Image Editors Books

The photos in this book span 70 years of testing everyday household items. Taken for illustration in Consumer Reports magazine, the photographer's eye sees at the same time the ordinary and the extraordinary, the successes and the failures, of every imaginable product offered to America's public. The amazing lengths to which CR's testers went in their quest for the truth is evident throughout. A great coffee-table book!

This book is great for whoever is looking for new way to look at Religious Images. Edited by Richard H.Davis who is the author of "Lives of Indian Images", it includes several articles of various scholars(i.e. Robert L.Brown, Phyllis Granoff, K.I. Koppedrayer,Koichi Shinohara and Donald F.McCallum). Undermining basic assumptions in studying religious images of Asia so far, articles in this book can bring reader a new way to view and approach religious Images of Asia. Because articles are from panels of A.A.S. on this topic from 1991 to 1993, a few of them seems to lack completeness.

There is such a lack of books on Latins in generally but even less on Latina women. This book is an excellent source for anyone especially those with an interest in Latin and Latin American studies and Hispanic studies.

Great photos often have great stories behind them and you'll learn about them in this book. The photos themselves are great to look at, but the stories behind them are equally inspiring. They cover almost 200 years of photographs and encompass a huge variety of things. This is a great book of photography.

This book caught hold of me right at the start. I couldn't believe it! This man was telling about my life, too, in some of his stories. Now that I've finished it I realize I must begin now to keep a journal and write about my own life experiences and family history so that this won't be lost to my children and grandchildren.

Recently stopping at Shannon Duty-free, I found this beautiful
book. The words of Yeats and the photos of Le Garsmeur combine
to transport you to another time, another place...and where else
would you rather be than exploring that Emerald Isle with its
famous bard? Turn off the TV; put some Irish music on the stereo;
pour a glass of red wine and sail away. I guarantee you'll be
planning another trip to Ireland after this experience.

If anybody is serious about editing pictures in Adobe Photoshop CS2 it is the best book on the market. Following the steps in the book you can achieve astonishing effects. Besides, this book is not so borring as Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book.

I have owned this book for one year and have been intimidated by the many favorable reviews this author has received. However, after looking up a topic in this book and, once again, having minimal clarity shed on the subject, I've decided to tell it like it is. It reads like an encyclopedia. I have 2 advanced degrees and learned chess, photography, and photoshop from books. But this book is user unfriendly and if I do not tell that to others, then they took will waste their money. If you do not believe me, then leaf through the book at one of the local book stores and decide for yourself. At least I've warned you. Stick with Scott Kelby, Rob Sheppard, Ellen Anon and Tim Grey.

I bought this book on Amazon a few weeks ago. Normally I have a difficult time staying interested in a how-to book. The Kelby books keep me interested with wit and charm (and they know the subjects they write about well) but Martin Evening has a way off keeping my interest with a minimum of humor and anecdotes. The book is laid out so well. Every subject seems to be in it's proper place to allow the continuity of the book to progress in a logical manner that will help a novice photoshop user to learn CS2. Don't worry about having to go ahead in the book to figure out something they assume you should already know. I surmise that Mr. Evening is an Englishman because of some of the spellings and terminology, such as colour vs color. But he avoids the use of any terminology that Americans will have difficulty deciphering. The CD presents some of the topics in the book in video plus it provides some sample files to work with. Of all of the Photoshop CS2 books I bought I would reccomend this one over any other. The author has worked hard to make this one a real winner.

Great onfo, just starting out on Mac...so anything seems great to me. I am a photographer and like the way the chapters are done...informative!

This book is better than an owners manual for cs2, taking you through step by step instructions, if you already know something just skip that section, if you don't then it works, and it's easy to understand. The pages are color coded, great index and it has lots of picture examples.

This is one of the best books I have read dealing with Photoshop. It is written for the Photographer. The instructions are very clear. I would suggest that every profession photographer and serious amateur have a copy of this book.



