Books published by Focal Press

With nearly another 100 pages added this is the biggest update of the popular book by professional fashion photographer Martin Evening. The new book takes the new features of CS and adds them into an already comprehensive guide to Photoshop. The pages are now colour coded and this can be seen across the top spine for easy access to chapters. If you own a previous version of Martin's book it's worth ditching and buying this as there are a lot of rewritten sections and the structure has changed wi...

Even bigger than previous versions with new pictures and some completely rewritten areas making this as essential as earlier versions. Some fantastic info from a professional photographer who's been using the program since its early days. Has a large section on colour management and some top techniques to make the most of your images. Not for the beginner, but destined to be a best seller in this genre.

This A-Z format was introduced by ePHOTOzine editor, Peter Bargh on Photoshop V5.5 and has since been expanded upon by Philip Andrews, a professional photographer, digital photography teacher, magazine editor and international author. The dictionary format makes it easy to quickly find items that you are struggling to get to grips with. Where Peter placed techniques along with the specific tool Philip brings a set of 28 concise step by steps to the front of the book enabling the A-Z aspect t...

Does what it says on the tin - provides an in-depth look at Photoshop for photographers and written by Photoshop guru and professional photographer Martin Evening. As a member of the Adobe Photoshop Alpha team, Martin understands more about the intricacies of Photoshop than most and now on his 5th or so issue of this book he's fine tuned it along the way so it's become the bible for digital photographers. Wonderfully illustrated and incredibly detailed to help you master all aspects of the progr...

If you're a photographer looking to create top quality images then this guide will be perfect for you. The book covers the picture taking process, processing in Photoshop, printing and protecting your pictures. All the lessons are easy to follow and the language is easy to understand. Each chapter is also illustrated with several images which are informative. Some of the images are also screen shots from Photoshop so you can see exactly what process the authors are walking you through. ...

Elements is a cut down version of Photoshop but no less satisfying to use and although the interface has been designed for beginners theres still plenty that needs good explanation and thats what Philip Andrews intends to do with this 246 page book. Colour throughout the book is heavily illustrated some examples are overkill but many are excellent visual aids to areas of digital imaging that are often talked about but rarely illustrated such as artefacts that occur when an image is saved as a J...

An updated version of the popular Elements book has an extra 50 pages with some new illustrations and a self contained project section which was split through the book in the earlier version and badly laid out. It's colour throughout and heavily illustrated with toned down graphics compared with the original that we criticised. They are excellent visual aids and Philip does a great job of making things clear. The book covers the basics first and then guides you through more advanced stages as i...

If you already work with Elements and you want to further your knowledge then this is a really good guide to have. The book has several projects where the author explains how they are achieved in detail so you can do it yourself. The text is written in a very clear and concise way and the images used are appropriate, large and clear. If you need more than the book offers you can turn your attention to the DVD that accompanies the book. The DVD offers detailed explanations and video tuto...

This guide is perfect for the beginner and is a great way for you to get started with Photoshop Elements. The chapters are well detailed and will take you through an introduction to Elements all the way through to more complicated and adventurous editing. Lessons are easy to follow and are split up by nice large headings which make the text easy to read. The Images used are not just decorative they also help demonstrate the techniques discussed in the book. The book also comes wi...

The book takes a detailed and very close look at Adobe Photoshop Elements 7. The 446 pages are split into fifteen chapters all of which are written in great detail and are well illustrated. The layout is a little cramped but with the quantity of information you are given it's something you can easily cope with. The book isn't linear and you can easily flick to a chapter you wish to study and work at your own pace. The book is a great reference tool and will fit perfectly on the prof...