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Photoshop CS4 Down & Dirty Tricks |  | Author: Scott Kelby
Publisher: New Riders Press
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 360
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Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0321563174
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.686
EAN: 9780321563170
ASIN: 0321563174
Publication Date: May 15, 2009
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Product Description
UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF THE HOTTEST TRICKS, AND MOST REQUESTED PHOTOSHOP EFFECTS IN ONE AMAZING BOOK!
Scott Kelby, co-host of Photoshop User TV and the world’s #1 bestselling Photoshop author, is back to unlock the secrets of an amazing new collection of the latest eye-popping, jaw-dropping, Photoshop special effects—the same kind that made Scott’s previous editions of this book one of the top selling Photoshop books in history.
You’ll learn some of the most closely guarded Photoshop CS4 special effects—the same ones you see on TV, in magazines, and on the Web. Using Scott’s simple step-by-step method, with hundreds of full-color images, you’ll see exactly how it’s all done. The book is written so clearly, and it is so easy to follow, you’ll immediately be able to create all of these effects yourself. You’ll learn:
• The latest photographic special effects
• How to fake studio shots (you’ll be amazed at how it’s done)
• The latest cutting-edge type effects
• The most popular effects used by big movie studios
• The most-requested advertising effects
• Commercial effects that clients go crazy over!
• The most asked-for current Web effects
• Amazing 3D effects using Photoshop Extended
• Plus loads of effects that look hard, but are easy once you know the secrets
And not only that, but the whole book is packed with creative ideas, layouts, and design techniques that will help you unleash your own creativity. It’s all here, in the only Photoshop book of its kind. You're gonna love it!
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 Not a photography book but still good. November 20, 2009
shortfuse (New Hampshire)
This is a great book for learning little design "tricks of the trade" and it lives up to that quite well. This book is not the be-all end-all of Photoshop books but it gives you some great ideas to build on. It covers various types of layouts including web and print and also some text tricks. I found it to be especially good for finding little extras to add to my everyday designs. There are some photography tips but keep in mind that it is not a photography book by any means. There is, however, a chapter on 3D, which is new to CS4, and this book does a good job of showing what can be done with it. I just wish there were a little more substance and pizzazz to it. This is a great book if you're looking to take your ordinary designs and make them extraordinary. Overall, I am very happy with this book and can't wait to put a few more of the tips to work in some of my projects.
 Scott Kelby's typical arrogance, minus his usual quality. October 17, 2009
K. Quinn (US)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
I will start by saying I'm not a fan of Scott personally. Having met him on a number of occasions, I find him arrogant and borderline abusive. However, I have read all his books (including every last one of the Down and Dirty Tricks series), because he generally has the quality and skill level necessary to back up his arrogance.
Sadly, this is not the case in Down and Dirty Tricks CS4. I generally recommend this series as the best starting point for anyone looking to get advanced in Photoshop. His books are usually filled with insight and instructions on immediately useful techniques presented in a way that makes you go 'Oh wow, I learned something!' This book though... I don't know where it came from, or where to begin. I'll do my best to enumerate.
1) Overall lack of quality.
The techniques in this book are extremely amateurish and executed with a skill I'd expect from someone fresh out of community college. You can see defects all over his examples, and it almost seems like he doesn't care about the topic at all. The best way I can describe his exercises here is to call them thoroughly uninspiring, and the phrase '1995' immediately comes to mind.
2) Arrogance, without the backup.
I thought I'd find it refreshing if he ever wrote a paragraph that didn't include a PC bashing line. However, his entire introduction entitled "9 things you'll wish you knew..." proved how wrong I was. He makes some self-deprecating remarks with a little buffing related to the opinion I (as well as many others in the industry) held of his previous works in the same series. Unfortunately, by the end of the book, if you read this section it will seem more like a summary of the work and an excuse to produce overly wordy content that lacks any real soul, and doesn't convey any more real information than his previous editions.
3) The intro images
He also points out in the aforementioned '9 things' passage that the introductory images have never had anything to do with the chapter. However, in the case of 7-CS2 DNDT, they at least followed a similar theme. The interlude images in it are non-sequitur to the point of being a distraction, and a few of them are so poorly done I'm shocked he attached his name to them.
4) Vague directions
This kind of ties into point #2, his directions are a complete departure from his previous books. The other books were concise, heuristic examples of how you do the technique, and made it easy to follow along. Good luck finding anything in this book that doesn't require 4 pages worth of reading and a lot of parsing.
This version of the book saddens me, and I hope his next shows better quality, as for the first time I feel cheated to have paid $50 for one of his books. This edition pales in comparison to all his previous work.
 Photoshop CS4 "Down dirtyTtricks" August 31, 2009
J. Chan
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I found the book a great reference manual if your into digital photographer, and good examples on how to make professional looking photos.
Outstanding Resource August 28, 2009
R. Denief (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Scott Kelby has a wonderful way of communicating to Photoshop users of all levels, and Photoshop CS4 Down & Dirty Tricks is a great example of this skill.
I was looking for a resource which covered some of the newer features in CS4 while employing real life scenarios or examples of their use. Scott hit the nail on the head, and Corey's 3D material was an added bonus. As a subscriber to Kelby online training & Layers magazine, I was confident that the quality of the resource would surpass my expectation... and I was right!
Scott, thanks for delivering another "homerun" for the large family of Photoshop enthusiasts.
Another Kelby How-to July 14, 2009
Fishychips (San Francisco, CA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I look forward to every edition of Scott's Down & Dirty Tricks and have them all. Each one is better than the one before (not including CS3... ;-p). Judging from some of the reviews, some of the reviewers may not be aware that Scott started with Photoshop for (Mac) artists/designers long before delving into how to improve one's digital photography. Even though I'm also a photographer, my first love is Photoshop and how to improve on and achieving those cool tricks to my photography. I highly recommend any and all of Scott's publications. Open the book and start anywhere. Easy to understand and fun to read.
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