and useless for experts. I am sure wheter the newer CS edition is any better but I think I will stay away...
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Summary: Consistent Quality From Start to Finish.
Review: The authors managed to make Photoshop 7 a delight to learn, and the book, an entertaining reading. It has two important qualities that became obvious as I read on: (1) it can sustain my interest to learn more and work the exercises, and; (2) the authors tried their best to help the reader really understand Photoshop principles. The style's upbeat, and the book's organization, clever. Photoshop core principles were presented first then it's practical use as applied to photography, the Web, art, and just plain goofing around. Makes a lot of sense. Although the images were in black and white in the book, they have proven to be good guides. There were plenty of screen shots of dialog boxes, which tool to use and what the images should look like. They help to ensure that you don't get lost. The actual tutorial images were in full color in the CD-ROM, many of them nicely rendered in 3D. The observations in the previous review, "Several Areas of Ommission" are valid ones, though. I did find one exercise (Inverting and Refining A Shape Layer, page 185) that seem to have missed a step. Figure 5.29 on page 228 didn't quite look like what it was supposed to. But except for a few minor typo errors all the projects thus far were clearly explained and finished as written. I repeated some of them just for the fun of it. Odds are, any book this size (1000+ pages) would likely take its own share of minor errors. Overall, it was very well written. I am on the last 3 chapters of the book (no skipping) and I can say for certain that the authors were careful to give the reader consistent quality instruction right from the beginning. All the toturials were very interesting. There was not a dull moment! The other advantage of this book was that it was written by several people, who apllied their expertise on specialized chapters. My only complaint is that the they couldn't be reached for clarification on the item on page 185. It has been a wonderful experience learning Photoshop 7 and I am glad I had this book as my main guide.
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Summary: Very causal writing style
Review: This book contains a lot of information on how to operate Photoshop to achieve the desired results but at the same time I think the authors had include a lot of unrelated or unnecessary texts to fill the pages. For example, it takes two pages of text to illustrate how to create a layer set and how to move the layers.
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