Cragg Eichman

If you into photography, you must use Photoshop CS and consequently, you must have this book. No more, that's it.... just buy it!!!

Just to start this, I'm one of the "near-expert" users that uses Photoshop all the time, and has been doing so for years, and no, it's not at all geared for beginners, but you should of figured that out by the part where it says "Professional Image Editor's Guide". That said, this book is incredible, there are many very interesting and solid techniques that you will have a hard time finding in any other source. Aside from that, not much more is to be said, but as the owner of at least 6 or 7 photoshop books, I would have to say this is by far the best! Highly recommended, as long as your not a beginner.

This is a very comprehensive book. It demonstrates sophisticated Photoshop CS
techniques. I would call myself an advanced beginner in Photoshop PC. While I was able to implement the various techniques described in this book, I would have preferred clearer step by step instructions.

The author buries instructions within the text. Step by step instructions would make the book more user friendly and probably appeal to a broader audience. The contents of the CD which comes with the book was helpful. Some of the "before" and "after" photos used to illustrate the techniques in the book looked pretty similar to me, but they are more distinct looking on the CD. I found installing the CD on my PC a bit glitchy, but that was sorted out after a few tries.

In my opinion, the perfect hybrid CS Photoshop book would cross the sophistication of Martin Evening with the step-by-step instructional style of Scott Kelby.

This is a wonderful book for the photographer who is delving into Photoshop CS for the first time. However, there are many editing errors. Some of the places where Mr. Evening refers to other sections in the book obviously refer to previous editions rather than to the current edition. There are quite a few typos which were not picked up by the editing process as well. The indexing is not up to par either. For instance when you search for "montage" in the index it doesn't exist, yet there is an entire chapter on the topic. Overall, I am very glad that I bought the book and find it extremely useful in getting up to speed in my digital darkroom use of PS CS.

This is very good book of Ingres. There is alot of images of the portrait drawings, almost all that he has ever done, but just few paintings. The quality of images / quality of print is very good.

If you like classical oil portraits, this is the book you need to have. I would like to add two points to the following reviews:

1) the reproductions are as good as it could be as prints. No reproductions are comparable to originals and those in the books are among the best available with the current printing technology in the market. There are whole compositions as well as details. As a painter who has seen many of those originals, I really think the book is a great resource for study.

2) the book is entitled as Portraits by Ingres, so some complaints of why some major works by Ingres are not included are irrelevant.

This book is an amazing value for $20. I also have "Ingres" by Georges Vigne, and this book is on par with that volume. Grab one before the price adjusts or it goes out of print.

I just spent a fortune on art books (got a new job!) and this was one of the best of the batch. There was one reviewer on here who really slammed the book--almost made me not get it--and I strongly disagree with his grievances.
The plates are somewhat low-contrast, which I have noticed in other Metropolitan museum volumes; this preserves the subtle middle tones of the artwork, although it may sacrifice a bit of the "leaping off the page" feeling some might be used to. The images are tack-sharp and clear, and you can see all the delicate nuances of Ingres brush and pencil work. None of the plates are blown-out, oversaturated or out of focus. The majority of the reproductions are of drawings, but there are a lot of paintings--I counted 67. Most of the paintings are presented full-page, and there are many close-ups of details, as well as preparatory sketches. "Cherubini and the Muse of Lyric Poetry" was the one annoying goof-up I saw--they included a nice color detail, but the full painting was a small black-and white image. The drawings vary from about 1/4 to full page. There are 206 color images in all.
I did not notice any signifacant cropping, although it's hard to tell without the paintings in front of me. Perhaps that reviewer was confused by the detail plates? This is a serious art book that was put together with love and respect for the artist-- a rare thing, believe me! And the price right now is a steal.
My only complaint is: if you're going to go to this much trouble over Ingres, why not just make a good monograph that covers all his work? The market sorely needs one!

For the price, this book is a real giveaway! Indispensable for every portrait artist or any painter, it gives a deep insight not only in the technique, but also in the lives of J.D.Ingres and of his sitters. It contains all (or almost all) portraits and drawings for portraits, as well as independent portrait drawings Ingres made. I spend hours just looking at the beautiful drawings!

