Paint Shop Pro 9 for Photographers
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (947 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0240519817 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
If you are an amateur digital photographer, web or graphic designer this book will provide you with everything you need to get the very best out of your images and achieve professional-looking results with this affordable but powerful consumer software. Ken McMahon and Robin Nichols have created a complete and easy-to-follow introduction to Jasc's Paint Shop Pro 9, allowing you to take full advantage of this popular photo-editor and graphics program in ways you would never have imagined. Paint Shop Pro 9 for Photographers offers an extensive variety of real life examples with clear, step-by-step tutorials, eye-catching visuals and numerous
Some Good Material, but Several Annoyances Peter Martin At first glance this is an attractive book, with a high standard of graphic design and a profusion of color illustrations. Working with it unfortunately reveals a number of annoyances. First, the organization is chaotic, with topics showing up in unexpected places. Among many examples, Chapter 1 purports to introduce PSP's features, but includes redundant and superficial. "Excellent Companion to Koers' Book" according to DoctorQ. Previously, I had purchased Diane Koers' "Paint Shop Pro 9: Photographers' Guide" from Amazon. It is an excellent book, and I highly recommend it. Over time, however, I found some gaps in Koers' book and so I purchased McMahon's book. Now, I find I refer to McMahon's book more than Koers.McMahon does a better job of explaining PSP9's toolbars and basic workings. He also . Tom Steele said Good tool for getting the most out of PSP. Not 100% comprehensive, and spent more time than I would have liked on basic procedures, and less time on layers and masking. But still, I learned a lot from the book and it was certainly a valuable tool in helping me get the most from Paint Shop Pro.
Ken McMahon runs Pelican Graphics, a digital design consultancy specializing in design and artwork production for print media and the web. . He is also a freelance journalist, writing for PCWorld, Mac User and PC Pro in the UK, and a best-selling author
It is strongly visual, with lots of examples and graphics." Photocrack e-zineOnline bookseller readers' reviews of current edition:"As soon as I opened this book I knew I would like it. Recommend you read PSP 8 "Fast and Easy" first and then read this book. But it is the examples that make this manual the best. It's a serious book for people wanting to know more. There are more books about PSP, so why bother? In short: Paint Shop Pro 8, the guide to creating professional images is by far the clearest guide for PSP. You can also download the picture from the web site to follow along. Great Australian sense of humor throughout book.” . Of course every function of the program is discussed in detail. It deals with digital photos and scans and web only, none of that other stuff you can do like make graphics and things. One: it is extremely useful for photogr