Unless you were raised on the Enquirer like me or are very old, you will not recognise the majority of the people in the photographs.

Also, the book does not have a lot of material and the majority of their most shocking, funny, and just plain weird photos are not included. The few photos in the book are poorly organized.

If you really like tabloid culture, you would be better off by subscribing to the magazine. At least you can make your own scrapbook.

I'm not a particular fan of the National Enquirer, but I really enjoyed this book. It looks great, and shows some really impressive celebrity photos.

I love a good freak show, don't you? The publicity starved and plastic surgey obsessed celebrities strut their stuff in all their grotesque glory. Michael Jackson get's top billing here as the world's strangest living curiosity. If you enjoy this side show you should check out Kenneth Anger's Hollywood Babylon and John Waters' Shock Value. What was Julia Roberts thinking?

The Enquirer is infamous for its shameless portrayals of American celebrities (and the odd royalty living elsewhere). This amazing collection of photography though is something even more rewarding than the weekly grind-out of the delightful tabloid. The images are juxtaposed SO skillfully, and with great humor. A dumpy, potato-like Xaviera Hollander and beau just across the page from slender and youthful Tommy Lee and Heather Locklear - a horrible, prophetic Dorian Gray vision of the future! Plenty of foreshadowing photos of relationships doomed to failure, a gallery of mugshots and coffin shots. The famous Elvis casket photo is easily eclipsed by the very gruesome River Phoenix shot. If I had to pick one shot as a favorite, it would be the Christmas cheer of Anna Nicole Smith and her 90-year old sugar daddy, the expression on her face instantly confirming the nation's worst speculations of that relationship. The best cross-page pairing is aging-but-sexy Joan Collins in her bikini across from a braid-wearing Sean Connery in HIS futuriffic bikini from a 70s Sci-fi movie. Can anyone possibly think he's the sexiest man alive after seeing THAT??? The book also maintains that peculiar and annoying quality of the Enquirer that some soccer-mom favorite celebrities are somehow "untouchable" - Oprah and Rosie O'Donnell are visions of personal triumph and noblesse, never to be shown in an unflattering manner. Despite that minor gripe, you can't afford to miss this photo treasury of everything beautiful about the supermarket years of the Enquirer. I'm hoping they do a companion volume of the best of the Enquirer's "shock value" black & white early years.

The Enquirer is infamous for its shameless portrayals of American celebrities (and the odd royalty living elsewhere). This amazing collection of photography though is something even more rewarding than the weekly grind-out of the delightful tabloid. The images are juxtaposed SO skillfully, and with great humor. A dumpy, potato-like Xaviera Hollander and beau just across the page from slender and youthful Tommy Lee and Heather Locklear - a horrible, prophetic Dorian Gray vision of the future! Plenty of foreshadowing photos of relationships doomed to failure, a gallery of mugshots and coffin shots. The famous Elvis casket photo is easily eclipsed by the very gruesome River Phoenix shot. If I had to pick one shot as a favorite, it would be the Christmas cheer of Anna Nicole Smith and her 90-year old sugar daddy, the expression on her face instantly confirming the nation's worst speculations of that relationship. The best cross-page pairing is aging-but-sexy Joan Collins in her bikini across from a braid-wearing Sean Connery in HIS futuriffic bikini from a 70s Sci-fi movie. Can anyone possibly think he's the sexiest man alive after seeing THAT??? The book also maintains that peculiar and annoying quality of the Enquirer that some soccer-mom favorite celebrities are somehow "untouchable" - Oprah and Rosie O'Donnell are visions of personal triumph and noblesse, never to be shown in an unflattering manner. Despite that minor gripe, you can't afford to miss this photo treasury of everything beautiful about the supermarket years of the Enquirer. I'm hoping they do a companion volume of the best of the Enquirer's "shock value" black & white early years.